on as if this Act had not passed; or (e) any act in which the enactments hereby repealed have been applied incorporated or referred to. (5.) This repeal shall not revive any enactment, right, office, privilege, matter or thing not in force or existing at the passing of this Act. Ownership of dog. License required to keep a dog. How to obtain license. Cost of license. Application CAP. XXXIII. (Assented to 17th April 1891,) BARBADOS. An Act to consclidate and amend the Acts of E it enacted by the Goveror, Council, and Bitsemate by this Assembly of this Island, and by the authority of the same, as follows; Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as License Act, 1891." 2. For the purposes of this Act, the head of the family, or in case of only one person then the person occupying the dwelling-house store, or other building, room, or place, at or in which the dog is accustomed to stay, shall be deemed the owner of the dog, unless such person shall satisfactorily prove to the contrary. 3. It shall not be lawful, for any person to keep any dog above sixty days of age, except such person shall be previously furnished with a license for that purpose, as hereinafter provided. 4. Some time in the month of February in each year, every person who may be desirous of keeping a dog shall first apply to the par ochial treasurer of his parish for a license to do so, and the said parochial treasurer is hereby directed to grant such license in the form to this section annexed, and in respect of the dog mentioned in such license the said parochial treasurer shall demand and receive at the time of granting the same the sum of five shillings; provided always that in case any person shall become the owner of a dog after the month of February, in any year and shall not have a license authorising him to keep such dog he shall, within fourteen days, obtain a license to keep the same, and such license shall continue in force only until the month next in course for granting licenses. FORM. of I. A. B., parochial treasurer of the parish do hereby certify that I have this day, under the provisions of "The Dog License Act, 1891" granted a license to C. D., of this parish to keep one dog until the 31st day of January next. 5. The parochial treasurers of this Island shall for each license they shall respectively issue retain for their own use the sum of one shilling out of the fee directed to be paid for the license and the balance of the tax after payment of other expenses shall be applied for the uses of the parish, and the parochial treasurers shall receive no commission on such balance. Grants parochial treasurers 1s. for each license issued. Labels to be fur 6. The several parochial treasurers are hereby required to provide out of the funds nished by parochial of their respective parishes, a certain number treasurers at time of metal labels with the name of his parish of granting license. · stamped thereon, and the labels for each parish shall be numbered consecutively, and such parochial treasurer shall supply each person to whom a license is granted with a label, free of charge, at the time of granting the license, corresponding with the number of the same, and the label shall be attached to a collar around the dog's neck, and if any person shall keep any dog above sixty days of age, or shall put or place any label not obtained as aforesaid on any dog, without having position." previously obtained a license for keeping a dog as herein before provided, the person so Penalty and dis Parochial treas Act. offending shall incur a penalty of twenty shillings, to be recovered in a summary manner before a police magistrate on the complaint of any person or persons, and the sum so recovered shall be applied, one moiety to the informer and the other moiety to the use of the parish in which the offender resides. 7. The parochial treasurer of every urer's duties under parish shall, within ten days after the expi ration of the time by this Act appointed for taking out licenses as aforesaid, and within ten days after the grant of any license taken out after that period, furnish the sergeant of police of the district and the colonial treasurer of the Island with an alphabetical list or alphabetical lists, in writing, of the number of licenses issued, and the names of the persons to whom issued and he shall cause such list or lists to be published in the Official Gazette; and the parochial Lists to be pub- treasurer shall also, at the first meeting after lished. of the vestry, lay before them a copy of such list or lists, and the account for the moneys received for such licenses, and if any parochial treasurer shall neglect to furPenalty on neg nish and publish such list or lists, or either of lecting to perform duties and applica- them, as aforesaid, or if he shall fail to carry out the provisions of this Act he shall, on complaint of any person before a police magistrate, incur a penalty of forty shillings to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, to be recovered in a summary manner and applied to the uses of the parish for which he shall be parochial treasurer. tion. Police to destroy dogs at large with out collar or label. 8. The officers of the police force shall be and they are hereby authorized and required to kill and destroy every dog which shall, be found in any public road, street, alley, or public place without having on a collar, with a label attached as hereinbefore provided. Repeal. 9. The several Acts mentioned in the schedule to this Act are hereby repealed, to the extent mentioned, provided that (1.) Any license now in force whether made under any enactment hereby repealed or not shall continue in force until otherwise provided; and (2.) Any enactment or document referring to any Act or enactment hereby repealed shall be construed to refer to this Act or to the corresponding enactment in this Act. (3.) This repeal shall not affect (a.) the past operation of any enactment hereby repealed nor any thing duly done or suffered under any enactment hereby repealed; or (b.) any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any enactment hereby repealed; or (c.) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any enactments hereby repealed; or (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability penalty forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding and remedy may be carried on as if this Act had not passed; or (e) any Act in which the enactments hereby repealed have been applied, incorporated or referred to. |