Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-12-03
AN ACT for the licensing of dogs and for the pro-
| lection of sheep, lambs and other domestic ami

Be il enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
annually, on or before the thirtieth day Of april,
cause it to be registered numbeled, described and
suing tie Office Of th Clerk q = the ee city, a
village Or town wherein he resides and shall cause
it to wear around its neck collar distinctly
marked with its owners name and registered
number, and shall pay for snch license one dollar
for each male dog and two dollars for each female
dog, over the ages of six months:
ceive and pay the money therefor into the city,
village or town treasury, retaining to his own use
ffteen cents for each license. The treasurer shall
received and paid ont under the provisions of this
chapter relating to dogs, which account shall at all
times be open to the inspection Of any voter Of the
! place.
| Sec. 3. The clerk shall annually, within one
week after the first day of May, post and maintain
IN some conspicuous public place list Of all dogs
copy thereof to the police officer of the city, village
or town or one of the constables of the township
IN which the owner of such dogs resides, and shall
also from time to time furnish said officer with
list OF such dogs as are subsequently licensed
during the year.
any time have it licensed until the first day Of the
ensuing May upon paying the sum as provided in
section one; bnt such license shall not exempt him
from the penalty of the following section on
plant made prior to issuing the license.
No new license for the current year shall be
necessary upon the removal of licensed dog into
some by law passed under section twelve.
provisions Of this chapter shall forfit ten dollars
village or town wherein the dog is kept.
Sec. 6. Whoever wrongfully removes the collar
from or steals dog licensed and colared as aforc
said shall be punished by fine not to exceed fifty
dollars: and whoever wronsfully kills, maimes, en-
tees or carries away such dog shall be liable to
distributes or exposes any poisonous substance
with intent that the same shall be eaten by any
dog, shall be PUNCHED by fine not exceeding fifty
Sect. Any person may, and every constable
and other police officer shall kill or cause to be
al dogs going at large and not licensed
such officers waen not otherwise paid for their
services shall receive from the city, village or town
treasury fifty cents for each dog SO destroyed by
Sec. s. Every owner or keeper of a dog shall
forfeit to any person injured by it double the
amount OF the damage sustained by him, to be re-
sec9: Any person may kill dog that shall
suddenly assault him while he Is peaceably walking
or riding without the Enclosure of its owner or
out of the Enclosure or immediate of its owner
or keeper worrying, wounding or killing any neat
cattle sheep lambs or other domestic animals
worrying, manning or killing Of his sheep, lambs
or other domestic animals by dogs, may, within
proof thereof to the city council village trustees
or town supervisors wherein the dam sge is done,
and thereupon said officers shall draw an order in
favor OF the owner upon the treasurer Of said vii
lage or town for the amount Of such loss. The
treasurer shall register such orders at the time of
their presentation. and annual first day Of
January pay them in full The 81.
csiyed BY his city, yillage. toV9l qrdef pro.
visions i, tais chapter iels(ng
wise he shall vide such ailcqnt peO f0t6 q
such orders in full dischArae tliop !, m 81 I'd
s y any shall be PISSED 70 the f -
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may, in civil action, rec0sk aeaInet the In
or owner offany dog conserl il doing the a6lbsgs
the full amount thereof ssA sssE sS sSs8 $ss
and the trustees of each village and the
Of each town, shall require, all dogs not licensed
according to the foregoing provisions, to be dis
troyed, and shall enforce all penalties Herein pro-
vided.
Sec. 10. The city council Of any city and the in.
habitants of any village or town may make such
additional bylaws and regulations concerning the
licensing and restraining OF dogs as they deem ex-
pedlent, and may affix any penalties not exceeding
ten dollars for each breach thereof, but such by
| laws and regulations shall relate only to dogs
owned and kept in such city, village or town; and
| the annual fee required for q license shall in no
sum required by section one.
Sec. IL. All fines and penalties provided in the
| twelve preceding sections, may be recovered on
complaint before any police court or justice of the
peace in the county where the offence is committed
and when recovered shall be passed to the credit of
the license fund hereinbefore provided.
Sec. IA. This act shall take effect and be in force
| from and after it's passage.
Approved November %, 1881.
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