Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-04-13
Ordinance No. %.
An Ordinance to License Dogs.

An Ordsn0nce TO Incense DoQs.
The Common Council Of the village Of
Morris do ordain:
SECTION Livery owner or keeper of
dog, within the corporate limits of the
village of Morris, shall, on or before the
LIST day of May in each year, cause it 10 be
registered, numbered, described and Ii.
censed for one year from the said date in
each year, in the Office Of the recorder of
said village of Morris, and shall cause it to
wear around its neck at all times collar
distinctly marked with the registered mum
her, and shall pay to said recorder for such
license and number two dollars for male
dog and three dollars for a female dog.
SEC. 2.-The said village recorder shall
thereupon issue license to such owner or
keeper of such dog, in due form, and give
to such person u number for each dog and
receive and pay the money therefor TO the
village treasurer, retaining 10 his own use
twenty five cents for each license and mum
Der SO issued and given. The
said recorder shall keep an &C.
curate and separate account of all
sums received and paid over to said treas
urer under the provisions of this ordinance,
which said account shall contain brief
description of each dog SO licensed and
for and receiving such license and the
number Of such license issued. Said &C.
count shall at all times be open.to the in
spection OF all persons.
Sec. 3-WhOsver shall wrongfully re
move the collar from, or wrongfully kill,
MAIN, entice or carry away any dog Ii
censed and collared as aforesaid, except as
herein provided, or whoever distributes or
exposes amy poisonous substance whatever
with intent that the same be eaten by any
such dog shall be punished by fine not ex
ceeding twenty-five dollars, upon convic
ton thereof before either of the Justices of
said village.
SEC 4-The village marshal of said vii
lage or any person authorized by said mar
shall shall kill or cause to be destroyed all
dogs going at large and not licensed and
collared according to the provisions of
this ordinances.
Provided that the same shall be killed
or destroyed at such time and in such man
ner as the marshal may direct, and pro
vided further that no marsh j OF other
person shall enter into any house or in
closed yard for the purpose of killing or
destroying or removing any dog without
the consent of the owner or occupant Of
such house or enclosure, nor kill or destroy
any dog Temporarily within Salo village,
provided such dog SO temporarily within
said village has been duly licensed by 9th.
or city, village or town, in the state Of
Minnesota, and the owner of said dog SO
temporarily within said village of Morris,
produce and exhibit to said marshal evi.
| dence Of such license.
Sec. amy person or persons, the
owner or owners Of any female dog within
the limits of said village, who shall allow
or permit any such female dog to run at
large within the limits of said village of
Morris while the said female dog is in heat,
whether the said female dog be licensed or
unlicensed, and said owner of said female
dog shall be subject to fine not to exceed
five (0 dollars and costs of such prosecu
ton upon complaint and conviction before
either of the justices of said village of
Morris.
SEC. 6.-This ordinance shall be in force
and take effect from and after its publica
ton.
| A DEKAY,
| Attested, President.
EDWIN JONES,
| Recorder