The Portland daily press., 1893-04-03
Chapter 2s7.
AN ACT for the better protection of Sheen

AN ACT for the better protection of Sheep.
SECTION l. Assessors of cities towns and plantations
shall include in their inventories lists OF all dogs by
in possession of any nhabitant the first day of April
setting number and thereof opposite the of
their respective in whose possession the
Same are found.
SECT 2. Every keeper of dog than
months old shall annually, before the first day of
April it TO be registered, numbered described and
licensed for year from the first day OF April in the
office clerk of the city, plantation where
said dog kept and shall keep around its neck collar
distinctly marked with the owners name and its regis
tered number and shall to sad clerk for license the
sum OF one dollar and fifteen cents for each male dog and
three dollars and fifteen for each female dog and
becoming the owner keeper of dog after the
registered numbered described and licensed provided
above Every owner keeper of dogs kept for breed
authorizing him to keep such dogs for said purpose
When the number OF dogs SO kept does not exceed ten
Der dogs kept the for such license
shall be twenty dollars and fee shall be required for
months Dogs covered by the kennel license shall be
ceped from the provisions of this section requiring
SECT. B. The clerks of Cities towns and plantations
shall said license and receive the money therefor,
the the treasurer of their respective Cities
and plantations, within thirty days thereafter
tanning to their fifteen cents for each license is
sued; and the said treasurer shall pay the money
ceved to the state treasurer or before September first
Of each year CLERKS Of cues Towns ana s4
OF the keepers of dogs licensed and the
SEX registered numbers and description of all such dogs
provided however, that the SEX registered numbers and
description shall not be required OF dogs covered by
SECT Each city, town plantation treasurer shall
keep an accurate and separate of all moneys
ceved and expended by him under the provisions OF this
SECT. s. Whoever keeps dog contrary to the provi-
sons of this act shall forfeit dollars, five of which
shall be paid the complainant five to
of the city, plantation in which such dog kept
and the of plantations shall annually
within days from the first day of May issue warrant
proceed forthwith either to kill be killed all
d,s within such city town or plantation not licensed
earsr complaint against the owners or Keepers thereof
soh officers shall receive from the city, town or pana
services shall be approved by the mayors of cities and
municipal officers of towns and plantations.
SECT. Z. Each police officer constable to whom the
warrant named in section six of this act issued shall
officer officers issuing the same, and shall state in
said return the number OF dogs killed and the of the
dogs therein have been killed and the of persons
against whom complaint has been made under the pro-
SECT s. Any city or town officer who refuses or will
fully negects to perform the duties imposed by this act
shall be punished by fine not less than ten dollars
ceedng fifty dollars by action at law the same to be
paid into the town treasury.
sustain any damage to his Sheep lambs other domestic
animals of their being killed injured by dogs
he shall give information thereof to the of cities
of the municipal officers of towns plantations
where such damage done within twenty-four hours
after he has knowledge of hasae and thereupon said
mayor municipal officers shall estimate the amount of
such damage anda damage done by dogs to sheep lambs
the above officers to have been committed in their city,
cy or m oS su py aae ay
tain an action on against the keeper of
such dog dogs, such amount may be adj
judged to be the actual damage committed
SECT 10. The mayor of each city and the municipal
officers of each town plantation shall annually at
least twenty days before the first day of April post
tce in the usual place of posting notices. of their annual
setting forth all the requirements of this chapter with the
penalties for compliance with the same which notices
shall be forwarded annually to the several Cities towns
and plantations by thu secretary of state.
Scot II. Any person who shall steal or confne and
secrete registered dog shall kill such dog
less such Killing justiape ia the protection of person
property shall be liable to the in civil action
for the full value of such dog.
SECT. IL. When any sheep, lambs or other domestic
animals shall have been damaged by two dogs at
the tne kept by two persons, the
keepers of such dogs shall be jointly and severay liable
for such damage.
SECT. 10. When any town shall have paid damages to
the of Sheep lambs other domestic animals for
losses incurred from dogs provided in section nine of
such damage to collect the amount of said damages
from the of said dogs when Identified the munich
pal officers of such Cities towns and plantations shall
make statement of facts in the case together with the
the state treasurer who shall reimburse to the city,
plantation paying such damage. the amount of
damage paid provided however, the amount paid by
the state treasurer to reimburse said cities, and
plantations as aforesaid, shall case exceed the
amount received from licenses aforesaid.
SECT. IA. All moneys received by the state treasurer
provided in section three of this act and remaining
unexpended at the end OF the year, shall De credited to
the several Cities towns and plantations upon their state
tax proportion TO the each has paid into the
treasury under the provisions of this act
this act including chapter hundred fortyone of the
public laws of eighteen hundred nnetyone hereby
repealed a.:
Scot 16. This act shall take effect when appr owed
Approved March 29l