Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-29
ORDINANCE,

Re q ordained by he General Council OF he Gig
Of Memphis: -ran d
SECTION !. The owner or possessor Of n dog
or dogs shall pay an annual tax Of 81 for each
male dog and s. for each female dog, owned
or possessed by ham or her. which tax shall
be paid to the City lax COileetOron or before
City Tax Collector shall report to the Comp
troller monthly, the amount of taxes re-
cetved from this source and pay the same
into the City Treasury TO the credit OF The DHg
Fund "a separate account OF which shall be
kept by b q mptroller and Treasurer On
The aymsn Of the tax Aforesaid the City
Hsgiste CT shall register the dog on which the
said tax Is paid al d stamp on the collar of
the dog thus registered. tue letters Z. t. r.,
and the year or the registry. r
Sec. 2. Previous 20 registering any dog, the
owner or possessor thereof shall procure and
put around Tie neck of such dog n metallic
or leather collier, at least n inch wide, upon
which the name of the oWne or pOSsesgnr
shall he engraved or Impressed and the
CITY Register stall not register any dog until
the tax thereon Is paid and a collar, as here
in requires, is procured for said dog
Sees During the months OF June, July,
August and September, all dogs shall be
muzzled IA a Perfeet and secure manner,
with n wire muzzle; and IL dur
ing these months any dog shall be
found running atlarge without q muZZIe, and
out of the inclosed premises of the owner or
possessUr thereof, the sid Owner OF possessor
shall be fined in n sum not less than I'VE nor
more then ten dollars for each time such dog
may be found running at laIgs,tO be collected
as other fines. HH 41l1h
Sec. 1. whoever nail Suler 20 be ana re-
main in and about the premises inhabited
or Occupied by him or her, any dog not reg
isteTed and collared as aforesaid, shall forfeit
and pay a sum not Iessthan five or more than
ten dollars, 10 be collected as other fines.
Sec. >. The Sanitary Sergeant shall appoint
and deputise one or more special Deputies,
who shall he approved by the Mayor and
be sworn before him to faithfully discharge
the duties assigned him or them by this or
dinance. Che said special depaties shan dur
ing the months of June, July, August and
SRDtemDer. co nmEnc M OF. the first EaV az
the first month named, in eaUh year, destroy
all dogs found running at large not registered
and nIuzZled, aud they may adopt any mode
10 accomplish this that they may think
proper; and the dogs so destroyed shall be
immediately removed by such special depu-
counted by the Sanitary Sergeant, and the
number so counted by him shall be duly GER
titled for to the special depFty killing the
same, aud also to the Mayor at his Office;
PrOrided, That all dogs found running at
large from and after the first day of August,
dinance,may be taken mp and putin a pound,
TO be provided by the city IOr hat purpose ;
and IL not called FOR within 1--WE days alter
such impOundlng, and tie tax as hLad by
SectionI OF this ordinance paid as therein
required, and an additional fec OF one dollar,
one-half which shalt go TO the city and oLe-
pounding said dog. the p~ound-keeper. or
special deputy, shau put to death all such
dogs so Femaing after i've days, as required
by this ordinance.
Sec. 8. The special deputies shall be paid
twenty-five dollars per month for their ser
vices, and in addition dfLy cents for each dog
slain, destroyed or impounded, the number
to be sworn TO at the end of each Month be-
fore the Mayor, and all sums thus paid, to-
getber with the salary OF thsspeciald deputies,
shall be charged to the dog fund, and such
deputies shah be equired 10 remove all dogs
thus slain, 10 the dredge- boat, or without the
city limits, without additional charge.
See. T. Any special deputy Aforesaid, who
shall destroy any dog cOllared and muZzled,
during the months aforesaid. or shall bring,
or cause 10 be brought. any dog into the city
for the purpose OF destroying the same, or
shall enIice anydOg out of the inclosed prem
ises of the owner or poSSessor, or shall seize
or modest any dog while held or led by any
person, or shall remove nom any dog the
muzZle or collar with which such dog is pro-
vided, or shall throw or cause 10 be thrown
or place any poisonous substances in any pTt-
vale i~nclosuFe, shall forfeit and pay a sum of
not less than tive nor more than twenty dol
lars.
sle s. II any owner or possesSor OF fierce
or dangerous dog permit the same TO so at
large in the city TO the danger or annoyance
of the Inhabitants. he shall forfeit and pay
for the first otfense u not exceeding five
dollars; for the second offense, a sum not ex-
ceeding ten dol iars; for the third o1enSe, a
sum not exceeding twenty dollars; and upon
u third conviction Tor the same Ohense, the
Sanitsry Sergeant shall immediately cause
the dog, upon account of which the pOnvi0-
tion takes place, to he slain. Provided, Inat
il any such dog while al large shall bite or
wound any person, such dog shall be imme-
diately slain.
sec " 1iany owner or pOsSessOr OF 1eula.e
dog permit her to run at large at any time
while in heat, he or she shall forfeit and pay
ten dollars; and il shall be the duty OF the
sanitary Sergeant and his deputies TO cause
any female dog. running st large at such
times, to be slain.
Sec. 10. The word dog" wherever used in
this ordinance without qualification, is in
tended to mean a female as well as a male
dog. FL. @
See, IL. In addition 10 the a1i davi required
by the ordinance, no deputy shall receive his
fees for destroying dogs until he shall pro-
duee the Sanitary Sergeant's certificate OF the
number OF dogsthus slain or destroyed.
Passed first reading, rules being suspended,
Passed SECOND reading by BOARD, July 20, 20.
Passed first reading BY Council. Passed &c
ond reading by Council, July 10th, 70, by a
suspension ofthe rules.
Approved July 2, IS7G.
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest: L. Il. RICHARDS. City Register. jyZ3