Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-17
An Ordinance.

Making further amendment Of the Ordinance entt9l
IAN Ordinance to Prevent Annoyance from D'g
sEcrfoa lie Il ordained by the City Council oi WIZ
mngton, that the City Treasurer shall keep kagaa n
Dogs stating therein the Speeches. Color and sfs oi tI'
Dog, the nAmo Of the swneri aud any other de5eflpln
serving 10 Identity the Dog registered Ani Tor ie h
trhtion tere shall bo paid IN hin for tbs use ei hu N
for every male dog, dollar and for every rale ens
two lollla aud he shall deliver to the persnns uayns
~ aforesaid, metallic stamp with hole in IT. and ile
letter H. and the year for which Il is iHuel Impressed
hore0n 10 ho attached to the neck oil the dog registered.
SEC. 2-Ihe Mayor In hereby authorized appoint aH
many PERSONS as ha may cOnsider necessary Tor inc n
poe ni causing to ba CAUGHT impouaded, killed and
buried all dogs at largo Ia the city, not Registered 0r
muz1led according to the provonsn n this ordinanes
at the expiration of twenty four houis from the I'M
pounding OF any dog, It shall hu killed and buried lrf-
dtd the person entitled 70 such dog may during that
rod reclaim ha same On tue payment to the hig1 Con
stable Of Five Dollars for the use ihe city, and " one
Dollar to the person that caught and impeuned hu dog
and the offender shall not be liable for the violation
Ordinance onaoeount Of which the said dog was nIound
ed aud provided that such dog was imounded iof e
cause only Of not be registered II may be reclaimed on
husying tnu iigh constitute tha tne ues was lostste
va AZ the time eit was caught and II the proper stamp
was not attached to ts neck when caught on paying 10
10 MN MY cents for the use OF tho person VINO eavSh
hnd mpounded 1t. The compensation fer catchlng I'M
dollar.
SHo 3Ifthe owner possessor or harboter Of any dog
shall not before the tweny-hh day OF February 10 the
year 1860 and before the twentieth day OF January neyuy
thereafter cause the same to be rogisered shall
permit such dog to be at large between tho first day ai
July and the fifteenth day Of September ia any year
without being escually nuzzleI so as to prevent billing
or aha suffer such dog while on his premises 70 give
reasonable cause Of annoyance 10 any pereOn by barking
or howling every person offending shall he fnevu
dollars one halt hene 10 be paid to the nfOmeT Provided
That nonreHdens Of the city, not continued therein at
any one time longer than days are not required 10
cause their dogs to be registered
sRc LII any person shall without the consent OF The
owner or person In possession Of dog, take from It's
neck the stamp placed thereon according to the fs Sec
ton OF this Ordinance, shall place the neck Of any
dog any stamp not Issued by the City Treasurer,
or a9t Issued for the dog on which Il Is so placed
or shall obslruet any Constable or person appoint
ed ny the Mayor Aforesaid In the exec lton OF
TINS ordinance every person SO Offending shall be lined
rive DOLLARS one haf tho fine IA be paid TO the iniOrner
sc oil he owner possessor or harborer Of any r.
male dog shall allow the to be at large in this city
while Ia Heat such person shall be fined Ten Doars
one half the fine to be paid to the normer
FEC Bl shall be the duty Of the Constables OF the
City to make complaint to the Mayor the Alderman Of
all violations Of this Ordinance of which they have know-
aforesaid, shall be fined FIVE dolars half Of the ne
to be paid TO the niOrmer
SIC. 7.-A complaints of violations OF this Ordinance
shall be heard and determined by the Mayor Alder
man.
SIC S-Tho Ordinances Of the City entitled as follows
shall be and hereby repealed =" An Ordinance to
Prevent Annoyance from Dogs passed April 18TH 1866,
! An Ordinance to Amend An Ordinance entitled, An
Ordinance TO Prevent Annoyance from Dogs" passed
jan 18th, lbjb An Amendment TO Amend An Ordinance
entitled IAN Ordinance concerning Dogs" by striking
put the %, 80 and 9TH Sections inserting in lien
hereof the followlngi passed October nth, 1851 g.
to Ike Ordinance entitled, An Ordinance 10
Prevent Annoyance from Dogs passed April 80, s02
supplement to An Ordinance entitled, An Ordinance
q Prevent Annoyance from Dogs" passed July 10Th,
Passed at the City Hall, Wilmington, February TO- 1866
A. HOLLINGsWORTH,
President OF the City Council.
Attest a. 7. TAYLOR Clerk. ieb2l.2w'