The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-19

A n ORDINANCE CONCERNINa Dogs.
"A PASSED JUNE $50, 1856.
J. Be it ordained by the Council of the City Of
Richmond. That every person of the said city who
is the owner or keeper Of dog or dogs shall apply
to the Chamberlain for a license to do 20.
2. The Chamberlain shaii issus to every person 20
the first dog and five dollars for each additional dog,
which censs shall expire on the first day OF March
next thereafter.
s. The Chsmberlain shall keep record Of all Ii
granted and in each six months report
the same to the Mayor Of the CITY.
H. The person to whom such license il granted shall
his her name to bs iegibly printed engra-
we'd collar to be kept about the neck of each and
every dog for which license 10 granted The Chambe
lain shall cause to be prepared two sets OF medals of
lar shape. On each set shall be engraved stamped
l. z, s. ard The different shapes to he used
alternate years Any person applying to the Cham:
berain for license, shall be furnished with Of
lid medals for each dog licensed, on the payment of
the cost of said msdals-not exceeding Twenty-Five
cents-which the of said dog shall cause to be
In cese any dog shall be found going at large
trary to the foregoing hs owner or
Of such dog she'll forfeit and paya fine not exceeding
ten dollars to be recovered before the Mayor any
Alderman Of the city; or If such owner or keeper be
slave free gro, be she shall either pay the
above fine or be punished with stripes
6. The occupier of the tenement to which any dog
shall belong shall be deemed the owner within the
meaning of this ordinance.
T. The officers of police shall take up and secure all
occasion therefor require the oveFseer to send
through the city az many OF the city Carts hands and
necessary fixtures and apparatus for having put there
in all dogs found going at large. Such Of the po
lice officers the Mayor may direct shall accompany
said carrs; but, whenever deg with collar is cap
tured BY order or under the direction of the city au
tnorities it shall be the duty of the officer csptur
ing such dog to make the fact of his capture known
his owner and allow such owner the privilege of
redeeming the dog in question, on payment Of one
collar within the period of six hours after the in
formation of the capture 10 afforded: Provided, how
that no dog accompanied BY his owner shall be
subject to such capture.
8. Amy person who shall endeavor to prevent dog
ON being taken up under this ordinance or who
shall endesvor obstruct officer from taking the
same up, no shall attempt to the same az
ter being taken up, shall pay tine of NOT less than
one more than ten dollars.
cept provided In the 7th section, shall be removed
to place of deposit to be provided BY the Mayor,
and every dog shall be there kept until after sunset
of the day which he ID taken up unless sooner
10 The owner of any dog taken up under this err
dinance may redeem HIM On paying to the police OH
his dog shall not be able to the provisions of this
ordiD ar CO for two days after his arrival.
II: Every dog 90 taken up, and not redeemsble,
SHALL under the Mayors direction be conveyed BY
police cer to some place beyond ths corpolate IL
mits and there put to death aud buried
rdeemsd gnSsr J tsa o.dipsnce sSs ,enaer to liz
Chamberlain account thereof verified BY his oath,
and after deductns from the money received fty
cents fol- every dog redeemed, and the amount OF
such other expenses tho Mayor may deem nscessa-
ry shall pay the residue of what il received to the
Chsmberiain
d. In the construction Of this ordinance, the word
dog shali include all of the canine race
H. SO much Of the ordinance, entitled Tan ordi-
nance hogs dogs and eosts," passed Sept
ID. 1851, as relates to dogs, IL hereby repsassd.
l5 This ordinance shall be in force from and after
tho lat day of August next.
A copy-Teste,
jyI7-3t THOs. LAWSON. C CIR