Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-24
CITY ORDINANCES S.
ORDINANCE.

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Be II ordained BIZ TIE General Coualcl OF NE Cay
OF Memphis.
Section 1. The owner or possessor Of a dog
or dogs shall pay an annual tax OF 81 for eaeh
male dog and 50 for each female dog, owned
or possessed by him or her, which tax shall
be paid to the City Tax Collector On on before
the first day OF Tune Of each year, and the
City Tax Collector 81 all report to the Comp
troller monthly, the amount OF taxes re-
eel we'd from this source and pay The same
into the City Treasury to the credit or the ID z
Fund. a separa e account OF which shall be
kept by the G mptroller and Treasurer. On
the payment Of the tax Aforesaid the city
Register shall register the dog on which the
said tax Is pail an q stamp Gu the collar Of
the dog thus registered, the letters o.. T.. p,
and the year OF the registry.
Sec. 9 Previous to registering any dog, the
owner or pOssessoF thereof shall procure and
put around the neck of such dog a metallic
or leather collier, az least one inca wide, upon
which the name OF the owner or pOssessOF
shall be engraved or Impressed and the
City Register sail not register any dog until
the tax thereon Is paid and a collar, Us here
In required Is procured for said dog
See J. During the months OF June, July,
August and September, all dogs shall be
muZzled in a perfect and secure name
with wire muzzie; and il dur
found running atlarge without 3 muzzle, and
out of the lnclOsed premises OF the owner or
possessor thereof, the 5 id owner of poSsessOr
shall be fined IN q sum not less than I'VE nor
more than ten dollars for each time such dog
may be found running at larg TO be collected
as other ines.
Sec. 4. Whoever shall suffer to be and re-
main In and about the premises inhabited
or occupied by him or her, any dog not reg
fstered and eollared as Aforesaid, shall forfeit
and pay q sum not less than i've or more than
ten dollars, TO be collected as other fines.
Sec 5. The Sanitary Sergeant shall appoint
and deputise one or more special deputies,
who shall he approved by the Mayor and
be sworn before him 70 faithfully discharge
the duties assigned him or Them by this or
dinance. The said special deputies sh uIdur-
lnU the mnnNhk Of lima -InIV AUuuaaf mi
September, coDmenc ng on the first day OF
the first month named, IN each year, destroy
all dogs found running at large not registered
and muZZled, and they may adopt any mode
TO a~cconplk b this that they may think
proper; and the dogs SO Destroyed shall be
Immediately removed by such special depu-
ties to the dredge boat, where they shalt be
counted by the Sanitary Sergeant, and the
number so counted by him shall be duly GER
titled for to the special deputy killing the
same, and also TO the Mayor at his Office;
Provided, That all dogs fOund running at
large from and after the first day of August,
1917, without a collar, as required by this or
dinanee,may be taken up ami putin a pound,
TO be provided by the city Tor that purpose
aud II not called for within i've days alter
such fmpoundlng, and the tax as fixed by
Section l OF this ordinance paid as therein
required, and an additional Zee OF one dollar,
one-haL which shall go TO yFe city and one
half to the special deputy taking up and i'm
pounding said dog, the pOund-k Keeper. or
special deputy, shall put to death all such
dogs so remaing after ave days, as required
Sec. 6. The special deputies shall be paid
twenty-five dollars per month for their ser
vices, and IN addition nfty cents Tor each dog
slain, destroyed or fmpOunded, the Humber
TO be sworn to at the end Of each month be-
fore the Mayor, and ali sums thus paid, to-
gether with The salary OF th special deputies,
shall be charged to the dog fGni, and such
deputies shall be required 10 remove all dogs
thus slain, TO the dredge boat, or without tie
city limits, without additional charge.
See. 7. Any special deputy aforesaid, who
shall destroy any dog cOllAred and muzzled
during the months Aforesaid, or shall bring
cause 70 be brought, any dog into the city
for the purpose OF destroying the same. or
shan enuce any dog outOf the Enclosed prem
ises OF the owner or possessOr, or shall seize
or modest any dog while held or led by any
person, or shaH remove nom any dog the
muzzle or collar with which such dog is pro-
ytdeds or shall throw or cause TO be thrown
or place any poisonous substance in any pri- i
vaJe inclosure, shall forfeit and pay a sum of
not less than i've nor more than twenty dol
lars.
or dangerous dog permit the same to go at
large in the city To the danger or annoyance
OF the Inhabitants, he shah forfeit and pay
Tor the nrst Onense a sum not exceeding five
dollars; for the second offense. a sum not ex-
ten dollars; for the third Offense. a
not exceeding twenty dollars; and uron
Sergeant shall Immediately cause
the dog, upon account of which the convic- |
ton takes place, to be slain. Provided, that
II any such dog while At large shall bite or
slain.
Sec. 9. ltany owner or pOssessOr OF a fema.e !
dog permit her To run at large at any time
while in heat, he or she shall forfeit and pay |
ten dollars. and 1t shall be the duty Of the |
Sergeant and mis- deputies to cause |
any female dog, running at large at such |
times, TO be slain. |
Sec. 10. The word adOg, wherever used in
ordinance without qualification, is in |
tended to mean a female as wen as a male
dog.
See. IL. In addition TO the affidavit required |
the ordinance, no deputy shall receive his |
for destroying dogs until he shall pro-
luce the Sanitary Sergeant's certificate OF the |
number of dogs thus slain or destroyed.
Passed first reading, rules being suspended. |
Passed second reading by Board, July ~, 20. |
Passed first reading by Council. Passed sec- |
Ond reading by Council, July 10Th, 70, by a
suspension of the rules. /
ApprovedJ July %, 1870. .a..E.
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest /. r. RICHARDS. city Register. iy&