Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19

headed 'elist of persons owning or keep
ing dogs liable to be licensed" and fol
such services properly rendered, he
shall receive the sum of three cents fol
each person so returned by him on saio
list, to be paid out of the fund arising
from the licensing of such dogs, wher
collected, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the
clerk of each town, city or incorporated
village, to make out a fair copy of such
list as returned by the assessor, and te
place sum equal to one dollar for ev
cry male dog, and two dollars for every
female dog, iii a separate column pre-
pared for that 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 be
fore the second Monday Of December
in each year.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the
treasurer of each town, city or incor
porated village, on the recei pit of such
list, and at the time he is authorized by
law to collect the county tax, to person
ally demand Of each person the sum
set opposite such persons name in such
list, and when such sum is received, he
shall give his receipt for the same, sign.
ed officially, and stating that such mon.
ey is received as license money for a
dog or dogs, stating the number and
sex owned or kept by such person and
charged to such person on the license
list.
Sec. 4. The treasurer shall keep an
accurate and separate account of all
sums received and paid out under the
various provisions of this act, which
account shall always be open to the in-
spection of any voter Of the place, and
he shall retain for his services FIVE per
centum of the whole amount of such
license money received by him.
Sec. 5. In case any person shall, for
the space Of twenty days after being
demanded, refuse or neglect to pay the
license imposed on him by reason of
owning or keeping any dog or dogs, the
treasurer of such town, city or village
shall make and file with some justice of
the peace Of his county, an affidavit
stating that there is a license against
such person; that he, the said treasur-
er, has demanded payment thereof, and
is unable to collect the same. Such
justice of the peace shall thereupon is
sue summons directed to such person,
commanding him to appear forthwith
before him, the said justice, to answer
under oath, and show cause why he
does not pay said license. Such sum-
mons may be served by the town treas
urer, or any constable in said county,
by reading the same to such person or
in his hearing. Upon it's appearing by
the affidavit of the officer or person
serving such summons, that the same
was duly served on the person to whom
it was directed, and that he has failed
or neglected to appear before said JUS
t;ce Of the peace, for the space of twen-
ty-four hours after the service of the
summons, the said justice Of the peace
shall issue warrant directed to the
sheriff or any constable of the county,
commanding them him to forthwith
arrest and bring such person before
him, the said justice.
Sec. 6. The justice before whom such
person shall appear or is 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 fact
whether the person SO arrested owned
or kept any dog or dogs liable to be Ii.
censed at the time the license list was
made by the assessor, and as to the
ability of the person SO arrested 60 pay
such license; and if he shall refuse to
answer all questions put to him, touch
ing his ability to pay such license, orif
it shall appear to the satisfaction of the
justice, from such examination, that he
had dog or dogs subject to license at
the time the licetise list was made by
the assessor, and that he has money or
property, real or personal, of any de-
scription, which is not exempt from sale
for taxes, sufficient to pay such license,
or such portion thereof as such justice
shall determine the person so arrested
ought to pay, the justice shall make an
order requiring him to pay such license
forthwith, with costs; and if he shall
neglect or refuse to pay such lioense
and costs, as required by such order,
no property belonging to him shall be
exempt from seizure and sale for the
payment of such license; and the jus.
tice shall thereupon issue his order to
the treasurer, commanding him to levy
the same by distress and sale of the
goods and chattels of such persons,
wherever the same may be found, with
in his town, city or village; and if the
property distrained ehall be sold for
more than the amount of the license
and all COSTS the surplus shall be re-