The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-03-11

T.fiI.tiG DOGS FOR THE PRO.
7ECTIO.N or SHEEP I.N'CECIL
CUI,hJT,

C0INTY.
Section |. BE it enacted by The General As
scnhly Of Maryland, That it shall be The duty
Of the Commissioners OF Cell county, and
they are hereby required to cause an accurate
return to be taken annually by thc Collectors
Of the several districts within the said county,
OF all dogs upwards Of one month old owned
or possessed by any person or persons within
their respective districts, particularly notina
the number owned or possessed by each per-
son OF persons and KEEP, about the same House
and when the said Commissioners shall h,ve
asccrtliacl the number of dogs, after allow
ing each family one dog free uftlx. they Shall
levy and clu3c to he coll .ctcd the sum Of on,
dollar for every additional dog kept iy HAN or
hlr, to b. collected by the col, .vtoTS Of the
srvvrll districts, Ut the slime time and in the
Stnc manner as county and Stlir taxes are
now collected, for which the sail collectors
shalt hc allowed the sum Of six per cCn.Um up
IN the amount so collected; and il SHALL be
the duty Of the County Commissioners % keep
4 separate account o.. tar money rising from
;in tax oa dogs, AMI the said money shall be
and hereby is appropriated a tund for re-
muncrating the inhabitants Of said county f"r
any loss they shall sustain after the passage
,! t!!iS .,r, y, Sheep being destroyed by any
dog Or dogs.
Section ,. AID be it.2nacted, That when
any inilabitInt Of the county aforesaid shall
have any sheep destroyed as aforesaid he or
she may apply to the nearest Justice of the
Peace "ho shall and is hereby empowered to
appoint three diSintcrcStcd persons who arc
hereby authorised and required to view and
ascertain The damages sustained by the own
er or owners ofsuch sheep destroyed as alorc-
said, anl they or any two ofthcm shall crrti-
ty the same under their hands and seals to
III" Commissioners Of sail county. and said
Commissioners shall draw their warrants up
on III" Treasurer ofthc county for the amount
50 certified to be paid 0Ht Of the fund arising
from tEc tax on dogs, hut if there shah not be
sufficient money in the Treasury belonging to
tn Slit fund, then the said warrant Shall be
kclt by the person in whose favor it shall have
bc'n drawn; and be paid out Of the first mon
ey lhFt shall come into the Treasury belong
in: TO sail fund.
S'C'jO3 ;. Anl be it enacted. That every
dog Kept or staying about any HOUSE, shall he
deemed sufficient evidence Of ownership IA
authorize tn collector to return the prrs0n
inhallting such house us the owner or posses
sor Of suc! dog or dogs, and any person send
ing his or her dogs irom house to house, or
from lla = to p,ica in order to eyale the said
tax, shall be liable to pay double tax therefor,
and every dog not retained Shall BE- deemed
20 harc 10 owner, and may b. lawfully killed
by any person Who may see such dog running
ut hr.r.
S,rijgH 1. And be it enacted. That if any
do: shall be sen worrying sheep, it shll I've
lawful for amy person seeag the same to Kill
*urh dog, or il any dog shall have been known
10 worry sheep, and information thereof be
givcH to tn niyncr Of such der, if he or she
does not kill or cause to he killed such dog.
he or she shall make fE.l compensation for all
damage done by said dog, and amy person see
iHE said dog o: dogs, running at large may
lawfully kill the same.
Section ,. And he it enacted. That any
money that may lie in the Treasury at the cX-
piratipn Of one year from the first levy under
this Act, and At the expiration Of every year
thereafter over and above paying the DANA
,eS sustained by said inhabitants III the loss OF
sheep by dogs, shall be by said Treasurer up
on the warrant of sid Commissioners paid to
the Judges Of the Orphans Court Of said coun-
ty. to be by them APPLIED to the education of
poor children in SAID county.
Section Il. And be it enacted, That the said
Commissioners be and they are hereby rcuui-
red to allow each collector the sum often
cents per head for each doc returned as bro
vlled for /. re first section of this Act to be
paid ont oithc fund arising from taxes on dogs.
Section z. And be it enacted, That this 4 ct
shall take effect from the date Of its passage .
We hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true copy ofthc hill entitled An Act Taxing
Dogs for the Protection Of Sheep in Cecil
County. as passed the General Assembly OF
Maryland III lis present session.
In testimony whereof We hcrcunto sub
scribe our names this lth day Of Fch.uury
1851.
WIN. \. STEWART,
C1h Hos. Delegates.
CHAPMAN HARDWOOD,