The diamond drill., 1920-09-04
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ASSURED ACTION WILL FOLLOW
ADOPTED PROPOSED COM.
agricultural Development of Iron
County Will be in Hands of a
Body of Directors Hereafter

Why has not the dog law been en-.
forced in Iron county?
This question has been asked tim,
and again with no intelligent answer
made to Il The new law makes II
the duty Of the sheriff to kill all dogs
found roaming around without tags
and without their owners.
Sheriff Wilson was the most fre-
quent point Of attack by those who
wanted the law enforced. Asked why
he didn't enforce tho law his reply
was that the prosecuting attorney
told him not to enforce It. This looked
funny TO many people who couldn't
see why II the law was put upon tho
statute books, It should be nullified
by any official
The true status Of the affair was
brought out at the meeting OF the
board of supervisors last Saturday
when the bill of G., A. weaber for
three sheep, killed by dogs, came be-
fore the board
0'IIara Makes Things Plain
The bill was in regular form. Mr..
o'Hara told the supervisors that every
procedure called for under the act
has been complied with. Mr. Woab-
er certified that three sheep belong
ing to him had been killed by dogs.
The papers had been sworn To by
justice OF the peace and the value of
the sheep was fixed at $40 each. No
one disputed that the price fixed by
Mr.. Weaber was a fair price at the
time the sheep were killed.
II was generally supposed that the
license tax fund could be used speci-
fically TO pay for the sheep killed and
had that fund been available and
some provision made whereby the
board could use that fund only, Mr..
Weaber would have been paid for
HIS sheep
The law says that the remuneration
shall come out OF the general fund |
and that meant letting down the bars |
TO large number OF additional claims.
The supervisors were adverse 10 maxi
ing this opening and 40 the bill was
not taken from the table although |
everyone present wanted Mr.. Weaber
paid IL Il could be done without dan
ger from irresponsible future claim
ants.
Byers Explains Reason For Law
The discussion switched onto the
dog law and why 1t has not been
in the county.
Mr.. O'Hara said that there are sew
sral proceeding necessary before the
aw becomes operative. In the first
place II requires the supervisors to
make a census OF the dogs OF his
ownship and report the same TO the
county treasurer. Then II provides
or the checking up OF the lists by the
county treasurer and the compiling
II list OF dogs In each township on
which no license has been paid. This
list is turned over to the sheriff who
gets busy with his shoot
ng irons. The sheriff Is required TO
III not only those dogs upon which
license has not been paid but any
log running Mt large unaccompanied
y his owner.
This provision looked curious TO the
,oard members until Mr.. Byers ex-
lained 10 them the intent OF the law.
III efforts to Increase wool product
on in this nation failed. Tariff on
fool didn't bring any greater res
Its than free trade. Investigation
howed that the reason for the farm
rs OF the nation refusing to go into Q
ne sheep business was due mainly !
, the dog menace. For that reason
ne American Wool Growers Associ-
tion took up the cudgel in behalf OF Z
greater wool crop. Their investig- Y
tons ehowed that the thing necess- n
ry to bring about more wool was q
ss dogs.
For that reason uniform dog law
as drafted and submitted 10 the leg q
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