Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-23
Legal.

inquiry In relation to such claim. .s.sIi 1,ss
mine and report to such justice In vr;,,n-
whether any such damage has been sns,s.s
ed, and the amount thereof, and who W.
the owner or keeper of the dog or dogs -
known. by which such damage has 6ea,.
done, and whether or not any part thersos
was caused by dog owued or kept bv ~.
claimant, which report, so made shan 20
signed by q majority OF such appraisers an"s
delivered to the Justice by whom they wera
appointed.
SEC. 4. That upon rece,v,ns such' rs,o.,
the said jnstice shall lrIrnediateiy rnaEa
certificate thereon or thereto. signed and
duly appointed and sworn by him, and ths,
they made such report and IL by sncb =.
port 1t appears that any dsmsges have been
sustaine by the complainant, the said i,.A
tice shall deliver such report and all paper,
relating to the case, to sucE claimant or his
or her agent or attorney, upon payment on
the costs 10 to that time, herein after NJ
yided, Tor having secured the same ~ ~
paid, TO be delivered to the commissioning
of the county whsre such damages bays
been sustairreti to be fled In their office
SEC 5. TlfSt upon the commissioners n,
the county receiving such report, IL shall an
pear hereby that a certain amount OF dam.
age or loss hss been sustained by the claim.
ant to sheep. by dog or dogs not owned or
kept by him or her, they shall immediateIv
draw their order on the treasurer OF sncA
county in favor Of .he claimant for tha
amount ofiCss Oy damage such claimant M.
sustained according 20 such report with nee
essary and proper costs incurred as afor.-
said, To be paid out OF the fund raised or To-
be raised by taxes ON dogs as herein before
provided and II il shall appear By such 70
port or otherwise. that a responsible person,
was the ovrer or keeper OF the dog or doss
by which the damage complained OF wss
done. and there Is a reasonable probability
such damage and costs can be collected froI,
such owner or keeper, then such commis-
sionsrs snail Immediately proceed in ths
manner provided by law for the collected
of debts and costs of like amount TO collect
such damages and costs by a suit or suits
from the owner or owners. or keeper OF
keepers of such dog or dogs, and place tbs
proceeds thereof less costs, In the proper
sheep fund Of the county Provided, At any
and all times, II shall be the duty of tbs
owner of any sheep-killins dog or dogs. or
any person owning sheep, to Kill any and
all dogs guilty Of killing sheep within this
commonwealth.
SEc!6. That all dogsin this commonwealth.
shall hereafter be personal property and
subjects oflarceny. and the owner or keeper
of any dog shall be liable TO the county conn.,
ntissfoueFs for all loss or damage to sheen by
such dog, with the necessary costs incurred
in recovering and collecting such damages.
including attorney fee of five dollars ~
finally determined before Justice OF thu
peace and of ten dollars II tried in court
of common pleas bnt at any time after no.
tice ofa claim for damages cnder the provLs-r
ions of this act, the owner OF keeper OF any
dog may tender TO the claimant or his a-ent
or attorney making such claim sum. Cs
money equal To the loss or damage sustairAI
or may offer before justice of the peace,
torney, as aforesaid, a Judgment IN an action
of treSpass for the amount OF such loss or
damage, and all costs up to the time OF such
Offer which Offer, for q fee OF twenty cer.ts
shall be entered on the docket Os such Juss
tice and in case the claimant in such case.
or com nissiOners, as the case may be- shall
not accept Of such tender or offer OF iudz-
ment and afterwards on the final determin-
alton Ofsuch case shall not recover a greater
amount than the sum rendered or for which
q judgment has been offered, rs aforesaid,
3 - a. ~FN a -fWg
der or offer, as the case may be. such claim
ant or commissioners shall not recover any
costs accruiDg after such tender or offer, but
shall pay TO tie defendant or defendants the
cost such defendant OF defendants have in
Cured such offer or tender, including an at
torney fee as herein tofore provided In csss
of a recovery by claimants. which costs may
be deducted from The amount Of any judg-
ment recovered in such case by the claim
ants or commissioners, and il such Judgment
. Is not sufficient such costs may be collected
by an action Of debt IN any court having iu-
rtsdictiOn of such amount as in other cases
of debt.
