The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-01
ChHutar GOT,

Az ACT 10 amend Chapter two hundred and
eighty seven of the Public Laws OF eighteen
hundred and ninety three relating to the
better protection OF sheep
SECT. 1. Section one VI chapter two hundred
and eighty-seven Of tbs public Laws OF eighteen
hundred aud ninety three il hereby amended
Dy adding TO said section tho words and max o
" return To The state treasurer Of sAlo ISIS ana
Also of the number OF dogs killed, as required
by section seven of this act, On or before the
fifteenth dHy OF July following; and II any city
or town shall fail TO return 10 the state treas
urer on before september nr6t or each year
cum Of money equal 10 the license required
by this act, on all dogs Living on the htst DAY
OF July preceding, guoh deficiency shai Do
added 10 the state tax ut such delinquent city
or town for the following year, 50 that said
section shall read as followsi
Section /. Agsoss9rE OF cities, towns ana
plantations shall iAclude In their Inventories
lists of all dogs owned by or In possession OF
any inhabitanL ON tho first day Of April, setting
tho mum Der and sex thereof opposite tho names
OF their respective owuerEor persons III whose
possession the same aIo found, and make re-
Turn to the state treasurer OF said lists ana aiso
OF the number of dogs killed "a requires py
section seven of this het on or before the Rf-
teenth day of July following; and II any city or
town shah fail TO return TO the state treasurer
on or before September first or ehch year, "a
sum Of money equal 10 tho license required by
this act, on all dogs living on the nrst dry of
July preceding. such deficiency shall DO ADDED
10 the state tax of such delinquent city or town
for the following year.
Scot 2. Section two OF said chapter is
hereby amended by inserting after the words
ten dollaIe, and after the words twenty dol
lnrs," where they appear in said section, the
words, and fifteen centa, so that said section
shall read US follows
'bection 2. Every owner or keeper OF Il dog
more than four months Old shall annually, be
.ors the Brst day OF April, cause 1t TO he regis
tered, mum eered described and licensed Tor
ono year from the first day OF April, In the Of
dee OF the clerk OF the city, town or plantation
where said dog 10 kept, and shall Keep around
It's neck u collar, distinctly marked with tho
owners uame and its registered number, aud
shall pay said clerk for license the sum OF
one dollar and s}teen eopts fer each male dog
and tsree dollars and nftsen cents for each 10
Es ae 1 deg alter the pst day Of April no,
duly licensed, shall cause II TO be auly regis
tered, nuns bered, described and licensed as
dogs, kept for breeding purposes, may rseeivo
annually n special kennel license authorizing
him 10 Keep such dogs for said purpose. When
the number OF dogsso kept ages not exceed
ten the fee for such iiceGe shall be ten dollars
and fifteen cents; when the number OF dogs se
kept exceeds ten, the fee tor such liocnse shall
be twenty dollars and fifteen cents, and No lee
shall be required Ter the dogs OF such owner OF
keeper under tho age OF six months. Dogs
covered by tho kennel license shall be excepted
from the provisions, of this section requiring
registration, numbering ana collsrlnE.
bECr }. Section fourteen of said chapter ID
herc''y amended by adding at the end thereof
no words, provided, however, that the
amount to be refunded to such plantations a.
are taxed MS wild land shall be paid direct tC
tue plantation treasurer instead of being cred
itrt on state tax, 40 that said section, 81
ruieudtd, shall read ~ follows:
section u. All money received by the stats
ir..t~.f.l A4 provided in section three of This
u.. and remaining uueNpcnded al the end o.
f.p,rtr snail be credited to the several cities
..... and plantations upon tneir state tax IN
.Iuuuftipu To- the amount each has paid int
..Is treasury under HE prov ieions OF this ~ Il
...oi .ltl. however. thot the amount IL lac We
uu..rd 10 ~rchlplautatiop- as are taxed Ms wilC
I.lJ -Iiu, he Jud dtl-Vt To- The plantation