, 1874-11-14
hose vlaling tho ho,'uca Of those

tlioao fi8lltnR the Honooo OF tnoso
ncvor visit \ noiglibor. who hoops suty-look,.
ling CIR; always think tint such n'nr donH not
deai.e Ills neighbara to call on him, or lie waMld
~, not keen bug dos to Iright"1nl g r. poop'o; lae
doga,~lt fact, rather rrcfera theus, tor tho OWL
or, relying nn Ills lous, reHts In fnncied security,
Of Which tho thtet takea advantage.
Iho ob1cat ~ taxing tho tlUgs IL not to oxtor-
m'"a.o ltem, but 10 supply ftnd to
=. Ay roh THE s'1Eap K1s.1Ei. nY TnEN.
IL farmor haa had, aay nix sheep killed. dur
inx Tic night, and can provo that, iii alt proba.
wore worth 81 head, he should DO ontitlotl to
draw from this fluid s2i. II Ne Is assured that
ho VII got pay for al tho sl,oop That o may lose
~ tat Way, .hefa m WY bo 10 msgisng in roEard
not only ono OF tic best hut Tho ohoaposk mont |
for tue poor man, tho poor man muy Ia t,ma bo |
educated to TUG idea that throe pot sheep nay bo
hroo manRy ours aud en ho viii a}so oy save WeI tho
dog tax while, At tho same ttmo, tho childron aro
raisod Ia tho scale Of humanity.
Az oliotent dog Inv is o worry simple thing. In
r,ay DO levied by tue Assessor at tic tlmo Of
!lond Of family, who owns Or harbors dog for
tax; and, to enforce the collection, no proporty
should be- exempt, NOT oyon tho COW or
cook-stove; for, when potaon knows
that there Is ] no dodshg the tax
nttomps 10 do so. mid it will either be pad, or
tic dog will ho dispensed with. As I hava aoid,
all tho dog laws aro on tho prohbitoty plan
now lot US put thon simply On . revenue plan.
they do. In caao tho revenuo falls short. tho
TAX could bo slightly iuoroaasd and, II 1t pro-
yidod aurpius, lot IT be turned over to tho
1chool fluid Tho damage could 10 nscertained
before Justice Of the poaco, iu Tho ordinary
way; tic costs first to DO paid, aud then tho
Judgments In their regular order. ,
.We now havo dog law, but it la Of no value
whatoyor. 1t is as follows:
| STATUTES or 1910. CHAT. 6.
sEo a. CHASING SHEEP: OWNER L1ApLr,-Tn
owner Of dog or dogs shall DO iahlo Il. actien
killing wounding, chasing aheop or other domestic
nntmals belonging to such other person persons;
anA, wien tho amount OF Buoh ta1nags docs not ox-
ecea sloo ta aa'e may be recovered bafose Justice
snc; IS; II AM. rerson shall discover any dog or
dogs III tho oct Of killing, ~oannE ehasing shoep,
in any portion Of this Eate sal dlacoyer any tld
or do9S under Ruch circumstances % to satisfactorily
Thow tat u snc dog or dogs Aaye BEEN recently en-
killing them ach person is authorized to Immediately
purHun and Kill such dog or dogs.
Some very wiBo mau must have drawn tileso
| two sections, as thoy g4oW not only wonderful
scholarship. but broad knowledge Ut bow not TO
| do thlng It wonid all be we'll enough II tho
owners Of tho dogs wore 1nanola1ly rosponslble;
would frat call Oh tho owner of tho sheep aud
advise linn Of their intention, 40 as to giyc him
| an opportunity to make the proper proof, md
| rot sneak around sonlo dark night, whom 80
| Granger Ia inst locked III tho arms Of Morpheus
| Or aomo othcr arms, kill tho nhoop. and
tAon sneak off to tLeir kennel. and
come forth in tho morning With an bonces-lool-
ing face, as though mutton Nas the least Of their
| tliuuNhts. The man who could engineer such 4
statute through tho General Assembly was q
| poraon OF no mean order, and ought to have 4
leather modal awarded him; and Yot it is III
| keeping with mauy other laws that Lave q tcat
successful Buit has ever boon brought unior this
statute or viii bo aud, 80 Tar aa tile shaep-
ownor iG Interested, the statute might be- re-
pealod as Eo much dead trash that lrmbera up
/ our Htatute-booka.
