The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-14
THE DeeS.
-The Bill Passed by tie La ct General
Assembly ConcsrE.ng EN-.

The following is House bill No. 81 as
passed, signed by the Governor and now on
file in the Office of the Secretary OF State. II
is better known as the dog kills. I'D will be OF
interest TO owners OF these amin ais;
An act to provide for the tsxat on of dogs, to
regulate matters connected therew It'll and pro
Vt0fng penalties foz the violation the provis-
ions of this act AN act 10 tDrot ct sheep hus
'hsndry. to regulate matters connects ID Herewith
- provide for REGISTRATION. ita-fDg and killing
logs," approved april Is, and declaring an
Emergency,
Section i. Be 1t enacted by tbs General Assem-
Ay of the State of Indiana;TTh2t the Assessors of
sach Township within this State, shall. between
he first day of April and the eEst day of june, in
;sch year. list every dog over the age OF six
months within his township 70 -he persons own
-ng. keeping or hsrbcring the same. and such per
son shall be charged on the taz duplicate 81 If a
- dog or a spayed female dog and 81 for each ad-
citIOnal dog unspGye6, aud 81 fc= each additional
dog more tnan one OF any kind oEslx whether so
amount so charged she'll be. carried to the column
of total amounts and collected as other lakes
collected.
diligence in listing anY dog owned, Kept or bar
bored within his Township between me INST DAY
of April and the first sday ofsJUpe IN each year
shall be fined in aug sum not exceeding IS for
b each dog not listed fo- want of sucn diligence.
Sec. Every person liable &c taxation in any
Township within this States AID residing therein
when listed for taxation. shall maze and subscribe
. On oath, In which shall,he stated the number of
docs, male and female. spayec aud unspayed'
over the age OF six months, owned, Kept OF mar
bored By such person. md amy person who shall
make false statement as to thsolumber of such
dogs so owned, Kept a. nSroOfec by MIN snail,
upon conviction, be faed IN any sum not ex-
See. I. Any dog thatzs known - xiii or MAIN
sheep may be killed by,any persoE, and any per
sonsV7ho shall own, keeper barber any Cog alter
he knows that such dog has killed or manned
sheep shall be fined IN any sum not exceeding
Sec. 5. Any person var os,lau mischievously or
maljc Ously iDjure or knkany dog that has been
steal, take aud carry away any dos that has been
dulyl-SIed for taxation according 20 law, snail De
deemed guilty of a misGar,eanoF, and upon con-
vielioo shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
S20O,.to which may oe added imprisonment In
the County Jail for any term not exceeding
thirty days Provided tina. in all eases such dogs
are in. ured or killed while engaged iR committing
damages to the property o. any othe- person than
the owner Of such dog or Is knOwn-t9 be q dog
that wi Kill or main sheep, the S5ove. proEi-
Sec. f. All money derETed fne-, the tax
alton OF dogs and fines under. tie provisions of
this act schall eOnstitUlea tend known as dog
fund. sal be used for the payment o damages
sustatneC ~ the owners of sheep. .znaimed or
killed By dogs within any Township, and each
Township Trustee in this States requlzed to col
leet annually the taxes .anc Z mes OF tie County
treasure The several Coanty Auditor shall set
. apart theS-uOunt of such tsz collected in each
land evgrT Township, aud the County Treas urer
shall pay Ale same vita fines collected, to the
township Trustee ia whose Tow nship the. logs
were listeS OF the penalties originated, and said
Trustee shlI hold the sae Tor the purpGCe at pre-
sGaid.
,zsec, :. Ike owner. of sheep kIled or naim ed
by dogs shoEld within ten days FROM TIE u ne
thereof repCrt TO the TK,Stee Of lis Ion nsh P,
,under oath. n which he should state the nu n
Der, age, (as he belieyesl and IA value of Z lie
sheep so KID ed, and the damages sustained n
account OF The MANNED; and ANY peE3on who shall !
make any fals statement of any sach matters
shs{ upon cozT7iction be fined in any sum nat ex-
70 which may he added irnprison-
men In the Cos1ty jail for sng tiEce not exceed |
ing Ii irty days
Secs. The E-ustee shall register such losses in
the order reported. which order shall Re o5SeFyed
IN the paymentBG losses, provided theE per-
son shall SECURE pay for sheep killed &C msiR ed
by dog owned. kept or harbOred by him self: and
provided further that the dog FIND hsTetOforeeol-
fund arising under the prOvS.G3s al
ehis act. and when it shall SD occur, on he drst
Monday In Msrch.of any year, in any Towns aiH;
that said fund shaH accumulate 20 an amoCnt .ex-
eeeding $50 over a0d above orders drawn aga inst
the same, the surplSs aforesaid shall paid gndf
transformed to the school revenue of The TOY Fn n
ship and expended al part thereof for tuition. 4
Sec g. That 2n Get entitled AN act 70 PIP
nected Herewith. to pCovide for registering, n,
Ing and killing dogs" approved April L. ISsi. be
and the SaIae Is hereby repealed. !
Sec 10. Where's, an emergency exists for the :,
immediate taking effect of this act, therefore it
shall be in force from an after its passage. il
WILLIAM ID. BFNUN, n
Speaker Of the House of Representatives :,
THOMAS HANNA,
President of the Senate.
s. w. EDWINs,
Principal CLERK Of the House of Representatives.
1ut the approval of the Governor, by the expira-
ion of the Constitutional time for signing it. L
FRANK H. BLAcKLEDGE, r
Private Secretary.
Filed in this Office March 8. 1888, at D. m. y
Secretary of State