The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
I'm Ordinance
IN relation 10 the licensing Of dogs.

y relation 10 The licensing of dogs.
SECTION I. he IL ordained by the City oi
savannah: That every owner or Keeper of any
dog or dogs, within the corporate limits of ths
taiy of savannah, shall, on or before the Isl, day
81 Aagh-t Of each year. cause said dog or dogs
10 be licensed for sne year G. lia that date, by the
One Dollar for each male dog and Three Dollars
!cr each female dog over three months old, SO
owned or kept.
SEC. 2 The City Clerk shall Issue rs many
blank licenses, under The seal OF the city, M the
CITY loiincil may direct, and deliver the same 10
the City M1rshal, charging him Herewith.
src. 3. The City Marshal shall yraAt 10 any
person. upon application AMI compliance with
fhe provisions Of thts ordinance, rs many liccns-
es ~ they n4ty require, aud for that purpose mi
up and cpilntrr,ign the blank licenses received
from the Clerk; and sh1ll also keep a register,
in a suitable book, to be procured for that nur-
pose, IN which he shall record the names of those
to whom such licenses are granted, together
with q description of the aniina' 80 licensed,
whieh book shall he kept In tabular form AMI ut
al finie- be open 70 the inspection Of ans pcrson
Nh" may wish to inspect the same
src. There shnll be a collar kept upon the
neck OF every licensed dog by the owner or
Keeper thereof, which collar shall not be less
Than one inch wide, with the owners name
thereon In plain letters. Any person who shall
visions of this ordnance, shall not recover for
any klliing or injury done to his dog or dogs and
shall, also be liable for such noncompliance TO n
nn, 81 Five Dollar. for each ~"frense; one-haIf OF
which shlii be paid Into the Oily Treasury and
one-haIf 10 ~. City Marshal. In fill rcInnncra-
non Tor The killing and removing Of any dog or
ongs =" rs'fnsed or neglected TO he licensed or
provided with a collar ms aforesaid.
SRc: ). The City Marshal shall, on the first
day OF September and Of each and every month
thereafter In each year Fay Into fhr City rress,l-
ry NIL monies received nom such licenses, affcr
deduciin2 out ten per cent. commission for
granting AMI Issuing the same.
SEC. g.. 1t shall be the duty of the CITY Mar
shall 10 XIII or caused 10 he Killed by some per.
son or persons 'leputized by him, every unIi-
censrl dag owned or kept by any rcsidrn. of the
City sf Savannah. and 10 report the na,ne Of the
owner or keeper to the CITY Attorney, who shall
immediately proceed to collect the fine heretofore
iiuposed; Provided, that IL. for any reason, any
person shall fail, within TIE tim. Aforesaid, to
isoelrs the said license. the same may be pro-
cured at any TING thereafter, upon good cause
n the City Marshal, and not otherwise;
Proridrf, al so, that all such licenses shall cx-
,,re on the az Say Of August thereafter. and
there siixii be ihs same license tax levied and
for suc,i portions Of a year AS hereto
provided for n year.
$40. Z. IL shall be the duty Of the City As
scss, r In as scssfng tn prsperty IN the City Of
10 ascertain Nndev SaiA or Otherwise
number Of dogs owned or kept by every tss-
Il mt Of fle city and 10 report q csTttaet fist
h ,reof 70 n. City Msrshai nj the sam TIM he
his assessment to fhe City Clerk.
Approved this 3lst day OF Jaiv. 1878.
Asb,-fe a. SCHCsIER, Mayor.
W W. CALpwELI, Clerk.