Smyrna times., 1880-06-30
An Ordinance Concerning
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SECTION BE it ordained ly the Commissioners OF
the Town Of smyrna. that amy person persons
owning, keeping or harboring dog or dogs. male or
female, within The limits OF the Town OF smyrna
snail and they are hereby required within Thirty
Days after the enactment and publication Of this
ordinance in the present year and or before the
First day of June in each succeeding year. to
the said dog or dogs t0 be registered by the Alderman
of said Town III book kept by him tor that purpose
describing the kind and color OF each dog, and enter
ing the registry number of the same and shall there
upon pay to the Alderman for the use of said TOWN
one Dollar iOr each Male and Two Dollars for each
Female Dog, owned, kept or harborcd by the said
person persons and Shall to be kept securely
fastened about the neck OF said dog Tax stamp as
provided by section of this ordinance.
SECTION The President of the Board Of Commits
Sioners shall cause to be made Metallic Stamps Of
Lhc copper or 5rass' So constructed that they may
be- by strap or otherwise securely fastened about the
necks OF dogs registered under the provisions of this
oiulAali"c' anu slaI Lave impressed upon each
stamp the word Tax" together with the registry
humher Vi thc dog ana the year Tor which such stamp
lSucd lLese stamps shall be placed III the hands
of the Alderman who shall keep registry Of
all dogs. with the registry number of the same and
shaI Issue saId stamps one 10 the owner OF each dog
registered, Oa the payment of the Tax thereon,
required by Section l. The Alderman shall receive
for his services such compensation as the ROurd Of
| Commissioners Shall deem proper.
SECTION III any person shall counterfeit and
place upon the neck Of amy dog stamp IOt issued by
| the Alderman shall place upon the neck Of any
/ dog counterfeit stamp or stamp issued for any
other dog except the one upon which he places it. he
shall forfeit and pay fine OF Five Dollars, onchGli
OF said le to go 10 the uiormcr and the other half to
be paid into the Treasurer Of the Town. Provided
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| shall lose part with his dog and obtain another
dog to take the place Of the dog lost parted with
! he may on application 10 the Alderman have the
description changed ANA use NE same stamp Tor te
balance Of the year for which the Tax had been paid
| SECTION Amy person or persons owning. keep
ing or harbugng dog unregistered at any time after
| thirty days from the enactment and publication
hereof and at any time after the inst day OF June in
| any succeeding year shall on conviction forfeit and
! pay Il tine Ol Two Dollars Tor every male dog and
Four Dollars for every female dog, hNlI Ut said
me To- 90 10 he person giving the Information and
the Other half to be paid into the Treasury OF the
| Town.
! SECTION 5.-Any and all dogs running at large
within the limits of the Town, without owners. or
whose owners have failed 10 comply with the pruvis
ions of this Ordinance shall be tnEuu up and i'm
pounded. and if said dog dogs not reclaimed
| within twentyiour hours after having been SO i'm
pounded 4nd all proper charges paid they shall be
the circumstances clearly justify it. the Alderman
may extend the time OF reclaiIning to torty-eght
| hours.
| SECTION eff any female dog be found running at
| large within the limits of the Town while i'll heat
said dog shall be taken up and mpOunded subject 10
al the provisions Of section D. and the owner thereof
FOR allowing such dog to be at large shall forfeit
and pay fine of not less than One. nor more than
live Dollars, Qnchat to 60 to the person giving the
information the other half 10 be paid into the Trea
| sury OF the Town
| SECTION The Commissioners are hereby author.
| lied TO appoint many persons they may deem
proper to carry this Ordinance into strict effect by
causing all dogs found running al large in violation
of any of the provisions thereof be taken up and
| mpounded as provided in Section ). and in default
of said dogs being reclaimed and all proper charges
paid, said do. dogs be killed and buried. The
person person appointed shall receive for each
dog killed and buried Fifty Cents for taking up and
Fifty Cents tor killing and buryng, and for each dog
reclaimed Twenty-Five Cents for taking up, 10 be paid
out of the Town, and the said Board herby further
authorized to provide suitable places Tor impounding
and burying such dogs.
| SECTION Sit shall be the duty Of the Town Con-
stables Police 20 lodge information with the Alder
man Of all violations of the provisions of this Ord-
nance that may come under their notice. or may be
made known To them and if said COnStables or Police
shall fail thus to report any such violation coming
under their notice after the shall have been
made known To them. such COnstabeS or Police shall
on conviction be liable 10 bo discharged from their
| office.
| SECTION g.If any person or persons shall obstruct
hinder the Officers Police other persons appOin-
ted 10 carry into effect the provisions of this Ordi-
nance or shall attempt i'll any way to hinder or
prevent the execution of any of the said provisions
shall wiltully maliciouSly destroy or nurc, or
attempt to destroy njure any Of the public pr
v0tc property connected with the execution of this
Ordinance, every such person offending. shall on
conviction forfeit and pay fine of not less than Five
nor more than Twenty Dollars, according 10 the dis
creon Of the Alderman one hall on said fine go to
the person giving nIplInati6n the other half 10 be
| paid into tho ire6sury of the Town,
by Order otTown Commissioners,
}. Nj NOSHELL, President.
| J. Is. COOPER, Secretary
| Passed ut Smyrna, June 23. 1850.