The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-03-27

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same duties under this act, as required
OF them for the year eighteen hundred
and fifty three.
SEcrloN A.. find be it ena9ted, That
if any dog or dogs shatl be detected in
killing or manning any sheep in Cecil
county. and the same shall be proved
by oath or Affirmation before any JUS
ticc of the Peace OF the county, the said
Justice of the Peace shall direct con-
stable of the District in which he re-
sides to proceed forthwith to the house
of the owner of the said dog or dogs,
and kill the said dog or dogs there, or
wherever found and for each dog so
killed the said constable she'll be enti-
tied to the sum of fifty cents to be lev
led and paid as other county charges.
SECTION 5. find be 1t enacted, That
if the owner or harborer of any dog or
dogs shall refuse to pay the tax on the
SEINE, and shall not be possessed of any
property which the collector can sell for
the tax lcvlsd on the said dog or dogs,
then in such case, the Collector, at The
time OF making the return Of the ASSESS
ment and of the taxes collected under
this act TO The County Commissioners Of
Cecil county, shall also make return
Of the number of such dogs and of tn
persons to whom they are assessed; and
the County Commissioners aforesaid
shall place in the hands ofsomc consta-
bic Of the county, a copy Of the said re-
turn, and such constable Is hereby au
thorized and required to give notice to
the parties to whom such dog or dogs
are assessed, to pay such taxes without
delay, and in case they, or any of them
shall not pay the amount of the said tax
es together with a fee OF twenty five
cents TO the said Constable, he shall kill
the said dog OF dogs; and for each dog so
killed lie shall receive the sum Of fifty
cents to be levied and collected as other
loanty charges.
SFcr.qN .. find be IL enacted, That
when the owner Of any dog or dogs,
which has or have been assessed, shall
file an affidavit with the County Com
mssioners Of Cecil county, stating that
he has disposed Of, or lost such dog or
dogs, and not temporarily, or in any
manner TO evade the law; and has not
become possessed Of any other dog or
dogs, then the SAID County Commission
ers shall striNE the said dog or dogs from
the next assessment furnished the Collec-
tor.
SECTION 7. find be 1t enacted, That
the County Commissioners of Cecil
County shall at their first meeting in the
month of April in the year eighteen
hundred and fifty three, and in each sue
cerding year, appoint Treasurer ofthe
Dog-tax fund, who shall receive and dis
burse according to the provisions of this
act, the monies arising from the tax i'm
posed by this act; tn. said Treasurer
shall reside in Elkton; he shall give
bond to be approved by the County
Commissioners aforesaid as good and
sufficient, in the sum of thousand
dollars for the faithful performance Of
his duties under this act: he shall keep
correct account Of his receipts and dis
bursements under this act; he shall
make an annual statement of his account
to the said County Commissioners at
their first meeting in April in each and
every year; he shall be paid for his SER
vices three per centum on the amount
he shall receive; and he shall at the or
der of the Comfy Commissioners afore-
said, deliver up his bonds and pay over
the amount of money in his hands to his
successor IN office.
SECTION s. .4nd be 1t enacted, That
the monies accruing from the tax on
dogs as provided by this act, shall be
paid by the County Commissioners of
Cecil county Immediately after its re-
celpt from the Collectors, TO the Treasu-
urer by them appointed, in whose hands
it shall be kept subject to the provisions
of this Act.
SECTION 9. find be 1t enacted, That
the monies in the hands of the Treasu-
rer Of the dogtax fund shall be appro-
prIatcd and used to pay for all such
sheep belonging to citizens of Cecil
county, or TO holders Of lands in Cecil
county, as shall be destroyed by dogs
within the borders of Cecil county;
with this exception. that, when in any
year, at the time of the rendering of the
annual statement Of the Treasurer, there
/ shall be in his hands an unexpended
sum exceeding two hundred dollars, the
said Treasurer is hereby authorized and
required to pay the amount of the ex-
cess over two hundred dollars to the
Judges Of the Orphans Court to be ap-
piled to the Poor School Fund of Cecil
county, and 10 be equally divided
among the districts ofthe county.
SECTION 10. IND be 1t enacted. That
when any sheep belonging to any citi-
lzen OF Cecil county. or to any holder of
lands in Cecil county, shall, within the