The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-21
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER NO. 6Ol.

SECTION !. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the state of Maryland, That the
Board of County Commissioners OF Garrett
County be and are hereby empowered and
directed to provide for special license tax
on all dogs therein. which shall be levied
annually at a rate of not less than one dol
lar for each dog and two dollars for each
less the cost of collection, shall be placed in
the hands of the Treasurer of Garrett COun-
. ty to the credit of a special fund to be known
and designated as the sheep fund.
&C. 2. And be it enacted. That the County
lissioners of Garrett County are here
directed to designate one constable in
each election district of said county. whose
duty it shall be to annually enumerate and
assess at a rate of not less than one dollar
for each dog, and two dollars for each bitch
in said district and collect the tax levied
upon the same, and pay the amount receiv-
.ed by said collection into the county treas
ury, at such times as may be fixed upon by
the said Board of County Commissioners
and the official bond of any said constable
failing to account and make returns as
aforesaid shall be held liable for such de-
fault and all constables who shall faithfully
account as herein required may retain
commission of twenty-ti five per cent. on the
amount actually collected and paid into the
county treasury, and the net amount of such
taxes after the payne mt of all charges shall
be placed to the credit of a special fund here
by created, which shall be known ana de-
signated as the sheep fund
SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the neg
lect of any constable to perform the duties
required by the provisions OF this Act shall
he sufficient cause of forfeiture of office and
the Board OF county commissioners are
hereby directed TO Immediately remove
from office any constable within their cuuu-
ty who shall SO neglect to perform said
duties and shall appoint another person to
serve in his stead.
SEC. 4. And be 1t enacted That the Board
of County Commissioners shall furnish the
constables appointed for the respective dis
tricts to carry out the provisions of this Act
metal tags OF not less than one and One-half
inches in diameter. bearing the number of
his election district and beneath it figures
the license which
tags shall be issued by the constable to the
owner Of each dog or bitch at the time when
the license tax is paid, which tags shall be
worn at all times by the dog or bitch for
which the tax has been paid, and that each
constable Shall Keep IN an appropriate book
a list OF all license issued by MIN. which list
shall containthe number OF the tags issued,
the name and residence of the owner. a
short description of the dog OF bitch for
which issued. and the date together with
the amount collected a duplicate of which
shall also be filed with the Clerk of the Com
missioners.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the license
tax provided for inSection OF this Act shall
be due and payable upon the first day of
September of each year to the cOnstableS in
the several districts, and when paid to the
constable he shall give receipt for the same
which shall have upon 1t the number of the
license, and a short description of the dog
or bitch for which it is given. and the num-
Der upon the tag which is given shall CORES
pond with the receipt; and in case OF the
loss of any tag, duplicate may be furnished
for the same on application to the constable
who originally issued it on the payment OF
ten cents and satisfactory evidence being
furnished that the tax has been paid for the
current year on the dog or bitch for which it
was issued.
SEC. o. And be it enacted That after the
expiration of thirty days after the first day
OF September in each year, if the license tax
has not been paid on all dogs and bitches, it
shall be the duty OF the cOnstableS appoint
ed i'll the several election districts to pro
coed to collect the same. and upon the retu-
sal of any owner or keeper Of a dog or bitch
n Y
/ shall he called on to Kill said dog, falling in
\ which the constable'shall kin said dog and
shall receive from the sheep fund for said
killing the same amount as he would have
received for collecting the tax upon the said
lOg or bitch
SEC. Z. And he it enacted, That if any dog
shall he found going at large Off the premiS-
es-Qf the owner or keeper of said dog with
rearing such tag as is provided for IN
ct, any resident or landowner may klil
log found going at large without wear
- he aforesaid tag. ana that any person
may kin any dog, whether tased or NOT, not
which may he caught in the act or kluln@.
destroying. worrying OrChasing sheep either
upon their own land or that of another, for
which killing the owner OF the said dog so
! killed shall be debarreQ from recovering
any sum in any court OF this state as dana
geS for such Killing.
SEC g. And be it enacted. That any person
who shall maliciousy remove nom any dog
wearing the same, the aforesaid tag the an
nual tax having been paid. shall be fined ten
dollars and costs. ana any person killing
dog wearing any license tag as provided ny
this Act. whether by mistake or otherwise,
unless caught in the act of killing, destroy
ing worrying or chasing sheep. as provided
in Section Of this yet. shall be liable to the
owner of said dog in an action for damages
for the full value Of said dog. which value
shall not be less than ten dollars. to be re
covered by the usual proceedings in such
: cases
SEC. Q. And he II enacted, That any non
resident of Garrett County may obtain IL
cense tag for any dog in the same manner as
provided in Sections and of this Act upon
the payment of the tax provided for in Sec
tlon of this Act, but that II any non resi-
dent can furnish satisfactory evidence to
Z the constable by receipt or otherwise that
he has already paid an annual license tax
upon the dog or bitch for which license is
sought, the constable shah then issue to the
owner tag upon the payment of ten cents,
and shall keep record of the case as pro-
vided in Section of this Act
SEC. 10. And be it enacted. That any per
son whose sheep has been killed or injured
by any dog shall go at once before Justice
of the peace i'll his district and make afdd
Wit before him of such loss or injury, where
upon said justice shall Immediately issue u
summons for the owner OF Such dog, and
for such witnesses may. in his judgment.
be necessary to ascertain the amount OF
damages sustained by such killing or injury;
and if the owner OF the dog causing the in
Jury is known the justice shall forthwith
give judgment for such damages as NAV be
ascertaiped, in the name of the Board of
County Commissioners Of Garrett County.
which shall be collected other debts i'm
this State are collected, and placed by them
TO the credit OF tle Sneep IunO, ana tnH luS-
f tice. upon ascertaining from the witnesses
in the case the fact that certain sheep were
killed or injured by dog or dogs. whether
the owner of the dog has been proved or not
in the trial. issue TO the owner of the sheep
killed or injured a certificate for the full
amount of damages which Shall have been
proved to have been stained by said own
er. which certificate. en- endorsed by me
clerk of the board of nty Commissioners
shall be presented to Treasurer of Gar
rett county, who ShI pay al certificates
when ordered to - by the Board OF
County COMMISSIONS hall The Board
of County Commissi )larS at their first
meeting in the month o. January each year.
sue orders for the an. INT Of certificates
filed. provided the amount to the credit
the sheep fund is sufficient 10 pay all Ger
Gates in full. II Ii shah be found that the
cunt Of money to the credit Of the sheep
Id is not sufficient to pay all the certidca-
in fun. then the board of county commits
nerS shall pay each person, who has ted
Certificates, an equal percentage on the
iticates so filed, and it shall be tOundthat
e is more money to the credit OF the
Up fund than is necessary to pay the Ger
ltes. such balance shall each year he
sferred to the credit OF the school board;
that If the ownership Of the dog in the
is known, and the dog has not already
killed, the Justice of the peace shall re
q constable to proceed forthwith to
M dog, ana said constable for such