The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-03-15
AN ACT

TNO repeal sections $780, 1874. 1856 and 1873
l. of Article ofthe Code Of Public Local
Laws 70: Cecil county, in relation to Dogs
and Sheep, and rc-enact the same, with
amendments thereto.
SIC. ]. Be IL cnnctcd By The Gsneral Assem-
bly, Of Morylnnd, That section $50 of Article
s Of the Code of Public Local Laws for
Cecil county be repealed, and the following
enacted in lieu thereof:
$50. The County Commissioners of Cecil
county shall require an accurate return ta be
made annually, by the Collectors Of the
several Districts within the county, of all
dogs upwards of two months old, owned or
possessed by any person within their rcspec-
tive Districts, particularly noting the num-
her owned or possessed by each person. and
kept about the same house; which return
shall be made under the oath ur affirmation
of the Collector, that he has made digcnt
search for, and believes his return to be Il
full and accurate one, Of all dogs within his
District.
SIC. >. .Ana be ii ennctcd, That section 1874
of said Article be repealed, and the following
enacted in lieu thereof:
ISL. ANY inhabitant of the county whose
sheep may be killed or injured by dog or
dogs, may have the damages, sustained by
him, appraised by two disntercsted and
intelligent men, taxpayers of the county,
who shall return their appraisement Of said
damages to the County Commissioners, with
their affidavit thereto annexed, that they
believe said sheep were killed by dog or
dogs, that their appraiscncnt of the damages
is fair and reasonable, and that they have no
interest therein and said appraisers shall
each be allowed the sum Of fifty cents for
their services, which sum, together with the
legal fee OF the Justice of the Peace for the
afidavits provided for in this and the follow
ing sections, shall. be paid by the owner of
the sheep, and may be returned with the
apprascnIent as costs.
SIC. 3. .7nd be ii enacted, That section 1855
Of said Article be repealed, and the following
enacted in lieu thereof
1855. All appraiscments for damages to
sheep shall be filed in the office Of the
County Commissioners, and shall be paid
according TO priority Of date provided, that
no arpraiscment shall be paid, unless filed
within three months Of the date when the
sheep were killed or injured, nor unless the
owner Of said sheep shall make affidavit, to
be filed with the appraScmcnt, that said
sheep were killed or injured by dog or dogs
not owned or halborcd by him, and that he
has no means of recovering the value thereof
from the owner or owners of the dog or dogs
that killed or injured them.
SIC. 4. find be il enacted, That section 1SS
Of sa id Article be repealed, and the following
enacted in lieu thereof:
1888. lfany owner or keeper of an assess.
ed dog sha II be unable or unwilling to pay
the tax thereon, and the Collector can find
no property out OF which to make the tax,
the Collector shall forthwith proceed to kill
said dog or dogs, and shall be allowed, for
each aud every dog he shall kill, the sum Of
twenty-five cents, to be paid out Of the fund
arising from the tax on dogs.
SEc.5. find be ii enacted, That this act
Shall take effect from the date of its passage
We certify that the above is true copy of
the original act as passed by the General
Assembly of Maryland, February Goth. 1862.
7. SNOWDEN THOMAS,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates of Md.
c. HARDWOOD,
Secretary Senate.
Annapolis, February 2lst, 1862.