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by him for said period, the number of licenses, male
or female, received by him, when, and to whom by
him issued, and the number still in his hands un-
issued.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That every such collector
shall be entitled to ten per centum of the amount	Compensation
collected and accounted for by him ; fifty cents for
each and every dog killed by him, and to one-hali
the fines recovered, as hereinbefore provided, upon
his information and evidence under the provisions
of this act.
SEC. 5 And be it enacted, That every such collector	Penalty.
who shall neglect or refuse to discharge the duties
imposed upon him by this act, shall be liable to a
fine of five dollars and costs, for each and every case
of failure or refusal to perform his said duties, to be
recovered by an action before any justice of the
peace for said county, whose duty it is hereby de-
clared to be, to collect said fines, to pay over one-
half thereof to the informer or informers, and the
other half to the said County Commissioners of said
county, who may allow such compensation for such
duty as may be reasonable and just.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That if any person or
persons shall steal, entice or carry away any dog male or female, whose owners have complied with	Penalty
the provisions of this act, every such person or
persons shall be guilty of larcency, and upon prosecu-
tion and conviction thereof by any tribunal now or
hereafter to be authorized by law to try such offence,
shall be fined a sum equal to the value of such dog
or dogs, to the owner or owners of such dogs so
stolen, enticed or carried away; and in addition
thereto, shall suffer imprisonment in the county jail
for not less than one nor more than six months, in
the discretion of the court or the other tribunal
trying such case.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That if any dog shall be	Duty of collec-
seen killing or worrying sheep, and upon information	tor
to the owner or keeper thereof by one or more
persons, he, she or they shall refuse to kill said dog,
it shall be the duty of the collector to kill the dog at
the expense of the owner, for which he shall be en-