Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-14
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Making further amendment Of the ordinance enti
IAN Ordinance to Prevent Annoyance from D g.
SECTION liz It ordained by thu City Council Of Will
pinson ilat teC CITY Treasurer shall Keep liesisier
Dogs stating therein the secie4 Color aud size Of tho
roS tho name 81 the owner, aud any other description
serving u Identify the Dog registered, and ior the II
traion there shall be- puid to hm ine the o the City
every male dog, one dollar and fJi every female
Two uOals ANA ne snail deliver To the pefsnnH payn
as aforesaid metallic stamp with hole in IT, and the
letter r. and the year for which il is issued impressed
threou 10 To attached to the mock OF tho dog rrgsfft
SEQ Tile Mayor Is hereby authorized To appoint as
many persons as a may consider necessary nr .i9 pn
1 pos0 OF causing To DO caught impnuadad, killed. aud
buried all dogs at large in the rity not registered of
muziei according to tho provisions Of this Ordnanee.
At the expiration of twenty-iour houts from tie
pounding Of dog It shall bo killed and buried rTny
ded the person entitled to such dog during that
rod reclaim the same ON the pismen to tho High Con
stable Of Five DolAra for the OF the city and ui one
Dollar 10 tho person that caught aud impeunda tile de
and the offender ahall b liable for the violation e
ordinance on account OF VIII ch s said dog was mpouud
ed and provided that such impOunded Tor Tie
cause ony Of not be regis cred 1t may DO reclaimed un
satisfying the High Constble that the dog was register
ed at the time II caught, and II the proper stamp
was not attached 10 It's neck when caught paying
TO MIN hiy cents for the Of the person who ca ght
and imponndrd IT, The compensation fer catching, in
honndlug, killing and burJing each dog shall be one
sLu 9Ifthe owner possossor or harhoror Of any dog
shall not before the lwenynh day OF February In ths
year eGo and boore the twentieth day January every
year lhefeater eau the same 20 be- registered or shall
permit euca dog to be at large between the FIRST day Uf
July and the fifteenth day Of September In any year
Wlthaut being ehecnHlly nuzged tOprevent tting
or shall suffer such While his promises to givu
rsas nabo eaue OF annoyance to person by barkins
or noWlnB every person offending shall bo lined live
dollars one to paid to the inorme Provided
that nonrezdens Of the city not continued therein ut
any one timo longer than two days NOT required TO
cause their dogs TO bs registered.
seo 4lf any person shall without the consent Of tho
owner or person In possesaon OF any dog take from i
neck the stamp placed thereon according TO the III
onof this Ordinance shall place the noe; Of any
Jog any stamp not issued by tho City Treasurer,
or hot issued for the dog which II is SO placed,
or snail oDetrtict any constable person appoint
81 Dy the Mayor rs aforesaid In tho oxoc ton Of
tnH ordinance, every person Offending shall be lined
rive DOLLARS on htt the ne to be paid to the tnOrner
sEO OIL the owner possessOr havboror OF any fe
male dog sha allow the be at largo in this city
while 10 lea sucl person shall be fined Ten Dollars
one nall tins line 20 be PAID to the iniormer.
rko Cit shall hs tho duty Of the Con tables Of the
City to make comp amt to the Mayor the Alderman Of
all violations Of this ordinance Of which thoy hsvs know
edge, and any constable failure mako complaint as
aoroea d. snail be fine five doiarsi half Of fine
to b. pad 70 the iniormer.
SEQ T.All complaints Of violations Of this Ordinance
shall be heard and determined by tho Mayor Alder
SIC. s-The Ordinances the City entitled as follows
shall be and are hereby repealed Ia Ordinance 10
Prevent Annoyance from Dogsn passed April 18TH 1850
I An Ordinance to Almond An Ordinance entitled An |
4rainance % Prevent Annoyance from Dogs, passed
IAN 18Th 1908. An Amendment TO Amend An Ordinance
'nutedi An Ordinance concerning Dogs" by striking
,ut tho %, 81 aud 18th Sections, and inserting In lieu
hereof the following; passed October 18TH, 1861 =" A
supplemeat to Ike Ordinance entitled An Ordinance O
Prevent Annoyance from Dogs passed April 3d. 1862
o Prevent Annoyance from Dogs" passed July 10th,
Passed at the City Hall, Wilmington, February IT, 1850
A. HOLLINGSWOkTn,
President of the City Council.
Attest y. 4. T4YtoR, Clerk. feb2i.2w.
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