The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-20


aud $l.00 for females. Following
is the law
AN ACT.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania In General Assem-
oily met, and 1t is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same.
That hereafter all dogs made tax
able by the act to which this is
supplement, shall be required to
wear at all times a substantial
brass or copper collar TO which
shall be attached the tag herein
after mentioned, said collar to be
furnished by the owner ot.sald
tdogs and said tag to be furnished
oy county commissioners and to
be paid for by them out of the
fund realized from the taxation
of dogs.
Section 2. The county com mis-
siouers of the several counties
shall prepare and furnish annual
ly to the several tax collectors of
the county, metal tags to be given
by said tax collectors to the own
ers of dogs when said owners
shall pay the tax assessed upon
sud dogs Upon one side of said
tags shall be stamped in raised
letters the following "Dog tax
for - (naming the vear) paid. !"
Section 8. At the time of pay
ment Of dog tax by the owner OF
such dog, the tax collector shall
give to said owner one of said tags
prepared for the year for which
SAID tax is paid which said lag
shall thereupon be attached to
the collar of the dog for which
said tax was paid by the owner of
SAID dog.
Section 4. Should the owner of
any dog neglect to pay the tax as
sessed for SAID dog and to comply
otherwise with the provisions OF
this act during the year for which
said tax is assessed, it shall i'm
mediately thereafter be the duty
of the proper tax collector to give
notice either written or verbal to
said owner that if he fails to pay
said tax and also to comply with
, the provisions of sections one and
three of this act as to the collar
and tag required to be worn with
IN ten days or to kill his dog HIM
self WITHIN said time, that said
dog will thereupon be killed by
che constable of the proper dis
} trict.
Section 5. In case of default by
any such owner as to complying
with the requirements of this act
and particularly with section four
as to payment of tax, wearing col
lar and tag, and killing his dog
1t shall thereupon be the duty O.
, the tax collector CT said district
and shall also be the right anC
privilege of any citizen of tn,
proper district to notify the prop
: er constable of the said distric
3 of su3h failure and default, anC
that 1t therenpon becomes th'
, duty of said constable to kill sale
dog. And in either case, it shal
e thereunon be the duty of sucl
S constable to kali all such dogs ant
J. for such service SAID constable
J. shall be entitled to receive TO-
each dog killed by him from tn
'' county commissioners out of tn
o fund realized from the taxation
n of dogs the sum of fifty cents.
y Section 6. Every person keep
It ing a dog or dogs about his hous
or premises permitting such
dog or dogs to stay about hi
house or premises shall be take
. and deemed to be the owner Q
d such dog or dogs for all the pui
c. poses of this act.
"a Section Z. All acts or parts {
! acts inconsistent herewith be an
70 the same are hereby repealed.
= w. A. Sloan, after spendin
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