The Port Gibson reveille., 1918-04-18


j Ordered b. the Board Of Super
visors Of Claiborne county, Mis-
slssippl:
I !. That al dogs in ClaihoTns
County, State Of Mississippi, he
and sre hereby taxed as. lowit;
One dollar upon each and every
male dog over six months old, and
the sum of three dollars upon ev-
/ cry female dog over six months
old, 10 be collected from the own
I er, keeper or harboTer of any and
al such dogs, and the tax assessor
shall assess each and every dog
/ over six months old 10 the owref
thereof Il the oWn-s is 70 be found.
Iotherwise 70 the keeper OF nsTbo1-
er Of such dog or dogs, and this
assessment shall be made Al The
same time and In the same manner
IS other property Is assessed.
When such taxes are collected
from such levy, II shall Be set
apaTt and known as the School
House Improvement Fund TO be
used 10 repair and improve the
public school houses Of the County
and shall be distributed as The
Superintendent OF Eduction and
County School Board Of this Caun
ty shall determine.
2 That each and every owner,
keeper OF harboTer Of any dog, OF
dogs. in this County to procure =
good AID 81 ficient collar with 5
metallic plsie thereon. on wnich
shall be piainiy inscribed the name
Of the owner OF owners Of said deg;
that 1t shall be lawful for any per
son 10 kill any dog found at large
on whose neck there Is no collar as
aforesaid, and no action shall he
maintained for such killing.
8 That every person who shall
haT6or on his or her premises
coliarIess dog for a space Of teu
days after this act, or law, becomes
effective. shall be held and taken
as the owner Of such dog OF dogs.
4 That the owner or owners 81
any dog. oi dogs, who shall permit
same 10 run at large for ten days
after this Act, OF Law. shall heconie
ffeciive. without such collar al
befetoiore described and without
paying the TAX herein prescribed
sHai ae deemed guihy Of misde-
meanur, and fined uoi less than
I've dollars nor more than ftly
collars for each and every aoffense,
which said sum when so collected,
shall ne placed ia the fund as sci
ont 10 Section No. One hereof
s. That II shall be unlawful Tor
any person, or persons. to harbor.
OF keep or permit any dog, OF dogs
10 stay about his, her or Their
premises. on which said dog OF
dogs said tax has Doi been paid
and upon conviction. each person,
OF persons. shall be fined not less
than Eve dollars nor more than
fifty dollars for each and every
such offense, and said sum, when
collected, shall be placed In the
fund as provided by Section One
hereof.
6. That any person who know
ingly fails or refuses to give into
the assessor the correct number Of
dogs he may own. keep haibof,
or who fails or refuses 10 pay the
tax herein levied, or who fails or
refuses 10 state to the said sssessof
the correct sex of any dog Of dogs
that he may own. keep or habor
shall be guilty of a mis6emeanor
and upon conviction shall be fne d
not less than Eve dollars nor more
than fifty dollars, and any such
fine so collected shall be placed In
the fund provided in Section No
One hereof.
Y That this order. act or Law
take effect and be in force from
and after the first day Of MAY, A
d 1918
Passed aad ordered this the irst
day of April. a D. 1918.
L B ALLEN, President