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to a person or his property, his owner or keeper, and also 

 the parent, guardian, master, or mistress, of any minor or 

 servant, who owns or keeps such dog, shall forfeit to the 

 injured person double the amount of the damage done ; to be 

 recovered by action of trespass. 



Sec. 2. Any person may lawfully kill a dog, that suddenly 

 assaults him or any other person when peaceably walking or 

 riding, or is found worrying, wounding, or killing any domes- 

 tic animals out of the enclosure or immediate care of the 

 owner. 



Sec. 3. Whoever is assaulted, or tinds a dog strolling out 

 of the enclosure or immediate care of his master, may, within 

 fortj'-eight hours thereafter, make oath before a justice of the 

 peace that he really suspects such dog to be dangerous or 

 mischievous, and notify his master by giving him a copy of 

 said oath, signed by the justice; and if the master neglects 

 for twenty-four hours thereafter, to confine or kill such doo-, 

 he shall forfeit five dollars to any person suing therefor ; and 

 if such dog is again at large out of the care of the master, 

 any person may lawfully kill him. 



Sec. 4. If a dog, after notice given as aforesaid, wounds 

 any person by a sudden assault as aforesaid, or wounds or 

 kills any domestic animals, the owner or keeper shall be 

 liable to pay the person injured treble damages and costs. 



LAW OF THE ROAD. 

 Revised Statutes of 1871, Chapter 19. 



Sec. 1. As used in this chapter the word "way" includes 

 all kinds of public ways. And the word "team" all kinds of 

 conveyances on such ways for persons and for property. 



Sec. 2. When persons traveling with a team are approach- 

 ing to meet on a way, they are seasonably to turn to the right 

 of the middle of the traveled part of it, so far that they can 

 pass each other without interference. When it is not safe, or 

 is difficult on account of weight of load to do so, a person 

 about to be met or overtaken, if requested, is to stop a rea- 



