Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-01-15

no nomination tor Senator had been
made. The caucus adjourned to Tues
day morning at 8 o'clock.
The election was to take place on
Tuesday.
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A committee appointed by the
Sh enandoah Valley Agricultural Society
recommend the passage of the follow
ing act by the Legislature:
l. Be it enacted ny the General As
sernbly that any person ia the Sena4
tolial District, composed Of the counties
OF Frederick, Clarke and Warren, may
keep dog or dogs upon .;rst obtaining
license from the Commissioners of
the Revenae in his or her county or
corporation; tor which license he or
she shall pay to the Treasurer of the
county, in which he OF she resides, the
sum OF 81 for each dog kept by him
or her; and if the same is not paid
when the license is obtained, or within
the time prescribed for the payment Of
taxes, it shall be collected and paid to
the Treasurer, in the same manner and
mode that taxes are collected.
| 2. Every dog so licensed shall be
marked by the owner with a collar
bearing the name and township OF the
owner; and every dog not go licensed
and marked shall be killed: and N
complaint of any person to Justice Of
the peace, that there is such dog, the
Justice shall order any constable of his
county or corporation to kill said dog;
and shall moreover summon the person
charged with having such dog, before
him; and, if the fact be established,
requires him to pay fine of 81 and
| costs; which tine shall be collected as
debts are collected, and paid to the
Treasurer of the county in which the
Justice resides; and, for the execution
OF the order to kill dog, the Con
stable shall receive 81 upon his pre-
senting to the Treasurer q certificate Of
the Justice that he has executed the
order.
5. The said licenses and fines, when
p id to the Tresurers of the counties
aforesaid. shall constitute a fund in
their hands, for the purpose Of paying
for all sheep known to have been
killed, or crippled, by dogs; and the
Treasures of the counties aforesaid
shall keep a book in which they shall
enter the receipts and disbursements of
this fund; shall report to the supervisors
of their counties the condition of the
fund every year; shall receive the same
compensation they receive for collect
ing and disbursing county taxes; and
shall be liable to the same penalties and
forfeitures they are liable to under the
laws prescribing their duties as receiver
of the public fund.
4. 1t shall be the duty Of the Com
mssioners Of the Revenue, in the
counties and corporations EN- oraced 10
this Act, at The time they take list of
taxation to make a list of the dogs
licensed by them, as well as those not
licensed, with the names of the persons
keeping them; which lists they shall
return, at the time they return their
property book, to the board of super
visors of their counties; and the said
Commissioners shall be allowed by the
board of supervisors a reasonable com
pensation in proportion to the number
Of dogs listed; which shall be paid to
them, out of the fund heretofore set
apart, by the Treasurer OF their county
on the order ofthe board ofsupervisors
5. When any owner, or agent of any
owner of sheep has reason to believe
that his or her sheep have been killed
or crippled by dogs, he Or sic, shall
make oath to the fact before a Justice
of the peace, and introduce other testi
mony to the fact, and if the Justice
shall be satisfied that his or her sheep
have been killed or crippled by dogs,
he shall ascertain the value thereof, and
give to the owner or agent of the own
er of said sheep, a certificate of the act;
which certificate, signed by the Justice.
shall be 2 draft upon the Treasurer of
the county to which the sheep belong:
which draft shall be paid by the Treas
urer out of the funds heretofore set
apart, and if the dog or dogs are identi
fed, the Justice shall require them to
be He'd, whether licensed or not.
6. If, when Treasurers make their
annual rep .lts to the supervisors, there
shall be balance in their hands, il
shall be loaned to the board Of super
visors Of the county in which said bal
ancc j., found, at interest tor county
purposes, until it shall be needed for
the purpose Heretofore provided; and
at the end of every five years from the
time this Act GOES into effect, the sur
plus Of the fund, if auy, including the
amounts loaned to the board of super
visors, shall be paid over to the free
school fun.i, and shall be applied to the
schools of the counties where the sur
plus is found.
7. This Act shall 60 into effect from
its passage.
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