HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1855

All money received from the lease or sale of the [said]
lots shall be applied to the improvement and maintenance of
the Court House Lot so far as [the same may be] IT IS
needed, or to [such] other county purposes [as may be fixed
and] determined upon by the County Commissioners [of Calvert
County] and the Court House Building Committee of Calvert
County.

[Dogs]

[136.]

[(a) On or before the first day of July 1 of each year, the
owner of any dog, six months old or over, shall apply either
orally or in writing to the County Treasurer of Calvert
County or to the dog warden or his deputy for a license for
each dog owned or kept by him.

(b)    The application shall be accompanied by a fee to
be determined by the County Commissioners, and proof that
the dog has received a rabies vaccination which is currently
valid. However, before establishing or altering any license
fee, the County Commissioners shall advertise the proposed
fee for three consecutive weeks in all three newspapers of
general circulation in Calvert County. A kennel license
shall be issued for $15 to persons owning or keeping not in
excess of 2 5 dogs and a kennel license shall be issued for a
fee of $20 to persons keeping more than 25 dogs.

(c)    The license or fee hall be the only license or
tax required for the ownership or keeping of a dog or dogs.
The license shall be issued on a form prepared and supplied
by the County Commissioners, shall be dated and numbered and
shall contain a description of the dog. All licenses shall
be void upon the first day of July 1 of the following year.

(d)    The County Commissioners shall furnish, and the
County Treasurer or the dog warden or his deputy issuing the
license, shall issue, with each license, a metal tag, which
shall be affixed to a substantial collar. The collar shall
be furnished by the owner, and with the tag attached shall
at all times be kept on the dog for which the license is
issued, except when confined in the kennel or when hunting
in the charge of an attendant.]

(Note: This section is proposed for repeal inasmuch as
its provisions are identical to Article 56, Section 191 (a)
and (b) of the Annotated Code.)

[137.]

[The County Commissioners shall prepare and furnish
annually to the County Treasurer, and to the dog warden and
his deputy, metal tags to be given the owners of dogs when
the owners shall pay the license fee for dogs. The tags
shall be of metal, and have a serial number corresponding