Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-21

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Legislation for Augusta County
THE NEW AUGUSTA SHEEP LAW-lNcoh-
PoRATIoN OF MT. SIDNEY.
&C. &C., &C.
Tbrouoh the kindness of a friend at
Richmond. we have received copies Of the
bills recently signed by the Governor and
which are now laws, in which our citizens
are interested. We give below summa-
ry of them:
THE NEW SHEEP LAW.
The new law for the protection Of sheep
in Augusta is rs follows:
Sec. 1. Amends the old act.
Sec. 2. Makes it the duty of the Com
missioner of the Revenue to list annually
with other property, all dogs, and return
list to the County Clerk, under fine of
81 for each dog that he wilfully fails to
list.
Sec. 8. A dog staying about any house
makes the occupant of the house response
BILE for his tax.
Sec. 4. A Justice OF the Peace being CON-
planned to that any unlisted dog 10 on any
person IS premises, shall on proof. Ane the
owner of the dog So and costs, and if it is
not paid, the dog shall bs killed by con-
stable, the constable to receive 81 for the
killing.
Sec. s. Fixes the tax on male dogs at SO
cents and on female dogs at $3.50, but the
Board of Supervisors may increase the tax
to the maximum of 81 on male and SIS on
female dogs.
Sec. 6. Thesowners OF sheep killed or
seriously wounded by dogs, shall make
oath to their loss, file it with the Clerk of
the Supervisors and at the next meeting
of the Board sustain their statement with
evidence satisfactory to the board.
Sec. Z. Puts the whole discretion Of al
lowances to sheep owners for losses by
dogs IN the hands of the Beard Of Super
visors who may in particular cases where
sheep of especial value have been separate
ly assessed adopt the assessed value as
their true value. It shall be the duty of
the Commonwealth Attorney of the
county to be present when questions of
compensation are decided and represent
the interests of the county.
Sec. s. The treasurer of the county shall
annually. on the fifteenth day of May in
each year, or as soon thereafter as practi
cable, make off lists setting forth the
names OF the owners in each district who
are delinquent in the payment of the tax
on their dogs. and the number of dogs
charged to each delinquent; he shall cause
one such list to be delivered to the consta-
BILE of each district, who shall forthwith
lay the same before justice of his dis
trict, and said justice shall issue warrant
to the constable, commanding him to kill
the dogs set forth as delinquent in said list.
The constable shall, without unnecessary
delay, proceed to execute such mandate;
bat before killing any dog, he may receive
if rendered, the tax, executing a receipt
therefor and let the dog go free. The con-
stable shall make return to the justice
within sixty days, of the manner in which
he has executed said warrant, specifying
how many dogs he has killed and to whom
they were charged, and the amount of tax
es collected by him and from whom. For
each dog killed, he shall receive the sum Of
one dollar ont of the fund created by this
act OF the Gel t;fcatY OF the fact by the
Justice to whom he shall have returned the
warrant The justice shall notify the treas
urer of the amount of taxes collected by
the constable and from whom, and the
constable shall pay over said amount to
the treasurer and take his receipt therefor.
For failure to Kill any dog which he may
be ordered to kill. the constable shall be
fined FIVE dollars by any justice of his dis
rrct, and he shall moreover be RESPONSE
bic to the owners of sheep for any damage
they may suffer in consequence OF such
failure.
Sec. g. All payments made by the treas
urer out of the funds created by this act.
shall be on order of the board of supervi-
sors, certified by the county clerk.
Sec TO- The treasurer shall annually, at
the yearly meeting Of the board of supervl-
sors, make settlement with said board of
of his management of this fund, which set
Element shall be recorded by ths clerk
Sec. H. The fees and allowances of Off
GERS and others employed i'll the execution
of this act shall, except where prescribed
in the act, be fixed by the board of super
visors, when they shall ses proper to allow
any, and shall be paid out of the aforesaid
fund.
Sec. 12. This act shall not affect sections
five and six of chapter oDe hundred and
two of the Code of eighteen hundred and
seventy-tbree.
Sec. IS. The act approved April second,
eighteen hundred and seventy-seven,
amending aad re-eDacting section four of
the act approved March twentieth, eigh-
sheep in the county of Augusta, and all
other acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec, a.. This act shall be in force from
the first day of May, eighteen hundred and
eighty-twe.
INCORPORATION OF MT. SIDNEY.
The act Incorporating Mt. Sidney as a
town creates the offices of Mayor. five
Trustees, Sergeant and Clerk; the Trus-
tees to be elected on the 4th Thursday of
May, 1882, and they to elect the other
town officers.
The following is declared to be the boun-
Diary of the town Of Mount Sidney: Be-
ginning at the northwest corner of Joseph
Shumake's property, running thence east
erly to the potter shop; thence southerlY
to a stake on corner of lot number one;
thence southerly to a stake on Richards
and Hulvey's line; thence westerly, cross
ing valley pike, to a stake in Richards
field; thence northerly to east line of Alex
ander Coffman's lot; thence northerly to