The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-03

NAHNNNNN p aAN WIZ - -Nt"aHtn 80
Incorporating 10 Che shepherd Than to
feed and care Coz a lock Of sheep all
The Icing wiutet through ana then have
them run down. MANNED and Killed
~ sonic ~ the worthless ours OF the
ucighborhood.
More than once have | met With
losses IN the spring hy dogs belonging
10 pighbors who ihoughtlessly al
lowed them ic roam about the com.
.njnuiy at VIII until finally. caught
raiNns sleep odds. The dogs are
prlalcseil class Of animals because, no
doubt. Of heir having Seen used by
all mankind IN the chase and as out
door senlincls TO Inhabitants OF lodges
or mnnalona
Probably Al no time IN the progress
Of the worlds history has the dog been
OF as little wo-ih 10 man as he Is now
YET Il r. one Of The difficult questions
70 settle satisfactorily TO the average
ioe owner. The inherent friendship OF
dog and master clings with seml-bar-
baric aptitude No worse combination
Of sheep kllllng DOG from my expert
once than a bitch o. the nelghborhood
with iho dogs for miles around, that
frequently form compact and destroy
sheep With a vengeance.
Next Is the ,eyoc,ous small dog and
hound or bird dog. With no uhmlEtaha-
bic pedigree long as the moral law.
Most states have dog laws recogniz'
ing ownership and holding them AZ
taxable property said tax paid town
ship i1uiee. 10 pay Tor losses o. sheep
incurred 10y dogs yet the purpose Of
the law Is not complied with In tho
majority OF instances
Indiana has had several forms OF
dog laws on the statute booha In thir-
~ years. and none Of them we're strict
~ satisfactory The register and tab
law Wa doubtless The most elootlyc
since Il provided toi every dog b be
registered within thirty days after he
ist OF April each year. aud tabs we're
furnished by trustees at 20 cents each
containing numbers corresponding
with those given 70 assessors books
Anyone harbcrips 4 doc made 81, TO-
male so rot coinpglug With the law
had fohIln their ddg or allos the o.
lcefs dol. %, them. d 3
The present law empowers township
assessors 10 list dogs at 81 each. 50 for
every additional dog and female dor
for taxation. colloctible os other tax
by county treasurer. and returned to
trustees OF tho respective township
10 defray damages 10 sheep incurred By
dogs during the year. the balance re
verting TO the 0eAOol ftnd Not NOR
than half the dos hare assessed and the
tax collected. consequently, the ulosl
worthless dogs aud those fable Il
cause the mos. damage escape taxa.
ton. Don't believe dog tax eau b,
regulated by weight" since IN,
smaller dog has frequently been a.
much the cause Of attacks a. the lary
ar when permitted 10 run al VII from
larm TO farm, either by day or nigh
time. when most OF the mischief Il
done. Where law recognizes the dog Al
taxable properly. they should BE- ratct
according to value. say at SO. S2j ans
$50 each. paying a Tax respectively o.
! 81. s. ani s.. accounted for b. the as
SCISSORS and IA psid to trustee be-
tween The Ga; day OF AnrIl aud IA,
FIRST day Of J.me each GEAR. receiving
icertlncate Of rosis,Cr andiah nuinbere,
correspoudlngly 10 1e vora by the doI
10 secure his idcutliY eontonant viii
The law for Ia proto iiioh v lost. an,
treated as estfaya provided b. law fol
| other stock. Bgt ~ (aupd running a
large with no tab may 10 llllod With q,
penalty followlpg; otherwise malielou
killing subject, 20 yaluo OF dog an,
prolecy lion i ". In Farmers' Review
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