Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-05-19

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and creating fund out Of which owners
of domestic fowls o. animals killed or in
jured by dogs may Be reimbursed for the
loss Of the same. and furnishing revenue
for the macadamizins Of public reads in
said county. and to provide for the treat
ment Of INDECENT persons bitten by mad
animals BY the Pssteur OF ether treat
ment-" 50 as to read as follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That all owners of
dogs born before the first Of January in
each year. in Montgomery county. shall
pay to the county an annual tax Of one
dollar for each male dog and two dollars
for each female dog. except keepers of
dogs who shall pay a county license of
ten dollars per annum for less than TWEEN
ty-five dogs and for fifty dogs, twenty-five
dollars, and each and every dog in such
kennel shall be a thoroughbred and the
bona fde property Of the keeper Of such
kennel; the dog tax collectors shall issue
kennel license. which shall specify the
name Of the owner. the name Of the ken
mel. and the keeper Of the same. and any
dog kept or strayine about the premises
OF any person, with his knowledge. whether
such person be the owner or only the &C.
cupant Of said premises. shall be deemed
for the purpose 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 January of each year. and
shall be payable within the first ninety
days of each year.
Sec 2. And be it enacted. That it shall
be the duty Of the County Commissioners
to provide the constables Of the county in
their respective 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 neck Of the dogs whose owners
shall pay TO the constable the said tax,
and County Commissioners shall provide
the constables with blank receipts, in
printed form. which. when filled up, shall
contain the name Of the owner Of the dog,
his postoffce address. as well as the name
Of the dog, its sex. breed and color, with
the number and date of its tag, and the
amount Of tax collected, and County Com
missioners shall also provide them with
blank reports, in printed foIm, to be made
by the constables to the County Commits
sioners, containing the facts required above
to be given in the receipt from the con-
stables to the owner upon the payment of
the annual tax aforesaid the treasurer
shall keep safely the reports from the
constables and enter the facts required
above regularly in a book to be kept for
that purpose in the Office and under the
supervision Of the County Commissioners
Of Montgomery county. and the said Coun-
ty Treasurer shall receive and keep an
accurate account of all the tax funds paid
to him by the constables as required by
this Act.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted. That il shall
be the duty Of the County Commissioners
to designate constable in each election
district OF Montgomery county whose duty
1t shall be in the district to which he is
assigned by the County Commissioners as
soon as possible after the first day of
January in each year. to canvass thor
oughly the district in order to ascertain
the number Of dogs. the owners Of same
and also the other facts required of the
constable in the reports referred to in the
preceding section to the County Commits
sioners. upon the payment Of the tax by
the owner Of a dog the constable shall
give him a receipt in the form in this Act
prescribed. and also tag to be worn by
the dog and the constable shall report TO
the County Commissioners on before the
first day Of every month in the same man.
ner and form aforesaid. and shall at the
same time pay to the County Treasurer all
the tax funds they have collected, less
twenty-five per centum Of said amount
for their services they shall also state in
their monthly reports those who have
failed to pay the tax on their dogs as re-
quired by this Act. A constable so ap.
pointed may be assigned to canvass dogs
and collect said taxes in the district in
which he resides or may be assigned tC
canvass dogs and collect the taxes on dogs
in any other district Of said county in the
discretion Of the County Commissioners.
Sec. 4. And be II enacted. That IL any
constable shall neglect or refuse to perform
his duty as set forth in this Act. he shall
be subject to prosecution for malfeasancs
in Office and to removal from Office.
Sec S. And be it enacted, That the
County Treasurer shall place the tax Sc
collected to the credit Of fund to be called
1.-THE dog fund" Of Montgomery county
but II there remains in the county treasury
to the credit Of the dog fund" on the frs
day Of January Of each year sum NOR,
than sufficient to pay the award for dam
ages for domestic fowls and animals made
by the County Commissioners prior to tina
date. such surplus shall. upon the order
Of the Commissioners. be applied to mac
adamizine public roads in the count,
and in the district from which the fund il
raised. And provided. further. that sale
dog fund as collected shall be entered and
kept as collected from each Of the election
districts Of Montgomery county. and awards
for damages shall be paid out and accounted
for in respect to each district, and no fund
collected from any particular district shall
be liable OF applied to awards for damages
in any other district
. Sec. 9. And be il enacted. That the
. County Commissioners shall direct the con.
J stable TO Nil any doc for which said tan /.