The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-14

| nth ana SKIN SECTIONS Oh tnb act bhAl
govern the distribution thereof.
s, Upon complaint, before any Justice, o.
any person that sheep owned by him and
kept within the county, have been destroy
ed by a dog or dogs, the Justict
shall issue his warrant appointing
three discreet .ires.holdsrs, resid
ing In the county, whose duty Il
shall be, having frat been duly sworn tol
that purpose, to proceed forthwith upon
actual view, and such information as may
be accessible, 10 ascertain as to the truth
Of the complaint, the character OF the in.
jury, and the amount Of the damage, II
any, which has been sustained, and make
report thereof in writing TO the County
Court OF such county. Andin discharginR
the duties imposed by this section, each Of
such appraisers is hereby authorized to
administer oaths.
8. At the end Of every year, and at such
times as the court may direct, every con.
stable Chargeable with any money
under this act shall report to the
court the amount OF money In his
hands arising from the tax on dogs, aud
from fines imposed under this act, and for
which he Is accountable, and pay the
same into the County Treasury the
County Court shall then, or as soon there.
after as practicable, audit the claims re-.
ported to the court under this act, and
allow 30 much OF each claim as to the
court seems Just and right, and after audit
ing such claims 90 shall be paid out OF said
fund, II 1t Is sufficient to. pay the whole
thereof, shall give orders thereon to the
persons entitled thereto, which shall be
promptly paid by the Sheriff out of said
funds, But II 1t should appear that sthsre
10 not sufficient iunds In the hands OF the
Sheriff 10 pay the amount OF claims audit.
ed, the court shall give such orders as will
divide the fund pro rata amongst those en-.
titled, which shall be In full Of such
claims.
Z, That apprsisers to be appointed un.
der section five shall not certify any ap.
praisement to the court unless II be
proved TO their satisfaction that the person
claiming such damsges has made proper
return to the assessor Of the dogs owned
or kept by him,
s, That oil dogs on which taxes are paid
are hereby declared to be as much the
subject OF larceny as personal property.
0, That II any person shall permit any
dog to be kept or remain about his or her
premises that is not returned by him or
her to the proper assessor for taxation, or
which the taxes levied under this act shall
not be paid on or before the first day OF
March OF the year next alter an assess.
ment Is or should have been made, such
person Ehall be liable to pay fine OF FIVE
dollars for each and every dog 80 kept or on
permitted to remain, which fine or fines
shall be recovered by suit In the name OF
the State before a Justice, as debts Of
like amount are by law recoverable,
TO be paid into the county treasury to the
credit OF the fund above mentioned; pro.
vided that no cost Of such proceeding ngshall
be paid out oi the county treasury.
10. But this act shall not take effect or
he Of force In either Of the following named
counties, to.wit: Kanswha, Wayne,
Boone, Logan, Lincoln, Cabell, Putnam,
Mason, Monongalia, Welzel, Webster, Nc.
Doweli, Wyoming, Mercer, Gilmsr, Brax.
ton, Fayette, Nicholas, Pendeton, PoCa.
hontas, Preston, Hampshire, Mineral,
Raleigh, CLAY, Upshur, Calhoun, Dod.
dridge, Hardy, until the same be adopted
by vote OF the people OF such county In
the manner provided for In the next sec
tion.
II. The County Court Of any one or
more Of the counties mentioned In the
next preceding section shall, upon the pc.
tition OF one hundred voters OF such county,
being filed In such court asking vote to
be taken upon the question, order such
vote TO be taken at the next succeeding
nR IN In IN
sense Of the people Of such county upon the
adoption OF this act therein. The ballots
used in taking said votes shall be the same
as those used In voting for the officers to
be elected at said election, and shall have
written or printed on them the words "For
dog tax" or against dog tax" as the
voter may choose; which vote shall be
taken, certified and returned, and the re.
suit thereof ascertained In tue same man.
ner as IL provided by law In relation
10 county officers, except that the com.
missioners Of elections at each place Of
voting In such county shall make and re.
turn to the clerk Of the County Court q
separate certificate OF the result OF said
vote, within five days after the same 10 Ia.
ken, The said clerk shall lay said Certif.
cate before the County Court at its next
session thereafter, and said court shall
thereupon ascertain and declare the result
Of said vote 10 the county and enter the
same OF record. II majority Of all the
votes cast at said election be in favor Of
imposing q tax on dogs, then the act shall
be in force In such county from and alter
the day on which such result Is declared.
II. Chapter o. Of the Acts oil 1876 Is here.
by repealed.