Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-05-17

provide for license on dogs. md 20
provide for penalties for violation
thereof.
Approved March 20, 1918.
J. lie it enacted by the genera! as
sembly Of Virginia, That it shall ho
the duty of every person owning or
having under his control or ON his
premises any dog over six months Of
age To list the same forthwith with
lie commissioner OF revenue of Tho
ounty, city or town wherein he re-
iues. FOR taxation, and To pay on or
before the iirs day of February of
ench year license tux on such dor
as hereinafter provided. or in event
such dog shall become six months or
age or come into possession of any
person at any time after the first Of
February, such license shall be paid
forthwith. All dogs licenses shall
run from the first of February to the
"lst day of the following January.
- Every dog above six months of
age shall be liable Il license tax ms
follows, viz, on all male dogs AMI ON
40 Spaycd females, one dollar; on all
p'yed females, three dollars: said
to be in licd of all other taxes nj
present imposed by the State and 10.
cal county laws, which license t,x
shall he paid TO he treasurer of the
county, city or town wherein the own.
e. "l thc dog or such person us may
h''No inm under control may reside
or amy person mny pay kennel tax
OF trn collars, which shall cntitlc him
( TO Keep therein not more than twelve
u""S bc!cngIng TO himself or in train
my Tor others OF fifteen dollars which
snail cntltlc him TO keen therein ns
many dogs, belonging to himself .o,,
IN training Tor others as he may de
sire; INC treasurer of the counties
ana cities shall not receive more for
hrhdlinE the funds arising from the
taxes imposed by this act than they
receive for handling other county
iuhds nor shall the commissioners of
the revenue receive more than ff
Teen cents FOR listing each dor bu,
neither the treasurer nor the commits
s'oncrs Of the revenue shall receive
compensation far their services. in
issuing licenses and tags herein prn-
Vl'i@d for, such kennel dogs to bo M
all times confined unless uccompnnicL
by the owner or his agent, or in case
oi loN and deer hounds when i'm chnsc
or returning home from chase. tIpon
payment OF such tnN the person INV
ing same shall lie entitled To receive
receipt card hcrcfor, and II metal
license tar with the year for which
the license Us paid, the county, or cit 0i
"f town ISSUING same. and the serial
nurhcr or thc license stamped ihorc
on, which tag shall hc It dilEcrcn:
shape Tor each year, and To- be nr II
design adopted 10y commissioner of
rumc aud inland fisheries and used
over the entire state DURING tho Sam,
year. When the tag il issued the
treasurer shall record the name of
the owner or the dog, with the mum
her OF the license tax. Tags To he
FURNISHED by the board of supervisors
and paid for out of The funds derived
from dog licenses and To he attached
To Substantial collar ia he furnish |
cd 10y the owner of the dog, and worn
1t all times. Ii amy such tag should |
ic lost, the owner of the dog shall! |
pay To the treasurer twenty i've cent, |,
for new tag. It shall be tho duty
OF the county. city or town game war
Gens, ON the first day Of July, or ms |
soon thereafter as practicable, to oil |
tam from he treasurer of said county, |
city or town n list Of all the dogs
III county, city or town in his colm.
" on which the license has not been
paid, and the warden snail immediate
" apply TO Justice of the peace foT
Il warrant against the party Or par-
ties whose Names have been furnish
ed by The treasurer, aud if such par
ty on PARTIES be convicted, he or they
shall pay II fine and costs, as herein
provided, and unless such fine and
costs as well rs such tax, be forth
with paid, such dog shall be killed by
.hc game warden or the officer scrv-
ing said warrant
g. It shall he unlawful for any per-
son to permit any dog to run ut large
during the night time unless such dog
he muzzlcd or in thc immediate use
and control of his owner or custodian
or TO permit any dog to run at large
at any time without II license tag an
hcrcinbeforc provided.
A. IL shall be the duty of any game
warden, regular, special or ex-oiiicio,
on the privilege OF amy person who
may find, or know of dog roaming |
ut large unmuzzlcd in the night time
ut any time Of the year without /
license tag, as above dcscribcdD to !
Immediately notify he owner there
Of, if known TO him. and if such dog
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warden to be running ut large, con
tlnry TO the provisions of his act, or
If upon the first occasion of finding
such dog so ut large the owner be
not known to the warden, or if any
dog he found killing, or injuring, or
chasing sheep, or injuring or killing
:ny domestic animals or fowls, it
shall be the duty of the warden TO kill