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

lection of sheep, lambs and other domestic ami
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Section |. Every owner Or eeper of dog shall
annually, on or before the thrtieth day of April,
cause it to be registered numbeied described and
licensed for one year from the first day of the
suing May, in the office of the clerk of the city,
village Or town wherein he residPs and shall cause
marked with its owners name and registered
number, and shall pay for snA license one dollar
for each male dog, and two dollars for each female
dog, over the ages of six months.
Sec. 2. The clerk shall issue the license. and re-
celye and pay the money therefor into the city,
Village or town treasury, retaining to his own use
fifteen cents for each license. The treasurer shall
keep an accurate and separate account of all sums
received and paid out 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. 8: 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
licensed for the current year; and shall furnish
copy thereof to the police officer of the city, village
IN which the owner of such dogs resides, and shall
also from time to time furnish said officer with
9 list Of such dogs as are subsequently licensed
during the year.
Sec: 4. Any owner Or keeper of a dog may at
any time have it licensed until the first day OF the
ensuing May upon paying the sum as provided in
from the penalty of the following section on com
plant made prior to issuing the license.
no new license for the current year, shall be
necessary upon the removal of licensed dog into
another city, village town, unless required by
some bylaw passed under section twelve.
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to be recovered complaint to the use of the city,
village or town wherein the dog is kept.
Sec o. MnoeIer wrongady 1em1ves the collar
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
n q civil Whoever
distributes or exposes any poisonous substance
with intent that the same shall be eaten by any
dog, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty
nor less than ten dollars.
Sec.7. Any person may, and every constable
and other police officer shall, kill Or cause to be
destroyed all dogs going at large and not licensed
according to the provisions Of this chapter; and
such officers waen not otherwise paid for their
services, shall receive from the city, village town
them.
Sec. S. Every owner or keeper of dog shall
forfeit to- any person injured by it double the
covered in civil action.
sec.9 Any person may kill dog that shall
suddenly assault him while he is peaceably walking
keeper; and any person may kill dog that is found
out OF the Enclosure or immediate of it's owner
or keeper worrying, wounding or killing any neat
Sec. 10. Whoever suffers loss BY reason Of the
worrying, manning or killing of his sheep, lambs
or other domestic animals by dogs, may, within
thii udys a. lef lie hHoWs Oh Sucn loss, present
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 the first day of
January pay them in full, If the gross amount re-
ceived by his city, village az town under de pro.
visions of this chapter relating to dogs md not
previously paid out, is sufficient therefor IOther-
wise he shall divide such amount pro rata Among
such orders IN full discharge thereof, and the resi-
DUET any shall be passed to the credit 81 the gem
esal FUND 2sss "a
may, in civil action, recoysE against the keeper
or owner ofiany dog concerled in doing the damage
the full amount thereof. >s s5ii
Sec. II. The mayor and al dermen Of each city
and the trustees of each village and the supervisors
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.
vded.
Sec. 70. 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 afix 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 license shall in no
case be more than enc dollar in addition to the
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 justice of the
peace in the county where the offenceis committed
the license fund hereinbefore provided.
Sec. a. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved November q, 1881.