sEd. ea That tho sovcral County Courts aud poarls
OF superssors Of tAs several countles VI tho Htate
may, IN hcr diseretton respectively. levy such tax
proper, not exceeding tie sum Of s. upon each dog
anch fsyy to bs 1nado BY order, resolution ordi-
Hoarl ut the time TIM ssme IN made, aud it shhli
thcrcupon 10 tue duty OF the Clerk Of tho County
Court IL my county where such order. resouior Of
ordinance ia nude, to enter tho tno minutes
10 the County ASSESSOR oil Town Asaess6rs, rs tho
asssse bi o. en wrtten q u prased n5as. u
sro. q. It ahall 10 tlle duty of auch County A.
sessor Or such Town Asscssors "a tho may c In
1 etsoa 9 as e ass so sss to ss? a'
list With hs her, or their otler property any dog Or
dogs q Which he, she or they may 10 "a owner or
occupied by such person peraons and the respect
I've Assessors aorcaa 1nny require answers In refer
se @ premises 10 b given ader S osh, wsa oael
aEs g. II :a1 b s y se IF tho respective Coup
the respective tasbook books for suri county
or towns, he ann 40 lavlel BY such Court or Board
N%1tn H1fs
o. aosssa G te %
taxes asactsed against snch pcrsom or peraonn anu
OF sucl lovy Of said Conrt board ngasnat slc Ios
listed aud the sum shall DO collected otler a1es
by the respective Collectors.
sao. % If any suen offended shall be re-
turned by such COLLECTOR unpaid. It shall .ereupon 10
tho aSt Of @ 60e " sn The
as ss 5g s sS 1 sa GssstsS FL d. d
nently to rom.in. Il sha ue TUG duty Of saA Collector
said county to issuc for tho apprehension Of said per-
soa ,a, or psrsoas hayag SO listed ssueh dog or
sos' Sc ,ane 1asna a sc s as t. h' tax
quonta shall 10 forthwith brought before ao,nc
juace q the rsace for sriai and il shall 10 Tho stuty
before such Jusltee,, and tilerouHon suc delinquent
or denquents thHil 10 aAjudgsd gully of ,nlsle-
tao iine Of not ess than s. lnprs than $40; aud
tho dciedant or defaaants ahalf Stand committed ui-
III 6HCu 1uA IuG CuAE OK kne pfQGeGulnE Shall bo
pail.
sro. 30. Tho word doc in this net shall ha held anil
construed, ut all times aud III al places, to tueau IN
npinal Of tho canine species.
SEQ. 81. All taxes heraty provided for shall o raid
ant accounted for BY Collectors, Wien collected, Hs to
tue proper ofIlcer authorized b law to rrc1iys tlo
PURPOSES, aa such Corrts or Boards ehnll determine
SEC. % d!recta that anes ahall be paid oycr tho
Halne as taxcs.
IIore Is au Immense amount Of vorbiago and
bosi, that has not accomplished, and uovcr will
accomplish, my result: No rlan, anlesH he had
coiyei or framed such a1l ucs as the above.
Wllnt wn need ie
a1strr.E ACT.
taxing each dog 30 conts to la listed ind collect
cd With other tazos,- making It the duty Of tho
Assessor to d!stra'n and sol any property for tho
to my for shcop supposed to be killed or Injured
by dogs. Tho surplus, il auy, mightgo to tho
uso Of schools in tho several townahi lbs having
auch aurPlua%
During the Iass session, IN attonnpt was made
TO pass new dog law, TINT had sufficient mn
clliOrY III 1t to rim thu hnsncsa ~ nr crifrrrv