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An Act to tax the dogs in Shelby county. 1859 vol. II 637 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0786 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. CHAPTER 1020. 1860. AN ACT to tax the dogs in Shelby county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commnwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That every dog in the county of Shelby shall be tax- ed one dollar, to be paid by the owner of the dog: Provided, That every housekeeper shall be allowed one dog free of tax. § 2. No slave shall be allowed to own or keep a dog, unless such dog shall be taxed as if owned by the master of such slave. 4 § 3. The assessors of the county shall, at the time of as- sessing the property of the county, ascertain the number of dogs owned by each citizen or individual of the county; and to enable him to obtain this information he is hereby vested with the same power that he now has by law in as- sessing property: Provided, That every dog about the premises of each housekeeper shall be considered as be- longing to such housekeeper, # § 4. The sheriff shall collect said tax in the same manner and for the same compensation as he now collects the county levy. § ,. The proceeds arising from said tax shall, when col- lected, be paid over to a treasurer, to be appointed by the judge of the county court of Shelby county, who shall give bond for the faithful discharge of his duties. The funds thus collected shall be under the control and management of the justices composing the court of claims, and shall ap- ply the same to lessen the county levy, and for such pur- poses as the court of claims may think proper. § 6. This act shall take effect from and after the second Monday in August, 1800: Provided, That a majority of those voting in Shelby county shall at the next August election vote in favor thereof. Approved March 1, 1860, CHAPTER 1021. AN ACT to regulate the tolls and management of the Crab Orchard Pork wi the Wilderness Road, in Rockcastle county, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonvmraltl of Kentucky: § 1. That the first and second sections of an act, entitled An act to regulate the appointment of a toll-gate keeper and overseer on the Crab Orchard fork of the Wilderness road, approved February 11, 1858, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and the act, entitled An act to regulate the tolls on the Wilderness turnpike road, passed February

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