Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-03-26

upon Mcssrs Wallace and Lawsho by
alargc number Of our citlzops. a
numbcr Of counties have had similar
acts passed, and The law seems 70,
work we'll. Wo arc really Indifferent
about tho measure, because we own
neither sheep nor dogs. Butt ifthere
are any of our citizens opposed TO the
law they had better inform Senator
Wallace and Representative Lawshe
of that fact, or tho prayer of the ad
vocates Of tho measure will bo an
swered by the passage Of tho bill.
SECTION 1. Be II enacted, &C., That.
il shall be duty of tho commissioners
of Clcarfeld county, in said Common.
wealth, and they are hereby required
to cause an accurate return to DO taken
annually by tho assessors OF the sew,
cral townships and boroughs within
tic said county, of all dogs and bitches
Of the ago OF one month and upwards
owned or possessed by any person or
,.e.exn,t ,.;tb;n tho;, roanoctivn town
olso, Mm ,a' ~ ,,opb ,,,;1pnlorlv ro,ioc
sn'ps =, Jo,ort, I'i9 ~ aossssseJ JES he
Wy !" rnmon 'snnn q. ~ @ @ront = IN ohob, anv honsc.
and when such. return has been made
By tho assessors tho commissioners
sna, i1v' .anu .,as', srasv w ,sorsnn 81 o. nor.
"a,,n @ ;om nosssss;n,, o = no or morc
dogs [ the hrH snm of ono dollar for each
@ Jos onJ fram every nerson or nersons
oUs'; osn;nn or nossess;ng s ono or mors
I;,.hos ,he ann oi Eve dollars for each
I;,ch by'tba colIec,ors of Tho several
,ownsh;ns md boroughs mt Tho same
,;ma onJ IN ,he somo manner Tho conn.
ra ,ss and ,cvios aro collected. for
Which said collectors shall receive Eve
nsr a. con,um ont Of ,ho monev 90 col.
H., ed md n sboll bo Tho duiv of Tho
,onnty treasurer to Keen separato ac.
oonnts H &c tho money or;s;nr from The
law on docs and lbe said money shall
~ and 5srsbv IA onnronr;atcd as a
S,nj tor rcmn = ncrat;ng iba inhobitants
&C. 10 sa;J conn1v tor onv loss thew
shoii srs,a;n Tol,oy ,ho nossa 90 of tbis
on,S h. shoon heina damoge3 or dcs.
49, ,noTyoj hy A. or b;,cbcs
Evorv loo or hitch kcnt or
s,a,;n, obon, onr bonso shall he
Jccyme1 y snf,icient evidence of owner.
sbin IN autborize Tho assessor 10 re.
,nrn tho inbabitant of said house as
owncr or nossessor of snch doo or
Mich and anv nerson sending bis or
bcr dog or bitch from house to house
or from nlaco to nlaee 10 avoid the
sa;J tox sholl bo l;able 10 nav doubIo
,ax therefor. and every dog or bitch
NOT rcturnsd sbnll be dcemed to have
M owner and may bo lawfully killed
bv anv porson Il.
SEC. 8. When any inhabitant of .he
said county Of Clearficld shall have
any sheep destroyed or damaged by q
dog or dogs he or sho may apply to
tho appraisers appointed by this act,
who (or any two Of them) shall and
are hereby required to vlew and as
certain tho damage sustained by said
owner OF sheep, and when they shall
have asccrtainsd tho Legality oil The
claim and the amount OF damage sus.
tanned they or any two OF them shali
certify the same under Their hands
and seals TO tho commissioners oi the
county Aforesaid, who shall draw their
warrant on the treasurer OF tho said
county for tho amount certified to DO
paid out of the funds arising from the
tax on dogs; but If there shall not be
sufficient money IN thc treasury DC,
longing TO said funds then Tho SAID
warrant shall be Kept by tho person
in whose favor it shall bc drawn ana
bo paid out of the first money that
shall come into the treasury. 1'sn
SEC. 4. Tho borough and township
auditors shall be and they arc hereby
appoin,ed appraisers Of damages done
by dogs aforesaid within their respect.
live townships and boroughs and shall
have full authority to examine any
person appearing before them respect.
inq the PREMISES upon oath or aflirma.
tion TO be by them administered.
G., r Tho narsons orno;p,.a nm
nraisors ga aforesaid sbnll oftcr their
pio",;on and heforo thev nerfnrm ,bo,
d~,y tate hoforc somo inst;co of thr
nooco @ nf ,ho county an oatb or offir.
; ma,;on os fnlIows namelv. A. n
10 smaor Tor of,,rmN IN, / will yybon
called unon faithfully nnd impartiallv
rsrfnrn nil md cyorv of .bo du,ics
pn;a;nai mon ma hv nm act or,;tIod
az s., E Iay;ng a iay on dogs and
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gay Or ono .nVusaho . c'gns nun
area anu seventy ,'hree anu WY Jus,
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Is mace - nereoy rcIu,..a W a'n'n ,a.
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