Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
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the costs up to that time. herein after prc.
yided, (or having secured the same 10 -
paid.) TO be delivered u the commissions,
peen ms sustsinsd TO Sg died in their Sss;s. nars
SEC. s. That upon the commissioners or
the county receiving sucn report, IL shall An
pear hereby that certain amount Of dam
age or loss has been sustained by the claim
ant to sheep, by dog or dogs not owned or
x sys by him or her. they shall immediatsi0
draw their order on the treasurer OF sues-
amount ofioss or damage such claimant -
sustained according to sucn report, with nec.
essary and proper costs incurred as asors
said, to be paid out OF the fund raised or to
be raised by taxes on dogs as herein befors
provided and II IL snail appear by such re-
port or otherwise. that responsible person
was the owner or keeper Of the dog or doss
by which the damage complained Of Va.
dune and there is a reasonable probabilItv
such damage and costs can be collected frorn
such owner or keeper, then such commis-
manner provided by law for the collection
of debts and costs OF like amount to collect
such damages and costs by q suit or suits
FROM the owner or owners. or keeper or
keepers of such dog or dogs. and place ths
proceeds thereof. Ie-s costs, in the proper
sheep fund Of the county Provided, At any
and all times, IL shall De the duty Of tfs
owner OF any yxn,ea sSsen 70 oos TS or aogs os
all dogs guilty OF killing sheep within thia
common wealth.
Ssc. g. That sli dogs In this common wealth.
shall hereafter be personal property and
scf,tects of larceny, and the owner or keep.r
OF any dog shall De liable to the county com.
mis-ioners for eff loss or damage to sheep by
in recovering and collecting such damazss
including an attorney lee of five dollars II
finally determined before q Justice Of the
peace. and of ten dollars II tried in a cours
Of common pleas bnt at any time after no
tice OF q claim for damages under the provisS
ions of this act, the owner or keeper Of any
dog may tender to the claimant or his agent
or attorney making such claim sum Of
money equal TO the loss OF damage sustained
or may cyfer before justice OF the pesce
vitr notice 70 the claimant. his agent or at
Of trespass for the amount OF such loss or
damage and all costs up 10 the time Of such
offer which offer. for fee Of twenty cents-
shall be entered on the docket of such Ius-
tice and in case the claimant In such case
or commissioners. a. the case may be- shalt
not accept of such tender or offer Of Iuda-
ment and afterwards on the tnal deternin.
alton ofsoch case shall not recover n greater
arnouu. than the sur, rendered or for whIch
8. Judgment sas been offered. as aforesaid
besides the interest ard cost since such ter.
der or offer. as the case may lie. such claim
ant or com m issioners shall not recover ary
cosss aceyuirs after such fender or orer, ort
shall pay to the defendant or defendants tho
cost such defendant or defendants have in
Cured such offer or tender frclu,iing ar a.
torney fee as herein tofvre proyit-d' IL csss
Of "a recovery by claimants. which coats may
De deducted from the amount of any Iudg-
ment recovered In such case by the claim
ants or commissioners, and II such Judgment
II not SUFFICIENT such costs may be collected
by an action Of debt In any court having ju-
risiiction Of such amount as In other cases
of debt.
SEc. That justices of the peace for tha
special ser vices Vnter the provisions OF this
act, shall be entitled to one dollar for each
case, and the appraise-s each one dollar per
day for the time NECESSARILY spent by them
in Investigating each eiairn. 10 be paid by
the claimant in such erss.
SEC = That at the end % eaeh year tns
commissioners of each county shall earthly
to the treasurer of the county the several
claims and amounts thereof, flied In their
office under the provisions Of the act, re-
manning unpaid and IL any such treasurer
snail have Ia his hands, OF moneys collected
for the payment thereof. more ,hsn two
hundred dollars above the arlou;-t of such
claims. he shall Immediately apportIon and
distribute the excess TO several school dis
tricts in such county, in proportion TO tho
amount OF such balance or excess raised by
said taxes on dogs In each or in the several
townships or boroughs forming such dis
tricts respectively, and shall notify tho
school treasurer of such districts how much
IL Is entitled to Of such moneys and shall
pay the same 70 such school treasurers. or
the support Of the common schools Of such
district.
SIC. 9. That this act shall not repeal or
affect the provisions of any special Law In
OF this commonwealth.
SEC. 10. hat the sheriff OF each county,
on the request of the county commissioners,
shall cause this act to be published therein,
with and In the same manner AS notices OF
the next general election shall be published.
and for the purpose Of deciding whether or
not the provisions OF this act are desired In
the several counties. the qualified electors
therein. may vote at such election, by bal
lots Written or printed on the outside "Sheep
Law and ON the inside For the sheep
a .Nr.a~ -tN- -
each county wherein 10 shall rp.xr III .
proper count OF such ballots that n majority
are For the Sheep Law" this shall imne-
diately take effect. but In no other county
until a majority Of the qualified electors
thereof, after Ike advertisement In like
manner, have determined thst they desirs
this act TO take effect there; PTorided. Thai
there shall be no advertisement or election
for such purpose In any county oftener than
Arrs6vEDEThs .2tn day o, June. A. D.
ISIS.
MODS OF VOTING.
THE qualified electors will take nctIce Of
the following act of Assembly, approved
the 18th day of 1856. entitled can Act regu.
lating ths manner OF voting at al elsc-
tons in the severs: counties Of this Com
monwealth :"
SECTION :. Be IL enacted BY the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the Con-
monwealth OF Pennsylvania in General As
sembly met, and il is hereby enacted by tbs
authority Of the sane, That the qualified
voters OF the several counties of this CON-
monwealfh, q. all general, township, oor-
ough and special elections, are hereby here
after authorized AID required TO vote By
ticket, printed or written, or partly sSlntec
and partly written. severaliv classified IS
follows One ticket shall embrace the nau-r
of all Judges OF Courts voted Tor. and to bs
labeled outside Judiciary :" one ticket
shall embrace all the names Of State officer
voted for, and be labeled as tate :" ole
ticket shall embrace the names of all count,
ethcers voted for, Including Office Of Sena-
tor, member and members of Assembly, :.
voted for, and members Of Congress. If w.
ted for, azG labeled s'county :" one ticket
shall embrace the names of ali tornshir o.
icers voted for, and be labeled 'stownship,"
one ticket shall embrace the names OF sli
borough officers voted tor, and be laoelet
thorough ;" and each class shall be depos-
tied ID separate ballot boxes.
Also, one ticket shall embrace tie rorcs
"a For Poor House," or " Against Poor
House." labe!ed on tho outside " Poos
House"
Also, one ticket shall embrace the words.
50 For the Sheep Law" or " Against ths
Sheep Law" labeled on the outside,
Sheep Law"
Both of which class shall be deposited ia
separate ballot boxes.
Given under my hand At my Office, 10
Niffiintown, this seventh asy Of October, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hrrrired and seventy eight, and in the ons
hundredth and third year Of tho indepeE-
iencs of the United States.
WIN. d. WALLS, Sheriff.
Shcrif's Office, NifFiintown,
October Z, 1873.
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