The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08

owns such dog, forfeits to the person
injured the amount Of the damage done.
provided the said damage was not &C.
casioned through the fault of the person
injured; to be recovered by an action OF
trespass.
Section IL. Whenever any sheep,
lambs, or other domestic animals owned
by. resident of this state are killed or
injured by dogs, such owner may make
city. or to one Of the municipal officers
Of the town or plantation where such
damage was done, within seven days af-
ter he has knowledge of the same, and
thereupon the municipal officers shall
Investigate the complaint, and if salts
fed that the said damage was commit
ted by dogs within the limits Of their
city, town or plantation, they shall esti-
mate the damage thereof according to
the full value and fifty per cent addi-
tional for which they are kept, whether
direct that the same shall be paid from
the town treasury.
If the municipal officers and the own
er of the sheep or domestic animals are
unable to agree as to the amount Of the
damage which shall be paid the amount
shall be determined by three referees to
referee to be chosen by the municipal
officers, one by the owner of the animals
injured or killed. and the third by the
two referees already selected, In case
referee, the other party, after thirty days
From the time the notice of the afore-
said damage was given or received, shall
select two referees, and the two select
ed shall choose the third. The said
referees shall submit written report,
signed b. majority, within fifteen days
stating the amount to be paid by the
town. The report of said referees shall
be final and the expenses of the referees
shall be divided equally between the
owner of the animals and the town. city
or plantation.
ANY. town paying such damages
caused by dogs may maintain an action
on the case against the owner or keeper
Nf such dogs to recover the amount paid,
not exceeding the actual damage COM
mitted and fifty per cent additional
Any person who keeps a dog that kills
or Injuries sheep or lambs shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars nor exceeding
one hundred dollars and costs. unless
before the final disposition Of the case,
the said owner or keeper of the said dog
produces satisfactory evidence hat the
dog has been killed.
Section H. If any sheep, lambs, or
other domestic animals are killed "r in
3ured by two or more dogs at tie same
sine, kept by two or more owners or
Keepers, the said owners or keepers of
said dogs shall be Jointly and severally
liable for such damage
Section -; When any city, town, or
The owners of sheep, lambs, or other do
nestle animals. as provided in section
eleven, for losses caused by dogs, and
rhe, amount of such damages cannot be
said dogs, or the dog or dogs causing
such losses cannot be identified. the
mayor of such city, or the municipal of
tirers of said town or plantation. shall
forward to the state auditor a statement
0r facts in each case. showing the
amount so paid, and the state shall re-
20 ihe amount of such damage from the
fund received by said state under section
Fuur. and SO much as may be necessary
IS hereby appropriated to pay the same.
received
Che treasurer of state as provided in sec
lion four and remaining uneXpended at
the several cities, towns and planta-
tions upon their state tax in proportion
to the amount each has paid into the
state treasury under the provisions of
This act and so much thereof as remains
uneypended as aforesaid is hereby ap-
proprated TO way the same; provided,
however. that the amount to be refund
ed to such plantations that are taxed as
wild lands shall be paid direct to the
plantation treasurer instead of being
credited upon the state tas,
Section Is. Any mayor, selectman,
clerk constable or police officer who re-
fuses or wilfully neglects to perform the
duties imposed by the fourteen proceed
Of not less than ten nor more than nifty
dollars and costs
Section 1G Whoever steals. Injuries
or confines and secretes any registered
dog or kills any such dog, except as
provided in section seventeen of this act,
and unless such killing be justifiable in
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