The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-05-05
Ordinance No. 10.
Concerning Dogs.

Concerning Dogs.
Be it ordained By the city council Of the cit!
of Fort Benton:
Section l. That the owner of every dos
or slut within the limits of the city of For
Benton is hereby required to register sucf
animal with the Marshal and provide the
same with u collar, on which shall be The
name Of the owner and the number Of rhe
registry. Every dog or slut running the
streets without such registry and collar
or without :: responsible owner accompa-
/ nying, shall be considered and is hereby
declared to be a nuisance, and it is made
the duty of the City Marshal and policemen
to abate such nuisance.
Sec. 2. The City Marshal shall keep the
dog registry, and shall provide himself
with all proper and necessary books there
for. He shall also be pound-keeper, and
provide a suitable dog pound. Every per-
son registering dog shall pay therefor the
sum of two dollars and for every
slut the sum of five dollars. The
| Marshal shall be entitled to the
sum of 25 cents for every anialal registered
by him under this ordinance. The balance
of the Money received by the Marshal
from registration fees, after paying for any
and all expenses herein authorized, shall
be paid over to the City Treasurer at the
end of each quarter. to be by him kept in
separate account rs a dog fund against
which orders for any costs or expenses i'll
Cured under this ordinance may be drawn
and no other.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Mar
shal or policemen to kill or impound every
dog running the streets of this city with
out a responsible owner, or unless the same
is registered or has on a collar giving the
name of the owner and number of regis
try; thirty days are hereby given from the
date this ordinance shall go into feet,
within which the owners of dogs within
the city may register the same, and before
any animal shall be liable to be killed or
impounded under its provisions.
Sec. 4. If the owner of any registered
dog Or slut shall allow the same to run at
large in the streets of the city, or if the
owner of any fierce, dangerous, or ill-ten.-
pered dog shall at any time allow such a.
imal to be on the public streets of this city,
except under his full and immediate CON
troll, such owner shall be deemed to have
committed misdemeanor, and Oil convic-
ton may be fined not exceeding $25. The
owner of every registered dog shall at all
times be fully liable for any pecuniary
damage caused by such animal.
Sec. 5. After the expiration of the time
limited in this ordinance for registering
dogs, it is hereby made the duty Of the
Marshal and policemen to kill or impound
all dogs found on the streets Of the city,
save such as are registered, or such as may
belong to persons living outside of the city
and be accompanying their masters
Sec. 6. Any dog having any appearance
Of being mad, or any unregistered dog
found doing any damage to person orprop-
erty shall ke killed forthwith. In other
cases the proper officers may, in their dis
cretion, impound any dog or slut that may
seem to have any intrinsic or commercial
value, found running the streets in viola
ton of this ordinance. If no owner can
be found within three days, for such ami
NAL, after diligent inquiry, the Marshal
may sell the same to the highest bidder for
cash. II there should be no bidder such
animal shall be killed. If within the time
the owner appears and claims such animal
he or she shall pay all costs and charges,
and if resident Of the city, shall be re
luired to register such animal before it is
Sec. Z. For every dog killed by an officer
lnder the provisions of this ordinance there
hall be paid the sum Of fifty cts, upon due
proof, in an order drawn on the dog fund
n the City Treasury, which amount shall
include the cost of removal. For every
log impounded the officer doing the busi-
less shall be entitled to the sum of fifty
ents, and for each day keeping in pound
cents, to be paid by the claim
mt or out Of the proceeds Of the sale OF
uch animal, but not otherwise.
Passed and approved April 81, 1883
WILLIAM G.. CONRAD, Mayor
Attest: HORACE r. Buck Clerk.