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village or city where such sheep or lambs, or angora goats or 

 kids were killed or injured, who shall inquire into the matter, 

 and examine witnesses in relation thereto, and if they shall be 

 satisfied that the same were killed by dogs, and in no other way, 

 they shall certify such fact, the number of sheep or angora goats 

 killed, and the num])pr injured and the value of the sheep or 

 angora goats killed or injured immediately previous to such kill- 

 ing or injury, the value of the sheep or angora goats after being 

 so killed or injured, together with the amount of their fees. 



§ 119, Certificate to be evidence. Such certificate shall be 

 presimiptive evidence of the facts therein contained, in any civil 

 action or proceeding. 



■§ 120. Duties of town board. Such certificate shall be presented 

 to the town board at its second annual meeting for avidit; and if 

 such board shall be satisfied by the oath of the person claiming 

 such damages that he has not been able to discover the owner or 

 possessor of the dog or dogs, by which such damage was done, 

 or that he has failed to recover his damages of such owner or 

 possessor, it shall give an order on the supervisor of the town for 

 the amount which it shall allow, who shall pay such order out of 

 the funds arising from the provisions of this article. 



§ 121. Tax to pay orders for sheep or angora goats killed. When- 

 ever the amount of the orders for damages, given by the town 

 board to the owners of sheep or angora goats killed or injured by 

 dogs, shall exceed the amount of the dog fund in the hands of 

 the super^fisor of such town, the town board may, in its discre- 

 tion, add to the accounts of such town, the amount of such orders 

 then due and unpaid, but the amount so added shall not exceed 

 the sum of three hundred dollars in any one year. 



§ 122. When owner shall refund. If, after receiving the amount 

 of such damages from the supervisor, the owner of the sheep or 

 angora goats so killed or injured shall receive or recover the value 

 or any part thereof, from the owner or possessor of the dog or 



