Year: 1879

Schools


The following bill has been in
troduced in the House by Mr..
AIMS, OF Granville, and has been
favorably reported upon by the
committee to which it was. referred ::


WHEREAS, The constitution of
the State provides that the General
Assembly shall enact laws tor the
adequate protection and encourage.
ment Of sheep husbandry; and
whereas the General Assembly of
1867, in establishing the de-
partmcnt of agriculture, required
said department to collect statistics
looking to the encouragement of
this industry and The suppression OF
the ravages of dogs; and whereas,
experience has demonstrated that
there can be NJ successful wool
growing in connection with the mn
limited and untrammeled raising of
dogs therefore,


SEC. 1. The General AssemMy
Of North Carolina do enact, That
all dogs one year old and upward
shall be registered at the same time
and by the same officer appointed
to list property for taxation, and
said list stall he returned to the
board Of county commissioners, who
shall require all owners to take an
nually at such time as may be pre-
scribed by them, IA license to keep
the same.


SEC. 2. That the privilege tax on
one dog to each head of family
shall be twenty-five cents, and all
persons owniEg in keeping in their
possession more than one shall pay
Il privilege tax of one dollar for
each additional dog.


SEC 3. 1t shall be the duty of
tho sheriff to collect this tax at the
same time and under the same
regulations now existing as to coun-
ty taxes, but any person failing to
pay said tax annually on or before
the first day of October, shall tor
felt the ownership of such dog or
dogs to the sheriff or the tax col
.ector, who shall destroy snch dog
or dogs as nuisance.


SEC. l. That the failure of any
persons to register any d"g-or dogs
that are owned by them or may be
found in their possession shall sub
Ject snch person or persons to a
penalty OF ten dollars, to be rccov-
cred before a justice Of the peace
with costs, onc--half to the inform
er and the other halt to the public
school fund of the county or town
ship adopting this act as hereinafter
provided.


SEC. 5. That all such privilege
tax which may he collected as pro-
vided tor in section two shall be ap
piled to the public school fund of
the townships or counties in Which
the tax was collected.


SEC. c. This act shall not take
effect or be in force III any township,
or county OF this State unless at least
one-'lird of The qualified voters of
any township or county shall make
application to the board of county
commissioners, whose duty it shall
be upon such application to submit
the voters of all townships tha. may
thus apply the question OF "licensc,' y
or "ro license" and if a majority
of any township 2ote tor "licensc"
all the provisions of this act shall
! thereafter bc in force in said town-
ship or county. -


SEC. {. That all elections held
under the provisions of this act
shall be conducted under tie same
regulations as is now provided by
law for the election Of members to
the General Assembly: providsd,
That not more than ono election. he
held i'll the same year in any town
; ship or county.


SEC. s. That this act shall be IN
force froln aud after its ratification.
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