Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-15
The Dog Law.
CHAPTER 16.


AN ACT providing for the registry Of dogs, and
defining the dutie, Of township officers in GER
taiu cases.
SIC. l. BE 1t enacted By Ms General Assenab !,
the state Of ora: That every owner or ke pc
Of dog snail. on OF before the 18th day Of May
1852, and each year thereafter, cause it to b.
registered, numbered and described in the Office o
the Clerk of the township where said owner G.
keeper resides, and shall pay to said Clerk fo
said registry. the sum Of one dollar for every
male dog and tn ee dollars for every femal,
dog, ana shall receive from said Clerk = certif
cate OF registry, number and des:ri ption Of sac
dog, which Certificate shall be prima facie evi-
derce Of 'he proper registry Of said dog in an,
township Of the State.
The township Clerk shall receive fo. ever,
GER fcate Issued, twenty cents from the fund.
sccruing under the provisions Of this section.
SEC 2 The Township Clerk shall keep az
account Of the amount received ard paid ou
under the provisions Of this act, which accouL,
shall always be open to the inspection Of any
citizen Of the township AID .shall annually u
the first Mohday in June, post in some conspc-
uous place in his township q list o. all dog.
registered for the current year. and shall alst
furnish copy thereof te each Constable in the
twnshlp.
SEC. 3. There shall be a collar placed upor
the neck OF each dog registered under this act,
by the owner thereof; .ald collar may be leath.
ern or metallic, AMI shall not be less than one
inch wides with the number and year made plai O
upon the same. eithr by engraving or punching
with holes, or sewing with thread of color diff
fe fent from the collar. All dogs caught without
. collar en-, sIecified in this section, shall bc
considered . nuisance, ard shall be destroyed &c
Set forth in section Of this act.
Stc. 4. Any person placing a collar On any
dog not registered, shall be gsilty OF misde'
meAnor. end upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not exceeding ten dollars.
SEc. 5. The Township Clerk Of each township
shall be required to give bond in the sum Of
twice the amount OF money that will be likely
to como into his hands ty the provisions Of thi-
act which amoDnt shall to fixed by the trus.
tees said bond shall be approved by the town
ship trustees. and flied with them for the use OF
any one injured by the improper acts Of said
Clerk.
SIC. g. Any person owning, keeping or har-
boring dog over the age OF three months, not
rig sterel according to the PROVISIONS of this act
shall be deemed guilt, Of misdemeanor. aad up
conviction thereof shall be tined five dollars, to
be collec,e Cd as other fines. If before judgment
TIE ae,cnd cause his d, to be registered
qui Q by the provisions OF this act, and pay all
costs up to the tilue Of pleading such registry, it
shall be lar to any further prosecution for that
offence.
SIC 7. Any per on who shall malciousy kill
any registered dog, or shall steal or entce away
such dog shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun
ished by a fLe hot exceeding hity Go!lers, and
shall also be iak.e to the owLer for all damages
SEC. S. Any person may, and every police OFF,
Ger, constable marshal shall kill or cause to be
destroyed all dogs going at large aud MT co larel
ana registered according to provisions oft his act
officers shall receive twenty-five cents for zach dog
destroyed, to be paid cut OF the funds accruing
under the provisions Of this act.
SEc.y y. 1t shall be lawful for any person to kill
any dog caught in the set CT worrying, naming or
killing any sheep or lambs, OF other domestic AMI
ucl Oro n Aop tt0Nt tuno ttnmp n a
any person outside Of the enclosure of the owner,
ana the owner sha be liable to the party iDju
for all dana res done by his dog.
SEC 10 The township trustees Of each town
ship shall re, ,uire all dogs over three months OF
age not registered according TO the PROVISIONS Of
penalties herein provided. and any officer who
shall slect or refuse to perform the duties i'm
posed upon him by this act, shall be punished by
fne not exceeding ten dollars for each convic-
titn.
SEC. IL. All funds received for the registry of
dogs except SO much Of is necessary 10 defray the
expense. OF registering and killing dogs provid
ed in 5 ctions and cf this act, are hereby set
apart as . school fund, to be paid to the township
district treasurer, and divided among the several
sub-districts in each township as other school
funds are a, a,por,ioned: Provided taat in any
township where there is city organisation or in
dependent sub district, the township clerk shall
paw into the city school treasury treasury of th
ina pendent district, its share Of such apporion-
ment.
SIC. IL. All fnes and forfeitures imposed as
pen lty for the violation Of any Of the provis-
ions Of this act, or neglect Of any duty Imposed
b. the same shall be prosecuted for by complaint
Of any c,tissn, before justic Of the peace hsv
ing jurisdiction, and no mere technical objection
70 the form Of toe information shall be allowed
to defeat prosecution 90 commenced.
SEC. l3 This act being deemed Of immedia
INN Motto ohallt - nffn md Al Sa
publication in the State Register, Desmoines
7smes ami LsWs Homeste ID ava Farmer, newspa-
pers puoiishe ed in the caty Of Desmoines, cr any
two OF them.
RUSH CLARK,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JOHN r. NLEDHAM,
President OF the Senate.
Approved, March 26,h, 1862.
= SAMUEL ]. KTRKWOOD.
hereby certify that the foregoing is . true
copy frem the original roll on 6le in my Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Soceaxarv ne Sta%n