The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-14
sngEPAND DOGS.
Tie log Tax Law for the Protection OF
sheep Growers.

Tile HOG lax Law IOf tue FfOLOctlOn OI
sheep Growers.
Among The many measures which have
attracted attention and ELECTED discussion
at the present session OF the Legislature,
none have been attended with more cir.
CumslRnCes Of interest than the "bill To
project sheep, and to impose q tax on
dogs" Below will be found the text Of
theb sAnally passed:
h I nact'd by The Legislature Of West Vir.
gnt;:
|, That It shall be the duty Of every as.
peFSor annually to list all dogs over four
weeks old owed or kept within his dis.
triCt, particularly noting the number own.
ed or kept about any one house, giving
suCh description OF each ss he can conve.
hiently obtain, distinguishing between
maIesand females, And Tor this purpose he
may examine on oath any person found
in his district. The TACT that any dog is
kept or allowadto remain about any house
shall be deemed sufficient evidence 10 au.
thorlLe the assessor 10 return the person
inhAblting said house as the owner OF
AuCh dog.
Two copies OF such list for each magis.
tetlA, district shall be returned by the
assessor to the clerk OF the County court
Of bis county on or before the time fixed
tor laying the county levy In each year.
: The County Court shall annually levy
licetiSe tax on every dog 80 listed Of
fifty cents on males; and oi0ne dollar on
females. Any court may discriminate as
to each owner OF more than one dog by
increasing the amount Of tax on each ad.
diilonal dog. And the tax 90 levied shall
ne paid by the persons respectively In
whose name the dogs shall be listed.
3, The clerk shall, within one month
amer such assessment is completed, ex.
tend on the lists mentioned In the frat
section the amount Of such tax Chatgeable
to the persons mentioned therein, one OF
which lists he shall, as soon as completed,
deliver to a constable ol the uagistefiai
district tor which the list was made. And
hshsll he the lluty Ot any constable to
whom such list Ia 80 delivered or tender.
ed 70 proceed 10 collect the taxes mention.
Ell III such lists from the several persons
namea .lherein respectively, and lor this
purpose every constable shall have the
FAME power TO diSlrain Tor such taxes that
sue.ius nov have In respect 10 State taxes,
SnN eey shall account for and pay
vNVtvNe ,nvNe taxes mentioned In suCh lists In
sne tsne manner that sherIIs are fe1uifed
" 1ESCouht lot county levies.
lue constable having such lIst ahail I'LL
W. cause TO be killed, every dog on Whici
Mle taxes assessed "A SIo,esaId a,s NJ,
aiu On OF oelote the tiist day Of March oI
.ns year next alter that IN which tbe
MsSeNsmeht made, having fFSt dstnAnded
., .me aIlouht Of such tax from The Keeper d
euch CoR For every dog 40 k,Ilsd hs an ali
receive credit for the TAI eba,sad an - ih. /,
animal l'ilIed and one ioIiss Rom III
lands collected by him, ia shsII hsS, I
sue same commissions for coIleclioni
under This hct that sheriff. are SlIowed 10,
collecting Cot,nty evies, "'O"'' ~
4 The County Court shall mt NJ tb,
Una Una arising unter this act, nav A. a rsSsonS A.
Ule ui9 compensation !of the SsssssmsTt nyS
Mueq lof and to the CLERK ioy bIS Se,v,ras
S,ns Sn",Sn'suIe'esiduemay ~ beSppEoptlAled In suCl
raei i.,,.s,, as the court may deem 10 the beS
|S.tsW S vi the citizens OF the county, d
oiWy appropriate the same, OF such pal
u 81 may be necessary, 10 SemuneTal
@eSSheis oil sheep for IoeseS sualSine
uoE7 In any county where Inc Count
ni,s5 nii nn1v u,isCls ;, lnat any part Of the fund
'''" undef sbis eel may be appropriate