Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-28
DOGS.

A TRENTON is called to the Law concerning A Sheep and Dogs, as contained in the Gene ral Statutes of Connecticut, 1888.
 Section 3745. Every owner or keeper of a dog, over four months old, shall annually on or be registered numbered, described and licensed for one year, in the Town Clerk office in the town Eeen around ifs heck collar. distinctly marked with it's owners name and its registered number, and shs Il pay to said Town Clerk, for license, the sum of one dollar and fifteen cents for each male or spayed dog and six dollars and fifteen cents for each unspayed female dog
 m eGeR hqo5e inc s dsT of June furnish the Selectmsn with list of the persons owning or harboring dogs, who have caused the same to be registered and said Selectmen shall thereupon cause n digent inquiry to be made for unregis- tered dogs, and the persons owning or harboring the same to be prosecuted, as provided in this Chapter and any Town Clerk or Selectman who shall neglect any of the duties prescribed by this section shall be fined not more than seven dollars.
 Section 31zs. Any person becoming the owner or keeper of dog, not duly licensed shall forth with cause said dog to be registered, numbered, described and licensed, until the first day of the ensuing May in the manner and upon the terms and conditions prescribed in section S%- Section 3T4s. Any dog not licensed and collared as provided in this chapter, may be lawfully killed by any constable or policeman. who, upon presenting satisfactory proof thereof to either of the seectmen, shall be paid a bounty Of one dol lar by the town wherein such dog was killed, dog, who shall fail to comply with the require, ments of this chapter, shall be fined not more | than seven dollars, or imprisoned not moro than thirty days or both. and 1t shall be the duty of grand jurors constables and all prosecuting ofh cers to diligently inquire after and prosecute any violation of this chapter.
 Section S753. Every owner, keeper or haroorel | of any dog, shall kill said dog, or muzzle ths | same to the acceptance of the Selectmen or ths | town wherein such dog is owned or kept iron
 the first day of May in each year, until such timt | as said Selectmen shall order said muzzle re | moved Any person violating said section shal he fined not more than seven dollars. or i'm Il nrisoued not more than thirty days, or both Il Section S755. Any person who shall steal; ol | confine and secrete any registered dog, or shal
 kiI any such dog unless such killing be Sustinabie
 m the protection of life property shall be lAois
 tc the owner in civil action for the fulI value ol | such dog and shall, upon criminal complaint. oe | fined not more than seven dollars or lnnprlsoneo | not more than thirty days, or both | Section 3759. Every person who snan Nlolhts | any of the rules made by two justices oI tht | neace or by any town for restraining or oe
 stroying dogs, and legally published and posted
 shaii forfeit seven dollars hall 10 him who siA4 | sue therefor and half to the town ln Nhich Nhs - ! ofYepse was committed
 | JOHN GARRITN,
 CHARLES FLEISCHNER,
 | ALFRED w FORBES, Board | JOHS IL GOODRICH, Of | HORACE IF STRONG, Selectmen | HENRY HILLMAN,
 | JOEL F. GILBERT,
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