172 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



of the justice, or commissioner, or other person making the seizure, 

 and paying also a reasonable compensation for the care and keeping of 

 the animal, which amount is to be estimated and fixed by the justice, 

 or commissioner, and upon paying these sums he is entitled to his ani- 

 mal, and if he makes this demand and proves the ownership at least 

 three days before the time appointed for the sale, he is only required 

 to pay one-half of the costs specified, together with the full amount of 

 compensation. 



DOGS AND SHEEP. 



Any person may kill any dog that he may see chasing, worrying, 

 wounding or killing any sheep, lamb, swine, cattle or other domestic 

 animal, out of the enclosure or the immediate care of the owner or 

 keeper, unless the same be done by the direction of such owner or 

 keeper. He may also kill any dog that may suddenly assault him while 

 he is peaceably walking or riding anywhere out of the enclosure of the 

 owner or keeper of such dog. 



The owner of any dog guilty of any of the above acts is liable in 

 double the amount of damages which may be proved in an action 

 brought therefor, and it is the duty of the owner or keeper of any such 

 dog to cause said dog to be killed within forty-eight hours after having 

 received notice that the dog had committed any of the acts specified, 

 and for every neglect so to do he shall forfeit the sum of three dol- 

 lars and the further sum of one dollar and fifty cents for every forty- 

 eight hours thereafter until the dog be killed, unless he make it appear 

 satisfactory to the court before whom the action is tried that it is not 

 in his power to kill the dog. The penalty recovered in the action last 

 referred to goes to the general fund of the township treasurer. 



Every person in possession of any dog, or who shall suffer any dog 

 to remain about his house for the space of fifteen days previous to 

 the assessment of the taxes or previous to any injury, chasing, worry- 

 ing or killing sheep, shall be deemed the owner of such dog, and any 

 person who knowingly keeps a sheep-killing dog or who keeps any dog 

 after it has come to his knowledge that such dog has been engaged 

 in the killing of sheep is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined 

 not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and may be im- 

 prisoned in the county jail not more than three months. 



The person losing his sheep or his lambs by any dog or dogs has the 

 same appraised by a justice of the peace and receives his pay out of 

 the dog tax fund which is provided by the statute. 



TELEPHONES. 



Complaint is often made that in the erection of telephone lines the 

 shade trees along the highways are mutilated and destroyed by the 

 persons putting up the poles and wires. 



The statutes provide that telephone companies may construct and 

 maintain their telephone lines along, over, across or under any public 

 places, streets and highways, and across or under any of the waters 

 of this State, but »the same shall not injuriously interfere with otter 



