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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 133.

AN ACT for the better protection of Sheep in Car-

roll county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, That the County Com-

missioners of Carroll county shall require an accu-

Annual re-

rate return to be made, annually, by the collectors of

turns of dogs
to be made.

the several districts within the county, of all dogs,

upwards of two months old, owned or possessed by

any person within their respective districts, particu-

larly noting the number owned or possessed by each

person and kept about the same house.

SEC. 2. They shall levy, and cause to be collected,

the sum of one dollar for one dog and fifty cents

Sum to be
collected.

each for every additional dog kept, owned or pos-

sessed by each person named in such return as the

owner thereof.

SEC. 3. The collectors of the several districts shall

collect the sums so levied at the same time and in

the same manner as county and State taxes are col-

lected, and shall keep a separate account of the

How collected

money arising therefrom, and shall be entitled to

six per centum on the amount collected by them re-

spectively, and six cents ahead for each dog re-

turned in the aforesaid return to the County Com-

missioners.

SEC. 4. The money arising from the said levy

Fund created -

shall be paid to the treasurer of the county, and

how disposed.

shall constitute a fund for remunerating the inhabi-

tants of the county for losses sustained by sheep de-

stroyed or injured by dogs.

SEC. 5. When any inhabitant of the county shall

have any sheep destroyed or injured by dogs, he

may apply to the nearest justice of the peace, who

shall appoint three disinterested persons to view and

Ascertain

ascertain the damages by him sustained, and they

damages.

or any of them shall certify the same under their

hands and seals to the County Commissioners, and

the commissioners shall draw their warrant on the

treasurer of the county for the amount so certified

to be paid out of the fund arising from the tax on

dogs.

SEC. 6. If there shall not be sufficient money in

the treasury belonging to the said fund, the warrant