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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 309

93 D. And be it enacted, That the board of County Com-
missioners shall furnish the constables appointed for the

Metal tags to
be furnished

respective districts to carry out the provisions of this Act
metal tags of not less than one and one-half inches in diam-
eter, bearing the number of his election district and beneath
it figures representing the number of the license, which tags
shall be issued by the constable to the owner of each dog or
bitch at the time when the license tax is paid, which tags
shall be worn at all times by the dog or bitch for which the
tax has been paid, and that each constable shall keep in an
appropriate book a list of all licenses issued by him, which
list shall contain the number of the tag issued, the name and
residence of the owner, a short description of the dog or
bitch for which issued, and the date, together with the
amount collected, a duplicate of which shall also be filed
with the clerk of the commissioners.
93 E. And be it enacted, That the license tax provided for

When due and
payable.

in Section 1 of this Act shall be due and payable upon the
first day of September of each year to the constables in the
several districts, and when paid to the constable he shall
give a receipt for the same which shall have upon it the
number of the license, and a short description of the dog or
bitch for which it is given, and the numbers upon the tag
which is given shall correspond with the receipt; and in case
of the loss of any tag, a duplicate may be furnished for the
same on application to the constable who originally issued
it, on the payment of ten cents and satisfactory evidence
being furnished that the tax has been paid for the current
year on the dog or bitch for which it was issued.
93 F. And be it enacted, That after the expiration of thirty

Duties of con-
stables.

days after the first day of September in each year, if the license
tax has not been paid on all dogs and bitches, it shall be the
duty of the constables appointed in the several election dis-
tricts to proceed to collect the same, and upon the refusal of
any owner or keeper of a dog or bitch to pay the required
annual license tax, he shall be called on to kill said dog,
failing in which the constable shall kill said dog and shall
receive from the sheep fund for said killing the same amount
as he would have received for collecting the tax upon said
dog or bitch.

93 G. And be it enacted, That if any dog shall be found
going at large off the premises of the owner or keeper of