Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14
uallowell's Great Law.

Hallowelrs erea. Law.
The issue on which the fight for con-
gress viii be made in the seventh con-
gressional district by the republicans
viii be the peculiar fitness of Colonel
James r. Hallowell as legislator.
As statesman, he viii demand Erecog-
milton from the people of his state
Every farmer in the seventh district
should know of his services to his state
while member of the legislature in
1877.
The effort to which Hallowelf,s
admirers can best point is that rare
piece of legislation known as Halo
wells Dog law" Everybody knows
that his sympathies are with the farm
ers and no other proof is needed than
the mere mention of his famous s'dog
law" After its passage the law
remained on the statute book until the
next legislature met Some traitor
to his country who objected TO being
sent to Jail for owning dog tested it
in the courts, and it was found TO be
unconstitutional. 1t was the most
unique thing in its way which ever
1t is confidently believed that the
authorship of this bill will secure for
Colonel Hailowen the ehairmauship of
all special committees appointed to
investigate agricultural affairs.
Here is the law in its entirety
Every person or persons owning,
keeping or having under his or her
charge or control any male or female
dog or dogs within this state shall and
are hereby required to procure license
for keeping the saSEe, for all dogs both
mails and female, lhe or she may own,
keep or have under his or her charge or
control, on which the following license
tax shall be levled and collected as
other taxes are collected, for the use
and benefit of the com non schools of
the county in which said male, OF
female dogs are kept orsewpeds te-wit:
For each male dog 81; for each female
dog 81.
The license provided shall be issued
by the county clerk on the presentation
to him of receipt from the county
treasurer. That the license tax pro-
vided for shall be a perpetual lien on ali
property. real and personal, which the
owner or owners, keeper or keepers of
such male or female dogs may have at
the time of said assessment or at
any time subsequent, and if not paid
when the same becomes due,S shall be
collected by distress and sale at the
same time and in the same manner
that other delinquent taxes are col
lected, together with the same penalty.
That every person or persons owning,
harboring or keeping any male or
female dog or dogs shall be liable to
the party or parties injured in double
the amount of all damages done by
such dog or dogs, to be collected by
suit, and ii shall be lawful fof any per-
son to kill or cause to be killed any
dog or dogs running at large which
have not been listed for said license tax
or upon which said license tax has not
been paid, or any dog or dogs, whether
listed for taxation or not. which he or
she may find roaming at large on his
or her premises without the presence of
the owner or keeper Of such dog or
dogs; and it shall further be lawful for
any person at any time 10 kill Or cause
to be killed any dog or dogs which may
be fouI,d killing, worrying OF infaring
any cattle, sheep, lambs, goats or kids
That any owner or owners, person or
persons having any male or female dog
or dogs in charge or under their con-
troll, who shall neglect or refuse to pro-
cure license for keeping the same, or
in any manner attempt to evade said
license tax as bereinbefore provided,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction therof
shall be fined in = sum not less than s.
nor more than SIS. and shall be impris-
oned until both fine and the, costs OF
prosecution be paid.
| This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication
once in the Duly Commonwealth.
sas City Times.