The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18

| Should a tax be- levied on dogs Thar
are property, an other property IS taxes
The sewing-machine. the clock tie
HOUSEHOLD furniture arc taxed. surely ffs
dogs should be- also.
There is little disposition % dispute ths
general proposition. Nearly every nfelI-
gent person win assent thar dogs arc
proper object or taxation. There arc two
| disputed questions.
FIRST. How much ought they ~ b.
taxed2 II they are put on no same
! basis as other property the rate could
! Doe according 10 their value Value Tor
/ taxation is estimated By the result Of
hubble forced sale what could the dogs
OF the State or the county bring on ih4
block? Very little. The great mass ~
them are vaiucless. Taxing dogs AS
property could be like shcaring hogs
great cry with but little WOOL. This
brings MP the other question:
Second For what purpose should dor
be taxed2 As we have already seen, nor
for revenue ass property. is there any
other 1ustifablc reason2 Why arc i.1lor
licenses higher than other licenses Aanl
testify for police purposes IL does a't
lessen drinking. probably. but II gives
the State a. fund from which 10 reIm-
burse itself for rho consequences of iH.
temperate drinking. 10 is thereby Dr.
gally justified.
As the tax on tho liquor traffic IS cy-
ceptlonal for an exceptional purpose.
there may be an exceptional tax on loes
for an exceptional purpose. provided aH
exceptional reason exists I'm this ae m
the other case. No one has a right u
person or by his property 10 trespass oa
the property OF his neighbor Tie maf
fa I
neighbor's property without his consent
His horse, his cow, his sheep may u0'
intrude upon his neighb0r, should they d0
so and injury result % the neighb0r tl'
trespasser is responsible FOR damage
These animals can be fenced against 1fi
some communities require that each man
shall fence his property against the tr0--
pass or his neghbors stock. while
others more properly recognize that each
man should keep his stock from intrulins
upon others Dogs cannot le fenced
against. There is 10 available way hf
which n man can protect himself against
the intrusion OF dogs.
Stock destroy crops and dogs DO n0t
This is true. n - equally true. fiat
dogs destroy sheep and stock go n0t
The destruction OF crops by stock can ie
guarded against by fencing. Tho io.
guarded against by fencing. nor SIN any
other practicable way. except b. clnr0-
sive shephcrding. Destruction OF crops
by stock is almost Invariably detected as
the treaspasscrs contend. on the fcone ~
their devastation. The destruction o.,
sheep by dogs IS rarely detected. as 10 IA
done secretly, and tho dogs leave Us
soon as the work is done Sun again.
he owners or stock are not only legally.
but financially responsible for the d.
the stock itself IS generally
good for the damages. The owners 20;
logs are frequently irresponsible, ard
he dogs, If caught, are valueless.
what is the practical rcmedv2 w.
'annot XIII all the dogs. we cannot even
Sill those that actually kin sheep. for
hey are frequently not detected. Nct
very dog may Kin sheep. Tho only
practicable way % protect tho sheep
aiser in his right Of property. ana. 90
he same time allow the people, who
Wish them 10 Keep their dogs. IS 70 PAX
he dogs for the benefit OF the sheep.
.et the tax be az the lowest rate which
experience shows H. necessary Tor tie
purpose required. Should there be- sur
llus al the end or each period ~ five
ears IL may be put into the gfne-al
reasury.
Finally. sheep raising IS gen
raj benefit. Every man that cats
very man that wears clothing
very man that pays taxes is benefited
~ sheep raising. for b. increases the
tool, Of food and OF cl0lhlrg and cyery
hecp helps 10 pay The taxes.
GAVE CANEaL