Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-26
G AZF'TTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER. JUNE 90, 1858

AtAYOR'S OFFICE, JUNE %, lS5S.-The
| following Sections OF An Act IN relation
TO Dogs, are published Tor the beneiI, OF all whom
II may concern. Page 81 o. Corp'n. Laws:
"SEr IS. That every owner OF an animal OF the
dog kind, kept within the town. shall cause such
animal to wear a collar abou' lis neck, with the
owners name al length, at all times, on penalty
| OF tour dollars, 70 be paid by the owner or har-
| borer of said animal, one half 10 the intormer,
aud the other half TO the use OF the corporation.
| And every such animal not having such collar
about IFS neck, shall be forthwith killed or des-
troyeG By any OF the constabes OF the town.
SEC rs That il shall De The duty OF the police
constabIes, 10 destroy every animal OF the dog
kind ioupd within the market house, or going az
large within the market square; aud II SUCH
animal cannot be- safely or conveniently Ges-
troyed. the owner or person who shall have
brought such animal 10 the market house or
square. or who shall have suffered such animal
TO follow him or her 10 the said market house or
square, shall forfeit and pay the sum OF five dol
lars"
Also, the following Act, page lIi
AN ACT prescribing the mode OF collecting the
taxes on Dogs.
SEC / BE il rnacfei by the Common Council Of
! .4leruhdrTa, That every resident OF the town,
downing, or IN possession OF, dog or dogs shall
apply To the Auditor OF the CorpOI alton, within
ten DAYS from the first day OF June, III each year.
Tor a license to keep SAID dog or dogs, and II
shall be the duty OF the Auditor, upon such APP
plicatlon, and lhe payment 10 him OF the annual
tax imposed by law upon the particular kind OF
l.. -. and
deliver to the applicant SAID license, TO expire
on tn" first dey OF June mkt succeeding ITS
date The Auditor snail be paid IN cash by
said applicant a fee OF twenty five cents Tor max
IN out such hcerse.
SEC T. Be II further cngcicd That 1t shall be
the duty OF every resident OF the 10" Il, who
shall come into the possession oil dog, within
ten days alter coming into sucn possession 10
apply to the Auditor OF the CorPoratlonr and
obtain from him license TO keep said dog
which license shall be granted 10 HIM IN the
same manner upon the same terms, and TO ex-
pire at the same time prescribed III the fore
going section.
SEC. 2. .4nd be Il FURTHER enacted That every
resident OF the town. who shall knowingly per
nit any dog to remain on MS or her premises
Tor fifteen days, consecutvely, or together, shall
within the meaning OF thls act.
SEC 4. .4nd be II f0t'G ena,tcd, That any resi-
dent OF the town, waO shall refuse or lall TO take
out a license as required BY this act, shall Tor
felt and pay twice the amount OF The tax I'M
posed by law upon the dog or dogs which he
may own or possess one-ndl 10 the iLiorner
and the other half TO the OF the Corporation,
TO be recovered, with costs, by warrant before
the Mayor in the name OF the Common Council
Of Alexandra; and If any resident OF the town,
owning or possessing a dog or dogs, shall be
tined tor his failure or refusal 10 take out a
license as required by this act, and SAID ire
shall not be made out OF MIN or his effects, II
snail be the duty OF the Constable, who has
failed 10 make the line by due process Of law,
forthwith 10 Kill sand unlicensed dog or dogs.
SrC s tint be Il purifier cHGCisd That II shall
be the duty oi the Auditor L. publish III some
ueW spaper OF the town, list OF all licenses
granted by HIM under this act, al the end Of
every three months, computing the time from
the first day OF June neXt-each list TO contain
the licenses granted for three months lumedi.
ately preceding the day OF making out said list
respectively.
SIC 5. .4,ld be II further enacted, That il shall
be the duty OF the Auditor on the Isl day OF
September, December, March, and June in each
year to pay 10 the Treasurer all taxes received
by him by virtue of this act, and To take his
receipt Tor the same and 1t shall be his further
duty to lay before the Common Council, al the
Inse.ing Immediately preceding the first day OF
March IN each year, an account OF SAID taxes,
showing when from whom, and how much re.
celyed, together with the receipts OF the Trea.
surer