The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-05-03

ing, worrying or chasing sheep either
upon their own land or that of another.
for which killing the owner of said dog
so killed shall be debarred from recover
ing any sum in any court of this State
as damages for such killing.
93H And be it enacted, That anv
person who shall naliciously remove
from any dog wearing the same the
aforesaid tag, the tax having been paid.
shall be fined ten dollars and costs, and
any person killing any dog wearing any
license tag as provided by this Act.
whether by mistake or otherwise, unless
caught in the act OF killing, destroying.
worrying or chasing sheep, as provided
IN section 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 valuation shall not be less than
ten dollars, to be recovered by the usual
proceedings in such cases.
93J. And be it enacted, That anv non
resident 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 in section l of this Act; but
that II any nonresident can furnish
satisfactory evidence to the constable
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 tag upon the payment of
ten cents, and shall keep a record of the
case as provided in section of this Act.
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son whose sheep has been killed or in
jured by any.dog, shall go at once before
justice of the peace in his district and
make affidavit before him of such loss or
injury, whereupon said justice shall i'm
medlately issue summons for the own
err of such dog and for such witnesses
as may in his judgment be necessary to
ascertain the amount of damages sus-
tanned by such killing or injury, and if
the owner Of the dog causing the injury
Is known, the justice shall forthwith
give Judgment for such damages as may
be ascertained in the name of the Board
of County Commissioners of Garrett
county, which shall be collected as other
debts in this State are collected and
placed by them to the credit of the Sheep
Fund, and the justice upon ascertaining
from the witnesses in the case the fact
that certain sheep were killed or injured
by dog or dogs, whether the owner of
the dog has been proved or not in the
trial, shall issue to the owner of the
sheep killed or injured certificate for
the full damages which shall have been
proved to have been sustained by said
owner, which certificate when endorsed
by the clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners, shall be 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 owner
ship 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 the peace
aforesaid, to be taxed against the owner
of such dog as part Of the costs in the
case taxed, and that where the owner
ship Of any dog which has killed or in
Jured 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. In case Of
Judgment being rendered against the
owner Of any such dog, he shall not be
allowed the exemption from execution
as provided by Section of Article SO of
the Code of Public General Laws.
SEC. H. And be 1T enacted, That all
Acts and parts of Acts which are in
consistent with the provisions Of this,