Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-25
CHAPTER 49s.
Approved April 8, 1920.


AN ACT to repeal and reenact with amendments Sections
1877 200 and POI of Article 81 of the Annotated Code OF
Maryland, title Revenue and Taxes, subtitle Taxa
ton Of Dogs, said sections enacted by Chapter
497 of the Acts of 1918 relating to the employment OF
special officers the awarding of damages and the
ton of offenders
SECTION l. BE enacted by the General Assembly Of Mary
and That Sections 1877 200 and POI of Article 81 OF the
Annotated Code of Maryland, title Revenue and Taxes,
ubttle Taxation of Dogs said sections were enacted
Chapter 497 of the Acts of 1918 be and they hereby
epealed and re4enaced to read as follows
1877 Any Justice of the Peace of the several counties after
having received and receped for blanks and tags
nay such dog licenses and tags in like manner as pre-
cbed for the issuance of licenses by the County Treasurer
When license by the Justice of Peace the said
Justice of the Peace may retain his fee for the issuance OF
aid license reporting the and RENTING payment there
the County Treasurer or Clerk OF the County Com
nissoners having Treasurer the OF twenty
i've cents Such report and remittance shall be made by the
Justice of the Peace the end of each MONTH wereupon tho
ouny Treasurer shall make record Of and otherwise treat
aid license though had been issued from his office, ex
et that he shall also upon his record the OF the
Justice issuing the license Every Justice of the Peace shall
ever the book books from which he had issued license
ogether With the stubs therein properly filled out and show
mo the each censee and the number OF the license
ssued to the County Treasurer Clerk to the County
Commissioners in counties having Treasurer before the
day of July of each year Any person becoming the
after the first day of July OF any dog SIX months OF
which has already been licensed person own
which became months OLD at any PINE
fer the first day of July of any shall forthwith apply
or and secure license for such dog the manner
he annual license obtained under the provisions OF this
Act
The County Commissioners of the several counties are a
horned to provide for the employment of special officers
onsabe whose duty it shall be to enforce the payment of the
log license provided in this Act and the saie
commissioners authorized pay such special officers out
moneys arising from the said dog license or taxes in the
espective counties
1base ConStahes of several
md receipt for necessary blanks and tags may issue such dog
licenses and in like manner prescribed for the issuance
f licenses by County Treasurer Justice of the Peace
every constable shall the end of each month report to the
ounty Treasurer or Clerk the County Commissioners IL
ountes having Treasurer the number and character of
issued and remit all received for these licenses
Also every constable shall deliver the book books from
which he issued license together with the stubs therein prop
rlv filed out and showing the and the number OF the
license issued him the County Treasurer Clerk to the
ounty in counties having Treasurer before
| he first day Of July Of each year.
200 When any nhabitant of any county shall have
beep poultry live stock DESTROYED injured by dog
logs he may apply any Justice of the Peace of said county
Who shall appoint three dnterested persons appraisers
view apprae the damages by him sustained and they
II majority of Them under OATH shall state in writing to the
onv Commissioners of said county, the number of sheep
rv or live stock killed the character and extent of ths
injury any done and the amount of the damages sustained
~ the owner both the appraisers and the of the
beep poultry live stock shall make oath that they believe
he same to have been destroyed injured by dog dogs
md when the report of such proceedings has been fled thu
ountv Commissioners of said county shall review said report
md if in judgment the amount OF damages stated is
air they shall award such amount they may deem fair
which award shall be paid of the fund hereby created
provided however the said report Of the appraiser
hall no deemed prma facie evidence of the fairness of thu
ard Of damages each instance: and provided further
hat The County shall change an award
ess they shall personal knowledge of nnfairress
or shall receive competent testimony to the effect that tn