Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-30

the Mayer.
Present Alderman Coates Haviland.
Macintosh. Morley, Andersen, Anderson.
Evans, Ramming and O'Brien.
The following ordinance was read. adopt
ed and ordered published in each Of the
city papers:
AN ORDINANCE
For tie Registering. Impo~ading, and 1ar-
ing of Dogs.
SEC i. BE it enacted by the city Council
of the city Of Davenport,
That it shall not be lawful for any ami
mails of the canine sepecies. to run ct large
in the city OF Davenport, from the lst day
Of June until the lst day of September Of
each year, unless the came be securely
muzzled so that no injury can result from
the bite of such animals, nor at any other
time Of the year unless in accordance with
the provisions Of this o'dnance.
SIC g. Any person shall be considered
as the owner of dog who shall hsrbor or
let the same habituslly remain or be fed 10
or about his house, store or enclosure. and
it shall be the duty of every such owDer vf
q dog to register the same with the city
clerk, as il provided in Sec. of this ordi
nance
SEC 8. Any owner of dog shall, on
making application to the city clerk to
register the o. me, receive q brass or copper
check therefor, which check shall be mum
bered in the regular corresponding order
of the registry book, and the clerk shall
charge therefor one dollar, as tax, to go
into the city Treasury. and thirty cents as
registering fee, to belong to the clerk. The
check 90 delivered by the clerk shall be
secured around the neck of the dog regis
tered and any person who shall rut upon
their dog any check of the kind referred to
herein, except they shall have received the
same from the clerk, shall be fined FIVE dol
lars and it shall be the duty OF the Mar
shall to consider such dog q nuisance, and
dispose Of the same as ia provided In Sec.
4 herein.
SEC. L. Any dog found running At
large between the dates specified in Section
l st of this ordinance. without . muzzle, or
at any time OF the year " thou the check
provided for in Sec Of this ordinance, is
hereby declared a public nuisance, and it
shall be the duty OF the Marshal to cause
such dog go found to be taken up and placed
IN pound to be provided by the Marshal,
and ehall be kept therein for the period #
two days. when, il no person shall claim the
same, the Marshal ehall offer the said dog at
public auction. without notice, and il no
bid to the amount of one dollar be received
therefor, it shall be the duty Of tn. Marshal
to kill such dog.
&c s. Any person applying to the
POUND for any dog that may have been
impounded, shall, before receiving such
dog from the Marshal. pay into his hands q
penalty Of one dollar Tor each dog delivered
10 the said applicant, and shall. in addition.
cause said dog to be registered as provided
for in Sec. 3 of this ordinance.
Sac. 6. Whenever any dog shall be
found unregistered, the Marshal shall cause
the same to de done. and collect the expense
and tax therefor. from the owner Uf such
dog, and whenever anv owner Of any dog
shall refrse to pay any tax created by this
ordinance, on his or her dog, the Marshal
shall proceed to levy and distress upon the
property of said owner. to collect such tax or
charges the same as is provided for in any
other delinquint taxes.
Sec T. Any person found violating or
evading this ordnance, or who may refuse
to register their dog, or who shall deny
ownership Of any dog belonging to them,
shall be subject to fine of not less that one
or more than ten dollars.
SEC. 8. The city Marshal shall receive
fifty cents for each dog by him taken up
and impounded.
SEc 9. The Marshal is hereby required
to kill any bitch at large IN the streets OF
the city, while in heat, and the killing o1
dogs by him in pound. shall be done by
him in any manner, except by poison, as he
may think proper.
SEC. 10. All ordinances or parts OF ordi
dinances in conflict with the provisions Of
this ordinance, are hereby repealed.
Passed and approved June ..29. 1852
Attest, E. COOK, Mayor.
L. C. BuRwELL, Clerk.
On motion, the Marshal was directed te
supply "dog pound on the city Hospita
ground.
On motion, an ordinance reducing th'
license on billiard tables, bowling alleys
&C., was reduced to SIS.
| A communication from the chief engl
neer Of the fire department, q king that thu
Council be present on Monday a. IN. at tn
reception Of the Quincy Firemen, was rsat
and ordered filed. Adjourned.
A SORRY INCIDENT.-On Tuesday
night one of our journeymen upon arrivin!
ct home, found q woman and small child .
his door, in destitute condition. The Wo
man said she had come up on steamboat
from Missouri the night before, and on tn
boat had made the acquaintance Of man
who, when she arrived here. requested heI
to allow him take her trunk to the 81
Charles hotel. She did so, and that wa
the last she saw Of him. She then mad
INQUIRY for the st. Charles hotel, but {
course did not find it. ~ there is no sue
establishment in Davenport. Late at night
weary and disappointed. robbed of ell sh
possessed, except the clothes on her bach
and the babe in her arms, she applied Z
several private dwellings for nights lodl
ing, but was repulsed At every door, unit
some one with more charity than his neigl
bors, got her nights rest in the jail.
The next evening che was fortunat
enough to apply at the door of one of ou
printers, who understands charity in tn
scriptural acceptance Of the word and vho'
hospitality is never called on in vain by
sufferer.
He took the woman and babe in, an
provided them with food and lodging. an
yesterday morning after breakfast. sent hi
to the Narshals Office in pursuit. of the mea
wretch, who thus dsfrauded her Of hs
trunk. under pretence oftaking her to liv
with him. The woman has brother
Wisconsin, to whom she was going. h.
husband lives it st. Louis. ana had deserte
her.
She wants to hire hers.lf out to som
family. for the support Of herself and chill
; until such time 80 che can 60 up the rive
She is an object Of charity.
TuR RIVER il coming down To