Smyrna times., 1862-11-27
AN ACT

FOR THE PROTECTION OF SHEEP IN CERTAIN
PARTS OF New CASTLE AND KENT COUN-
TIES.
Passed at Special Session Of Legislature FeJ 7, 62
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
senatiueS Of the State of Dela,Oare in General As.
sembly met, as follows SECTION l. 1t shall he the
duty of the Assessors of each Of the several hundreds
in this State to which the act is made appca BILE, to
make out an assessment list wherein he shall set
down the name of each and every owner of any dog
| or dogs, whether male female. and the number of
such dogs belonging to each owner thereof, and shall
make return OF said list to the Levy Court of their
several counties, at the time when he shall re-
turn his annual list of persons and prop
erty said assessment list of dogs shall be filed by
the Clerk of the Peace in his office and il shall be
the duty of said Clerk of the Peace to make oIt a
duplicate thereof, and place the in the hands
of the Collectors of the respective hundreds at the
same time when lie shall deliver to them the du.
picates of the assessment list ofe several hundreds
SECTION 2. The C,lIeclnf OF the several hundreds,
upon the receipt of said list of dogs, shall proceed to
collect from the several owners thereof the sum of
fifty cents for each male dog owned by said owners
respectively, and two dollars for each female dog
but if any person persons shall be ehc owner or
owners Of more than dog, he, shc or they shall
be liable to pay dollar for each additional dog
owned by him or them.
SECTION 3. Any person who shall harbor any dog
or dogs, whether male female, shall be deemed
and taken by the Assessor aforesaid to be the owner
| thereof!
SECTION a. 1t shall be the duty of every Collector,
whenever he shall have funds in his hands arising
from the tax hereinbcfore provided, to pay to any
person persons, residing in the hundred for which
he is the Collector, not to exceed three dollars
for each lamb, and a not exceeding FIVE dollars
for each sheep which shall have been killed, injured,
or dcstoyed by any dog dogs Prouidcd, That
such claimant, Immediately upon the loss or injury
of such lambs, sheep, shall notify three disinteres
ted farmers in the hundred where he may reside to
view such sheep lambs and appraise the same,
and shall present to said Collector certificate, sign
ed by two or more Of said farmers, certifying the
number and value of sheep or lambs the property of
said claimant, so killed, injured or destroyed. 1t
shall be the duty Of the Collector, whenever he shall
pay any sum Of money upon any such certificate to
take the receipt of said claimant thereon, and the
same shall be his vOcher for the amount so paid by
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of his county for the collections and disbursements
made under this act and at the expiration of every
two years, and when his term of office shall expire
shall pay the School Commiss ions of the res.
pcctve schools of his hundred, in equal portions TO
each of said districts any balance OF said funds re-
malning in his hands, and the receipt or receipts of
said School Commissions shall be his vouchers and
acquttances for the amount AMOUNTS SO paid
For any neglect, or dereiction of duty under this
act the Collector shall be liable his official bond
SECTION ). The Assessor shall be entitled to re-
ceive fer each dog, whether male or female so asses
scd by him, the of ten cents. The Collector
shall receive ten per cent all moneys collected
and disbursed by him, to be paid out of the fund
aforesaid.
SECTION 6. Ifthere shall not be sufficient money in
the hands of the Collector to pay the demand of such
claimants at the time of presentation, shall be the
duty of said Collector to note upon the certificate of
such claimant the time of presentation and such GER
tfcaes shall have priority according to the date of
presentation whenever funds shall come into the Col
lector's hands applicable thereto
SECTION I. 1t shall be lawful for any person to
kill any dog, whether male female after the first
day of January next a. ID. 1869, which shall not
be en- the assessment list and may be wandering at
large without an owner, or any dog, whether male
female, caught in the act [of killing worrying
sheep aEabs.
SECTION &. All persons paying tax provided
t in this act shall have such property in the dogs
owned, held and paid for by them will enable
them to sue for and recover any damages that may
accrue in consequence Ofnjury to, theft Of such
dog dogs.
SECTION 9. The provisions of this shall apply
Wilmington Hundred, and to Duck Creek Hundred
in Kent County.