Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-19

TIE DOG LAW.-This is the season when
Dogs are most pernioiOus and most danger
GUS, whom those who receive a bite from adog
are most inclined to consult a work on by
drophobia. An are interested in the ordi-
nance upon the dog question. 1t is as fol-
lows: loa
SEC. l. Be it ordained by the City Council
Of the City of Cleveland, That every ami
NAL Of the dog kind coming into the owner
ship or possession of any resident Of said
city, shall be immediately registered by said
resident, with the City Clerk and said resi-
dent shall pay at the same time to said Clerk,
for the use9 the city, a tax Of one dollar on
each deg, and Of ten dollars on each bitch,
so owned or possessed by said resident ;
which tax shall be paid annually, thereafter
to the City Clerk. Any animal Of the dog
kind not so registered, and on which the
said tax has not been paid, may be killed
when running at large, at any time, by order
of the marshal or mayor, and it is hereby
made their duty respectively, to enforce this
provision.
SIC. 2. No person shall permit or suffer
his dog, whelp, or bitch, TO run at large
within the limits Of said city, between the
first day of June and the first day Of Octo-
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bitch, be securely muzzled with a wire muz-
zle, properly fastened with chains or leather
straps and unless said animal during the
whole year, wear q collar with a bright metal
lie plate thereon, at least one inch in width,
with the name Of the owner of said animal
legibly engraved thereon. The word "psr-
son." in this section, to be construed to
mean as we'll the keeper or possessor, as
owner of a dog, whelp, or bitch.
SEO. 3. It shall be the duty Of the city
marshal, and of such persons as are authoriz-
ed by the mayor, to kill all animals Of the
dog kind, found running at large contrary
to the provisions Of this ordinance.
SEC. 4. The mayor is hereby authorized
and required to appoint one or more persons,
as he may deem necessary, to carry into effect
the third section Of this ordinance.
SEC. 5. No person shall modest, hinder, or
interfere with the marshal, or any person
appointed by the mayor, when in the dis
charge Of any of the duties prescribed by
this ordinance.
SEo. 6. Any person violating any of the
Provisions Of sections 2 or ), on conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceed
ing twenty dollars.
The State law on the subject passed March
Gath, 1863, is as follows:
AN ACT to restrain Dogs from running at
large at night, and for the protection Of
Sheep. Am
SEC. l. Be It enacted BIZ the General Assembly
ofhe STATE Of Ohio, That it shall be unlawful
for any dog to run at large off the premises Of
the owner, in the night season, between the
hours of seven O'Clock in the evening and six
O'Clock in the morning, unless accompanied
by the person owning, keeping, or harbOring
the same. The owner, keeper, OF harbOrer of
any dog is hereby required to keep the same
upon his or her premises between the hours
of seven o'clock in the evening and six
o'clock in the morning, as aforesaid. Any
person refusing or neglecting so to do, shall
be liable to a fine of five dollars for each and
every such o%ffense, to be collected, with costs
of prosecution, one-half of the said fine to 20
to the informant, and the other half to be
paid into the treasury of the township where
the offense was committed.
SEC. 2. That any dog found run
ming at large, off the premises of the /
owner, unless accompanied by the person
owning, keeping, or harboring the
same, may be killed. And if any person
shall kill, wound, or destroy any dog so
found unlawfully running at large, the per
son so killing, woanding, or destroying the
same, shall not be liable in damages to the
owner, keeper, or harborer of such dog, hut
upon satisfactory proof made by him to the
trustees Of the tOWnshipin which the killing
took place, by the production of the scalp or
otherwise, of the killing of such dog, and
that when killed he was running at large in
violation Of the provisions of this act, the
said person shall receive from said trustees
an order on the township treasury for the
sum of two dollars, to be paid out Of any
fund applicable to the general expenses of
the township: Provided, That such person
shall prosecute the owner, keeper, or harbOr-
er of the dog killed, and enforce the eollec-
ton of the fine provided for in section one Of
this act; Of which fact the trustees shall be
satisfied before any order shall issue on the
treasury.
SIC. g. The word E" dog, as used in this
act, shall be held to include any animal of
the dog kind.
sEC. 4. This act to take effect upon its
passage