The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-22
Eaws Of 1flarDlon0.
Published 6y duthoritu.
A N ACT
A Y ACT.
ENTITLED IN ACT FOR THE Pro-
TEC1ION OF SHEEP BY TAXING,

ENTITLED IN ACT FOR THE Pro
TEC1ION OF SHEEP BY TAXING
DOGS IN CECIL COUNTY.
SECTION |. Be it enacted, by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That it shall be the
duty ofthc Commissioners of Cecil county,
and they are hereby required to cause an
accurate return to be taken annually by the
Collections Of the several districts within the
said County, of all dogs upwards OF one
month old, owned or possessed by any per-
son or persons within their respective dis
tricts, particularly noting the number owned
or possessed by each person or persons and
Kept about the same house, and when the
said Commissioners shall have ascvrtained
the number OF dogs, they shall levy and cause
10 be collected the sum of one dollar TOR one
cog, ana liiiy cents each for every additional
dog, kept, owned, or possessed by such per-
son orpcrsons; to be collected by the Col
lectors of the several districts at the same
time and III the same nIanEcr as County and
State taxes are now collected, for which the
said Collectors shall be allowed the sum of
six per ccntnm on the amount so collected !:
And it shall be the duty of the County Com
nissioners to keep a separate account of the
money arising from the tax on dogs, and the
SAID money shall be and hereby is appru-
prlatcd as flnd for rcmune IA ting .he in.
litbi'ants OF said County foI any loss they
shall sustain after the passage of this Act.
by sheep being destroyed or injured by any
dog Or dogs; and also to pay the auards al
ready made and on file in the office of the
County Commissioners Of Cecil county, for
the years eighteen hundred and fifty -four and
eighteen hundred and ifty.f five.
SEC. ?. And be it enacted, That when
any inhabitant Of the County aforesaid Shall
have amy sheep destroyed or injured as
aforesaid, he or she may apply to the nearest
Justice OF the Peace who Shall and is hereby
empowered to appoint three disntercsted
persons, who are hereby authorised and
required to view and ascertain the damages
sustained by the owner or owners OF such
sheep injured or destroyed MS aforesaid, and
they Or any two Of them Shall certify the
same under their hands and seals to the
Commissioners OF said County, and said Com
miSsoncrs shall draw their warrant on the
Treasurer OF the county for the amount so Ger
titled, to be paid out OF the funds arising iron,
the tax on dogs, but if there shall not be
sufficient money in the Treasury belonging
to the said fund, then the said warrant shall
be kept by the said person in whose favor it
shall have been drawn and be paid out Of the
first money that shall come into the Treasury
belonging to said fund.
SEC. 3. And b. it enacted, That the fact
of IL dug being kept and staying about any
house shall be deemed sufficient evidence vi
ownership toauthorise tic Collector to return
the person inhabitng such house, as the
owner or possrssor OF such dog or dogs, and
any person sending his or her dog or dogs
from house to house or place to place, in
order 10 evade the said tax shall be liable 10
pay double tax therefor, and every dog not
returned Shall be deemed to have no owner,
and may be lawfully killed by any person
who may see such dog running at large.
SEC. 1. And be it enacted, That if any
dog shall be seen worrying sheep, it shall be
lawful Tor any person seeing the same to kill
such dog. or il any dog shall have been
known to worry sheep and information there
OF be given to the owner OF such dog, if he
VI she does not kill or cause to DC killed
such dog. he OF she shall make fun conpcn-
Salion for all damages done by said dog, and
any person seeing such dog or dogs running
III large may lawfully kill the same.
SIC. ). And be it enacted, That any
money that may be in the Treasury at the
expiration OF one year from the first levy
under tins Act, and at the expiration OF
every year thereafter, over and above paying
the damages sustained 10y said inhabitants in
the loss or injury of sheep by dogs, shall be
by SAID Treasurer upon the warrant OF said
Commissioners, paid to he Judges Of the
Orphans Court Of said County, 10 be by them
applied to the purposes Of education in said
equity.
Sc. &, And be it enacted, That the said
Commissioners be and they are hereby re-
quircd to allow each Collector the sum OF
six cents head tor each dog returned, rs
provided in The first section of this ct. to be
paid out of the fund arising from taxes on
dogs.
SEC. Z. And be it enacted, That all form
er acts imposing n tax on dogs in Cecil
county be, and the same are hereby repeal
ed.
SEC. s. And he in enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date oI its
passage.
BY Order of the County Commissioners OF
Cecil county. JAMES S. CRAWFORD,
March -, lS5b 3w. Clerk.