The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-18
A N ORDINANCE CONUEKNlNliD Utie

4 n ORDINANCE CONCEKNING DUGic.
IA PASSED JUNE $50, 1856.
/. Be it ordained by the Council Of the City of
Richmond, That every person Of the ssid city who
10 the owner or keeper of dog dogs shall apply
to the Chamberlain for license to do 30.
2. The Chamberlain shall issue to every person 20
apply ing license, the payment Of dollar for
the first dog. and five dollars for each additional dog
which license shall expire on the FIRST day of Msrcn
5. The Chamberlain shall keep record of all IL
granted and in each six months report
the same to the Mayor uf the city.
4. The person to whom such license 10 granted shall
bis or her name to DO legbly printed engra.
we'd on collar be kept about the neck of each aud
every dog for which license 10 granted Tho Chambe
different shapes but each separate to be of simi
lar shape. On each set shall be stamped
l. 2, g. and 50 The different shapes to be used on
beTlan for license, shall be furnished with Of
said medals for each deg licensed, the payment of
the cost of said medals-not exceeding twenty five
attached to the collar.
In any dog shall be found going at large
tay to the foregoing the owner or keeper
Of such dog shall forfeit and pay fine not exceeding
ten doars to be recovered before the Mayor or any
Alderman of the city; or if such owner keeper be
slave or free negro he she shall either pay the
above fine or be punished with stripes.
g. The occupier Of tho tenement to which any dog
shall belong, shall be deemed the owner within the
meaning 4 this ordinance.
T. The officers Of police shall take up and secure ell
dogs found at large. The Mayer may, ofcen a. he
occasion therefor require the overseer to send
through the city many of the city carts hands and
horses he may deem necessary. furnished with the
necessary fixtures and apparatus for having there
in all oogs found going at large. Such of the POI
lice officers as the Mayer may direct shs accompany
tured by order under tho direction OF the city au
tnortes it shall be the duty of tho officer captuf
ing such dog to make tho fact Of bic capture known
TO his owner and allow such owner the privilege of
redeemine the dog in question, on payment of ONE
dollar within the period Of six hours after the in
ever that no dog accompanied BY his shall be
subject to ouch capture.
g. Any person who shall endeavor to prevent dog
fom being taken up under this ordinance, or who
up, who shall attempt to rescue the came at
tor being taken up, shall pay fms of not less than
one Dor more than ten dollars.
g. Every dog taken up under this ordinance, ex.
cept provided in the 7th section shall be removed
to place of depost, to be provided BY the Mayor,
and every dog shsl be there kept uail after sunset
of the day which he il taken up unless
10 The owner Of any dog taken up under this or
cor five doila's. A stranger Visiting the city with
his dog, shall not be aDls tn the provisions of this
o4diL ~ CO for two days after his arrival.
IL. Every dog taken up, aud not redeemsbis,
shall, under the Mayors direction be conveyed by
police cer to some place beyond The corporate IL
mits, and there put 70 death aud buried.
II, Every police officer receiving money for dogs
r. deemed under this ordnance shall render to the
Chamberlain an account thereof verified by bis oath,
efter oeouciln8 from money received NIFTY
cents fol evsry dog so redeemed and the amount Of
such other expenses the Mayor may deem necessa-
~ shs the residue Of what Is rscsived to she
Chsmberiain- As
is. In the construction Of this ordnance the word
dog shall include all of the canine race
IA. So much Of the ordinance, entitled San ordi-
nance concerning hogs dogs and sostsn passed Sept
ID 1851, a. relates to dogs, il hereby repesisd
IT, 1nis ordinance shall be in force from and after
the LIT day Of August next.
jyl7-at THoS. LAWSON. c.R
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