The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-07-24

- PtADLe 0fLle STATE of Wisconsin, SepreSe7 "a
senate and assembly, do enact dsJ otIoe0S:
Section 1 It shall be the duty of the assesso
o. each town, city or incorporated village, on o
before the first Monday in July, or 1t the tiine "
is required by law to make the G. 5sIieht Oh suci
town city or incorporated village, 70 amman.
make out and return into tue ONCE Of the CLERK D
such town. city or village, Isl OF the names
each and every person owning or keeping any uos
or dogs in the town, city or incorporated Ynlas'
of which he is assessor, together with the nuihpe
and sex of such dogs owned Or kept by such per
son, set opposite their respective names WHICH il
shall beseparate from his assessment roII' ana
be headed 'list Of persons owning or keeping uo5
liable to be licensed j. and for such seFN'' ~
erly rendered, be all receive the sur % az 4
cents for each person 50 returned ~ % =;
list to be pad out OF the fund arising LOin VIC ~
censing of such dogs, when coi'ec'ol' do 'oie'N"i
ter provided.
sec g II shall be the duty Of theclerk OF each
town, CITY or incorporated village, to make out
fair COPY of such list returned by the assessor
and to place sum equal 10 one dollar for every
male dog, and two dollars for every female dog, IL
a separate column prepared for that purpose, op
poste the respective names OF the persons owning
or keeping such dogs, and shall deliver the same tC
the treasurer Of his town, city or Incorporated VII
lage on or before the second Monday Of Decem
Ter in each year.
Sec. ,. 1t shall be the duty Of the treasurer o.
each town, city Incorporated village, On the re
cept of such list and at the time he is authorized
by law to collect the county tax to personally de-
mand of each person the sum opposite such person
name in such list, and when such sum IS reCelvac
by the treasurer, he shall give his receipt tor the
same, signed officially and stating that such mon
ey is received as license money for dog or dogs
stating the number and sex owned or kept by such
and'charged to such person the license iisE.
Sec. 4. The treasurer shallkeep an accurai cana
separate account Of all sums received and paiu ouE
under the various provisions OF this ac., Whlcn
account shall ways be open 10 the Inspection Of
any voter Of tho place, and he shan retain 4or HE
services five percentum of the whole amount fsuch
license money received by him.
Sec. g. In case any person shall, for the space
OF twenty days after being demanded refuse or
neglect 10 pay the license imposed on him by rea-
son of owning or keeping any dog or dogs, the
treasurer of such town. city or Incorporated WI
lage shall make and file with some justice OF the
peace Of his county an affidavit stating tnat there
is license against such person. that he, the said
treasurer, has demanded payment thereof and Is
unable to collect the same. Such justice OF the
peace shall theTeupOn issue a summons directed to
such person, commanding him, the said person,
to answer under oath, and show cause why ne
does not pay said license, Such summons may
be served by the town treasurer, or any constable
in said county, by reading the same to such person
in hTs hearing. Upon it's appearing by the atil-
!avit OF the officer or person to whom 1t was direct
ed, and that he has failed or neglected to appear
before said justice of the peace. for twentY.fUur
hours after the service Of tho summons, the SAID
justice Of the peace shall issue warrant directed
10 the SlerlU or any constable OF me county, com
manIIng them EhIml to forthwith arrest ana BRING
such person bcfp1e him, the said justice.
Sec. D. The usticc before whom such person
shall appear is brought, shall cause him to be
examined on oalh, ana any witness that may be
produced by him or by the treasurer, as to the fact
whether the person So arrested owned or kept any
dog dogs Liable to be licensed at the time the Ii
ceuse list was made by the assessor to the abb
ity OF tho person so arrested to pay such license
aud if he shall refuse to answer al questions put tC
AZ
It shall appear to the satisfaction Of the justice
from such examination, that he had q dog or dos
subject to license at the time The license list as
made by the assessor, and that he has money OF
property, real or personal any description, whicl
s not exempt from sale for taxes sufficient to pay
such license, or such portion thereof as such justice
shall determine the person arrested ought to pay
the justice shall make an order requiring him Il
pay such license forthwith with costs; ana if he
shall neglect OF refuse to pay sGchiicen3e&u costs
as required by such order, no properly belo yIn5
to him shall be exempt from seizure and sale to
the payment OF such license: and the Justice shall
thercupon issue his order to tho treasurer com
mandlng Inn to levy the same by distress and salt
of the goods and chattels of such persons yhereye
the same may be found, within his town, city o
village and If the property Gistraned shall be sole
for more than Il am 5uEt Of the license and costs
the surplus shall be returned to the owner Of sucI
property. But il it shall appear from such exam
luatlOn, that he has not sufficient money or urop
erty to pay such license, that he did not own OF
keep any dog liable to be licensed at the time til,
license list was made by the assessors he shall bt
forthwith discharged.
