The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-07
PUBLICLOCALLAWS

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 and 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
be sufficient cause of forfeiture of office and
| the Board of County Commissioners are
hereby directed to Immediately remove
from office any constable within their C Oun-
| ty who shall so neglect to perform said
duties, and shall appoint another person to
/ serve in his stead.
SEC. 4. And be it 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
repsenting the number of the license, which
tags shall he 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 i'm an appropriate book
a list of all license issued by him. which list
shall containthe number of the tags issued.
I the name and residence of the owner,
| short description of the dog or bitch for
/ which issued. and the date. together with
| the amount collected duplicate of which
shall also be tiled with the Clerk of the Com
/ missiOners.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the license
| tax provided for inSecton 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
I constable he shall give a receipt for the same
which shall have upon it the number Of the
I license. and a short description of the dog
/ or bitch for which 10 is given, ana the mum
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
I for the same on application to the constable
T who originally issued it on the payment OF
4 ten cents and satisfactory evidence being
-IntafN Fsrf
I current year CA the dog OF bitch Tor which it
/ was issued.
SEC. s. 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 il
shall be the duty OF the cOustabes appoint
ed in the several election districts to pro
coed to collect the same. and upon the refu-
sal OF any owner or keeper of dog or bitch
I 10 pay the required annual license tax, he
shall be called on TO Kill said dog, failing in
+ which the cOnstable.shall kill said dog and
. shall receive from the sheep fund for said
killing the same amount as lie would have
received for collecting the tax upon the said
dog or bitch.
SEC. :. And be it enacted, That If any dog
shall he found going at large of the prems-
Is of the owner or keeper Of said dog with
out wearing such tag as is provided for in
this Act, any resident or landowner may Kill
said dog found going at large without wear
/ ing the aforesaid tag, and that any person
may kill any dog, whether tagged or not,
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 debarred from recovering
( any sum in any court OF this State as DANA
yes for such killing.
SEC < And be it enacted. That any person
7 who shall naiicinusIV remove from ai1y doc
,yeariuss tho same the oforesaid ta,r the an
nual tax having been paid, shall be fined ten
4 dollars ana costs and any persou killing
dog wearing any license tag as provided bN
Act haf ny of
/ unlass cautrbt in mo art ~ kiuin5 destroy,
. iuv worryin.r or chasing sheen. a, provided
. i'm Sartinn of mis- Nct snail he liable 70 mo
/ owner, If said 6o,, i'm an action for DANA .rrs
tor me mn raIun' ~ said 400 v.rirh value
shall not be les nan ten dollars. TO be- re-
COVERED I, mo usual ,trprecdIua. in ,urh
,.,sa-
4 -,
Sc - ana ne IL enacted mat any non
resident OF baIItll county may o1l''lIl Il IL
ttIse taS lot any Nu- III liIe stlit Ii'uiltI rs
PROVIDED III NetiloIN . ana " o.! ttiIS -N't uloH
tAe laylHGnt o. we IaA LU' igr l|I i'll .ot
l''Il 81 lAie ~ puI INA, u any 'ioll- ~,
urhI can ilI rush SATISFACTORY tN It,lI'' 70
tiie constance by receipt OF "tlei w iNt tIIat
i'r has tTtdu1 p!tu an annual hCcuoe JtN
upon tut NOE or plttH lVt WHi'il 'Cl'N. II
9ou-ill lIIt 'oIlSJaIl' Slill tutH ISSUE 10 ,.lt
%" HrL Il tt- upon VIC i,ds lh,iIt 90 lSl 'tllUS'
ana siau Hce' record OF tIle cas-" as pro
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SIC. 10. And be il enacted, That any per
son " hose sheep has been Killed or injured
bv auy dog shall 20 at once before 4 Justice
OF the peace in his district and make ufitdu-
Wit before him of such loss or INJURY. where
uuun said Justice snail Immediately issue "A
summons FOR the owner OF such dog. and
for such witnesses As NAV. in his judgement.
he necessary to ascertain the amount OF
damages sustained by such KILN" 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 may be
I aScprtaiued. in the name of the Board of
. County Commissioners of Garrett County,
which shall be collected other debts in
I this State are collected. and placed by them