Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-05-08

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same TO be delivered to the several Collectors
in said county, whose duty it shall be to de-
liver to the owner or owners OF dogs called
upon for said tax or applying to said officers
for such license upon the payment of the tax
hereinbefore prescribed; and at the time of
such delivery 10 fill up the blanks 10 said Ii
cense or licenses TO be left for that purpose,
with the color and name OF The owner, the
date of such delivery, and with such an accu-
rate description ofsuch dog as may be practi-
cable.
Sec. 3. Ind be il enacted That the County
Commissioners shall keep an accurate account
OF every license signed and issued under the
provisions of the preceding section, shall charge
The exact number delivered to every such Col
lecior and take his receipt for the same, and
require every such officer 10 make 10 them,
once in every three months, return OF his
proceedings under this act, upon oath, exhib-
rfting an exact statement of the amount of mo-
ney received by him for said period. the num-
Der Of Licenses, male or female, received by him
and 10 whom BY him issued, and the number
still in his hands unissued.
Sec. a. And be IL enacted, That every such
Collector shall be entitled to ten per centum
Of the amount collected and accounted for by
him, fifty cents for each and every dog killed
by him. and TO one halt the fines recovered, as
and evidence under the provisions Of this act.
Sec s. Ind be Il enacted, That every such
Collector who shall neglect or refuse 10 dis
charge the duties imposed upon him by this
act, shall be liable To fine Of five dollars and
costs, for each and every case OF failure or re-
fusal 10 perform bis said duties, to be recover
ed by an action before any Justice Of the Peace
for said county whose duty it is hereby de-
clared to he, to collect said fines, to pay over
one half thereof 10 the iuformer or iuformers,
and the other hall 10 the said County Com
missiouers Of SAID county, who may allow
such compensation for such duty as may be
| reasonable and just.
Sec 6. And be IL enacted, That if any person
or persons shall steal. enice carry away
any dog, male or female whose owner shall
have complied with the provisions OF ibis act,
every such person or persons shall be guilty
of larceny, and upon prosecution and convc-
ton thereof by any tribunal, now or hereafter
to be authorized by law, to try such offence,
shall be fined a sum equal TO the value OF such
dog or dogs to The owner or owners OF such
dogs so stolen enticed or carried away, and
in addition thereto shall suffer Imprisonment
| in The County Jail for not less than one nor
more than six months, in the discretion of
the Court, or the other tribunal trying such
case.
! Sec 7. And be IL enacted, That if any dog
shall be seen killing or worrying sheep, and
! upon information 10 he owner or keeper there
| Of by one or more persons he, she, or they
shall refuse 10 kill said dog it shall be the
| duty of the Collector to Kill the dog, at the
expense Of The owner, for which he shall be
| entitled 10 receive four dollars, recoverable as
| damages before any Justice Of the PeaceTesid-
| ING in the district in which the killing took
| place.
Sec. 8. And be IL enacted, That any person
| or persons owning any dog, male or female.
| ha cd OF sbpen nP0nf
thereof before any Justice Of the Peace, the
owner of said sheep may collect from the own
| er Of said dog or dogs, as other debts are col
lected, the sum of three dollars and fifty cents
for each and every sheep so killed.
Sec 8. Ind he IL enacted, Thai the money
/ collected under the provisions Of this act shall
be applied first 10 the payment Of all necessary
expenses attending the collection thereof;
| secondly, that so much OF the residue, as may
have been collected from white persons shall
be paid 10 The Board of County School Com
| missioners for school purposes, TO be expended
under existing laws; aud that so much there
Of as may have been collected from colored
persons shall be paid over 10 the said Board
of County School Commissioners, TO be applied
to the education of the colored children OF
said county, in such manner as said Board of
County School Commissioners may seem best,
or in such manner may hereafter he pro-
| vded by law.
Sec. 10. And be IL enacted, That this act
shall take eject from the date Of its passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an Act of Assembly passed
January Session, 1874. Approved April llth,
1874. MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
may l-3tn Secretary of the Senate.
| ~ ON ;,,b+
Article fifteen Of the Code Of Public Local
Laws Of Maryland, title Montgomery
County, subtitle "Rockville' and 10
re-enact the same with amendments.
SECTION l. BE il enacted " tie General as
sena5ly Of Mdryldad, That Section Seventy
eight ol Article fifteen of The Code OF Public
local Laws Of Mars land, title Montgomery
County," subtitle Rockville" be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as
TO read as follows:
IS. The public buildings and other county
properly shall continue to the uses TO which
the same are now allotted: The Judges OF the
several Courts shall continue TO hold their
Courts in The Court House, as heretofore; the
Commissioners OF the county, Justices of The
Peace, Sheriff Constabes and all other coun-
~ and State officers, shall have hold and ex-
II ercise their Offices and jurisdiction in said
town us il the charter had not been granted,
and the CoGnty Commissioners Of Montgom-
cry county shall appropriate annually, two
thirds OF the tax levied upon assessable prop
5 erty within the corporate limits of he town
for The improvement of the streets within the
corporate limits Of the town aud shall order
the Collector Of The Fourth Election District
) OF said county 10 pay the same to the Com
? missioners for The town, for that purpose.
Section q And be il enacted hat this act
shall take effect from the dale ofits passage.
Approved March l6, 1874
We certify that the aforegoing is a true
copy OF an act passed January session 1874.
, A. GASSAWAY,
Sec. Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
ap24-3t CHIEF Clerk Ho. of Del.
FARM At PRIVATE SALE.
EVE undersigned offers at private sale his
Il desirable little Farm containing