The Republican journal., 1907-04-04

ceived by them or payable to them by
virtue of the Office. specifying the items.
s to the o her of the
January, April, july and October Of eac G..
year On On the first day Of January Of each
above specified for clerk hire shall make
under oath to the county treasurers OF
their respective counties a statement
specifying the amounts paid by them for
that purpose and to whom paid, during
the. year next preceding, and shall pay
said treasurers any unexpended balance
of said sums in their hands
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March %, 1901
Chapter 178.
An Act to amend chapter four of the
Revised Statutes relating to better
four, section forty-nine, is hereby
amended b.. striking out the words zone
dollar" in the eighth line of said section
two dollars so that said section as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 49, The mayor of each city
plantations shall annually within ten
days from the first day of May issue a
warrant to one or more police officers
or constables, directing them to proceed
forthwith either to. kill or cause to be
killed all dogs within such CITY, town or
plantation not licensed and collared or
enclosed according to the provisions of
against the owners or keepers thereof.
Such officers shall receive from the city,
town or plantation. two dollars for each
dog so killed. All bills for such ser
vices shall be approved by the mayor of
cities, and municipal officers of towns
and plantations.
four, section sixty, is hereby amended
by striking out all of said section after
the word city" in the fourteenth line
thereof and adding the. following: If
any dog is found running at large or
outside of the immediate control of it's
owner or keeper, whether said dog is
dangerous or vicious or otherwise, com
plant may be made, notice ordered and
served, and Il hearing had in the same
manner as if said dog We're believed to
be dangerous or vicious and if upon
exercise of his discretion. believes that
said dog for the reasons set forth in
the complaint ought to be either killed,
confined or removed beyond the limits of
accordingly, stating the time within
which said order shall be carried into
effect. Any such owner or keeper who
neglectS to comply with any order f1u-
thorized under this section Shall forfeit
to the use of the city or town aforesaid
not less than five nor more than fifteen
dollars, to be recovered in an action on
the case, so that said section as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
Section 60. Whoever is so assaulted
or finds dog strolling outside of the
premises or Immediate care Of its owner
or keeper, may, within forty eight hours
thereafter, make written complaint be-
fore the municipal or police court hav-
ing Jurisdiction in the CITY or town
where the owner or keeper resides or in
case there is no such court, before a trial
justice in said town, that he really be-
said dog is dangerous or vicious: where
upon said court or trial justice shall
order said owner or keeper to appear and
answer to said complaint by serving
said owner or keeper of said dog with
copy of said complaint and order a
reasonable time before the day set for a
hearing thereon; and If upon hearing,
the court or trial justice is satisfied that
said complaint is true, he Shall order
said owner or keeper within twenty-four
hours thereafter either to kill or contine
beyond the limits of said town or city.
Whenever any sheep lambs or other
domestic animals owned by resident OF
this state are killed Or injured by dogs
or wild animals, such owner may make
complaint thereof to the mayor OF the
city or to one of the municipal officers
of the town or plantation where such
damage was done within seven days
after he has knowledge of the same
And thereupon the municipal officers
shall investigate such complaint, and II
satisfied that such damage was COM
mitted by dogs or wild animals within
the limits of their city. town or plan
tation, they shall estimate the amount
thereof and in case said sheep or other
animals are killed. that an amount equal
to the value of the same and fifty per
cent in excess thereof he paid to such
owner from the town treasury, and IN
case any sheep. lambs or other anlmalS
are bitten or otherwise injured by dogs
or wild animals an amount equal to the
damage done which shall be estimated
at not less than one-half the value OF
a sheep, shall be paid to such owner
from the town treasury. PROVIDED, now
ever, that in case of sheep, lambs or
other domestic animals lnJufeG Dy dosS
or wild animals, the mayor of the city
or the municipal officers of the town or
plantation may take such sheep, lambs
or other domestic animals at their APP
praised value
herewith are hereby repealed.
[Approved March %, 1901
Chapter 17e.
An Act to provide q way to free Toll
Bridges.
Section l. The county commissioners OF
any county. in which toll bridge eA-
lists or may hereafter be located are
hereby authorized to lay out county
road across any toll bridge and APP
proaches thereto, in their county, upon
petition therefor, after notice and hear
ing in the manner required by the gen
Ing ie' out ,i Of highways. Such petition shall
bear the signatures Of not less lnan
twenty taxpayers. qualifed voters or sald
county, representing lIltl lHe Sdiu piAuSSs
is necessary to the accommodation OF
public travel and that the payment OF
tolls over such bridge is burdensome to
the travelling public. and PRAYING that
the same shall be taken as county
bridge. The damages for laying out sald
highway shall be ascertained, determined
and paid in the same manner as in tax
ing lands for highways, and persons and
corporations aggrieved shall have the
same rights of appeal to be enforced IN
the same manner as in the case OF hlSh-
ways.
Section @ In the event that the county,
commissioners shall decide to make sara
bridge a county bridge, said commission
ers may, for the purpose of defraying
the cost or damage for the taking and
repairs of said bridge, maintain the same
for a perild not exceeding six years, as Il
toll bridge. if, in their opinion, such IS
necessary and for the best interests OF
the county. All money received for tolls
after such taking shall be set aside as
fast as accumulated, together with IN
terest and accretions and shall cons litute
bonds issued or other Indebtedness in
cured by the county for damages or ex-
penses in taking said bridge.
Section 3. For the foregoing purposes,
as soon as the county commissioners
shall have laid out public way across
said toll bridge and paid the damages
therefor as in the case of highways and
abolished the tolls thereof, they may APP
portion not exceeding one-third of the
sum SO expended for damages aside from
tolls received among the several towns
benefited, having regard also for. their
valuation and circumstances, whether