The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
Sec. 3. This cot shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 2, 1856. s'F 5s5s4fe
An Act to Prohibit the Sale Of Intoxicating Ii.
-, Quors on Certain Days.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State 20
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except for medical purposes, any spirituous, vim.
GUS fermented, or malt liquors, on the day of any
general election, or the day In which any town
meeting may be held tor the transaction OF town
may be held. n
Sec. 2. Any person or persons who shall sell,
barter, or in any way furnish any spirituous vim.
GUS, fermented, or malt liquors, under any pre-
intention to eyade the provisions of this act may
appear, he or they SHALL upon conviction thereof,
by any court having Jurisdiction Of the same, be
fined for each and every such offense in sum
dollars, for the use of the common schools in the
county in which the offense shall have been com.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 2, 1865.
An Act for the Protection Of Sheep, Dogs and
other Domestic Animals.
Be It enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of
SECTION I. Every owner or keeper Of q dog,
shall annually, on or before the thirtieth day Of
April of each year, cause tito be registered, num-
bored, described and licensed for one year from
the Clerk Of the city Or town wherein he resides
and in counties where there Is ne township or.
ganization, in the Office of the county auditor and
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registered number, and shall pay for such license
one dollar for . male dog, and two dollars for .
female dog, over the age of six months; and also
the further sum OF twenty-five cents IS tees tor
said clerk. rag. - .a.7as.s a, 2
Sec. q. The clerk shall issue the license and
record In book provided by the city or town,
and kept for that purpose,
The name and description of said dog; -
The registered number of said dog; --'
The time when such license will expire, and al.
90 the date Of the issue Of said license; and the
said record, and shall be signed by said clerk.
Said clerk shall receive the money therefor and
paythe same into the county treasury, on or be.
to his own use twenty-five cents as his fee for is.
suing said license. The clerk may also retain,
out of the moneys received for licenses. sum
not exceeding ten dollars to purchase suitable
or town not supplied with the same.
The county treasurer shall keep an accurate
and separate account with each town or city in his
county Of all sums received and expended under
the provisions Of this chapter, which account
voter Of the county.
SEQ. 8. The town or city clerk shall, within
one week after the first day Of May and August
of each year, post in some conspicuous public
place, . List Of all dogs licensed for the current
year, and shall, ct the same time, furnish q copy
thereof the chief OF police of the city and the
constables Of the town.
Sec. 4. Any owner of any dog may, at any
time, have 1t licensed until the first day of the
ensuing May, upon paying the sum as provided
not exempt him from the penalties of the follow
Ing sections on complain. made prior to the issu
ing of the license. But no new license for the
of a licensed dog into another city or town.
Sec. s.. Whoever keeps a dog contrary to the
provisions of this chapter, shall forfeit ten dol.
lars, to be recovered by complaint for the use of
the person making the complaint.
Sec. 6. Whoever wrongfully removes the col.
s1 By
ing fifty dollars and whoever wrongfully kills,
Mains entices or carries away any such dog shall
be liable to its owner for double the value Vt said
dog; and whoever distributes or exposes any poi.
sonOus substance, with the intent that the same
be eaten by any such dog, shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding fifty dollars nor less than ten
dollars. '-''-' -,
Sec ANY pe5 s may "a; and every police Off
str0yed, all dogs going at large and not licensed
and collared, according to the provisions of this
chapter. And the city council of any city, and
time appoint one or more per.ons, other thai,
police officers or constables, in any town or city
to kill, or cause to be killed, all dogs going a.
large and not licensed and colared according to
the provisions of this chapter, and such appointed
persOns and officers, when not otherwise paid for
their services shall receive from the county trea-
sury the sum of 6fty cents for each dog 80 killed
for such services, duly certified By the clerk Of
said city or town, to the county auditor, who
shall thereupon draw an order in favor Of such
person upon the treasury Of the county, and tIis
treasurer shall pay the same out of any money
which may have accumulated under the provi
sions of this act
SEQ. g.. Any person may kill any aog that shall
suddenly assault him while he is peaceably with
out the enclosure ofits owner or keeper; and any
enclosure or immediate care ofits owner or keep
er, worrying, wounding or killing any sheep
lambs, or other domestic az finals. -
Sec. 3. Any pers IN suffering loss by reason of
the worrying, manning or killing Of his sheep,
dogs, not his or her own, may, within four days
sitter he has become cognizant of such loss, call
upon the fence viewers of the town wherein such
ton and proof, the amount Of loss and damage he
has sustained, by reason of such worrying, main
ing Or killing. and upon his presenting, within
thirty days from the date Of said Appraisal, the
fence viewers, or majority Of them, to the au-
ditor Of the county wherein the damage was
done, the said auditor shall draw an order in IA.
county for the amount of such loss and appraisal.
and also order on said treasurer for the sum of
two dollars in favor Of each fence viewer, certify
ing to said appraisal for his fees in attending to
same out of any money which may have accumu-
lated under the provisions ofthis act
Provided, That the treasurer of any county
SHALL at the time of the presentation Of any such
order, find an amount ofnot less than ten dollars
credited for the current year under the provisions
OF this act to the town wherein said person sui.
fering loss resides.
After such order has been drawn, the city or
town, or any resident of the county, may sue on
complaint, before any justice OF the peace Of the
proper county, or district Judge of the proper dis
trict, and recover against the owner or keeper of
the dog or dogs concerned in doing such damage,
the full amount thereof, together with the costs
of suit
Provided further, That no person shall be en-
titled to compensation for damages done to his
sheep, lambs, or other domestic animals, while
running at large contrary to town regulations
concerning the same.
Sec. 10. The mayor and aldermen of each city,
and the supervisors of each town, shall require
all dogs not licensed and col!ared, according to
the foregoing provisions of this act, to be de-
stroyed, and shall enforce all penalties herein
provided.
Any officer refusing or ,negleeting to perform
any duty herein imposed upon him, shall be pun
ished by q fine not exceeding TWENTY-FIVE dollars