Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-03-08
FULL TEXT OF THE
new DOG TAX LAW
act TO PROMOTE SHEEP HUsBlNDaY
Nd PrsHds q Tai 90 Dogs, The RsVsnue
10 be Used 10 PAIRING Dam
ages Caused BY Then.

/. Each year every dog over -four
months old shall be listed for taxation
a. herein provided, either by the
owner or by the assessor in the name
Of the owner, without fixing any val
uation thereto: Provided The own
err may, il he 30 desires, afh1 any
value thereto he wishes. Every per-
son who keeps or harbors dog, or
who knowingly permits the keeping
or hsrboring Of dog upon his prem
|, ises, shall, for the purpose Of listing
and taxation, be deemed the owner
thereof; and the assessor and his dep
uties shall ascertain the owner or
harborer Of each dog within his terri
tory, and list and return the same by
magisteriAl districts. The Auditor
shsll provide blank spaces in assess
or's books and schedules, and the as
SCISSOR, in listing a dog, shall enter
It's description upon the schedule,
stating the kind, sex, age, color, sire
aud name. If any.
2. The owner of every dog over
four months Of age shall day license
tar thereon Of one dollar. The FIRST
assessment snaer this act shall be-
made in the year 1896, between the
sf'eenth day Of September and the
thirty day Of December. Said
LICENSE tar shall be due and collect.
able a. other tsxes, and collecsoa BY
the sheriff asd reported TO the Audi
tor and paid 10 the Treasurer, but
the sheriff shall keep such license tar
on dogs separate from other funds,
aud 30 report TO the Auditor and pay
70 the Treasure, and the Treasurer
and Auditor shall keep separate Ae-
counts o. such taxes by counties.
The amount collected by license tax
on dogs shall be used to indemnify
losses by the killing or iniuring Of
-hcep by dogs. As herein provided.
3. Whenever any sheep are killed
or injured by dogs. the owner or per.
ION having custody Of same shall,
without delay and within tventy-four
hours after such killing or injury is
made known to HIM, notify the mag
i-trAte in whose district the sheep are
located and make affidavit setting forth
the number Of sheep killed and the
lumber injured, the kind, grade OF
quality, amount and nature Of injury
thereto, and that such damags was
not caused iu whole or IN part by
dog owned or hsrbored by him, and
that he does not know whose dog
caused the damage, or # known, and
such account reduced TO Judgment
could not be collected on execution.
The magistrate shall then appoint
two disinterested and discrete free
holders Of the neiehborhood where
the injury was done, TO appraise the
damage, and shall furnish them with
claimants affidavit OF a copy thereof,
and the appraisers shall forthwith ex-
anime such sheep and make writ
Ten report on the claim to the magis-
uaic. Who shall forthwith forward
The claimants affidavit and the APP
lrai'cr- report to the county clerk,
together with his recommendation en-
aor'od thereon. The clerk shall file
same no his office and endorse thereon
the date of such fling. The magis-
''''e and each Of the appraisers shall
De allowed fifty cents for their ser
vices to be paid out OF the dog tax
'u0d OF such county as other claims.
! At each meeting of the fiscal
'ou'' the claims for loss or damage to
fneep which have been filed not less
nan thirty days prior to such meet.
* 'hall be taken up and considcr.
and rejected, or, II correct and
~ allow the sumc, or sucA parts
Nrtt0i ~ may hn Leemed riuht.