Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-03-25

direct, the SDeTlu sudIl icpO's
court the amount of money in his hands
arising from the tax on dogs, and from
fines imposed under this act and Tor
which he is accountable; the county
court shall then, or as soon thereafter as
convenient. audit the claims reported to
the court under section thirteen OF this
act, and allow each claim in full, or so
much thereof as it seems to the court
should be allowed the said court hav-
ing full power to correct the valuation
and amount reported by said freehold
! ers; and after auditing such claims as
should be paid ont OF said fund, if funds
are sufficient to pay the whole thereof,
shall give orders thereon to the persons
entitled thereto, to be paid by the sheriff
out of said fund: But if 1t shall appear
there is not sufficient funds in the
hands of the sheriff to pay the full
amount of claims audited, the court
shall give such orders for the proper
''pro rata.
Is. The county court may, from time
to time, make such orders about said
fund as may be necessary for the pre-
servation thereof, and any surplus that
may remain at the end OF any year shall
be added to the funds collected for the
next year, and be likewise expended.
l6. The county court of any county
may, and upon the application and petit
ton, in writing of one hundred resident
freeholders of the county shall submit
to the qualified voters of the county
whether tax shall be levied upon the
dogs in such county under the provi-
sions of this act Such submission shall
BE- at some generel election; if, upon
petition, as aforesaid, at the first gener-
al election after the filing of said petit
ton in court The ballots used at such
election shall have written or printed
on them respectively, "For the tax on
dogs" and against the tax on dogs.
Pr0Uided That if any ballots are used
or voted without such inscri ption, that
fact shall not affect the election or the
validity of the vote on that subject, and
such vote shall in ali respects be count
ed and certified as in other eases; except
that certificate of the number of votes
cast for and against the tax on dogs
shall be returned to the clerk of such
county court, and the same shall be
entered OIL the order book OF the court
a. its first term after such certificate is
returned. Aud if a majority Of the
votes upon that subject be in favor of
such tax the said court shall, from year
to year thereafter, levy such tax; but If
such majority be against the tax on
dogs, then the court shall levy no tax
under this chapter unless at some future
time, when the question may be sub
mitted as aforesaid majority be i'll favor
of such tax.
II. The question of taxing dogs in
any county, under this chapter, may be
submitted to the voters of the county
at any general election by the county
court of its own motion. But upon
such petition, as aforesaid, the same
shall be so submitted.
Is. That section forty-tive of chapter
thirty-nine of the code is hereby re-
pealed.
10. Whenever the words county
court occur in this act they shall be
construed to mean such tribunal as may
be organized in any county in lieu OF
the county court, and the words clerk
of the county court shall be construed
to mean the clerk of such other tribu-
nal