Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-25
H LAWS.
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tons.
SEcr1oN5. PROOF OF DAMAaEs:-PRo-
cEEDtNGs BEFORE JUsTICE.] FILING COPY
Gin s1De III ini9ro No person having sheep
be entitled to receive any portion
OF the funds herein provided for,
unless he shall appear before the
nearest justice Of the peace who can be
found, within three days from the tile
when such injury or damage is discovered.
sheep killed or injured, that the name Of
the owner OF keeper Of the dog or dogs
which, destroyed or injured the applicants
sheep 10 or are unknown, or If known,
then stating the name, and that such own
er or keeper is insOlvent and that the ap-
plicant has recovered no compensation
person for the damage sustained,
and thereupon the said justice OF
the peace shall enter the same
on his docket in the same manner as other
suits are docketed, and shall proceed to
hear testimony Of one or more freeholders
killed or injured, and from such evidence
shall find the damages sustained, and shall
make q record of his finding as Of judg-
ments In other cases. He shall upon the re-
quest of the applicant in such proceedings,
make a certified copy from his docket of
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original affidavit of the applicant shall be
filed with the county treasurer in counties
not under township organization, and in
counties under township organization
with the supervisor of the town in which
such sheep were injured or destroyed,
within ten days thereafter, and when SO
filed shall be sufficient evidence of loss or
damages by dogs as aforesaid, and the IL
cense fund as aforesaid, shall be paid out
thereupon on the first Monday of March In
each year as h%ereinbefore provided.
SEC. q: FEES, OF JUSTICES, AND WIT
NEssEs.l The justice of the peace before
whom such application is made, shall re-
the sun of 81 and the witnesses, not ex-
ceeding three, shall be allowed fifty cents
each. All fees given for services under
this act shall be paid out of the fund Gre
ated by this act prior to its disposition as
provided in the third section of this act.
SEC.t. MEANING OF DOG.] The word
"dOg" as used in this act shall be held and
construed to mean all animals of the canine
species, both male and female.
SEC.8 8. OWNER Label The owner of
any dog or dogs shall be liable in an action
on the case for all damages that may ac-
by reason of such dog or dogs killing,
wOunding or chasing any sheep or other
domestic animal belonging to such other
person or persons; and when the amount
of such damages does not exceed two hun
bred dollars ($2OO), the same may be recov-
cred by an action before a Justice of the
peace.
SEC. 9. WHEN DOG MAY BE KILLED.
If any person shall discover any dog or
dogs in the act Of killing, wounding or
chasing sheep in any portion Of this state,
or shall discover any dog or dogs under such
circumstances as to satisfactorily show
that such dog or dogs has been recently en-
gagged in killing or chasing sheep for the
purpose of killing them, such person is au-
thorized to Immediately pursue and kill
such dog or dogs.
SEC. 10. Ali acts and parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
visions Sion. f. for i4 ths nqetect aS ' of sbe Is mo IN Pro tbe
existing laws and an emergency existing;
therefore, this act shall be in force from
and after its passage and approval.
Approved March 81, 1890.