Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-03-06
Mr.. Waters Dog Law.
B. r. CoDwIsE.

Mr.. Waters Dog Law.
The following is the dog law for this coun'
ty as amended;
Section 1. Be It enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland, That all owners of dogs
upwards of two mon tbs old in Montgomery
county shall pay to the county an annual tax
Of one dollar for each mae dog and two dol
lars for each female dog, except keepers OF
kennels who shall pay kennel license OF ten
dollars per annum for less than rs dogs, be-
tween rs and 30 dogs $2b.s The dog tax
collector shall issue kennel license which
shall specify the name of the owner, name OF
kennel and keeper Of same; and any dog kept
or straying about the premises OF any person,
with his knowledge, whether such person be
the owner or only the occupant OF said prem
Uses. shall be deemed for the purposes OF this
section, the property OF said person and the
tax imposed by this section shall be due and
payable on the first day of September OF each
year.
Sec. 2, And be it enacted. That it shall be
the duty of the County Treasurer to provide
the constables of the county in their resPec-
tive districts, with suitable metal tags having
stamped on one side the number thereof and
on the other side the year for which they are
| to be used. to be worn on the necks OF dogs
whose owners shall pay to the constables the
said tax and he shall provide the constables
nth blank receipts, in printed form, whicn
when filled up shall contain the name OF the
owner Of the dog, his postofice address as
well as the name Of the dog, Its sex, breed
ana color, WIN tne n9 s o,, n and hs
"e, ana tue auiouu ~ u 20 - 80 rsrn,ts
ll-.' slae Ptoylus non h. Ne eonstabiss
H printed to.n.i 70 - -, .e,,.;.aa as NO.
~ he ,i,cs, 4, rs rereins from he cons.ables
- ue sIsen IA .lla nan, AZ tbo ANNA
! tav as,sasatS f1'bs Treasnrer shall keen safe
~ tie renogta from the constsbles. and enter
ibe fse,s reaotred above .axaiariy ia book
10 Re- kens ,or that ourpose iu Tue Office and
nnSsr t6e sr,,,asxls;ot on thr Csarty Commits
sios t'9.,'lssr .gs. ans a. .sfA
Eraaiv Tr.rsaFrr sssit se ss ar
s.st7.. .-..-4.fF-.f II. =. ..... ,.,.. W nan
bv the constabIes az required by this Act.
Sec. 3. And be IL enacted, That it shall be
the dntv M the constables In their respective
districts. az soon as possible after the first
dav Of Santanher in each wear TO canvass
thoroughiv the districts in order to ascertain
the number of dogs. the owners OF same, and
also the other facts required of them 10 the
renorts referred to in the preceding section 10
the County Treasurer upon the payment of
,ho -" ~. oSsnor ~ dog thew shall give
him a receipt in the form in this Act pre-
scrihad "nd s,so a TAO To be worn by the dog /;
and The constables shall report to the |
Conntv Traasn rer ON or before the first day |
~ 49, "a.L IN The aame manner and form |
Aforesaid and shall at the same time pay to |
,ha T""n,,s H T.oasnrsr ali the tax funds they
have coIIsc,.d Lao tventy-five per centum Of |
sa;d amonn. eor their services they shall |
also sta,s IN N s;r monthly reports those who |
hava s.,Io5 - na, the tar on their dogs as re-
nn;rad hv his a. A.,
c. "A he I, anacted That II any con-
p1c' =. Anu 70 " o.- Sasnsa IN nerform bIs |
s'aoIe sna'i nes'eo' ~. a =, The County Com
outy 90 So' Io, ,sn III ss comfy are hereby
si isslonets u mon'sOda, IN remove such con-
u,teS.ee anu s,aa "a anno,nt a successor
~ S;ss nSa VII, ea;,bsnliv nerform the duties
W n'n Who Will '"'''i1''
..c,aa Tho the County
m ~. .. an ou 70 80 Inc dog tax so col
treasurer snAli p'aS0 Snnd to be called the
i .N sI1 ~ Won,aomerv county; but If
,Lou nu.u n tho cennty treasury, to the
tne.e remsins NJ slV on the 6rst day OF
credit OF inc log ruuu ann more than
september Oh each yoa ror damages for
sumclent 10 pay .ne AMa n,ads hv the Cam
domestic Iow,s auu "n LIN. aa,e ancb aurplus
mlssioherS P,ior W tu 49,, nommisaioners
snail upon tue oruer y. nhlic roaas in
DC applied 10 llscauaui'A"e
the county. o,oa That the Treas.
pee. Q. anu ue !. oua ~ ,ha animal tar from
urer ior the coleouou ..a NTH eli the an
oWners OF aoes iuso' III, as col,ec,or NJ
thority conferred upon nin' no '''N"
state and county taxes. r... Al. rooi M
80. "a naraonaI nronertv of owners OF dogs
" IT, -, shali no n a hla for aald tax and
In the county sinai no naole ~ 80 ,ha sana
may oe solu W .he ilease, " snnsr az
ana all cosss VI sa,e ~ u. ~" so,S 70, S,ate and
such properly ""y w 'o'N 'o'
county @Aee. 4, o,.d Th., tho conn.
sec 0. Anu 70 ~, one So ~ ,hs uonntv
TTa;os;oners shalI direct the constables to
OommiSSionetS 'n "SiaL IA ,av ia M, maid
XII any uos ,oi " nn.;I e. ZACH YEAR and
before tno n'S' Y. AP .,v Ter, Tho saIa
whose owner mas 70 plopory nom ' hs rasio
OF whlcn sne saH Anu .1 Jo' ,ba Observation-Disclosures
lied, ana lor such servioo sno os has nav
may aiiom sun eonRSa =. 10 MA from ,hs
deem auequSVI ~ na,soo an.
tax cohec'eu On uose ,,;nS..;nc apv cons,a.
pusins ,;iI;na a1v doo In the performance of
BILE In klll,ng any aog III sa' po.o ,han oOs
his duty snail 70 nn'u u. go Ia no,lers
huhdreu noi" , ~ haIo,e any Jua,ica
ana coS,s, upUn sUd ror N an,aomsry Connty
OF .he IoA.o aon,o,,,,ad re Tho conntv iaii
and shall stanu Son aa,a o.a ns,S 0 orov,d Id.
until the nne anu eos's sig p % ~, h ras,da
however .ias snov 49, in Montoomerv
IN any incoI s I'D no an ~.
county III WINCH s,ar anal, he e~amnt
dinahGe NJ" ,;o 81 ,h;s ~ n be has nro.
from tnS opei" Fun and Maid for the crrent
cured i'en'I bic doo to laid Town and his
year Ian ON ms h Js .cS ,so ssusa bv said
dog we"r0 "''u' "'' "'' 20
'oWn' ..d ha I, on..,.d That sverv mar
sec o. Anu Do o rsrnnva from rny
son VINO snaii nH 'a, by ,n"u,sd s,om con-
dog wearing ano ~ Srsasp S Shaij nav 6ne
stables or couuy n~,a,in1 hators