The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-17

MING at o'clock, at their Armory, in full dress,
~ Sergeant. Will summon their squads.
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A n ORDINANCE CONCEKNlNG DUIie.
n PASSED JUsE Esd, 1856.
/. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of
Richmond, That every person of the said city who
is the owner or keeper ct dog or dogs shall apply
2. The Chamberlain shali issue to every person
apply ing license the payment of one dollar for
the FIRST dog. and five dollars for each additional dog
which license shall expire the first day OF March
8. The Chamberlain shall keep . record of all Ii
censes granted and in each six months report
the same to the Mayor of the city.
4. The person to whom such license il granted shall
cause bis or her name to be- legby printed or ensra-
every dog for which license 10 granted The Chambe
lain shall cause to be prepared two sets OF medas Of
different shapes but each separate set to be of smi
lar shape On each set shall be engraved or stamped
|. 2 8, ard The different shapes to be on
alternate years Any person applying to the Cham
beraiu for license, shall be furnished with of
the cost of said medals-not exceeding twenty-five
cents-whch tho owner If said dog shall to be
attached to the collar.
S. In any dog shall be found going at large
rary to the tore going provisons the owner keeper
Of such dog shall forfeit and pays fine not exceeding
ten dollar, to be recovered before the Mayor any
Alderman of the city; if such owner keeper be
a slave free negro he she shall either Fay 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 ct this ordinance.
2. The officers Of police shall take up and secure all
dogs found ut large. The Mayor may a. often a. he
sees occasion therefor require the overseer to send
through the city many of the city carts hands and
horses as he may deem necessary. furnished with the
necessary fixtures and apparatus for having put there
in all eogs found going at large. Such Of the po
Lies officers as The Mayor may dir ect shall accompany
said carls but, whenever deg with collar il cap
tured by order under the DIRECTION of the city
tnorties it shall be the duty of the officer so captur
ing such dog TO make the fact of bis capture known
10 his owner, and allow sucn the privilege of
redeemins the dog in question, on payment OF one
dollar, within the period of six hours after the in
formation of the capture is afforded Provided, how
ever that no dog accompanied by his shall be
8. Any person VINO yhsll endsavor to prevent dog
ON being taken up under this ordinance, who
aha endesvor obstruct officer from taking the
same up, or who shall attempt to the Same af
tor being taken up shall pay fue Of not less than
one nor more than ten dollars.
cept provided iu the TIL section shall be removed
to pacs of deposit, to be provided by the Mayor,
and every dog ahall be there kept until after
deemed.
10 The owner of any deg tax en- up under this or
dnanes, may redeem him IN paying to the police off
Ger i've dsllars. stranger Visiting the city with
his dog, shall not be liable the provisions of this
oidiL erce for two days after his arrival.
IL: Every dog so taken up, aud not redeemable,
shall under the Mayors direction be conveyed by
police officer to some place beyond the corporate Ii
inits, and there put death aud buried.
H. Every police officer receiving money for dogs,
deemed under this ordinance, shall render to the
Chamberlain an account thereof verified BY bis oath,
and after deductins from the money received fifty
cents foi svsr5 deg 90 redeemed and the amount Of
such other expense. a. the Mayo may deem
shall pay the residue of what is received to the
Chamberlain.
I3 In the construction Of this ordinance, the word
dog shsll include all Of the canine race
u. So much Of the ordinance, entitled IAN ordi-
nance concerning hogs dogs and gosts, passed Sept