Milford chronicle., 1891-04-17
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION -, CHAPTER
I6I, VOL. IS, LAWS OF DELAWARE

I6r. VOL. IS, LAWS OF DELAWARE
Be IL enacted byfte .SeRafe and House q
RebresehfaAges qffts STATE Of Deiamafe,
iu General assembly mel (f100. Thirds 81
each branch Of the Legislature concur
fng) as Joll0lgs.
sEcr1oN. THAT Section Is, Of Chapter
I6I. Vol. rs, Laws Of Delaware, De ana tue
same is hereby amended By adding 70 the
ssid secti3n Tie following " That all per
sons owning dog or dees within WITHIN W sls,e ~
roratt limits Of the said town OF Milloiei
sfan on or before the first day OF july IN
ZACH and every yeaBgo before the Alderman
of said town aud there register said DOG OF
docs so owned by them, and pay to the sara
Alderman a tax OF registration fee ozone DOL
lar for each male dog and two dollars tor eaeh
female dog The Alderman shan iuinish ioi
each dog so registered, ana on which eilS
said tax or fee has been paid, an oval BRASS
10 az not less than one inch IN width and
one and one-half inches in length. with
number stamped thereon, which said tag De
worn on a strap around the neck Of said dog
60 registered. The brass tags above men
TONED shall be annually furnished 10 the
said Alderman by the Secretary Of the ioWn
Council; the cost Of which tags snall NOT SA-
coed ten cents, each to be paid Tor ont OF lhe
moneys so collected as dog tax All eoss..
male or female, found running at large
! within tile corporate limits Of said town alter
the said first day Of July not wearing the
brass tag as hereinbefore provided, shan oe
| ca,,oht or taken M by suitable person VINO
/ sbaii he APPOINTED for that purpose by the
Town Council at It's FIRST meeting after organ
ization in each year; said dogs AFTER oeins
I caught or taken up shall be kept IN son1s
/ suitable place to be provided by the saic
] fHM ~
during which time any owner or owners can
redeem said dog or dogs by having me
! registered as heretofore provided, and pay
| inc To the said Alderman in addition TO the
taS or fee so paid ali expenses Of taking and
keeping said dog or dogs. II such doss 50
caught and kept are not redeemed WITHIN
the specified time It shall be lawful Tor tue
| officer so catching and keeping such doss'lo
/ sell them al price not less than the COST OF
REGISTRATION and the expenses of taking and
! keepine same; OF, upon inability TO sell same
To LIN or destroy them. The Town Council
are Hereby authorized to expeud any sum OF
money not exceeding the revenue derived
from tie registration Of dogs for the purpose
of carving this law into effect hxing me
compensation of the said othcial Tor catehlns
auC keeping the dogs as aforesaid, ana any
other expenses necessary for the proper eX
ecution of this law The Alderman shall
keen. a suitable book for such Iegistration
and shall make settlement with the LEVIN
| Council whenever called upon to do so. He
shall be allowed ten per cent on all moneys
so received BY him as dog tax, and shall pay
over the remainder to the Treasurer OF the
said town. taking his receipt for same, 1t
there should remain any surplus OF dog tax
so collected after the expenses hereinoetore
in this amendment provided for SHAH nave
been paid, it shall be applicable in ike man.
ner as other taxes On the second day OF
Iulv. A. D., 1892, and on the second day OF
Iuiv in each year thereafter, or as near that
date as possible, the Alderman shall furnish
to the collector Of town taxes complete list
of the persons having paid taxes the year
I preceding, with number of tag so PAID ior.
who have not re-Tegistered their dogs and
paid the taxes for the current year, and Il
such persons refuse to pay the tax within
ten DAYS, said dogs shall be caught or taken
up and kept or redeemed, killed or ae'
stroyed as hereinbefore provided. ar
SECTION 2.-This Act shall take effect on
! the tenth day of May, a. D., 1891 and shall
be deemed and taken TO be public ael
and shall be published as such.
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their biue blood would be far happier witt
baye blood; but, while we caunot choose ON
ancestors, fortunately, by the use of Ayers
sarsaparilla, we can transmit pure blood t.
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