Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-02-16
DoG LAWS.


The Legislature Is annually, more
or less, annoyed with dog law BILL.
The Que found below being House bill
No. l2S, is one Of the most sensible
that We have seen offered. II no sheep
are killed by the dogs, the tax rcverts
to the School Treasury of the township
or the borough. This is pretty good
way to utilize worthless dogs, and
makes them useful to the public, II not
80 10 the owner. The bill indicated
reads as follows:
AN Acr for the protection Of dogs and
providing for tho surplus fund to be
paid 10 the treasurer OF the school
districts OF the townships and bor-
oughsof this Commonwealth
SECTION l. Be Il enacted, eic., That
from and after the passage of this act,
1t shall be the duty of the auditors OF
the several townships and boroughs of
this Commonwealth, ana they are
hereby required to cause an accurate
return TO bc taken annually by the
assessors of the several townships and
boroughs within the said Common
wealth, OF all dogs owned or possessed
by any person or persons within their
respective townships or boroughs, par
ticularly noting tho number owned or
possessed by each person and kept
about any. house, and when tho said
auditors shall have 80 asccrtained the
number OF dogs aforesaid, they shall
levy and cause to DO collected annually
from any person or persons owning or
possessing dogs fifty cents for each and
every dog, and one dollar for every
additional dog and ono dollar for each
and every bitch, at the same time and in
the same manncras the ecounty rates and
levies are collected, and five per cent.
of the same shall be allowed us colec.
ton fees, and il shall be the duty OF
the township or borough treasurer to
keep separate accounts Of the money
arising from the tax on dogs, and the
said money shall be and Is hereby ap
as fund for remunerating
the inhabitants OF the said township or
borough for any loss they shall sustain
after the passage Of this act by sheep
being destroyed or injured by dog or
dogs.
SEC. 2. That every dog kept or stay
ing about any house, shall be deemed
sufficient evidence of ownership, to au-
thorize the assessor TO return the per-
sou inbabiting said house as the owner
or rpossessor 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.
SEC. 3 The auditors shall scverally
receive for their services the sum Of
one dollar per day, while engaged in
the performances of their duties under
this act, which sums shall be added to
and with the damages so appraised.
SEC. 4. That any dog seen within an
enclosure where sheep are kept, with
in the said cospty, except when in
company with the owner, or some
member of his or her family, may be
lawfully killed
SEC. 8. That should the fund arising
from the tax on dogs aforesaid accumu-
late in the township or borough treas
ury TO an amount beyond what tho
township or borough auditors may
think necessary TO carry out the pro.
visions Of this act, they shall have
power and are. hereby required, as
often as such contingency occurs, to
proceed to set apart such surplus for
common school purposes, and to pay
the same into the treasury OF the
school board or boards of said town
ship or boroughs.
SEC. All acts or parts of acts con
flicting with this act are hereby re-
pealed.