St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-08-07
SENATE BILL NO. sc.

SENATE BILL NO. Sc.
BY Mr.. Strickland.
AN ACT
To encourage sheep husbandry, to
protect sheep from the ravages
. of dogs; to make it misdemean-
or to knowingly own or keep a
sheep-killing dog. and to provide
apenaIty for the same, and to in
vest Police Juries with power to
pass certain ordinances; to de-
clare the violation OF such ordi.
nances misdemeanor, and to
provide the punishment thereof.
| PREAMBLE.
Whereas, many portions of this
State are well adapted to sheep
husbandry; and whereas. this in
dustry would greatly prosper and
be source Of great profit but for
the ravages of dogs; therefore,
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of tue State OF
Louisiana, That the Police Juries
of the several parishes of this State
are hereby authorized 10 pass ali
such ordinances as they luay deem
necessary to encourage sheep Lus-
bandry; to protect sheep from the
ravagos Of dogs, and to impose such
fines and penalties to enforce said
ordinances as they may deem
proper, to be recovered by ordinary
process before any court Of co:npe-
tent jurisdiction. in the name of
the Police Jury Of the punish.
Sec. 2. BE- 1t further enacted,
etc, That whoever shall violate auy
ordinance of n Police Jury, passed
pursuant to the foregoing section
Of this act, shall be deemed guilty
, of a misdeme4nor, and upon con-
yiction shall be punished by q fine
not to exceed one hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned not exceeding
thirty days, or both. at the discre-
ton of the court; provided, that the
imposition OF u fine by civil process.
shall not be bar to prosecution
under this section, nor shall a prose
cution under this section bar a
civil proceeding to recover a fine as
provided i'll section l OF this act.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted, ETC..
That upon the petition of not less
tEun fifty tax payers Of auy parish.
it shall be the duty OF the Police
Jury to pass. and it shall pass. the
ordinances authorized and contem-
plated by this act; aud the said
Police Juries shall have the power,
and it shall be their duty to devise
ways and means to destroy dogs
owned or kept contrary to their
said ordinances, aud at the expense
of the parish. il necessary.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
etc, That no damages shall be
awarded against any person who
shal! kill any dog owned or kept in
defiance Of said Police Jury ordi.
nances, or which shall have killed,
or manned, or bit. any sheep or
lamb. and if sued, he shall have the
right to reconyene, wherever the
plaintiff mny reside, and if the de-
PENDANT shall prevail in tue suit he
shall recover against the plaintiff
ten times the amount of damages
done by said dog for the benefit of
the owner ofthe sheep injured, and
costs of suit, and also a reasonable
amount for the expenses, loss of
time. and attorneys fees, incurred
by the defendant, which shall be
collected as costs.
Sec. 5. Re it further enacted,
ETC., That If any dog owned or kept
in violation of the Police Jury or
dinances authorized by this act,
shall iDjure any person orproperty,
the person injured or the owner Of
the property injured shall recover
against the owner or keeper OF said
dog five times the amount OF dam
ages sustained and costs, together
with reasonable amount for his
attorneys fees aud necessary OK
penses. which shall be collected as
costs.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted,
etc, That if any dog shall kill,
main, or bite any sheep or lamb,
the owner of the same shall recover
from the owner or keeper of said
dog ten times the amount of dam
ages sustained and costs. together
with a reasonable amount tor his
necessary expenses. loss of time and
attorneys fees incurred by sucL
suit, which shall be collected rs
costs.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted,
etc., That whoever shall knowingly
own or keep any dog which shall
have killed or manned or bit any
sheep or lamb, shall he deemed
guilty OF u misdemeanor, and shall,
upon conviction, be fined not less
than twenty i've dollars or impris-
oned not loss than thirty days, or
both. at the discretion of the court:
credible information from others
verified by oath and communicated
to the owner or keeper of said dog,
and strong circumstantial evidence,
Us we'll as the personal experience
OF such owner or keeper, shall con-
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