Smyrna times., 1880-07-07
An Ordinance Concerning
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SECTION / BE it ordained by the Commissioners Of
the Town OF smyrna. That amy person or persons
female within lhr hints of the Town ut smyrna.
shall and they are hereby required within Thirty
Day~ after the enactment uln publication of this
ordinance in lh" present year. and uH "r before the
IIist day u1 JuHr IA =" Ia >ucrr:I'. N'ai. To c.tu~,
the tad ,"'S Of ":> Ia IT, Frs~' re-. - ihc Alderman
of said Town IN book kcIJ hy hiu Tor that purpose
describing the kind and ciu D caci dog and enter
ing the registry number of ;hc shall there.
upon pay To The AlicTmau for the US q said Town.
tnc Dollar Tor each Male and we Dollars for each
Female Dog. owned. kept or hH:ht!Cd hy the said
person or persons and shall cause 10 BE- kept securely
fastened about the neck of said dos. lax stamp is
provided by section of this ordinance.
SETluN The President OF the Board uG G,ulniS-
siomers shall cause to be made Metallic Stamps of
Zinc, Copper or Brass. so constructed that they may
De, hy strap or Otherwise securely fastened about the
ncck> OF dogs registered under Ia. provisions o this
ordinance, and shall have IMPRESSED upon each
stamp the word Tax together with the REGISTRY
number Of tlc dog and the year for Wlch such ~,ala
IS issued. These stamps shall Doe placed in the hands
Of the Aldcrnau who shall keep Il correct registry Of
all dogs. With The registry uuuicr Of the same and
shall issue said stamps 10 the owner of each dog
registered on the payment Of the Tax thereon aS
required by Section l. The Alderman shall receive
for his services such compen alton the Board Of
Commissioners shall deem proper.
SECTION 3.-lf any person shall counterfeit and
place upon the neck of any dog stamp not ssed by
the Alderman or shall place upon the neck of any
dog counterfeit stamp, or stamp issued for any
other dog except the one upon which ae places it. he
shall forfeit and pay fine OF Five Dollars One-haf
of said ne to to the inOrmeT and the other half 10
be PAID INTO the Treasurer Of the Town. Provided.
however that in the oWnCr of any dog registered
VI another
dog to take the place q the dog So lost OF parted WITH
! he may ON application TO the Alderman have the
description changed and use the stamp for the
balance Of the year for which the Tax had been paid
| SECTION Amy person or persons owning. keep
ing or harboring dog unregistered at any time after
| thirty days from the enactment and publication
hereof and at any time after the first day Of June in
any succeeding year. shall conviction forfeit and
! pay line of Two Dollars for every male dog and
-Four Dollars for every female dog one-haf OF said
hne to go to the person giving the information and
the other half to be paid into the Treasury OF the
|
SECTION 5.-Any and all dogs running at large
within the limits of the Town without owners or
whose owners have failed to comply with the proYiS-
| ions of this Ordinance shall be taken UP ana i'm
pounded, and if said dog or dogs are not reclaimed
| within twenty-four hours after having been so i'm
pounded, and all proper charges paid .hcy shall be
| killed and buried. Provided, however. that when
the circumstances clearly Justify it. the Alderman
| may extend the time Of Ieclaiming to forty y-eight
| hours.
SECTION eff any female dog be found running at
| large within the limits of the Town while in heat
said dog Stal Se taken up and impOunded subject 10
all the provisions of Section s. and the owner thereof
lor allowing such dog to be at large shall forfeit
ana pay tine of not less than one. nor more than
Five Dollars onehalf 10 go TO the person giving the
nlorlnauon the other half to be paid into the Trea
SECFIoN THE Commissioners are hereby author
lAed 10 appoint as many persons they may deem
proper To carry this Ordinance into strict effect hy
causing all dogs found running at large in violation
OF any Of the provisions thereof 10 De taken up and
lHpouhded IS provided in Section >. and in default
OF said dogs being reclaimed and all proper charge.
paid said dog or dogs 10 be killed and buried III,
lcASol 81 appointed Slakt receive Tor
dog killed and buried Ffy Cents for taking mn an,
FIFTY Cents for killing and buryng and for each do.
reclaimed Twenty-Five Cents for taking up 10 b., Iait
out of the Town, and the said Board are herby frthc
authorized TO provide suitable places Tor ipOundin,
and burying such dogs.
SECTION Sit shall be the duty of the Town Con
stables Police TO lodge information with the Alder
man OF all violations Of the provisions OF this Ordi
nance that may o0inS under their notice or may b,
made known 10 tAem and if said ConStables or Polic
shall iail taus - report any such violation coming
under t9eir notice or after the shall have beef
mGd2 known 70 them, such COnSableS or Police Shal
on conviction be liable to be discharged from thei
| office.
SECTION 9.-lf any person or persons shall ObStruc
hinder the Officers, Police or other persons appoin
tod 10 carry into effect the provisions of this Ordi
nance or shall attempt in any way to hinder o
prevent the execution of any of the said provisions
shall wilfully or malicOuSly destroy or injurc q
attempt to destroy nure any of the public VFi
vate property connected with the execution of ihi
Ordinance. every such person offending, SHALL oil
conviction forfeit and pay fine of not less than Fiv
nor more than Twenty Dollars, according the dis
cretOn of the Alderman Onehalf ~ said fine to 20 4
the person giving informatop. the other half to b.
= paid into the Treasury of tNe Town.
By Order Of Town Commissioners
}, NJ. NOSIIELI., President
. | J. B. CooPET- Secretary.
, Passed Gt Smyrna, June 2S. 1850.