The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-23

But II II shall appear that there is
not sufficient funds in the hands 81
the sherifto pay the amount of cIaims
audited, the court shall give such or.
ders as will divide the fund pro rata
amongst those entitled, which shall
be in full of such claims.
Z. That appraisers TO be appointed
under section 5 shall no. certify any
appraisement to the court unless il
be proved to their satisfaction that
the person claiming such damages
has made proper return to the as
SCISSOR Of the dogs owned or kept by
him.
s. That all dogs on which taxes
are paid are hereby declared to be as
much the subject Of larceny us per.
sonal property.
8. That ifany person shall permit
any dog TO be kept or remain about
his or her premises tina. is not re,
turned by him or her to the proper
assessor for taxation, or on which the
taxes levied under this act shall not
be paid on or before the first day Of
March of the year next after an as.
sessment is or should have been
made, such person shall be liable to
pay fine Of FIVE dollars for each and
every dog so kept or permitted to re-
main, which Gne or fines shall be re.
covered by suit in the name of the
State before justice, as debts oflike
amount are by law recoverable, one.
half thereof to be 10 the informer
and the other half to be paid into
the county treasury to the credit Of
the fund above mentioned; provided,
that no costs Of such proceeding shall
be paid out of the county treasury.
10. But this act shall not take eff.
feet or be of force in either of the fol.
lowing named counties, to-wit: Ka.
nawha, Wayne, Boone, Logan, Lin
coin, Cabell, Putnam, Mason, Wet.
eel, Webster, Monongalia, Mcdowell,
Wyoming, Mercer, Gilmer, Braxton,
Fayette, Nicholas, Pendleton, Poca.
hontas, Preston, Hampshire, Mineral,
Raleigh, Clay, Upshur, Calhoun,
Doddridge and Hardy, until the same
he adopted by vote of the people Of
such counties in the manner proyid-
ed for in the next section.
IL. The county court of any one or
more Of the counties mentioned in
the next preceding section shall, up.
on the petition Of one hundred voters
of such county being fled in such
court asking vote to be taken upon
the question, order such u vote to be
taken at the next succeeding general
or school election, to ascertain the
sense Of the voters 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 result thereof ascertained in
the same manner as is provided by
law in relation to county officers, ex.
cept that the commissioners of cleo.
tions at each place of voting in such
county shall make and return to the
clerk of this county court u separate
certificate Of the result Of said vote
within FIVE days after the came is
taken. The said clerk shall lay said
certificate before the county court at
its next session thereafter, and said
court shall thereupon ascertain and
declare the result of said vote in the
county and enter the same of record.
If u majority of all the votes cast at
said election be in favor of imposing
a tax on dogs, then this act shall be
in force in such county from and af
ter the day on which such result is
declared.
y. Chapter o. of the acts of 1875
is hereby repealed.