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visor5. shall have force or effect whatever
from and after the first day of January, A. d.
1852, anything contained i'll any charter OF
an, city, village or other municipal corpora
tioi to the contrary notwithstanding.
see. g. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication; and all acts
and parts of acts inconsistent with the pre-
visions Of this act, are hereby repealed
Approved June rs, 1862.
Published June 20, 1891
CHATTER 40i.
AN ACT to regulate the / ~ense and keep
ing of dogs. and to reps,.i chapter 175
of the general laws Of 1860, entitled can
act to regulate the license and keeping
of dogs"
The People ofHte 4Stnte Of Wisconsin represented
IL Senate and 4sse,a5ly, 10 enact rs Jo1ous
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the
assessors of each town, city or incorpora-
ted village on or before the first Monday
in July, or at the time he is required by
law to make the assessment of such town,
city or Incorporated village. to annually
make out and return into the Office Of the
clerk of such town, city or village, list
Of the names of each and every person
owning or keeping any dog or dogs in the
he is assessor, together with the number
and sex of such dogs owned or kept by
such person set opposite their respective
names, which list shall be separate from
his assessment roll, and shall be headed
list OF persons owning or keeping dogs
liable to be licensed ;" and for such servi.
ces properly rendered. he shall receive
the sum of three cents for each person so
returned bv him on said list, to be paid
out OF Che fund arising FROM the licensing
Of such dogs when collected as Lcreinas-
ter provided.
Sec. ? 1t shall be the duty of the clerk
of each town, city or incorporated village
to make out a fair copy Of such lists as
retained by the assessor, and to place a
sum equal to one dollar for every III le
dog, and two dollars for every female dog,
in separate column prepared for the
purpose, opposite the respective names of
the persons owning or keeping such dogs
and shall deliver the same to the treasurer
OF his town, city or Incorporated village,
on or before the second Monday of Decem-
bea, In each year.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the treas
urer Of each town, city or incorporated
village, on the receipts Of such list, and at
the time he is authorized by law to collect
the county tax, to personally demand of
each person the SUM set opposite such per
sons name in such list, and when such
sum is received By the treasurer, he shall
give his receipt for the same, signed Off
cially, and stating that such money is re-
ceiyed as license money for dog or dogs
stating the number and sex owned or kept
by such person and charged to such per
son on the license list
accurate and separate account of all sums
received and paid out under the various
provisions of this act, which account shall
always be open 20 the inspection Of any
voter Of the place, and he shall retain for
his services i've per centum Of the whole
amount OF such license money received by
h M.
Sec. ). In case any person shall, for
the space ef twenty days after being de-
manded, refuse or neglect to pay the Ii
cense imposed on him by reason of own
ing or keeping any dog or dogs. the treas
urer OF sacb town, city or village shall
make and file with some justice Of the
peace OF his county, an affidavit, stating
that there is q license against such person;
that he, tae said treasurer. has demanded
payment thereof and is liable to collect
the same. Such justice OF the peace shall
thereupon issue Il summons directed to
such persons, commanding him to appear
Forthwith before him, the said Justice TO
answer under oath, and show cause why
he does not pay his license Such sum
mons may be served by the town treasu-
rer, or any constable in said county, by
reading the same to such person or in his
hearing. Upon its appearing by the aft
dayit oil the officer Or person serving such
! p
on the person to whom it was directed,
and that he has failed or neglected to APP
pear before said justice Of the peace, for
the space Of twenty-iour hours after the
service of the summons the said Justice
Of the peace shrll issue warrant direct
ed to the sheriff or any constable OF the
county, commanding them him to forth
with arrest and bring such person before
him, the said justice
Sec. q. The justice before whom such
person shall appear or be brought, shall
cause him to be examined on oath, and
any witnesses that may be produced by
him or by the treasurer, as to The TACT
whether the person SO arrested owned or
kept any dog or dogs liable to be licensed
at the time the license list was made "
the assessor, and rs to the ability Of the
person So arrested to pay such license
and If he shall refuse to answer all ques-
tons put to him, touching his ability to
pay such licens~, or If it shall appear TO
the satisfaction OF the justice from such ex-
animation, that he had Il dog or dogs sub
iect 10 license at the time the license list
was made by the assessor, an that he has
money or property, real personal, of
any description, which is not exempt from
sale for taxes, sufficient t., pay such Ii
cense or such portion thereof as such jus
tee shall determine the person so arrest
ed ought to pay, the justice shall make an
order requiring him to pay such license
forthwith, with costs and if he shall neg
lcct or refuse to pay such license and
costs, as required by such order, no prop
erty belonging to him shall be exempt
from seizure and sale for the payment of
such license; and the justice shall there
upon issue his order to the treasurer, com
handing him to levy the same by distress
sale of the goods and chattels of such per-
sons, wherever the same may be found,
within the town, city or village; and if
the property distrained shall be sold for
more than the license and all costs, the