Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-02-21
An Ordinance,

Making further amendment Of the Ordinance entitled
AN ordnanes to Prevent Annoyance from DogAr
sEcrioS l.s Il ordained by the City counril Of VIII.
mngton that the City Treasurer shall keep Register of
Dogs stating therein the Species Color aud size ths
Dog, the name q the owner and any other description
serving identity the Dog regiserei aud for the euIs
tratiOn there shall be paid to him the tho CITY
for every male dog dollar aud for every female dos
Aforesaid mstslie stamp with hole in It, and III,
letter X, and the year for which it is sued Impressed
SEC. Al he Mayor Is hereby authorized Il appoint ~
many persons he may eOnsdsr necessary for The pur
pore o. causing to be caught. impouaded killed and
buried all dogs At large In the city, not registered or
murged according to the provisions or this Ordinance
At the expiration OF twsn yfour hours from the i'm
pounding dog II shall be killed aud buried prori
dad the person entitled TO snch dog may during that
rlod reclaim the tue payment to the High Con-
stable Of Five Dolars for the ofths city VI one
Dollar TO the person that caught and impsundad the
and the offender shall not b. liable for the violation S
Ordinance account Of which tue said dog mpound
3D. and provided that II such dog npounded Tor tue
cause only Of not be ressersd may DO reclaimed
cd at the time was cRught and r tue proper stamp
not attached TO ia neck when caught paying 10
Ia him hy cents for the OF the person who caught
and impounded IT, The compensation fer catching I'm
pounding, killing and burying each dog shall be ono
dollar.
Ssc 3ifths owner pOstessor or harborer OF any dor,
shall not before the lwsntylh day Of February ia the
year 1855 and before the twentieth day January every
year thereafter, the to be registered or shall
permit such dog to be at large bstweeu the fs day
July and the fifteenth day Of September ln any year
without being esctuaiy uAsed 50 as 10 prevent biting
shall suffer such dog while his premises to give
reasonable cause OF annoyance 10 by barking
howling every person offending shall no nned Ave
dollars halt tue hne TO be paid TO the normer Provided
that nonesdents OF the city not continued therein at
any time longer than two days re1uif ed TO
cause their dogs to be registered.
SKc. All any person shall without the consent Of the
owner OF person in possession of any dog take from It's
neck the stamp placed thereon according to the first ssc
tion Of this Ordinance shall place the neck any
dog auy stamp not issued by the City Treasurer,
6ot Issued for the dog which Ii is 10 placed,
or shall ObstIuet any Constable person appoint
ed by the Mayor AZ aforesaid 10 the exec ntion Of
thia Ordinance every person CuauunQ bhall
Five Dollars ons half the ne ts be paid to the lntoer
SIC. 6lfthe owner, pOssets0r harborar OF any t-
male dog shall allow the 10 be al large ths civ
while Ia Heat, such person shall be hted Ten Dollarsi
une halt the bns TO be paid to the lniernler
ESQ Cit shall hs tho duty Of the Constables of the
City TO make complaint 10 the Mayor the Alderman OF
all violations OF this oduaues of hsh they have knowl
edge, aud any constable filnTe maAe complaint as
aoreen d, shall 10 0ne1 vs dogs one half Of tie fus
TO be paid to the informsr.
SEQ, 7-A complaints Of Violations OF this Ordinance
shall be hsird aud determined by the Mayer Alder.
skc s.-Ths Ordinances OF the City entitled 50 folows
shall be and hereby repealed ;"Au Ordinance to
Prevent AnnoyAnes from Dogs" passed April 10Th 1866
"An Ordnance 70 Amend An Ordinance enttied, 'Aq
Ordinance 10 Prevent Annoyance from Dogs'" passed
Jan. 18th 1909 An Amendment TO Amend An Ordinance
out the %, sd and ith eecopa, and Inserting 10 sn
thereof the fooHlngi passed october lith, 1861.
Supplement 70 tks OTnnanoe entitled An Ordinance 20
Prevent Annoyance from Dogs," passed April 3d. 1862 ~
supplement to An Ordinance entitled, An Ordinance
70 Prevent ApuoyAues ftom Dogs" passed July 10Th,
iBd9.
Passed at I've cIIy HALT Wilmington February TO- 1870
a, uOLLtNdswuKTH,
President OF the City Council
Atbspt b. ., TAItoS, Clerk. isb9l2w