Sec. Z. Wheneverit shall appear from examina
ton, ae provided IN section five of this act tina
person has not sufficient money or property to pu,
such license, then it shall be the duty OF the trea
urer or any constable or police officer and Lawful
tor any person, to kill or cause such dogs to be de
strOyedi and any person who shall kill or desru,
any such dog shall, upon proof thereof receive u
cents out of the license fund, for each dog destroy
ed by him.
Sec. 8. Ifauy license money shall remain unpai,
on the first Monday of February, or at the end o
sixty days from the time such treasurer received
such license list for collection he shall make GU
and deliver to the clerk of such town. city or vii
lBge, q statement in writing containing the names
OF the persons and the amount OF license remainin,
unpaid, and ne shall make and suBscr re an aft
davit to such statement, before some Justice of thu
peace or other person authorized to administer
oaths, that the license mentioned in such statement
remains unpaid that he has complied with the re
quirements of the law and that utter digent otfort
he has been unable to collect the same
Sec. 9. The owner Of any sheep or lambs suffer
ing loss by reason OF worrying, manning or KILN.
thereof by dogs may present within thirty DAYS at
ter such loss shall come 70 his knowledge, to thC
mayor or aldermen of the city, the president 10
trustees of any incorporated village or supervisor
of the town wherein the damage is done proc,
thereof verified by oath affirmation; and there
upon the said officers snail draw order in fayo
Ol ING WllCE Oh bliCCp lU0lbS upon Inc treasure
of said town, city or Incorporated village, for tb,
amount of such loss. The treHsurer shall repiste
all such orders In full at the time Of their present
ton md shall annually, gu the first Tuesday il
April pay all such orders in full it the gross am
received by said to Nn, cry Incorporated yIlao
under the provisions OF this act, up to such date
alter deducting all sums previously paid out unde
such provisions, if sufficient therefor; Other Wis,
the treasurer shall divide said amount after de
Quoting aforesaid, pro rata, among said orders
and in full discharge thereof: Pr0cjded that al
surplus license money, ii any there should be- il
she treasury of said town. city or Incorporated vii
lage, after lying iii sad treasury six months shul
be paid into the fund for tho support of schools il
said town, city or village ..r-.
Sec H., All fines and forfeitures imposed as {
penalty for the violation OF any OF the provision,
of this act, or neglect OF any duty imposed by tAC
same, shall be presented by complaint before a
Justlce OF the proper jurisdiction, and 10 mere
Ieclnlcal objection to the complaint shall be al
lowed to defeat prosecution SO commenced and
prosecutions for fines ana toricturts under This
act, shall be IN The name OF the state Of Wiscon
sin.
Sec -. In all cases under the provisions ~
tins act when any person or COOPERATION she'll be
entitled to recover damages, the same shall he ie-
covered III civil action, prosecuted ACCORDING 10
the laws Of this state; and in cases where the a..
non shau De prosecuted by city, the action shall
DE prosecuted by the may or or chief officer of such
city as plaintiff and when tie action shat q
prosecuted by an Incorporated Village the action
shall be IN the name Uthe prGcipal officer OF such
village as plaintiff, and when the action Shall be
prosecuted by a town, then the chairman OF the
hoard ofsupervisors shall prosecute the same
See. IL. Chapter lis ofthe general laws Of 1860
entitled IAN act to regulate tie License ana leep
ing OF dogs, and all other acts inconsistent with
the provisions Of this act, are hereby repealed
proUIded, that nothing in this act shall be So con
strued as to repeal chapter IS of the rev jsed sIa
utes aud said chapter ~ is hereby declared to be
and to remain IN full force
See. III. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and otter its passage and pubca.
ton.
Approved June IS lSs2