Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-20
CHAPTER B0.
Passed May 20, is02. }

Uassed May ". isSJ
AN ACT in addition to Chapter % Of the Pub.
lie Statutes. "Of Dogs."
II is enacted by the General Assembly a. fol-
lows:
Section ]. Each town or city council In the
county Of Newport shall annually. In the
month of Aprh. appoint one or more suitable
persons appraisers. who shall be sworn 10 the
faithful discharge OF their duties, TO appraise
the damage that may be done 10 any owner Of
any sheep or lambs. cattle. horses, hogs or
fowls. suffering loss by reason OF the biting.
manning or killing thereof by any dog. and 70
give q statement thereof In writing 20 the
owner suffering loss, and such owner suher-
ing loss aforesaid shall. within two
days after such loss shall como TO his
knowledge, notify the appraiser 90 ap-
pointed and sworn living nearest IN him
IN the town whereia such owner resides. OF
such loss. and said appraiser shall, on receipt
Of twenty cents for each miles travel and tho
sum of one dollar from such ueFner, appraise
the damage and give statement thereof In
writing, with his lawful fees taxed thereon, 70
such owner. and said owner shall, within sixty
days thereafter, present 70 the town or city
council Of the town or city where such damage
Is done the appraisal thereof. and thereupon
the town or city council Of such town or city
rhall draw an order on the town or city treas
urer for the amount Of such appraisal and
fees, or for such other amount as they, In their
discretion. after careful examination shall
deem just. And such town or cit treasurer
shall annually, on the last Monday In March.
pay all such orders In full, II the gross amount
thus received by such town or city under the
provisions OF Chapter % OF the Public Stat
utes. after deductipg all sums previously
laid out under such provisions. II sufficient
therefor; otherwise the town or city
treasurer shall divide such amount,
after deducting as aforesaid. pro rata
aail arder9 and thu pavmAnt
thereof shall be In full discharge Of such
orders; and should any money, received under
the provisions OF this Chapter remain In the
town treasury after payment provided for
herein. the town or city treasurer shall, on the
first Monday In May following, pay over the
whole OF such money 80 remaining 70 the
school fund OF such town or city for the town
or city for the support Of the public schools
therein: Provided, however. that any town In
said county M It's annual meeting, or at town
meeting specially called for that purpose, or
any city In said county by Its city council, may
vote 10 retain such money as a separate fund
for the payment Of damages done as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. Any person receiving damage from
dogs TO any Of his animals or fowls enumerated
In section OF this act, In Newport, Middle
town or Portsmouth, may make application 70
one OF the appraisers appointed by the town or
city In which such damage shall 10 done In
the manner prescribed In said section I, for
tue appraisal OF said damage, ana such ap-
praiser shall forthwith issue notice 70 one Of
the appraisers appointed by each Of the two
towns, other than that In which the said dam
age was done, 10 meet him at time and place
In said notice TO be mentioned 30 apprafse the
said damage. which notice shall be served by
the applicant, and at the time and place men,
toned In such notice the three appraisers shall
appear and proceed TO appraise the said dam
age In the manSer prescribed In said section ],
and 10 certify the same 10 their respective town
and city councils. and the same shall be charged
upon the funds raised In the said city and towns
from taxes on dogs In proportion 10 the fund
raised In each town, and shall be paid In tho
same way out Of the city and town treasures
as II the damage had been done within the re-
spective city OF town: Provided, however. that
IN all cases where the applicant for the ap-
praisal Of said damage gives notice 10 tho sp-
praiser TO whom he applies that the damage
will not exceed the sum of ten dollars, no no.
tice need be given to the apprais rs OF the
towns other than that In which the damage is
done, but said appraiser applied 10 shall pro-
ceed 10 appraise. certify. and charge said dam
age In manner prescribed in said section I.
Sec. 3. In all appraisals under the provisions
of section Of this act where the damages ex.
ceed the sum of ten dollars. the fees Of the CD
praiser shall be twenty cents for each miles
travel. and the sum Of two dollars and fifty
cents for each appraiser.
Sec. & Chapter 5ss Of the Public Laws ID
hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect
Immediately.