Sec That Justices of the peace for ths
special services under the provisions c. this
act, shall be entitled to one dollar for each
case, and the appraisers ench one dollar per
day for the time necessarily spent by them
In investigating each claim, TO be paid by
the claimant In sfch case.
SEC 5. That at the end Of each year the
commissioners Of each county shall certify
10 the treasurer OF the county the several
Office under the provisions OF the act, re-
maiEiDg unpaid and II any such treasurer
shall have in his hands. of mOceys collected
for the pay yment thereof. more than Two
hundred dollars above the amount OF such
claims, he shall immediately appOrtlon 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 CE dogs III each or in the several
townships or bOrOughs forming such dis
tricts respectively, and shall notify th5
school Ir..rO NJ Sfteb HfxfriefS hpNC
il Is entitled TO Of such moneys and shalt
pay the same TO such school treaSurers on
their receipts and orders for the same, for
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
relation to the same subject In any county
of this commonwealth.
SEC. 10. hat the sheriff Of each county.
on the request OF the county conn .ssioners,
shall catiss 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 OF
not the provisions of this act are desired In
the several counties. tho qualitled electors
therein. may vote at such election, Gy bal
lots written or printed on the outside sheep
Law and on the inside For the Sheep
Law" or "a against the Sheep Law. and IN
each county wherein 10 shall al pear by
proper count OF such ballots that u majority
are For the Sheep Law" this shall imme-
diately take effect, bot in no other county
until q majority OF the qualified electors
thereof, after like advertisement in like
manner, have determined that they desiro
this act to take effect there; PTorided. Thss
there shall be no advertisement or election
for such purpose IN any county oftener than
once in two years.
APrRovED-The 18th dag OF Jane. A. D.
1873.
NODE OF VOTING.
The qualified electors win take notice Of
the following act of Assembly, approved
p.r-l 4 uSg1se 4 II A..
listing the manner Of voting at all cleo
tiCns in the several counties sf this Com
monwealth -
SECTION :. Be It enacted BY the Senst5
and House of Representatives Of the Com
mOnweslth Of Pennsylvania in General As
sembly met, and it is hereby enacted BY the
authority of the same, That the quslihet
voters OF the several counties of this Com
monwealfh, at all general, township, bor-
oush and special elections, are hereby here
alter authorized and required to vote by
ticket, printed or written, or partly printed
and partly written, severally classified 40
follows One ticket shall embrace the names
of all Judges of Courts voted fer, and to be
labeled outside Judiciary :" one ticket
shall embrace all the names Of State officers
voted for, and be labeled 'sS tate !" o1e
llCkcL SNAIL ellDrdce tIlt uIlllSS VI a4i SouHsy
officers voted for, including office OF Sens1
tor, member and members of Assembly
| voted for, and members of Congress, II yo-
ted for, and labeled ''county )" one ticke,
shall embrace the names Of all township e.-
ficers voted for, and be labeled ''township;1
one ticket shall embrace the names OF ali
borough officers voted for, and be labeled
thorough; :" and each class shall be dePos-
tied in separate ballot boxes.
Also, one ticket shall embrace the words
Z" For Poor House," or Against Poor
House," labeled o. she outside " Pos;
House."
Also, one ticket shall emoracs the words
sc For the Sheep Law" or " Against thS
Sheep Law" labeled on the outside,
50 Sheep Law"
Both of which class shall be deposited N
separate ballot boxes.
Given under my hand at my ofhce, II
Miffiintown, this seventh day Of October, 70
the year of our Lord che tkousz.d eighs
hundred and seventy-eight, and in the one
hunerecsth ard third gear Of the indePen-
dence of The United States.
WM. ID. WALLS, Sheriff
Sherif7s ORce, Miffiintown,