The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-26
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causes trouble 10 honest men % well
a rsgues, we publish for the bsns-
ct Of all, the following enacted At
the recent session 81 the Lsgisla-
ture. First We giss sh,'sst 70 ~
vent animals froa saaliAt ~ Il,
in public highways - ~ !;
leoeD) enc g. 4hall - ne ~
of The ovegDeer <hv|91 y n0bel( ~ ~
take Into his ctr(tdy I'D 'poe1o ~
any animal forbidden 70 fiIn at lafke,
which may be running at Large In 0Ily
highway. Of which he " overseer, con-
trary - the provisions Of the foregoing
section, and Il shAll W lawful for any
person to seize apd take Into Ab custo-
dy and l,ossessien any animal which
may bein any public highway, ana OPP
pssife the land 0wned or occupied by
him, .centrary 70 the provisions Of the
| foregoing section; and II shall be lawful
ior any peseon 70 take Into hls castsly
md posses.!on any nnimsi which ~ N may Y
Se tfespssslng upon premises owned Or
Approved May %, 1877. ..'l5 q
The following s.the new law rel
alive to the taxation Of dogs: 60
6ncr1oNl. The People Of thc Slate
Of ,AtchiQan enact, That IA gu the town VI
ships and wards Of the cities OF TINS
State there shall he aiiiually ieviedand
collected the following tax upon dogs:
old owned or Kept ny any one person
male dog owned or kept by one person
or family, three dollars. 4 z z ',7 !
Sic. 2 The assessor Of every town.
ship or ward, 1t the time Ut making his
annual assessment, shall inquire AMI
ascertain the pufnbcr of dogs iatIls to
be taxed. and shall enter III lists to be
made by him the name Of every pefsoil
in his respective township or ward ownl
Ing or keeping any dog subject to the
above tax, the number kept by such
person, aud the amount Of tax to be
SEC. 8. The assessor of every town
ship and ward shall, on Ur before the
fifteenth day Of May in each year.
make out duplicate Of the lists made
by him NJ provided In the preceding
pection and file tlsc same with the town
ship orcity clerk Of hisrespec tivc town
ship or city; said taxes, NJ provided for
In the pre0e<ling section 81 this act,
shall he assessed to and collected from
such persons as shall be liable for the
same I'm tlse sutne manner as ether
township and city taxes are assessed
and collected, and with like power to
distraln and sell any property OF the
ewncr or owners, keeper or keepers Of
dogs liable To be taxed, e- -
I SIC. 4. The collector 70 whom such
tax roll shall be delivered shall proceed
and collect the Sums VI money therein
specified, In the same manner and with
like authority Ia all respects s In the
collection Of flakes imposed by the board
Of supervisors VI the county and shall,
after deducting the commission allowed
by this act, retain the remainder Ia the
township or city treasury and subject
to the orders Of the township and city
boards, 81 provided In sections five and
six Of this act. 5sN h.l' gaV
SEC. 9. Whenever any person shall
sustain a loss by tho killing or wound
Ing Of his sheep or lambs by . dog or
dogs. he may call upon = aisinterested
justice of the peace Of liis township or
city net kin TO such person, aud not
member Of the township board or city
sheep or lambs 20 Killed or wounded,
and II from such view he shall he Salts
fled that the same were killed or wound
ell by deg Or dogs, he shall make u
certificate thereof In writing, stating
the amOuntlof damage sustained by
such person, and shall deliver the same
to the clerk Of said township or city,
who SHALL file the lsnmc Len his Office and
record it In the records Of the township
or city. The said Justice shall receive
for hi: services in each case tile sum Of
tw0id0llars, iand ton cents foreach mile
actually and necessariiy travelled by
him In performing such service, to he
paid out of the aforesaid fund on the
order Of the township board or proper
city officer or officers. = .ssi8s.s 4
= SEC,f8.) At the annual meeting of the
township board in eacls year, aud at "a
meeting Of the common council of each
ethyl p April Of each year, the said board
or council, as the;case may be, shall ex-
anime. all certificates damage filed
by the clerk as, aforesaid, during the
preceding year, ana ii satisfied that In
ease or cases the certified damages arc
excessive, they may reduce the same
to such amount as they may consider
just, and may order the payment Of all
such loss as they may consider just out
pf the fund Aforesaid, II 1t be sufficient
Tor that purpose, and II not sufficient
they may order q proPortionate pay
mcnt Of each claim. lfmoncy remains
Of such fund after satisfactory payment
Of all claims Aforesaid, 1t shall be APP
pcrtlonsd among the several school dis
tricts of such township or city In pro-
portion to the MISREPRESENTATION There
In Of school age: .Procfded, That no
payment Of loss shall be made MS pro-
yIded for IN this section unless the par.
Is applying for tile same shall make
It appear to the satisfaction Of the town
ship board or common council that he
has made al due efforts and has not
been .ablc to obtain satisfaction therefor
from the owner or owners of the dog
or dogs which shall have done the dam
age.
to retain commission of four per cent
upen all sums collected by them under
the provisicns of this act, and shall
make and Selivef'a correct statement
and account for the amount Of money
50 collected to the township hoard Of
their respective townships and to the
city treasurers OF cities 1t the time of
milking their annual scttlencnt with
said board and troaSurers, xnd shall be
holden on their lDllds tho same as for
ether moneys collected u not paid over.
SIC. y. Any tegnship or city officers
who slIaIl wfiIfaIIy neglect or refuse to
pcrfuftIl Hry. Of the duties imposed up
on 1lfIri BY this act shall lie deemed
guilty Of q mlsderheanor, and upon con-
viction thcreof shall he punished by
fine not less than ($50l fifty dollars or