ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOYERNOR.

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number of votes shall serve for a term of three years ;

the person so elected receiving the next highest num-

Term of ser-
vice.

ber of votes shall serve for a term of two years; the

person so elected receiving the next highest number of

votes shall serve for a term of one year from the said

election, so that thereafter one commissioner may be

elected every year for a term of three years, and annu-

ally thereafter on the first Monday of June in each

and every year, at such time and place as shall be

designated by the commissioners, the citizens, quali-

fied to vote as aforesaid, shall elect one commissioner,

qualified as aforesaid, to serve for three years; each of

said commissioners shall receive a salary of twelve

dollars a year.

SEC..... No person shall keep, own or harbor a dog

or bitch in said town without first obtaining a license

from the clerk to the commissioners for that purpose,

Dog license.

in the month of June in each and every year, and

paying at the time of license being granted one dollar

tor a license to keep, own or harbor a dog, and three

dollars for a license to keep, own or harbor a bitch.

The keeper, owner or harborer of every dog or bitch

for which a license shall be obtained shall have a col-

lar placed around the neck of aaid dog or bitch, on

which collar shall be placed a number corresponding

to the number of the license. Every dog or bitch

found going at large in said town without such collar

and number shall be shot or otherwise destroyed

Bailiff to des-

by the bailiff of said town; and if any person shall

stroy.

bring a dog or bitch into said town after the month

of June in any year, he, she or they shall obtain a

license for said dog or bitch within ten days thereafter,

and shall pay for the same as hereinbefore directed,

and place a collar, with a number, around the neck of

said dog or bitch, otherwise the said dog or bitch shall

be shot or otherwise destroyed; provided that, if any

dog or bitch being once in any year licensed as afore-

said should lose the number, the owner, keeper or har-

borer. of said dog or bitch shall, within ten days after

being notified by the bailiff' of such loss, obtain a

duplicate number from the clerk to the commissioners ;

said number to be furnished the keeper, owner or

harborer at cost. Any person or persons failing or

Fine for failiity-

refusing to comply with the provisions of this section

to comply.

shall be liable to a fine of not less than one dollar nor

more than five dollars.