The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
POOR LEGISLATORS
ASKED TO TACKLE
HATEFUL DOG LAW
SHEEP GROWERS DEMAND PRO
LECTION FROM FANGS or
FAsTlDIoUS FiOO.
MEETING HE'LL At NASHVILLE
Question Is Raised Whether Money
Shall Go into The School Fund
Or BE Dropped into Jeans" Of
The Owners.

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NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb. "a new
,iu will be presented to the Legisla-
Iture as an amendment to the Graham
dog Law, the purpose of the bill being
to secure greater protection to the
sheep owners of the State. The
amendment, among other things, pro
vides that each dog shall be taxed to
the amount of 81, regardless Of sex.
This was the outcome OF a large meet
ing of the sheep owners Of Middle
Tennessee, held Thursday at the
Board of Trade in this city. Fifty or
sixty sheep growers were present at
the meeting, these representing the
counties of Wilson, Williamson, Maury,
Bedford. Rutherford, Davidson, Rob-
.ertson, Sumner and Montgomery.
Percy Brown presided over the
meeting The call for the meeting
was issued several days ago and was
for the purpose of considering the va
rious matters of legislation concern
ing the sheep industry as should come
before it. Two sessions were held,
one in the morning and another IN
the afternoon The morning session
resulted in the appointment of COM !
mittee of FIVE TO draft the above /
named bill, which was to report back
to the Afternoon meeting. The COM
but considerable discussion was
brought up with reference to some Of
the features of the proposed bill, and
another meeting of the committee will
be held and a second report submitted
to another meeting of the growers.
One of the features discussed was
as to what disposition should be made
If the tax fund collected from the
log owners. Some thought that the
und should go to the public schools
# the State, while others preferred
hat it be used to remunerate owners
# sheep whose sheep may be killed
II injured by dogs It was claimed
hat the latter method would be held
S class legislation and, therefore, I'M
institutional and the recommends
ions of the bill will be that this fund
o to the public school.
The bill will also provide for an ac- u
ruling penalty to owners of dogs Z
hose taxes shall not be paid within {
certain date, and that a percentage {
this shall go to the officer collect
lg such taxes, thus guaranteeing the .
WIS enforcement. II
The sheep owners recognize that u
holds out very superior ad- u
intages for the sheep industry and y
lat with the proper legislation for y
OBJECTION against dogs that the in :
lstry will receive quite an impetus. y
j the owners express strong opposi
IN to any effort toward repeating
e Graham law, and as shown by the -
Getting they favor its strict enforce va
ent with the amendment as provided ne
! making it more effective. -
The committee in charge of the bill a.
II meet again today at IL O'Clock at FL
2 Board of Trade for further con- yo
leration of the measure, and another aV
letting of the sheep growers will be 0
lied within few weeks to hear the
al report on the measure This "
oond meeting of the growers will
Obably be held at about the time the
gislature reconvenes after its re-
IS.
I is probable, too, that an associa-
n for the protection OF the sheep AZ
ustry will be formed at the next
citing. Percy Brown, who presid-
at Wednesdays meeting, will an
ince the appointment Of a COM
tee composed of one from each of for
counties represented to serve as G.
legislative Committee, acting in con- puI
ction with the original committee far
charge of the bill. Fly