The Portland daily press., 1893-04-13
PUBLIC NOTICE.
An Abstract of Public Laws,
1898, Chapter 2S7, Re-
Iatin2 to Dogs.

LIVERY owner or keepW II i dog more than
T. four months Ole, shall annually. before the
fret day # Apb ea sSs II TO pc for n 1ea
from the first day OF April. In the Office OF the
clerk of the city, town OF planNaon where said
dog is kept and shall keep around us neck
and its registered number, and shall pay to said
clerk for a license the sum of one dollar and fit
teen cents for each male dog, and three dollars
and fifteen cents for each female dog, and
person becoming the owner or keeper OF dog
after the first day of April, not duly licensed,
shall cause it to be duly registered. numbered.
described and licensed las provided above. Every
owner or keeper of dogs kept for breeding pur-
poses, may receive annually special KENNETH
cense authorizing him to keep such dogs for said
purpose. When the number OF dogs so kept does
hot exceed ten the fee for such license shall be
len dollars; when the number of dogs so kept
exceeds ten, the fee for such license shall be
twenty dollars and no fee shall be required for
The dogs of such over or keeper under the age
Of six months Dogs covered by the kennel
license shall be excepted from the provisions of
this section requiring registration. numbering
The clerks of cities, towns and plantations
shall issue said license and receive the money
therefor, and pay the same to the treasurer OF
their respective cities, towns and plantations
within thirty days thereafter, retaining to their
own use fifteen cents for each license issued !;
and the said treasurer shall pay the money SO
received to the State treasurer on or before
September first of each year: Clerks of cities,
towns and plantations shall keep record OF all
licenses issued by them, with the names OF tne
owners or keepers of dogs licensed, and the
lex registered numbers and description of all
such dogs: provided. however, the sex, regis
tered numbers and descriptions shall not be re-
CURED of dogs covered by a kennel license.
Whoever Keeps a dog contrary to the provls.
ions of this act shall forfeit ten dollars, five OF
which shall be paid to the complainant and five
to the treasurer of the city, town or plantation
In which such dog is kept
The mayor of each CITY, the selectmen OF
towns and the assessors of plantations shall
annually. within ten days from the first day OF
May issue a warrant to one or more police off
GERS or constables directing item to proceed
forthwith either to kill cause to be killed all
dogs within such city, town or plantation not
licensed and collared according to the provis-
ions of this act, and to enter complaint against
The owners or keepers thereof. Such officers
shall receive from the city, town or plantation
me dollar for each dog SO killed. All bills for
loh services shall be approved by the mayor
cities and municipal officers OF towns and
nations.
any person who shall steal or confne
and secrete any registered dog. or shall xii. any
such dog unless such killing be justifable il
the protection Of person or property. shall bf
haple to the owner in a civil action for the fun
value Of such dog.
This law took effect April 1st, 1893.
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