Year: 1873

Below we give a 1nll synopsis
of the new license dog law, (which
will be found of much interest to
the owners of ''purps" generally.


1t is provided In section one,
"that every person who shall own
or keep a dog, shall procure
license therefor, from the clerk of
the township or city where he
may reside;" that license for each
male dog shall be one dollar; for
each female dog three dollars;
that the license shall run from its
date to the first day OF April next
thereafter, and that every licensed
dog shall wear collar, upon
which the owners name and the
registered number of the license
is stamped.


The second section prcscribes
the manner in which the liconse
shall be made out and what it
shall contain; that the clerk shall
keep a register of all the licenses
issued, with description of each
dog licensed and the amount paid;
that the clerk may retain twenty
cents for each license issued by
him, the remainder of the license
fee to be paid into the township
or city treasury, to constitute a
fund for the payment of damages
sustained by the killing or wound.
ing of sheep by dogs within the
city or township during the year.


The third section provides that
Whenever any person shall be
damaged by the killing or wound.
ing Of sheep by dogs, a disinter-
ested justice of the peace may be
called. to view the sheep, so killed
or wounded, to appraise the
amount of such damage; that he
shall certify the same in writing
to the township clerk who shall
file and record the certificates, the
justice to be entitled to a fee Of
two dollars, and ten cents for each
mile Travelled, to be allowed by
the town board or city council,
and paid ont ofthe aforesaid funds.


Section four provides that in
March or April each year, the
certificates Of damage on file with
the clerk shall be examined by the
township board or city council, as
the case may he, and if any of the
damages as certified be consider
ed excessive, they may reduce
them to what may be deemed just
and proper, and order payment
Of the claims from the fund afore.
said if it to DO sufficient-if not
sufficient, then a proportionate
payment of each claim. If any
sum remains after such payments,
it shall be apportioned among the
school districts of the township or
city, in proportion to the number
OF scholars in each. Provided
for in this section, unless the party
applying for the same shall show
that lie has made due effort, and
has not been able to obtain salts
faction from the owner or owners
Gf KNOWN Of the dogs doing the
damage.


Section five provides that who.
ever shall keep dog contrary to
this act, shall forfeit the sum of
$40 with costs OF suit for the re-
covery thereof.


Section six provides "tbat any
person may, aud it shall be the
duty of every police officer and
constable of the township or city
to kill any and all dogs going at
large and not licensed and collar
ed according to the provisions of
this act;;" and such officers shall
receive from tho township or city
treasury fifty cents for each dog
80 killed by them.


The seventh section provides
that in cities having no clerk, the
officer having custody of the re-
cords oil the common council, shall
perform the duties required Of
township and city clerks by this
act.


All laws conflicting with the
of the act are repealed
1t does not take affect until the
1st Of June.