The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-27
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
OPERATIVE IN CECIL COUNTY.
PUBLISHED BT AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 30E.

AN ACT to repeal Section $50, 184, Il
and lSS Of Article S of the Code of Pu.~
lie Local Laws, title Cecil County,
subtitle "Sheep," as the same were
repealed and re-euacted by Chapter Il
Of the Acts Of 1869: and also Section
lSl, 1s2. lS>, i>G and Isl 81 said Ar.
c'e, and enacted the folio" ing in Ii,
thereof:
SECTION !. io i cagcted Jg ae General lS3c,H''
o. Harp'9ac That Sections ls1. ISL, 50 ami 's
Article ) OF the Code OF Public Laws. t.tl, s. .
County. subtitle ''Sheep. ~ IL. saran we. IT..
pcaic,i and rc-euacted BY the Nets mi -. I, .fstI
Ter ld": and also Sections 81. lS2, IS" Is a"t #
1i the same Article be and the same ar hr-" =
repealed: and re-enacted 50 Is - read a. tci!u
$50. That ali owners Of dogs and slut= Hpu J
OF two month old in CcrI county shall pa, H. a.
county an annual tax ot one dollar for each q.
and tSo dollars tor each Slat. aud any do" oi s. o
kept or staying about the premises oi an? pe!s"i
with his knowledge twhethCr such person be ih'
owner or only the occupant OF said pTcmses) sha
be deemed for the purposes OF til: Act the prop
~ Of said persons, and the tax imposed By Z
section shall he due and payable oH the first
OF september Of each year.
ISL It shall he the duty q the Collectors %
State and County Taxes in Cec county to cole
and pay into the county treasury the tax due irCF
owners If logs and Sluts i'll their respective ii,
trcs. and ipr such additional service shall reccis.
an additional compensation roc exceeding ten e.
rentun ol the Whole amount Of Such tax by the
collected. To be paid out ol such t'tE: and Tor tt
taIthiu! performance Vi SEch additional service t.
bone, ot SAID Collectors to the State OF AIarvlaH
i"r double the amount of county tax ntrustet,
them for collection is hereby made liable
1S3. That for the collection of the annual "a
from owners of ,u.S and sluts. the Collectors
and they are hereby invested with all the auth
ity conferred upon them a Collectors Of state n
County Taxes.
lS3. That the real ana ,3el Sonal property o! ov
crS OF dogs sand Slut> in Cecil county shall he it'i
/ ND y. "a
by the Collectors to pay the same and all cost
sale in the same manner rs Tor State and Cour
ra&cS.
ls4. That the Collectors shall. upon the order
the County Commissioners. cause to be killed IN
do" or slut ior which tax i Hot paid before the
day OF April each year, and wiIUse "yncr has
property from the sale OF which the iHN and cost ,
sale could have been reai2td: and tor such seryr
the Commissioners may allow such compensate
rs they may deem adequate. provided it he Ia
from the tax collected on dogs and sluts: and ~,
person opposing or i'll any way hindcriH!r q Collie,
Tor or any one appointed hy him to kiil any do:"
slut IN the performance Uf his duty. snail hc ir
not more than one hundred dollars and costs. Il
less than ten dollars and cost. upon conviction !
tore any Justice OF the Peace in ana Tor Crt
county, and shall stand committed 10 the com.
lail until the hnc and costs paid.
Isl. That the Collectors shall canvass thoIuu. /.
" their respective districts in order 10 a%cert;
the owners OF dogs and Sluts therein. and Whcr
person shall have paid to- Collector the tax oI
dog or slut, the Collector shall register the 2.
{
the amount oi tax paid. in book To be prov ID
lur such purpose by the County Commissions
and the Collector shall also give TO each person
registered a certificate o. registration.
ls3. That the Collectors shall on or before
first day "f each month, pay t" the Clerk OF y
County Commissioners tt'e .tluouut o' tax on 10 2
I and SlutS collected hy them and remaining
. their hands. less tea. Pc c,.ntum OF SHid amour
and the Clerk shall place the amount thus rccI
/ ed to the credit Of the sheep tund OF thu coun'
ard said Collector shall. on or before the first 4
/ uf April OF each year. file in The office ot fT
County Commissioners the books used by the'a
registering the names of persons nom whom TIT
received tax on dogs and sutS and ut the - T.
time shall also file list of the owners of DOGS
SintS. il any he in their respective districts. "
have not paid the taN due IRON them. atthcn'
thereto statement showing the number 0! de-
aud sluts 1cr which no owners could be found.
lST. That the tai collected from tho owners
dogs or suts shah be devoted first to the rcnnno'
&tion OF inhabitants OF the county ior losses s
tanned by sheep being destroyed or injured
dogs or sluts: hut if there remain i'll the court
treasury, to the credit oi the Sheep Fund"
the first day of September OF each year 4 81
/ more than satticicnt TO pay the awarIs 1or d@r
ayes to sheep made by the Commissioners prior Z
the date such surplus shall, upon the order Of t
Commissioners be paid BY their Clerk 10 the Schc
Commissioners Of Cecil county. t. lie by ther' i.
voted to the purposes OF education.
lSS. That when any nhabitant Of Cecil con9.
shall have any sheep destroyed or injured By =
or sluts, he may apply 10 any Justice ei the ICac
of said county, who shall appoint three disintel
/ eSted persons as appraisers To view and apprats
the damages by him sustained and they, or q La
lnrity Of them. shall under oath. state in writ
10 the County Cumrnis sSionerS the numbered eL~-
killed. the character and extent OF the inl"r'
any. done To the flock or any portion thereo.. a-
the amount OF damages sustained hv the 49,, I
and in like manner they shall give "a general r
stription Of both the destroyed and injured s}0-.
aui both the appraisers TnH owner oi the --'t
sH0I make oath that they bclier" II" shr~-,
have been destroyed or injured Iy dogs q s E,
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