The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-02-08

Of said dog without wearing such tag as
is provided for in this act, any resident
or landowner may kill said dog found
going at large without wearing the
aforesaid tag; and that any. person may
kill any dog whether tagged or not
which may be caught in the act of kill
ing, destroying, worrying or chasing
sheep, either on their own land or that
Of another, for which killing the owner
of said dog 50 killed shall be declared
from recovering any sum in any court
Of this state as damages for such kill
ing.
SECTION s. And be it enacted. That
any person who shall maliciously remove
from any dog wearing the same, the
aforesaid tag, the annual tax having
been paid, shall be fined ten dollars and
costs; and any person killing any deg
wearing any license tag as provided by
this act, whether by mistake or other
wise, unless caught in the act of killing
destroying, worrying, or chasing sheep,
as provided in Section 7, of this act.
shall be liable to the owner of said dog
in an action for damages for the full
value of said dog, which value shall not
be less than ten dollars, to be recovered
by the usual proceedings in such cases.
SECTION 9. And be it enacted, That
any nonresident of Garrett county NAV
obtain license tag for any dog in the
same manner as provided in Sections 4
and Of this act, upon the payment of
the tax provided for in Section of this
act; but that if any nonresident can
furnish satisfactory evidence to the con-
stable by receipt or otherwise, that he
has already paid an annual license tax
upon the dog or bitch for which license
is sought, the constable shall then issue
to the owner a tag upon the payment
of ten cents, and shall keep record of
the case at provided in Section 4 of this
act
SECTION 10. And be it enacted; That
any person whose sheep has been killed
or injured by any dog, shall go at once
before justice of the peace in his dis
trict, and make affidavit before him of
such loss or injury, whereupon said JUS
tice shall Immediately issue a summons
for the owner Of such dog, and for such
witnesses as may in his judgment be
necessary to ascertain the amount of
damages sustained by such killing or in
jury; and if the owner of the dog caus-
ing the injury is known, the justice shall
forthwith give judgment for such dam
ages as may be ascertained in the name
of the Board Of County Commissioners
of Garrett county, which shall be col
| lected as other debts in this State are
collected and placed by them to the
credit of Of the Sheep Fund; and the
justice upon ascertaining from the wit
nesses in the case the fact that certain
sheep were killed or injured by dog OF
dogs, whether the owner Of the dog has
been proved or not in the trial, shall
issue to the owner of the sheep killed OF
injured a certificate for the full amount
of damages which shall have been prov
ed to have been sustained by said owner,
which certificate when endorsed bv the
clerk Of the Board of County Commits
sioners shall have been presented to
the Treasurer of Garrett County, and
paid by him out of any money that may
be in the treasury standing to the credit
| of the Sheep Fund, and that if the own
ership of the dog in the case is known,
and the dog has not already been killed,
the justice Of the peace shall require a
constable to proceed forthwith to kill
such dog, and said constable for such
killing shall be allowed the sum of one
dollar for each dog killed by him upon
such order by the justice of peace afore-
said, to be taxed against the owner of
such dog as a part Of the costs in such
case; and that where the ownership of
any dog which has. killed or injured
sheep has not been ascertained, the
costs in the case shall be paid by the
Board Of County Commissioners out of
any money which may stand to the
credit of the Sheep Fund
SECTION II. And be it enacted, That
all acts and parts Of acts which are in
consistent with the provisions Of this,
in so far as they relate to Garrett coun-
ty to be repealed.
SECTION y. And be it enacted; That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Died.
BoWsER- Lydia Ann Bowser, wife of
Frank Bowser, was born in Somerset
county, Pa, May 10, 1871, died on Hile-
mans Ridge, Feb. l, 1906, aged 81