The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-30
Chapter 297.

AN ACT to amend Chapter two hundred and
eighty seven of the Public Laws OF eighteen
hundred and ninety three relating 10 the
better protection of Sheep.
SECT. l. Section one of chapter two hundred
and eighty-seyen of the public laws OF eighteen
hundred and ninety three is hereby amended
by adding to said section the words, and make
return to the state treasurer OF said lists ana
also Of the number Of dogs klned, as REQUIRED
by section seven of this act, on or before the
fifteenth day of July following; and II any city
Or town shall fail to return to the state treas
urer on or before September first OF each year
sum of money equal to the license required
by this act, on all dogs living on the nfst DAY
Of July preceding, such deficiency snail pc
added to the state tax of such delinquent city
or town for the following year, so that said
section shall read as follows:
Section /. Assessors Of cities, towns and
plantations shall include in their Inventories
lists of all dogs owned by or in possession OF
any inhabitant on the first day OF April, setting
the number and sex thereof opposite the names
OF their respective ownerssor persons IN whose
possession the same are found, and make a re-
turn to the state treasurer OF SAID nsts ana also
OF the number of dogs killed as required by
section seven of this act, on or before the flf-
tenth day of July following; and If any city or
town shall tail to return to the state treasurer
on or before September first of each year, u
sum of money equal to the license required by
this act. on all dogs living on the first day of
July preceding, such deficiency shall be added
10 the state tax OF such delinquent Guy or town
for the following year..
SECT, e. Section two of said chapter is
hereby amended by inserting after the words
'ten dollars and after the words twenty dol
lars" where they appear in SAID section, the
words, and fifteen cents, so that said section
shall read as follows:
Section 2. Every owner or keeper OF o. cog
more than four months old shall annually, be-
core the first day of April, cause 1t TO be regis
tered, numbered, described and licensed tor
one year from the first day OF April, in the Of
fee of the clerk OF the city, town or plantation
where said dog is kept, and shall keep around
its neck collar, distinctly marked with the
owners name and its registered number, and
hall aid ole for a
one dollar and fifteen cents for each male dog
and three dollars and fifteen cents for each fe
male dog, and person becoming the owner OF
keeper of dog after the first day Of April, not
duly licensed, shall cause 1t to be duly regls-
tered, numbered, described and licensed as
provided above. Every owner or keeper of
dogs, kept for breeding purposes, may receive
annually q special kennel license authorizing
him TO keep ouch dogs for said purpose. When
ten, the fee for such license shall be ten dollars
and fifteen cents; when the number OF dogs SO
kept exceeds ten, the fee tor such Incense shall
be twenty dollars and fifteen cents, ana no Zee
shall be required for the dogs of such owner OF
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 and collaring'
SECT 3. Section fourteen of said chapter is
hereby amended by adding at the end thereof
She words, provided, however, that the
amount to be refunded to such plantations as
are taxed as wild land shall be paid direct to
tile plantation treasurer instead of being cred
tied on state tax so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follews
section ii. All money received by the state
treasurer as provided in section three of his
act and remaining unexpended at the end of
lie year shall be credited to the several cities
towns and plantations upon their state tax in
proportion to the amount each has paid into
The treasury under the provisions ofthis act;
uioyided, however, that the amount TO he re
funded to 5; chlplantations as are taxed as wild
land shall be raid direct to the plantation
treasurer instead OF being credited on state
tax
SECT. A. This act shall take effect when
approved.
lApproyed Mar. .