Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24
AN ACT FOR TIE PROTECTION OF SHEEP IN
The COUNTIES or CLARKE, FREDERICK
AND CHARLOTTE.
Approved March 6, 1874.

assembly, That it shall be the duty of
the township assessors for the counties
of Clarke, Frederick, and Charlotte
respectively, to take annually. ut the
time of listing the taxable property
therein, list of all dogs, male and
female, with the name of the owner OF
person in whose possession the same
are found. upon the oath or affirmation
of the owner or housekeeper, or head
of the ia mily with whom or on whose
lot or plantation any dog or dogs may
be found, as to the number of dogs
such person may own or have, or as
may be upon his or her lot, plantation.
or premises, whether owned by him or
her or not, and shall return such list OF
dogs to the clerk = office Of said coun.
ties, respectively, at the time when he
returns his lists Of taxable property.
under the like fines, penalties, and for
textures as are now incurred by him fol
neglect of any similar duties under ex.
listing laws as to his duties in listipo
and returning lists of taxable property.
That every dog kept or staying
about any house shall be deemed suffic.
lent evidence Of ownership to authorize
the assessor to return the person in
habltlng said house as the owner of
such dog; and every dog not returned.
or if returned and the tax be not paid
thereon, shall be deemed to have no
owner, and may be lawfully killed bv
any person seeing him run at large.
8 Upon complaint of any person to
justice of the peace that there is q
dog staying about the premises of any
person that is not listed, the Justice
shall summon such person and the
assessor for the township to appear be-
fore him and give evidence as to the
listing and own ,rship of such dog and
II 1t appear that the person charged
with the ownership of such dog is the
owner thereof, and has failed to list the
same as required by this act, the assessor
shall thereupon list said dog; and If
the owner tail to pay the tax thereon
and the costs hereby incurred within,
ten days thereafter, he shall be fined
the sum Of one dollar and costs. one.
half OF said fine to go to the informer,
and in addition thereto the Justice may
upon good cause shown, order a con
stable to kill said dog. The fees a.,
lowed under this section shall be tbes g
now allowed by law and any constable |
killing dog nnder this provision shall
he entitled to receive fee of fty
cents, to be paid by the owner of said
dog.
T. The board of supervisors of either
OF the aforesaid counties may allow ont
OF the funds received from the tax i'm
posed by this act, rewards tor killing. |
In either of said counties, panthers
wolves, foxes, and wildcats, fix or alter
'he a"on1t OF sac:i rewards, make reg
ulatlons for establishing the right
thereto, and for guarding against frauds |
upon the county, aud alter or rescind
sach regulations; provided however,
the fee for killing red fox shall not be
less than the tax imposed npon a deg.
.. That when said assessors shall
have sscertaiued the number Of dogs.
they shall levy, and cause to be col
lected as license tax for keeping dogs,
the sum of seventy Eve cents for each
dog SO assessed ard the said sum shall
he collected and accounted for by the
treasurers of said counties as county
levles are by law directed to be col
lected and accounted for and the said
'reasurers shall keep a separate account
OF money arising from the said tax on
dogs in their respective counties, and
pay the sums, after deducting commiss
ions and delinquents, to commissioner
hereafter authorized in this act; and
the said money, shall be, and is hereby
appropriated as fund for remuneratino
the inhabitants of said counties for any
loss they may sustain by sheep being
destroyed by a dog or dogs, and for
the destruction of panthers, wolves,
foxes, and wild cats, and the residue. if !
any, to be divided among the several
townships of each of said counties for
free school purposes.
.. That when any inhabitant of
either of the counties aforesaid shall
have any sheep killed by dog or dogs
ne or she may apply to the appraisers
for such county provided by this act.
and they, or any two of them, are
hereby authorized and required to
view and ascertain the damages sus
tanned by the owners of such sheen
killed ms aforesaid and when they shall
have ascertained the legality of the
claim and the damages so sustained |
they, or any two of them, shall certify
the same, under their hands and seals. |
to said commissioner, who shall receive |
the said certificate and give receip, |
for the same, and shall have it filed in |
his Office and at the close of each year