Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-03
An Ordinance,

Making further ameadnent Of le Ordinance entitled
IAN ordlnsnce to Prevent Annoyance from Dcgs.
sEcrios lHa 1t ordained by the City Council Of VIII.
aington that the City Treasurer shall Keep egaie OF
Dogs stating therein the Species Color and Size o. me
pog tne name q tho ewner, and any otheI oe5eip9h
serving 70 Identity the Dog registered aud Tor me fegs
raon there shall be paid to him or the use OF the Guy
or every male dog dollar and for every female dog
TWO uoafa aud he shall deliver to the persons
o. aoreaaid metallic stamp with hole In Il, ana IN
letter H. and the year for which 1t is Issued impressed
theIeon to be attached 10 the neck of the Dog rgeel
hko. 2The Mayor Is hereby authorized 10 appoint az
many persons ho may consler necessary for The ur
pose o. causing to be caught. impouRded Killed and
buried all dogs at largo IN the city, not registered or
muaaed according to the provisions Of this Ordinance
AT ihe expiration Of twen y-four hours from the i'm
pounding OF any dog II shall bs killed and buried proTl
drd the person entitled TO such deg may during that pe
rlod reclaim the same on the payment to the High Con
stable Of Five Dollars for the the city and Of One
DOLLAR TO the person that caught and mpounded me dog
and the offender shall mot bs liable for the violation et
Ordinance account Of which the said dog mpound
o. and provided that II such dog nponnded for the
satisfying the High Gonatibe that the dog register
ed at the time 1t was caught and If the proper stamp
was not attached to Its neck whom caught on paying 70
70 MIN hiy cents for the of the person who caught
aud impounded II. The compensation fer catching m-
pounding killing and burying each dog shall bs one
sko 5Ifthe owner posssssor or harborer of any dog
snail not before the wentyfth day OF February In the
year 1861 and before the twentieth day of January la every
year thereafter the be registered shall
permit such dog to be at large between the rst day of
Juiy and the fifteenth day Of September 10 any year
witheut being eneetuay muEzed prevent biting
OF snail suffer such dog while his promises to give
cause OI annoyance 70 any person
or bowling, every person offending shall be fined five
one TO be paid to the ntormer Provided
that nonezdents OF the city, not continued therein at
any one time longer than two days are not required to
cause their dogs to be registered.
sHo alf any person shall without the consent Of tho
owner or person In possession Of any dog take from Its
neck the stamp placed thereon according the rst
ton OF this Ordinance shall place the neck Of any
dog any stamp not issued by the City Treasurer,
or Eot Issued for tho dog which II Ia placed,
or shall obstruct any Constable person appoints
eu by the Mayor AS atorssaii in the exec 4tiUn OF
CUondtng shall be hned
Five Dollars on haf the ne to 10 paid to the nforme
SIC OIL the owner posseHsor or harborer OF any te
male dog shR allow the to be at large in this city
while In HeA, such person shall DO fined Ten Dollars
one half tue nne to 10 paid TO tho lniormor.
eEo blt shall be tho duty Of the Constabos Of the
City 20 make complaint to the Mayor this Alderman Of
all violations Of thA 0rdinancs of which they know
edge, and any constable failure to make complaint
Aforesaid shall bo fined hve dOiaTs halt Of the ne
to be paid to the informer.
$40 7-All complaints Of violations of this Ordinance
snail be heard and determined by the Mayor Alder
man.
SEQ s-The Ordinances of the City entitled follows
snail 30 and are hereby repealed =" An Ordinance to
Prevent Annoyance from Dogs passed April 18th, 1885,
! An Ordinance to Amend An Ordinance entitled AN |
ordinance to Prevent Annoyance from Dogs, passed
IAN 18Th, 1895. An Amendment to Amend An Ordinance
shutleu AN Ordinance concerning Dogs" by striking
put the "a, Sd and 4th ssctons and Inserting In lieu
hereof the following; passed October 17th 1861. "A
supplemeat to tke Ordnance entitled 'An Ordinance to
Prevent Annoyance from Dogs" passed April 3d. 1862
Supplement to An Ordinance entitled, An Ordinance
g Prevent Annoyance from Dogs" passed July 10th,
Passed ut the City Hail. Wilmington February 49, 1866
A. H0LLINGBwORtH,
President OF the City Council
Attest! H. 4. TAYLOR, Clerk. fsb2I-2w