East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-05-24
The Dog Law.


AN ACTtO prOrids for Tar upon Dogs.
Section /. The People Of The State
Of Michigan enact, That in all the town.
ships and wards of the cities Of this
State, there shall be annually levied
and collected, the following tax upon
dogs: Upon every male dog over
two months old owned or kept by any
one person or family, one dollar; upon
every female dog owned or kept by
any one person or family, three dol
lars. tsfsee
SEC. 2. The assessor Of every town.
ship or ward, at the time of making
his annual assessment, shall inquire
and ascertain the number OF dogs
liable to be taxed, and shall enter in
lists, to be made by him, the name of
every person in his respective town.
ship or ward, owning or keeping any
dog subject to the above tax, the num-
Der kept by such person, and the
amount Of tax to be paid by him.
Sac. 8. The assessor Of every town.
ship or ward, shall on or before the
18th Of May, in each year, mako out
duplicate of the lists made by him,
as provided in the preceding section,
and file the same with the township
or city clerk of their respective town.
ships or cities; said taxes as provided
for in the preceding sections Of this
act, shall be assessed to and collected
from such persons as shall be liable
TO the same, in the same manner as
other township and city taxes are
assessed and collected.
SEC. 4. The collector to whom such
tax roll shall be delivered, shall pro-
ceed and collect the sums of money
therein specified, in the same manner,
and with like authority, in all respects,
as in the collection of taxes imposed
by the board of supervisors of the
county, and shall, after deducting the
commission allowed by this act, retain
the remainder in the township or city
treasury, subject 10 the order Of the
district officers of the several primary
school districts of his respective town
ship or city, and the same remedies to
compel such collection, and the pay
ment over of the money, may be had
against such collectors and their sure
ties, as in the case of tax levied by
the. board Of supervisors. VIZ
SEC. 5. The collectors shall be al
lowed to retain commission of four
per cent. upon all sums Of money
collected by them under tho provisions
of this act, and shall make and de-
liver correct statement, and account
for the amount Of money so collected,
TO the township board of their re-
spectivo townships, and to the city
treasurer Of cities, at the time of
making their annual settlement with
said boards and treasurers.
SEC. 6. If any person assessed for
any such dog, shall refuse or neglect
to pay the tax so assessed, for ten days
after the demand thereof, it shall be
lawful for any person to kill the dog
30 taxed.
SEC, z. The moneys so collected
shall be apportioned among the sew
eral primary school districts of the
respective township or cities, at the
same time, and in the same manner,
and for tire same purposes, as other
primary school funds are distributed.
SEC. Any township or city officers
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to
perform any of the duties imposed
upon him by this act, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
by fine Of not less than twenty-five
dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars for each otlense.
SEC. Q. Every person in possession
Of any dog, or who shall suffer any
dog to remain about his house for the
space of twenty days previous to the
: Assessment Of tax, or previous to an
injury, chasing or worrying Of sheep,
shall be deemed the owner of such
dog, for all purposes Of this act; Pro
pided, That this act shall not apply to
the Upper Peninsula, nor to any
county where sheep are not kept.
SEC. 10. Act number 2l0, of ses-
sion laws of 1863. entitled, ian act
to protect the owners of sheep from
damages by dogs" and approved
March 20, 1868, is hereby repealed,
and all moneys collected under the
provisions Of that act shall be re-
turned by the Auditor General to the
counties from which they arose, and
the county treasursrs Of such counties
shall return such money to the town.
ships from whence it came; and the
clerk of such townships or cities shall
npportion the same among the several
school districts in his township or
city, in the same manner as the pri-
mary school money is apportioned.
SEC. IL. This act shall take imme-
date effect. Approved, March IL,
1865.
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