The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-04

eeiyed by them or payable 10 them by
virtue of the Office. specifying the Items
and shall Lay thu whole amount OF TIE
same to the treas lrtrs of thor respective
counties quarterly al the first days ot
january, April, July and October oil eacl'
year ON the first dUy al January or each
year the registers receiving the sums
above specified for clerk hire shall make
under oath to the county treasurers oi
their respective counties a statement
specifying the amounts paid BY them for
that purpose and 10 whom paid. during
the year next preceding, md snail pay
said treasurers any nnexpcnded balance
Of said sums in tnc4r hands.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
Improved March %. 1901
Chapter 17s.
An Act to amend chapter four Of the
Revised Statutes relating to better
protection OF Sheep.
Section /. Revised statutes, chapter
-four, section forty-nine, Is hereby
amended b striking out the words 'one
dollar in the eighth limo OF said section
and substituting therefor the words
Two dollars so that said section as
amended, shdl read as follows:
Section ~. The mayor Of each city
and the municipal officers OF towns and
plantations shall annually within ten
days from the nrsI dty Of May issue Il
warrant 10 one or moro police officers
or constables directing thcn 10 proceed
forthwith either TO Kill or cause TO be
kiiied all dogs WITHIN such CITY, town or
plantation not licensed and Collarcd or
enclosed according u tie PROVISIONS or
this chapter, and 70 enter complaint
against the owners or Keepers thereof.
Such officers shall receive from the city,
town or plantation, tNu dollars for each
dog SO Killed. All bills for such SER
vices shall be approved by The mayor or
cities. and municipal officers Of towns
seetion .. Revised statutes, chapter
four. section sixty, Is hereby amended
by striking out all Of said section after
the word city" IN tie fourteenth line
thereof and adding the following; III
any dog is found running at large or
outside of the immediate control OF It's
owner ar keeper. whether said dog IS
dangerous or vicious or otherwise COM
plant may be made, notice ordered and
served. and Il hearing had IN thu same
manner as Ii said dog we're believed to
be dangerous or NIeinuS and IT upon
hearing the court or trial justice. In the
exercise Of LIS discretion, believes that
said dog for the reasons set forth IN
the complain Mt ought In be either killed.
confined or removed beyond the limits OF
said town or cily. ho may issue his ORDER
accordingly. stating The time within
which said order Shall be carried into
effect Any such owner or keeper who
neglccts to comply with any order au-
thoriZed undcr tins section Shal forfeit
to tie use Of the CITY or town aforesaid
not legs than five nor more than fifteen
dollars, to he recovered IN an acton on
the ea8e so that said section rs amend
cd. SHALL read as follows; ...a..,...,
Section 80. Whoever is so assaulted
or finds Il dog strolling outside Of th"
promises or immediate care Of us owner
- :, ,,, be- ,,,.ltfen rntnbiai+f ir-
-, ~ n,,,fnirin.l or frolicc court haV-
ing Jurisdiction in IL" ctY or Town
where thc owner or keeper resides, or ~
ina,lrn in ts5id town. TINT he really be-
leves and has r"tten to beiieSe that
said dog IS dangerous or Vicious where,
49, ,,.,I o,onpr mi. keencr to apDear and
- ~ ia romniaint ~ serving
49, .1 -, -. l'cc,,,.,. af sid dop with n
"'i" -" ~ - cdtr,,,lainf aud order a
rops ,','t,lo ,i,ao w. r'r.. Inc duV set for a
..',i. thnrn",,, and If anon hearing,
,I,a .,,7.t ar trial iuetfPe Is satisfied that
*ai'3 80 vain twrntv-four
IN, fmrro,rt"r pitner to XIII or con:ine
said dog or remove and keep the same
beyend tho limits OF s2ia l9%n o ar ~ or
domf~tic animails owrad by Il resident Of
this stat" are kl!l'd OF lhJHI'u ~ npe,
ar Wild animals sueh 9"her may fh ~
c3mpai4t tnerooE u" S, ~" 'i9ii ofccrs
of the town o. plintatioh where SuCa
damtg" was cone VIM s ',,i
after 4" mas know ,'uG ,e.,, -, eIe ooiccrs
And thrr"upon lh' m3iAvtp4l o'mI d ~
shall Investigate sGtu complaint ana ~
satisfied that snrh daihase VS. t ,tin
united by dogs or wa 'n'uiiIa "i Hi'i
TIM limits Of then GUY. loWH or p,",'
tati0n, they shall estimate inc amouHI
thereof and in c,se said sheep or otntT
animals are killed, that an aIn2' df, eqi or
Ia the NaIae oi ,ne S'iae , nntd "a sIch
owner from the town treasury "l'u ~
Casc any sheep. ldinh3 o. otllfI 8uii No.,
ar" bitten or od'f"lS' III -. ~
or wild animals an amount cPua. 70 tl ~
damage done "hIth Shai. y e ni1tt' %
at not less t'!dli "u'-if4t 'nV a,,n"r
= sheep. shall he paia 10 prM, .td NV.
ever that in case of sheep. lambs or
other domestic animals lnluFt1 ~ u1Hn
or Wild animals, the mayor on the 'lIE
or tho munictpal ofhcer" VI tie ~ -, ba
plantation may take suG, hHcVi', !" 80
or other domestic aliihlaiS At '''o'' "p
praised Value. .,, oe acts Inconsistent
herewith are hereby repeal'H.oo-,
Improved Mdrch ~, l'Vt'l
Chapter 179.
a, A., to nro,-Id.. n VA to free Toll
r.4.. III. rn,,ufy commissioners Of
S"ellph aTGTTm,s' I'M hrider rx-
any ep".,>' ~ N,', to- In, locatcd are
ists vi IN, I'D Ia Law ont IA county
road acr",h ~ nor ,1,latvl upon
pfnafh'' '.'Af',r' ,F,., rotIrr and, hear
pelHnn' w. -, - rcaujred b@ tho gen.
INK a. 80" - ,,tr rac1llltiug tue Law
tflt htNH ~ - 60 r,t{fion Sha II
ias out "l IL II. 49,, ~ moi Icss than
nedr IN" ~ ~ 80 onaiiaed voters of yaln
t"rhtS ~ ASati ~ 49, mo s1id bridge
tuuitN, t ~ tEo RECOMMENDATION OF
IL NO. - 49, a. na,-ncnt of
puphe uaNSi ~ ,.,d Ig' &c burdnnsome TO
tolis wv III 91 ~ and nravlnty that
tne u|H,"lE Il H. taken 10 "A county
tnH sA"iI ~, U ',cs for laying out SAIL
, ~ s4Se .b.li b. ,sccrtained. determined
hlel"'y ma o' 80" 80, ,,9,nrr a. la tok-
h IN, ,p nn - ~, - i,i,,hwavs and pcysons and
ing ahus lot hlsm,MaH1i' ,e"",u haze 10
corpofai,,HHt'S ~ sssi,nn'1 to be- enforced T.