Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-01-24
pELE6ArE WATERS Dog AND
GAME LAWS

A Ssh sotielsd an Act for the preservation
Of Sheep, ia providing toS taxing DOGS aud
earoihIag revenue eoS the mscadamiEiag o.
pQelSe roads in MOotgomeCy e0aaty>
Section l-Hs II eaAcee1 oy the GeaerS
Assembly o. Maryland, That all ewness o.
dogs, upwards oS two months cid, In Mont
Sonevy eoaasy, shall pay 10 the eoaaty al
annual TAX Of one dollar for each male dos
and two dollars Tor each female dog aud any
dog kept OF slrayinS about the pcsntses Of
any person, with bis knowledge, whether
such persoa be the owaer 0e oaly the oee0-
pant q said premises, shah be deemed, Tor
tue pasposes Of this section, the property Of
said peSsoas and the tax imposed by this
section shall be due aud payable On the Ssss
6sy Of September Of each rear,
Section s-Aaa be it enacted, That the
County Treasurer Of Montgomery county
shah provide suitable metal tags, having
stamped On one side the number thereof and
On the other side the year tor which Ii ey are
10 be used, 10 be Wosa On the neeSs Of dogs
whose owners shall apply for and pay for the
same the annual tax Aforesaid, The Treas
Rrse shall eater regularly in book to be
kept for that purpose in the once and aadsS
the supervision Of the Coanv Commissioners
OF MoRt90msEy county the name OF the own.
&c oS the dog, his pesIohse address, IS well
As the name Of the dog, is sex, breed and
color, with namesc aud date OF It's tag aud
the amount Of tax collected te0m each,
Section S-Aad be it enacted. That the
Treasurer shall receive an additional eompens
sSnOa, to be allowed by the County CON-
@issioaers Of the county, not exceeding ten
per eent0m Of the whole amount OF such tax
collected hy him, to be paid out Of such taxi
and shall place tue tax 50 collected, less the
said eompensAtion and other expenses nsees-
sssy to the eaeesive operation Of This Act to
the credit Of fund to be called the ''Seeep
Fund u Montgomery eoanVS out II there
remains in the eoaRty treasury, TO the credit
Of the sSSAsep Eaad, on the list day of Sep
ten6ee Of each year sun more than sufficient
10 pay the awards for damages to sheep made
by she Commissioners prior TO that date,
sseh surplus shall upon the order OF the Com
mISsioRers be applied to uaseadSmiking pub
lie roads in the county,
See6On Aud be it enacted, That the
Treasurer for the collection Of the annual
tax from owaess Of dogs is Invested With all
the authority conferred upon him rs eollee-
tor Of State and county taxes.
Section 5-Aad be II enacted, That the
real estate and personal property OF owners
Of dogs in the county shall be liable for said
tax and may be sold by tbs Treasurer 10 pay
the same aud all costs OF sale IN the same
manuel as such property may be sold tor
State and county taxes and hs shall cause to
be printed upon the bills for county taxes
triet reference to this Act, tue amount oil
oax imposed, when il is payable aud the PEN
atty for non>pAymeat,
Section 6--Ana be it enacted, That the
Treasured, upon the order OF the county
Commissioned, shall cause 70 be killed any
dog Tor which said TAX is not paid before the
nrss OF April In each year anu whose owner
ess NO property nom the sale OF walea tae
tax and costs Of sale can be realised, and tor
such service the Commissioners may allow
such compensation IS they may deem sde-
Q0ate, provided il be paid from the tax col
leeted on dogs aud any person opposing OF
Ia any way hindeSing said Treasurer or any
one appoiated by him to kill any dog, IN tue
performance Of his duty, shall oe haed not
more than Que hundred dollars nor less than
ten dollars aud costs, aPOa conviction before
say Justice Of the Peace in aud tor Mont
gomery county, aud shall stand committed
70 the eouaty jail until the tue aud costs are
paid provided, however, that the owners OF
dogs who reside III an Incorporated town IA
Montgomery county, in which dogs are taxed
by ordinance now or hereafter, shall De eA-
enpt from the operation Of this Act II he hAs
procured llcease from aud paid Tor the cur.
rent year tax on his dog to said town anu
his dog wears about its neek tag issued oy
said iowa.
Section Aud be Il enacted, That every
person who shall mAlleioosly remove irom
aug dog wearing the legal tag procured trom
the County Treasurer as Aforesaid shall pay
tine OF IS aud costs upon conviction before
any Justice OF the Peace In aud tor Mont
gomery county, aud said tine shall be paid 10
the Co0aty Treasurer and he shalt be allowed
a compensation Of 10 per eentam thereof anu
the remainder he shall pass TO the credit OF
the 'Saeep Eaad" Aforesaid for the purposes
o. this Act,
Section sand be il enacted, That in case
OF the loss Of the tag issued by the County
Treasurer upon application to him oy the
owner Of the dog duplicate may be tar-
nlSAea on the payment OF twenty-five cents
and satisfactory evidence being furnished that
the tax Of one dollar for = mate dog or two
dollars tor a female dog, As the case may DC,
has beea pAlu for the earreat year tor tue use
Of the dog,
Section s-And be 1t enacted, That " hen
any iahabIIant OF Montgomery county shall
have any sheep destroyed or injured oy dogs,
he may apply 10 any Justice OF the Peace OF
said county, who shall appoint three d'sin-
terested persons a. appraisers TO view aud APP
praise the damages by HIN sustained aud
they or = majority Of them shall, under oath,
state in writing 10 the County Commission
eFs the number OF sheep killed, the character
and exteat OF the Injury, Il any done 10 the
iioek or any portion thereof aud the amonnt
OF damages sustained by the owneri aud In
like manner they shall give general deserip-
ton OF both the destroyed aud Injured sheep
aud both the appraisers aud the owner OF tue
sheep shall make oath that they believe tue
sheep 10 have been destroyed or Injured by
dogs, aud they or either OF them, tue dogs
by which the damage was done DO known TO
them, or either OF them, shall state under
oath the names Of the owners OF said dogs,
and when the report Of such proceedings shall
have 6eea 6led in the office OF tue OoaaW
Commissioners, the said Commissioners shall
review said report, aud IL In their Judgment
the amount OF damages stated Is unfair, they
shall award such amount as they may deem
fair, provided, that, before the ConmtssIon,
ers shall make any award OF damages tor the
killing Of saSp, the person claiming damages
shall De required to prove to the satisfaction
Of the Cauaty Commissioners that he does not
know aud Is unable, with reasonable dili>
genee, TO ascertain the owner OF the dogs
which did such damage or II the said ow ner
Is kaOwa, 10 prove to the Satisfaction OF said
commissioners that 1t Is impraetleaole 20 col
lee, the amount OF damage sustained oy sui
against the owner Of said dogs and Ia case
any dog shall be known to Kill sheep, OF
chase or worry the same, il shall be lawful
for any person to Kill such dog; aud 10 case
the damage TO any person, by reason OF loss
or iaiury - his sheep shall DO from dogs,
either bis own, or kept upon his premises, he
shall be entitled 10 no compensation under
this Act.
section t0-And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF It's
passage.