Ellsworth American., 1877-05-10
LAST CALLtO OWNERS dD0GS.

An act additional to chapter thirty Of the Revised
statutes, relating to Mschevaus Dogs
Be il enacted by The Senate and House N
Representatives. ia Legislature assembled.
As follows
SECTION l. Every owner or keeper Of hog
shall annually cause il 10 be- rog stered described
and licensed for one year the oflice ~ the city
Town clers wherein he resides bv paving the re.
tor, 10 said clerk, the sum OF twenty cents: and
shall cause il TO wear around its meek a collar dis
unctly marked with the owners name ana regis
tered number, and Shall pay into the treasury oi
the CITY or town, log such license one dollar Tor a
malc dog and tw" dollars tor female dog.
SIC. ?. The teasurer of the town shall keep an
accurate and separate account Of All money re-
ccived and paid out under the provisions of tins
act.
SIC. .. Whoever keeps dog contrary 10 the
provisions OF this act shall forfeit ten dpllar, to
Ice recovered on complaint. to the use ot the clty
or town wherein the dog Is kept ami any person
may ana every police onicer and constable shall
XII, or cause 70 be destroyed, all dogs going at
large, and not licensed and colared according to
the provisions o thus act and such OFF ,ers when
not otherwise paid tor their services, shall
from tbs city or town treasury, nity cents for each
dog destroyed.
80 & Whoever wrongfully removes the col
lar from, or steals a dog licensed and collarpd ~
aforesaid. shall be puni-hc,i hy a hnc not exceed
ing twenty dollars and whoever wr,nziully kills.
mains. cnticc- or carries away such dog, shall
he liable To the owner Tor it, value.
SIC. ,. Whoever suffers loss by reason Of the
worrying. manning or Killing OF bis sheep, lambs
~ other iomcs tic animals hy dogs may, within
pr"of thereof To The mayor or selecunen of the city
or town wherein the damage Is done. and there
upon -aid officers shall draw conditional order,
Ia favor Of the owner. upon the treasurer OF said
city OF town for The amount OF such loss. The
treasurer shall register Such ortlsrs ~ the time of
their pres cntaton, and annually on the FIRST day
OF January pay them in iull, Il the amount re-
Cclvcd hN his clty or town under the provisions of
th- act d. sufficient therefor. otherwise. he shall
divide such amount pro rata among such orders
iu ull discharge thereof. Attrr such order has
been drawn. the city or town may recover, against
the owner or 'cpcr Of any dog concerned IN do
ing TIE damage the full amount thereof
SIC. e. All tncs aud penalties provided in the
preceding sections may be recovered on complaint
before any court OF competent Jurisdiction IN the
county where tie offence !. committed.
SIC. 7. section seven, chapter six. of the re-
Visc statutes. relating To- the assessment amt col.
lccuon OF taxes and an acts and pats o. acts
consistent with tins act, are hereby repealed.
Approved tcb. :, Is57.l
Tie time Tor granting Dog Licenses T.. hereby
extended tn the i5th inst. alter which time M Ii
ccuse~ wyli BE granted. Ans citizen Keeping AN
unlicensed dog aucr sad date VIII be subjected
80 %" Ienaitte- imposed by See. 30 oi thc above
Act.
Per order +. ". GREFLl.
tIty Marshall.
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