The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-08
THE noe Law.
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= SscTos lst. b 1t enacted By Ms 8snsr,
: AssemNy Of the State Of Losoa: That eve,
s owner or keeper, ,ofa dog shall, on or befo
the 18th day Of May, 1852, and each ye,
;. thereafter, cause 1t to be registered, numbe
ed and described in the Office or the clerk
the township where owner or keeper reside
: and shall pay to said clerk for said registr,
! the sum of one dollar for every male do,
and three dollars for every female dog, an,
shall receive from said clerk D certificate Z
registry, number and description of said doe
which certificate shall be prima tacis evi
: denee Of the proper registry of said dog il
any township of the State. an .ssai q
The Township Clerk shall receive Tor ev
cry certificate sorissued, twenty cents from
tss funds aoeaiqg under the II. Eoyisioas
Sec. Cd. The Township Clerk shall kee,
IN account ofthe amount received and pait
out under the, provisions of this act, which
amount shall always be open to the inspec
; tion Of any citizen of the township and shal
annually on the first Monday Of June, pos
IN some conspicuous place in his township
list OF all dogs registered for the current
year, and shall also furnish copy thsreo1
to each constable in the township. .eg
Sec. Sd. There shall be . collar placed MP:
on the neck Of each dog registered under
this act, By the owner thereof; said collar
may be leathern or metallic, and shall not
be lessthan l inch wide, with the number and
year made plain upon the same either BY
engraving or punching with holes or sewing
with tread OF color different from the col.
lsr. An dogs caught without . collar on, as
specified in this section, shall be considered
nuisance, . nd shall be destroyed as set
forth in section of this set. - y r.,.,;.,s..
Sec. 4th. Any person placing collar on
any dog not registered, shall be guilty efa
misdemeanos, and upon conviction theseqf
shall be hned not exceeding ten dollsxs.3
Sec. 9Th. The Township Clerk of each
Township shall ba required to give bond IN
the sum Of twice the amount as money that
will be likely to come into his hands by the
provisions Of This act, which amount shall
be fixed by the trustees; said bond shall be
approved hy the township trustees. and filed
with them for the use Of any one injured by
the improper acts Of said clerk. .s :,
Sec. 9Th. Any person owning, keeping or
harboring adog over the age Of fthree months,
nat registered according to the provisions Of
this act, shall be deemed guilty Of . mtsue- |
meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall |
by the provisions Of this act, and pay all
costs up to the time Of pleading such regis.
try. il shall be bar to any further prosecu.
ton to that offepse. 90 i''fs -
Sec. 9TH. Any person who shall malicious
" kill any registered dog, or shsu steal or
eptice away such dog, shall, upon conviction
thereof be punished by . fine not exceeding
fifty dollars, and shall also be liable to the
owner for all damsges.
Sec. 9Th. Any person may, and every po.
lice officer, constable or marshal shall kill or
cause to be destroyed, an dogs going At large
and not collared and registered according to
the provisions of this act; officers shnll re
ceive twenty-five cents for each dog 30 de-
stroyed, to be paid odt of the funds accruing
under the provisions of this act: u a3
Sec. 9th. II shall be lawful for any person
| to kiD any dog caught in the act Of worry
ing, manning or killing any sheep or lambs.
or other domestic snimals, or any dog at
tacking or attempting to bite any person
outside Of the enclosure Of the owner, and
the owner shall be liable to the party iniur-
cd for an damages done by his dog.
Sec. 10th. The Township trustees Of each
township shall require al dogs over three
months of age not registered according to
the provisions Of this act to be destroyed,
and shall enforce al penalties herein provi:
ded. and any officer who shan neglect or re-
! 6,se to perform the duties imposed upon him
lby this act, shall be punished BY fine moi
, exceeding ten dollars for each conviction.
Sec. 18th. All funds received tor the reg
istry of dogs except so much IS is necessary
to defray the expenses Of reg'ster'pg ano
killing dogs as provided in section ana
Of this act are hereby set apart as scnoo
s,rd to he psid to the township distric
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