Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-05
Tax on Dogs.

Alta meeting of the Board OF super
vjsors of the County Of Accomack, held
on the lst day of November, a. d.
1904. =;
Ordered, that the Clerk Of this Board
have published Sections and OF al
Act of Assembly, approved February
10, 1908, amending and re-enactlng an
Act imposing a license tax on dogs for
the protection ofsheep and other stock
in this State; which sections are in the
following words and figures, to-wit;
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the gen.
eral assembly Of Virginia, Ihat IL
sball be the duty of the commission
ers ~ the revenue in the countles vi
This state 10 take annually, at the time
NJ listing the taxable property tnere,1i'
a list of all dogs over three months oia,
showing whether male or female, WIN
the name of the owner or person III
wi hose possession the same Is 1ounu,up-
w, the oath or affirmation of the owner
or housekeeper or head OF the lamliy
Nth whom. or on lot or premises oc-
cunied nv him, any dog or dogs may
no found as to the number OF dogs
such person may own or nave, VI az
NAV be on the lot or premises occu pieu
hv him. whether owned by him (or
bsr1 or not; and should the commls,
, sioner fail to omit to list dog, IL slaii
no his duty to make note OF IL on MS
books for the next fiscal year, ana tne
owner of said dog shall be chargeapie
With said tax in addition to any taA
he shall then owe; and shall retull
snch list of dogs to the clerks ONCE Vi
.he;r resnective counties at the tilie
wben they return their lists OF taxaple
nronertv. In addition to the lines ana
penalties and forfeitures as are nov To-,
Cured by them for neglect OF sllilla,
y duties under existing law, the coming ed.
b sioner shall be liable 10 nne VI lie iC,
- fixture Of fifty cents LOT every VA" ana
or negligent failure to llst any uUs
b, M feas for the commissioner OF th'
lie revenue shall be five cents LOT eac y
l. dog listed by him.. to be pau s oa 70 y i,
., the funds derived from the iicehIe %.
a. on dogs. upon the order OF the po"i'
b. section 2. That in every case wher
IN the owner of the dog fails TO pay, I, y
the first day of July next succeeuin
10 the return Of said lists, the license Ia
lts nrovided for in the third section
hi. act il shall be the duty OF the COZ
stable Of the district in when salu "
I;nonent resides, or, if there be no col
stable serving in said district, tnen
shall he the duty of the sheriff, OF
ill denuty sheriff Of the county In W1lc
DID the delinquent resides, to XIII sala 90 q y
10 FOR which he shall receive Zee OF Ill.
''o cents ont of the funds hereinafter pr
rs v;ded and to that end the said const
Int ble sheriff or deputy sheriff, shall o
OF tain annually during the monln y
,os INV from the county treasurer !
'n Of ali delinouents under this act I'D
OF district, and shall, within thirty aa
nd. after receiving such list, XIII saiu uoI
oke unless the tax on them, together WI
noe fee Of twenty-five cents, to salo g
n stable. sheriff, or deputy sherlm,
TO forthwith paid and on his wlliuI
asst negligent failure to do so, when pI,
ter ticsbie. he shall pay fine OF iive q
;fu, lars for each dog he so fails to XIII: l
" constable, or sheriff, or deputy sh n;
"a shall. at the expiration OF Tue .Hi
ong DAYS account to the treasurer o.
The county for all taxes collected ny
for under this section.
bud John D. Grant, Clerl