EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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are hereby repealed, and Sections 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 and

329 of said Article re-enacted so as to read as follows :

324. All owners of dogs or sluts of the age of six months

and upwards in Cecil County shall pay to the county an annual

To pay an an-
nual tax on

tax of one dollar for each and every dog or slut, and any dog

dogs and
sluts.

or slut kept or straying about the premises of any person with

his knowledge, whether such person be the owner or only the

occupant of said premises, shall be deemed for the purpose of

this section the property of such person, and the tax imposed

by this section shall be due and payable on the first clay of Sep-

tember in each year.

325. It shall be the duty of the constables of the county in

their respective districts to collect and pay into the County

Constables to
collect tax.

Treasury the tax due from the owners of dogs and sluts in

the county, and for such service shall receive a compensation

not exceeding twenty-five per centum of the whole amount of

such tax collected by them to be paid out of such tax.

326. If any person shall fail or refuse to pay the tax by

the first day of April in each year it shall be the duty of the

Refusal to pay
tax.

constable on and after that date, to kill the clog or slut upon

which said tax is levied ; and any person opposing or in any

way hindering said constable in the performance of his duty

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction,

shall be fined not less than two dollars nor more than one hun-

dred dollars, and shall stand committed to the county jail until

said fine is paid, and for each and every dog or slut so killed

by said constable he shall be entitled to receive from the County

Commissioners the sum of twenty-five cents.

327. If any constable shall neglect or refuse to perform his

duty as set out in the preceding section, the County Commis-

Removal from
office.

sioners are hereby directed and commanded to remove such

constables from office and nominate and appoint a successor

to him who will faithfully perform the duty required.

328. The constables in their respective districts, as soon as

possible after the first day of September in each year, shall

Constables to
canvass their

canvass thoroughly the districts in order to ascertain the num-

districts.

ber of dogs or sluts therein, and the owners of the same, and

shall make a report of the same to the County Commissioners

of Cecil County, and when any person shall pay to them the

tax on any dog or slut, they shall register the full name of

such person, the sex of the animal and amount of tax paid, in a

book to be provided for such purpose by the County Commis-

sioners, and shall give a receipt to each person for the amount

paid.