The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-01-13


NOTICE is hereby given that am applica-
~ tion will be made TO tho, present scs-
sion Of the I1cgislature-for the purpose OF
having the Act of Assembly. passeA the
sth OF April, 1862, entitled s'An Act Cor the
s <prqtectionof sheep IN certain countless"
oxtenoeu 70 Forest County, as follows:
That from aud ah The passage Of this
act, il shall be the duty of the com.
Inissioncrs Of the counties of Mercer,
Clinton aud Sasquehanaa, aud they
are hereby required to cause an aecu-
rate return 10 be taken annually. by
the assessors of the several townships
and bSroughs within the said county,
of all dogs owned or possessed by any
person or persons With their respective
townships or boroughs, particularly
noting the number owned or possessed
by each person and kept about any
one house aud when the said COM
missioners shall have so ascertaiucd
the number of dogs aforesaid, they
shall levy and cause to be collected
annually, from any person or persons
owning or possessing dogs, one dollar
for each aud every dog. and two dol
lars for each and every bitch, at the
game time and in the same manner as
the county rates aud levies are collect.
ed aud FIVE per centum of the same
shall be allowed as collection fees; and
it shall be the duty Of the county
TREASURER to Keep separate accounts Of
the fnbuey arising frnm the tax on
dogs, and the said money shall be aud
is hereby appropriated as fund for
remunerating the Inhabitants of the
said county for any loss theyushali sus-
tain, after the passage Of this act, by
sheep being destroyed or injured by
dog or dogs.
SEc, 2 That every dog kept or
staying abnut any mouse shall be
deemed sufficient evidence of owner
ship TO authorize the assessor 10 re.
turn the person inhabiting said house
as the owner or possessoE Of such dog :;
and every dog not returned shall be
deemed to have no owner, and may be
lawfully killed by any person seeing
him running at large.
SIC. 3. That when any inhabitant
of the county aforesaid shall have any
sheep destroyed or injured by dog
or dogs, the appraisers mentioned in
this act are hereby authorized and re-
quired tn view and ascertain the
amount of damage sustained by the
ovner.of such sheep destroyed or in.
iured, as aforesaid; and when they
shall have ascertained the legality of
the claim and the damages so sustain.
ed, they, or any two Of them, shall
certify the same under their hands
and seals, to the commissioners of the
SAID county, who shall draw their war
rant on the county treasurer for the
amount 50 certified, to be paid out Of
the fand arising from the tax on dogs:
Provided, That this act shall not be SO
construed as to repeal any law now in
force providing for the collection of
damages done to sheep by dogs. from
the owner or owners thereof: And pro.
vided further. That'the said appraisers
shall not certify an appraisement Of
damages to the county commissioners
for payment, as aforesaid, in any case
in which, in their Eopinion, there is suf.
fieient proof TO charge. the owner or
owners of dogs, who are solvent, with
the damages aforesaid. under existing
laws, until suit shall have been brought,
tried, and Judgment entered against
the plaintiff
SEC. 4. That when any inhabitant
Of the county aforesaid shall have any
sheep destroyed or injured by a dog or
dogs, he may make complaint to one
of the justices of the peace of his or
her township or borough, who shall
thereupon appoint three appraisers of
said damage, who shall have fall pow.
er and authority to examshe, as wit
nesses, any person or persons, who
shall appear before them, respecting
the premises, upon oath or affirmation,
to be by them administered aud il
shall be the further duty of the said
appraisers, and they are hereby re-
quired, to ascertain whether~the owner
of the sheep SO destroyed or injured
owns, possesses or keeps dog or dugs
about his or her premises. and shall
make report of the fact, together with
the appraisemeut of damages aiare-
said, TO the commissioners Of the said
county' ard il 1t shall appear to the
said commissioner that the owner
aforesaid did not make true return
10 the proper assessor, of the said dog
or dogs, the said owner shall not be
entitled to receive any part of the said
damages.
SEC. B. That the persons so ap2oine
ed appraisers shall severally receive
for their services the sum Of one dol
Jar per day. while engaged in the per-
formance Of their duties under this
act, which sums shail'be added to and