Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-02-28
An Ordinance,

MAnng further amendment Of the Ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance to Prevent Annoyance IRON Dogs
FICTION l-Ie II ordained by the City Council of Will
that The City Treasurer shall keep Register o
Dogs stating therein the Speeches. Color and szs OF the
DuB we name o. The owner aud any other description
raon there shall be paid to him for the use Of tho City
every male dog one dollar aud for every female dog
TWO dollars; aud he shall deliver TO the persons paying
IS aoreaaii metallic stamp with hole in It, and tho
letter H. and the for which it Is issued impressed
tneon 10 Do attached to the neck of the dog registered
sEo. 2-Iha Mayor ID hereby authorized to appoint
many persons as he may consider necessary for the pn
pote OF causing to bs caught, impnuAdod Killed and
buried all dogs large In the city, not registered or
uafed according to the provisions Of this Ordinance.
vA oi .Weniy hours ifo Tue IN
dsd the person entitled to such deg may during that pe
on reclaim me same gu tue payment to the High Con
DOLLAR 10 tho person that caught and mpeunded tho dog
and the offender shall not be liable for the violation II
onnanee On account Of which the said dog impound
aud provided that II such dog impOunded Tor ho
cause only OF not be regstered it may be reclaimed
hatyihB tue lgh COnstlhle that the dog register
cd At the time caught aud IT the proper stamp
Wha NOT aAphed 10 It's neck when caught pay Ing
70 nn ny cents for the Of the person who caught
aud lmpOunded IT, The compensatioa for Catching i'm
dollar.
$50 3Ifths owner posFossor or barborer OF any dog
shAl not before the wsntyfh day of February la ths
year aeo and before the twentieth day January in every
year thereafter, the be registered shall
permit such dog to be at large between the first day Of
Jniy and tue fifteenth day Of September in any year
without being eectuay auzzed 10 as 10 prevsnt nns
OF shall suffer such dog while his premises to give
reasonable cause OF annoyance any person by barking
noWllng, every person offending shall be ned ya
one malt the fine 10 be paid to tho normer Provided
honeMdents OF the city, not continued therein at
any one Time longer than two days are mot required to
cause their dogs TO DO registered.
eko all any person shall without the consent Of the
owner or person In possession OF dog take from
neek he stamp placed thereon according the st ssc
oh OF ths Ordinance or shall place the neck Of any
do8 any stamp not issued by the City Treasurer,
or sot issued for the dog which It Is so placed
OF shan oDattuet any Constable person appoint
81 ny the Mayor as atoresaid in the exec ltiou of
thi5 ORDNANCE every person offending ahal be nod
rive DOLLARS ons half tho fine 10 be rad to the inf1mer
male dog shall allow the to be large in this city
whe IN Hest such person shall DO fined Ten Dollars
one half the fine TO be paid to the iniormer.
eRo o-lt shall be the duty of tho Consables Of the
city 70 make complaint to the Mayor or the Alderman OF
all Violations Of this Ordinance Of which they have know
edge aud any constable failure to make complaint as
a9resald shall De hned FIVE doilas half Of the fine
10 be paid to the iniormer.
SEC I-All complaints Of violations Of this Ordinance
man. ' - '4N
SIC: S-The Ordinances Of the City enttd as follows
nhl be and are hereby repealed =" An Ordinance to
Prevent Annoyance from Dogs" passed April 10TH 1866
Az ordinance to Amend An Ordinance entitled, AN
Anee 70 freVent Annoyance from Dogs" paesed
~, -ath looe An Amendment to Amend An Ordinance
nuueii An ordlnanee concerning Dogs by striking
,ut the %, 3D. and 9TH Sections aud inserting in lieu
hereof tho foowing passed October 18th, 1861. "a
1upplemeAt TO tks Ordinance entitled AN Ordinance to
Prevent annoyance from Dogsp passed April 3D. 1862
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. n0LLlNGswORrH,
-. President OF the City Council
Attest; II. T. TAYLOR, Clerk. fsb2I.9w