The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
Dog Days---NIad Dogs.

The time is fast approaching when
the dog star" will reign. Already
mad dogs, as they are called, are in
our midst, and it bebooVes all to use
the utmost caution against these dan
gerous animals. On Saturday morning
q small black dog, belonging to one o.
our citizens, was seen running about
the streets, swapping all the logs he
came in contact with, and from his sin
gular conduct was pronounced "mad,'
and soon after killer. The result was
that several were summarily dispatched
The Mayor has issued g Proclama-
ton " in regard to dogs. setting forth
that 1.-THE Ordinance concerning dogs,
and the supplement thereto, will be ri
gidly enforced. "
10 order that our readers may be
better informed in regard to the /" Or
dinance and the i" Supplement" we
copy them from the Town Charter y
pages SO and SO, as follows -
AN ORDINANCE against the running at large
of Dogs
SEQ. /. Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the Town of L2mbertvllle. in Com.
mon Council convened, That all persons own
ing dogs are required to keep them muzzIed
from the first doy Of July till the first day of
October in each and every year hereafter.
SEC. 2. And be it ordained, That all dogs
found running at large between the LIST day of
July, and the let day of October, within the
limits of the Town, not so muzaled, shall be liza
BILE to be taken up and confined in the public
pound. If demanded by the owner or owners
within twenty four hours thereafter, the said
owner or owners may take them away upon
payment of two dollars to the pound keeper for
each dog SO taken up and confined, the money
thus received to be divided, one-half to the
Treasurer of tie Town, and the other half
equally between the pound keeper and the per-
son or persons taking uF and combining the dog.
Sac. 3. And be it ordained, That ali dogs
taken up as aforesaid, and not demanded and
taken away by the owner within the time pre-
scribsd, shall be killed at the expiration OF the
said twenty four hours In that case the per.
son or persons taking them up and killing and
burying them shall be entitled to the sum OF
one dollar from the treasury Of the Town
SEC 4. And be 1t ordained, That it shall be
the duty of the pound keeper, and may be law
full for any person to seize and genuine all dogs
found running at large within the limits of the
Town not in conformity with the provisions OF
this ordinance.
Sec 5. And be it ordained That if any
pound breach or rescue shall be made Or al
tempted, Of any dog taken up or impounded ac-
corGipg to the provisions Of this ordinance the
person Or persons making attempting to
make such pound breach or rescue; or the own
er of such dog in case the same be afterwards
found to have come to his or her possession,
shall rfeit the sum of five dollars for each and
every dog rescued or taken back, to be recover
cd pursuant to the provisions Of the eighth sec'
tio2 of the act ofineorporatiOn.
SEC. 6 And be it enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the Mayor and Common Council to
ordinance at any time between the lst day Of
October and LIST day of July, when In their dis
erection it shall be necessary.
Passed August IT. 1852.
The following is the supplement :
A SUPPLEMENT to an ordinance entitled ''An
ordinance against the running at large Of
Dogs"
SEC. /. Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the Town of Lambertville III Com
mon Council convened, That in addition to the
provisions Of the ordinance to which this is
supplement for impounding dogs, found rnn-
nlng at large IN SAID town without behg prop
erly muzzled, it shall De lawful for any person
appointed by the Mayor of the town to shoot
or otherwise kill any dog or dogs so found run
ming at large in said town, within the times
mentioned in the ordinance to which this is
supplement.
Sec. ? ANY person or persons shooting or
killing any dog so az aforesaid, shall also bury
the same or cause it to be done, for which ser
vice he shall be entitled 20 receive the sum Of
one dollar from the treasury of the town.
Passed August /, 1855.