Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-04-14
THE NEW D0G LAW.

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enact as follows.
SEcTIoN1. Every owner or keeper Of a
log shall on or before the first Tuesday Of
April in each year, cause it to be register
I'd, numbered, described and licensed for
one year from that date in the clerks Office
of the city, Incorporated village, or town
where be resides, and shall pay for such
license one dollar for every male dog six
months old and upwards, and three dollars
for every female dog six months old and
The license shall be issued and
the money received by said clerk, who
shall pay the same into the treasury Of
said city, incorporated village, or town, to
be used and appropriated with the other
funds therein; and the clerk shall receive
for each license so issued and collar stamp
ed, the sum Of ten cents out Of said funds.
The treasurer shall keep an accurate and
seperate account of all sums received and
PAID out under the various provisions Of
this act, which account shall always be
open to the inspection Of any voter Of the
place.
Sec. 2 The owner Of every dog SO Ii
censed shall keep collar around its neck
distinctly marked with the name of the
owner, registered, numbered, and the year
for which such dog is licensed, which date
shall be stamped on said collar by the Off
Ger issuing said license, and for the purpose
of enabling such officer to 80 stamp the
collar with the year for which he shall is
sue license as aforesaid, it shall be the du-
ty of the proper authorities OF cities, incor-
porated villages and towns, to furnish such
officers with a proper stamp for such pur-
pose.
SEC. g.. Any person may, and every
police officer, constable or marshal, shall kid
or cause to be destroyed all dogs going at
large and not licensed and colared accord
ing TO the provisions OF this act; officers
shall receive from the city ortown treasurer
twenty-five cents for each dog SO destroyed
and buried by them.
SEC. 4. Whoever shall remove the col
lar from the neck Of a dog 80 licensed and
withoutthe knowledge and consent
Of the owner, or steal dog SO licensed and
collared, or shall alter the stamp on such
collar. shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing fifty dollars.
SEC. 5. The owner Of any sheep or
lambs suffering loss by reason Of worrying,
manning or killing thereof by dogs, may
present within Thirty days after such loss
Shall come to his knowledge, to the Mayor
Or Aldermen Of the city, the President or
Trustees Of any incorporated village, OF Su-
Of the town wherein the damage
S done. ,,soaf thereof, and thereupon the
said officers sii..,a draw an orae, - 'agor OF
.he owner Of said sheep or lambs upon the
treasurer of said city, Incorporated village
ii town, for the amount of such loss
The treasurer shall register all such orders
n full at the time Of their presentation. and
'hall annually, on the first Tuesday in
April, pay all such orders in full, is the
sross amount received by said city, incor
,orated village, OF town, under the proyis- |
cns Of this act, up tosuch date, after deduc-
ing all sums previously paid out under such
provisions, if sufficient therefor; otherwise
lac treasurer shall divide said amount,
Ifter deducting as aforesaid, prorata a
nong said orders aud in full discharge
hereos
SEC. O. Upon drawing an order as is |
provided in the foregoing section, the city,
village or town, may recover
against the keeper or owner OF any dog or
logs concerned in doing the damages, the
ulI amount of the damages done.
SEC z. Whoever keeps a dog not regis
cred, Numbered, described and licensed,
according to the provisions Of this act, shall
orfeit the sum Of five dollars to the use of
he town, city or village, wherein the dog
5 kept.
SEC. 8. Owners Of dogs may at any
lime have them licensed until the first Tues
lay in April succeeding, upon payment TO
he clerk OF the sums provided in the first
section Of this act, but such payment and
license shall not exempt them from the pen
slties of the preceding section on any COM
olaint already made.
SEC. 9. No new license for the then cur
tent year shall be required upon the remo-
val Of any licensed dog into any other town,
u city, or incorporated village, unless the
same be required by some by law or ordi-
lance passed under the provisions of the
twelfth section of this act.
SEC. 10. The Mayor and Aldermen of
any city, President and Trustees of any in
eorl,orated village, and the Supervisors of
each town, shall require all dogs not licens-
"a and collared according to the provisions
IF this act, to be destroyed by poison or 9TH
srwise as they may ordain and shall enforce
Ill the penalties herein provided.
Sec. IL. Any officer Of any city, town,
or Incorporated village, who shall refuse or
neglect to perform the duties imposed upon
aim by this act, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding twenty dollars for every
wenty-four hours which he shall so neglect
u refuse, which shall be paid into the
treasury Of such town, city, or incorporated
village.
SEC. II. The City Council of any city,
the Trustees of any incorporated village,
and the Supervisors ofany town may make
such additional bylaws and regulations con-
corning the licensing and restraining of dors
Is they may deem expedient, and may ailix
any additional penalties not exceeding ten
dollars for any breach thereof; said bylaws