Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-17
PUBLIC NOTICE.
An Abstract Of Public Laws, 1888,
Chapter 2S7, Relating 10 Dogs.

y@NNERi owner or keeper Of dog more than
~ four months old shall annually before the
| hrst day of April, cause II TO be registered mum
hered, described and licensed for one year from
the LIST day of April in the office Of the clerk of
the city, Town or plantation where said dog Is
Kept, and shall keep around its ncox collar lis
tinctly Inhtked with the owners name and Its
registered number, and shall pay to said elrrt for
| n license the sum of one dollar and fifteen cents
| for each male dog and three dollars aud Fifteen
cents for each female dog. and n person becoming
| he owner or keeper of n dog after tn, first
day of April, not duly licensed, shall
cause It to be duly registered, numbered.
Every owner or keeper Of dogs. kept Tor breeding
purposes. ,uay receive annually special kennel
license authorizing him to keep such dogs Cor said
purpose. When the number OF dogs 20 kept does
| not exceed len. the fee for such Incense shall be
ten dollars when the number of dogs so kept px
ceeds ten the fee for such license shall be tscnty
collars, aud no fe shall be required Tor the dogs
IF such own'r or keeper under the ngc Of six
| months. Dogs covered by the kennel license shall
| lie excepted from the provisions uf this section
requiring registration, numbering aud co lsriny
The clerks of Cities towns and plantations shall
ls'uc said license and receive the money thereto
and pay the to the treasurer Of their respect
I've cities, towns and plantations, within thirty
DAYS thereafter retaining 20 their own use fifteen
cents for each license issued and the said treasurer
shall pay the money received to the State treas
nrer On or before September lst of each year.
Clerks of cities towns and plantations shall keep
Il record OF all licenses issued by them, with the
names OF the owners or keepers of dogs licensed.
ana me sex, registered nhnucfS ana DESCRIPTION
OF all such dogs, provided however, that the sex,
registered numbers and descriptions shall not be
| required of dogs covered by Kennel license
Whoever keeps dog contrary to the provisions
"f 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 l. kept.
The mayor OF each city, the s.lcctmen of towns
| and the assessors of plantations shall annually,
within ten days from the lst day of May, issue u
warrant to one or more police officers cOnsinbles
NO
or cause TO be killed all dogs within such CITY town
| or plantation not licensed and cOllared accord
ing 10 the provisions of this act, and to com
| plant against the owners keepers thereof.
such officers shall receive from the city, town or
| plantation, one dollar for each dog go killed. An
bills for suc services shal be approved by the
map or Of cities and municipal officers of towns
| and plantations Any person who shall steal or
confne and secrete any registered dog. or shall
Kill any snch dog unless such killing be justifabc
~ The protection Of person or property, shall be
Liable TO the owner in civil action for the full
value of such dog
| This law took eiec, April LIST, 1893.
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