Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-14
AN ORDINANCE
To Register dOgsl

Be it ordained by the City Council ofIndepen-
dencc Iowa.
SEC. /. That it shall be the duty ofany person
or corporation owning or harboring any dog in
upon or about his her or their premises, to cause
the same to be registered by the City Clerk on
or before the first day ofJuly Of each year.
SEC. 2. It shalt be the duty of the City Clerk
to keepa book which shall be known as the
Dog Registryn which shall be entered the name
of the owner, the description Of the dog with the
consecutively with the date OF registry of each
dog. t.s
SEC g. The clerk shall charge as fee for the
registry Of Dogs the sum OF one dollar for each
male and three dollars for each female and shall
upon the payment of the said sum issue to each
person certificate Of registry which shall con-
tain the name of the owner, description of the
dog and the of the same which certificate
shall be transferable with the dog by assignment
in writing and notice to the city clerk, and shall
protect the do" and its owner from the fines and
penalties hereinafter set forth for the vic lation
of this ordinance.
SEC J. Ii shall he the duty of the clerk to fur
niah to each person who may register dog,
strip OF Brass Il Of an inch in width by inches
in lengih on which shall be stamped IN Arabic
Numerals number corresponding to the num-
her of the certificate Issued which strip shall be
by the owner fastened to the cellar worn by the
dog,
SEC s. Any person or corporation owning
or harboring dog in, upon, or about their prem
ises who shall not on or before the 18th day OF
July of each year, cause his her or their dog to
be registered shall upon conviction pay q fine
not exceeding ten dola:s for each dog SO kept
in violation of the provisions ofthis ordinance.
SEC. O. The city clerk shall for the purpose of
carrying ont the provisions Of this ordinance
provide himself with stamps containing the Ara
bic numerals and with the necessary appliances
for using the same. Also with the necessary
strips of Brass to be delivered to the person reg
istering, for each dog registered by him her or
them,
SEC T. The city clerk shall receive for his
compensation twenty cents for each certificate
of registry issued by him which shall be paid
ont Of the fund collected, and for transfer Of IL
cense he shall receive the sum OF twenty cents to
be paid by the person procuring the transfer.
SEC. 8. In order to enable the clerk to pro-
vide the necessary tools to carry out the pro-
prated out of any money in the City Treasury
the sum OF fifty dollars or SO much thereof as
may be necessary.
shall to kill, or cause to be killed any dog found
running at large which has not been registered,
after the 18th day Of July in each year. And the
fact that any dog is found running at large with
out the badge designated in section Four Of this
ordinance shall bs prima facia evidence that the
same has not been registered
SEC TO-. The City Marshal shall be allowed
the sum of fifty cents for each dog by him killed
and buried.
SEC. ii. The City Council may at any timo by
resolution direct the Mayor to issue Ills procla-
nation requiring tho owners OF dogs to keep
| them confined or security muzzlcd. And any
| dog found running at large unmuzzled after
five days from the publication Of said pI0clama-
ton snail Dc kllI0u by muEbuhi
| SEC. H. The provisions of this ordinance
| shall not be construed to effect any dog belong
ing to persons living outside Of the city and ac-
| cOmpanying the owner thereof into the city,
| Provided, that persons residing outside the city
| owning dogs, may have the same registered up
on payment ofthe sum provided in section 3
hereof
SEC 10. Any persen taking collar from q
dog duly 9. placing cola,
| and nav the sum OF five dollars and costs to be
collected before any court, or beimprisoned ia
| the city jail not less than five nor more than
thirty days at the discretion Of the Court and
| the dog shall be killed.
| SEC. a. This ordinance shall take OBJECT and
| be in force from and after the list day OF July
| 1879. 7H
Passed July 10th. 1872
| Attest VIM A. JONES,
Mayor.
| JAMES M WEART,
City Clerk.
A true copy from the original on Ale in my
t., IL Witness my hand and soal this 18th
- JAMES N. WEART.
City Clerk.