The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-04-03
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its owner or keeper, and any person may Kill
any dog that Is found out of the enclosure or
immediate care of It's owner or keeper. worry
ing, wounding or killing any sheep or lambs.
Sec. 8. Any person suffering loss by reason.
of the worrying, manning or killing of his sheep
or lambs by dogs, may, within thirty days after
he knows of such loss, present proof TO the
Auditor Of the county wherein the damage Is
done, and thereupon said Auditor shall draw an
order in favor of such person upon the Treas
urer of the county for the amount OF such loss,
and the Treasurer shall pay the same out OF any
money which may have accommodated under
the provisions of this act, and after such order
has been drawn the city or town may sue on
complaint before any justice of the peace OF the
proper county, and recover against the owner
or keeper of the dog concerned in doing such
damage the full amount thereof
Sec. 10. The Mayor and Aldermen of each
city, and the Supervisors of each town shall re-
quire all dogs not licensed and collared accord
ing to the foregoing provisions of this act to
be destroyed. and shall enforce all penalties
herein provided. Any officer refusing or neg
lecting to perform the duties herein imposed
upon him, shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding twenty-five dollars, to be paid into the
town or city Treasury, for the use of common
schools in the town or city.
Sec. II. All fines penalties and judgements,
provided for in this act may be recovered on
complaint by any hoseholder of the town or
city before any justice of the peace of the coun-
ty where the Offense was committed.
Sec. IL. Any money remaining in the Treas
ury on the 30th day of April, in the year 1864,
and on the 3Oth day OF April of every year
thereafter accumulated in the current year,
under the provisions of this act shall be applied
to the use of common schools of the county.
Sec. IS. Chapter fifty-three Of session laws
OF 1860, entitled an act for the protection OF
sheep, and chapter eight OF the session laws OF
1862, an act entitled to protect the wool-grow-
ing interests of the State, by levying tax on
dogs, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec II. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved, March 9th, 1868. BIZ
AN ACT to Amend Chapter Seventy-Six of
the Session Laws of 1860, Relating to Judges
of PrObateS.
BE 1t enacted By tie Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section 1. That chapter seventy-six co of
the Session Laws of 1861 be amended so as to
read as follows: 81
Sec. 1. That when any Judge of Probate, his
wife or child, shall be an heir or legatee, or
when any such Judge of Probate shall be an
executor or administrator of the estate of de-
ceased person, or any property claimed by a
deceased person, he shall be deemed to be in
capacitated for executing the duties of his Office
in relation to that estate; and in case Of such
lncapaclty, the County Attorney OF the county
in which the Judge of Probate is so incapaci-
tated shall be vested with all the powers and ar-
thority given by statute to the Judge of Probate,
when not incapacitated as above, and shall act
in the place and stead, and perform the duties
of such Judge of Probate in relation to such
estate; and in case the County Attorney should
be incapacitated as above, or in any other
manner unable to act, then the Judge of Pro-
bate of an adjoining county, to be designated
by the next OF kin, the largest legatee or cred
itor, shall be vested with all the powers given
by statute to the Judge of Probate or County
Attorney of the proper county, when not in
capacitated as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. Amy Judge of Probate or County At
torney incapacitated to act under the pro-
visions of this act who shall violate any of the
provisions OF this act, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and for every such offence
shall be punished by fine not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, to be recovered by Indictment and
prosecution; which said fine shall be paid into
the County Treasury for the benefit of the Com
mon School Fund of the county where such
offence shall be committed
Sec. 3. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved, March 3, 1868.