EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

1091

CHAPTER 629.

AN ACT to amend Article 1 of the Public Local Laws of

Maryland, entitled "'Allegany County," sub-title "Dogs and

Sheep," for the purpose of imposing a license upon said dogs

to raise a fund out of which to pay for sheep killed by such

dogs, and to add additional sections thereto, to be known as

Sections 100A, 100B, 100C, 100D, 100E, 100F, 100G, 100H

and 100I.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That Article 1 of the Public Local Laws, of Maryland,

Dogs and

entitled "Allegany County," sub-title "Dogs and Sheep," be and

sheep.

the same is hereby amended by adding thereto new sections to

follow after Section 100, to be known as Sections 100A, 100B,

100C, 100D, 100E, 100F, 100G, 100H and 100I.

100A. That from and after the passage of this Act there

shall be assessed, levied and collected, in the same manner

Taxing dogs.

in which other taxes are levied and assessed annually in Alle-

gany County, from the owners or keepers of dogs, taxes in the

following amounts, namely : For each male dog, one dollar ;

for each female dog, two dollars; and for each female dog

which shall be spayed, one dollar ; to be paid to the Treasurer

of said county, to be kept by him separate and apart from the

other taxes, and the same to be a fund from which persons

sustaining loss or damage to sheep by any dog or dogs, and the

necessary cost therefor, may be indemnified as hereinafter pro-

vided.

100B. That the constables in the several districts of Allegany

County for which they are appointed shall, on or before the

Constables to

January Session of the County Commissioners for Allegany

report to
County Com-

in the year 1905, and annually thereafter, report to the Board

missioners
number of

of County Commissioners a true statement of all the dogs and

dogs in their

bitches owned or kept in their said several election districts,

districts.

with the names of the persons owning or keeping such dogs,

and how many of each sex are owned or kept by each person,

and how many of said bitches are spayed; and said Commis-

sioners shall annually levy the aforesaid respective sums as

a tax upon each dog, bitch or spayed bitch so returned to said

County Commissioners by said several constables, and it shall

be the duty of the County Treasurer to collect the said tax so

levied from the individual so assessed with the same, as the

other taxes of said county are collected ; and whenever it shall