The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-14
CONCERNING DOGS.

SECTION /. Be It ordained By the City Council OF
the City of Rock Island:
That an annual tax of one dollar 81 COZ on each
male mai dog ana I'VE ye dollars o r.s on eaeh il dema1s "
said city is hereby declared payable to said city for
eaen municipal w yeaF I on the rst Gay OF Jny 2 OF eaen
or bitch. Any person owning or keeping such dog
(of the age of four months more1 within the city
limits, at any time during such municipal year. for
period of two weeks or more shall pay said tax to
the City Marshal or his deputy. or before the 1st
day of August of the calender year.
SEC 2 It shall be the duty of the City Marshal
demand and collect the dog tax before the first
receipt thereof metallic plate having the letters C.
Z. p and the calender year in figures, which char
acter shall signify that the city tax is paid for the
municipal year beginning in the calender year IN
dfcated. The owner or keeper of any dog upon
which the dog tax is paid, aforesaid, shall afix in
permanent manner TO strap or band around the
neck of sueh animal, the metallic plate aforesaid. so
that the be readily seen by the officers of
said city. All dogs mot known to the City Marshal
large in the city without the metallic plate attach
eanee ea a Which be summary abated and
stroyed, according to the provisions of this ordi-
nance.
of the metallic plates aforesaid in such number as
the City Council shall direct and shall from time to
receipt therefor; and the City Marshal shall
for the manner of disposing of the same when re-
the persons paying the dog tax. the amount paid,
the time when paid, and shall report the same
monthly to the City Council.
SEC. q. No dog shall be suffered to run at large
within the corporate limits of said city unless
cnrely muzzled. when danger OF hydrophoba shall
be declared to exist, by the proclamation of the
Mayor Of said city and any owner or keeper of such
dog bitch shall violate the provisions of this
section shall be subject TO fine of five dollars, and
all dogs found running &c large within the corporate
limits of said city without being securely muzzed,
shall be killed or.sumnlariy disposed of.
to run at large within the corporate limits of said
CITY, and any keeper thereof, violating the
provisions of this section shall be subject TO pen
atty of not less than three than dollars.
SEC. 6. The City Marshal shall cause all dogs
at large, upon which no tax has been paid by the
owner the keeper thereof, according TO the pro-
visions OF this ordinance to be killed or summarily
disposed OF The PROVISIONS OF this section shall
not apply the dogs of nonresidents that are tenn
porariy in the city for period of weeks or less
where the owner of such dog is known to the City
Marshal,
SEC. T. ANY person neglecting or refusing to pay
the dog tax within the time aforesaid. shall be fined
the amount of said tax and the sum of twenty five
cents each day the said tax remains unpaid after
August 1st. with the costs Of suit; and any person
aixing of said plates to any dog without having
paid the tax thereon affixing any plates OF for
mer year with intent TO defraud the city thereby.
shall be punished by fine not exceeding ten dol
lars $1,000 and costs Of suit.
Sec. 8. The City Marshal shall be allowed for
ed also fty cents for eace dog killed and buried by
said City Marshal or his deputy, said claim te be
verified by affidavit stating the ting when each dog
The City Marshal shall post printed notices in diff
ferent parts of the city between the 1st and 18th
days of July. notifying all persons owning dogs TO
pay him the thereon, before the LIST day
Of August and the penalties for negeeting so To do
SEC. 8. The word dog as used I'm this ordinance,
shall be held and construed to mean all animals Of
he canine species, both male and female when not
otherwise indicated herein.
SEC. TO-. ALI ordinances and parts Of ordinances
heretofore existing, in conflict with the provisions
If this ordinance are hereby repealed
Passed.
Rock Island Ills. june 1e 1851
(Approved) HENRY GARSE. Mayor
{Attest-1
RoaERT EoEHIER. Clerk 13dSt