The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-13
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SECTION II. find be 1T further enacted,
That tax shall be levied and collected
annually Of FIVE dollars on every pale ami
nal of the dog kind, and of ten dollars on
every female animal of the dog kind, kept
within the town of Alexandria. And 1t
shall be the duty of the police constables,
some time IN the month of June, yearly,
| and every year and oftener, if necessary,
to take an account Of every animal OF the
| dog kind in the said town, noting the re-
spective districts OF the town in which ia
! ken, and return list of the owners names
! to the clerk of the council. And whene-
yer an animal Of the dog kind shall be
owned or harbored at any other season OF
| the year, the owner or harborer shall be
subject to the aforesaid tax, And the
| owners and harborers of every animal oil
the dog kind, shall. at all times, when
thereto required by the constables atore-
said, make due return OF every such animal
by them owned, or which they suffer to
remain about their houses, on penalty OF
FORGETTING and paying ten dollars for every
refusal, one half TO the informer and the o.
Their half to the use OF the corporation.
| SEC. I8 find be 1t further enacted, That
the several police eonstables, SO soon as
they shall have returned the aforesaid list
to the clerk OF the council, and obtained
| copy of the same from him, shall demand
the aforesaid tax OF FIVE dollars for each
| male. and of ten dollars for each female
animal of the dog kind, SO returned; and it
the said tax shall not then be paid, nor
within twenty days thereafter, the consta-
bles are hereby authorized and directed
to levy the same by distress agreeably to
the mode prescribed for collecting other
| taxes in the said town; and such constables
shall have and receive a commission OF
| twenty FIVE per centum on all the moneys
| received by them in virtue OF this act, as
! full compensation for taking the list, and
collecting and paying over the said money
to the treasurer of the corporation
Sec. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That
every owner of an animal OF the dog kind
kept within the town, shall cause such AMI
NAL to wear collar about its neck, with
the owners name at length, at all times,
on penalty of four dollars, to be paid ny
the owner or harboreI of said animal, one
half to the informer and the other halt to
the use of the corporation And every
such animal not having such collat about
| its neck, shall be forthwith killed or de
| stroyed by any of the constables OF the
town.
SEC. 90. find be 1t further enacted. That
it shall be the duty Of the police consta-
| bles to destroy every animal OF the dog
kind found within the market house, or 60
ing at large within the market square
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conveniently destroyed, the owner or per.
son who shall have brought such ami NAL
to the market house, or square, or who
shall have suffered such animal to follow
him or her to the said market house, or
square, shall forfeit and pay the SUN OF five
| dollars.
SEC 81. And be At further enacted, That
| it shall be the duty of the constables to
! cause the dogs killed, to be Immediately
removed without the limits of the corpora
ton, and they are hereby authorized to
| charge and receive fifty cents, for each
and every dog killed by them. to be paid
by tae auditor, when satisfactory evidence
| is produced of the number destroyed,
who is authorized 10 issue his warrant tor
| the same
Sec 90. find be 1t further enacted, That
whenever in the opinion of the Mayor,
such precaution shall have become necesa-
ry, he is hereby authorized TO prohibit by
proclamation, in the newspapers OF the
| town, for Limited period, [not exceeding
ninety days without further notice') the
running at large OF all animals of the dog
kind, within the limits OF the corporation;
and it shall be the duty Of the police con-
stables, to kill and dispose of as the law
directs, all such animals of the dog kind
as shall thereafter. and within the period
prescribed by the Mayor, be found running
at large within the limits OF the corpora
ton as aforesaid.
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