The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-01-21
HOUSE BILL NO. 1OS.
To Provide for the Destruction of Pre-
datory Animals.

| hOObE NJ. 1Oos
| To Provide for the Destruction of Pre-
datory Animals.
Section l That the county courts
of the several counties of the state OF
Oregon shall levy tax upon the as
sessed number of sheep in their respec-
tive counties which are owned by resi-
dents of the counties, or are being
| pastured in the counties, that may ap-
pear on the assessment rolls as if made
on the first day of March of each year;
thereby creating fund to be placed
| in the state treasurer's hands to be
known as "The State Scalp Bounty
Fund"
Sec. 2. The tax shall be as follows:
One and one half cent per head on all
sheep appearing on the assessment
rolls as aforesaid. The county courts
of the several counties of this state
shall levy tax of one fourth mill on
all personal and real property that
may be returned on the assessment
rolls of their respective counties, to
he used and placed in the above fund,
in the possession Of the state treasurer,
to be used in conjunction and in con-
nection with the aforesaid tax on sheep;
provided, however, that personal prop
erty, as stated in this section, shall
not include sheep as enumerated in the
previous section.
Sec. 8. There shall be paid, as here
matter provided, the sum of two dol
lars apiece for each coyote, mountain
lion, or cougar, and gray or timber
wolf scalp.
Sec. 4. Every person or persons
having in his or her possession any
scalp or scalps of the animal or animals |
named. shall take the same to the
nearest notary public or magistrate in
the county in which the animal or
animals were killed, and shall make an
affidavit that the animal or animals
from which the scalp or scalps were
taken were killed in said county, and
said affidavit shall be in the following
form:
STATE OF OREGON.
County d.
!, -, being first duly sworn, depose
and say, that killed, or caused to be
mo. )-(the animals
zilled,) the scalp or scalps of which are
oara praooDfod on 1on of
l89-, in - county state of Oregon.
(Signed)
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
- day of -, 189-.
Attest Seal {
(Signed: t
County clerk of -- county. !
And said notary public or magistrate 8
hall demand corroborative testimony {
f, in his judgement, the case seems to f
equire it, and, after being satisfied as .E
o the facts, he shall tbereupon cut off b
nd remove at least two thirds of one f
ar of each and every scalp so pre-
ented and shall give to the owner of
he scalp or scalps certificate stating t
he number of scalps, the time when G
he animal or animals were killed and a
he name of the person or persons Z
laiming 10 own or to have killed the s,
nimal or animals from which the t.
,alp or scalps were taken; provided. N
nat the expenses of the notary public 7
r magistrate for administering the N
ffidavit and removing the ear from
,e scalp or scalps and making the Al
ertificate shall be paid by the person F
wning or claiming to have killed, or p
fused to have been killed, the animal K
animals from which the scalp or W
ALPS were taken, and such notary or r
agistrate may collect from such
aimant sum not exceeding five per
N tum of the amount of such certifi-
tie and said sum shall be his sole =. -
Sec. The notary public or magis- =,
ate shall take such scalp or scalps so a,
'esented and string the same and at -
ch thereto tag with the name of =.
" OWAOt VI WTlbbcu GuSF6OH
i'd at every meeting of the county =,
urt of his respective county he shall h,
use to be delivered to such county n
urt such scalp or scalps with certifi- -
ate of the number of scalps so sent =,
ID with the amounts of bounty "cer- 49,
icates" and the name of the claimant -
whom issued. When the county
urt shall have satisfied itself as to
g business of the claim so presented, ~
shall there and then cause such g.
alp or scalps to be destroyed by ar
rning the same to ashes. ~
Sec. 6. A scalp shall consist of both hi
RS of the animal connected by a m,
lip of skin that grew betw cen them to
least two inches wide all whole and af