Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-14
Ordinance No, 1856

An ordinance regulating the Registry
Of Dogs.
The Mayor and Council Of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION |. No dog or slut or bitch
shall run at large in the City of Los An
geles unless the owners thereof shall
strap upon the neck Of such dog or slut
or bitch collar made OF some durable
substance, on which, tho tag hereinafter
described, shall be kept and unless such
ewner shall give his name and descrip-
tion of such dog or slut or bitch to the
Pound keeper Of said city, who shall reg.
lister with u proper number the samo in
book to be kept by him for that pur-
pose. with q number corresponding with
the register Of such dog or slut or bitch,
and at the same time the owner shall
pay to the said pound keeper for his
own use the sum Of one dollar ($l.00)
for each and every dog, and three dollars
$500 for each and every sut or bitch
kept and owned by him and suffered to
run at large, which shall be in full for H.
cense for one year from the 18th day of
August. 1884. until the l4th day of Au-
gust, 1885, and thereafter pay like tax
on SUCH dog or slut or bitch for each
year thereafter. Provided that upon
said paymentth the said Pound keeper shall
deliver to the person so paying, tag
containing an appropriate number. which
tag shall be good until the succeeding
August l4th; and. provided further,
that a year within the meaning Of this
ordinance commences on August 18th
and ends ON August l4th OF every calen.
der year.
SEC. 2. Every dog or slut or bitch
found running at large contrary, to the
provision Of Section one Of this ordin-
ance shall be deemed nuisance and it
shall 90 the duty Of the pouad keeper TO.
at all times. enforce this ordinance and
for and in consideration of the moneys
that may be paid to him under the pro.
vision of Section | hereof, the said
Pound keeper shall take up any such
dog or slut or bitch and advertise the
same for five (5) days by written notice.
at the office Of the Chief Of Police Of said
city. and shall keep such dog or slut or
bitch in some safe place for that space
of time, which place shall be made known
in said notice. and in order to obtain
any such dog or slut or bitch the owner
thereof shall pay to said Pound keeper
two s2.00) dollars for each dog and six
dollars ($6. .00) for each slut or bitch, and
upon said payment tag for said dog or
slut or bitch shall be issued to the own
CT thereof in the same manner as provid-
ed in Section one Of this ordinance,
which tag shall bo good until the l4th
of the succeeding August, and if no
owner thereof shall appear and claim
said dog or slut or bitch within the said
five days from the said date Of taking up.
it shall be the duty Of the said Pound
keeper to kill the said animal and re-
move the same.
SEC. 3. II any slut or bitch be found
running at large within the limits of said
city during the period Of her heat the
same shall be considered public nuis-
ance and at once killed by the said
Pound keeper, any person designated by
him or any police officer.
SEC. 4. II any person shall attempt
to prevent any one of said persons from
performing any act hereinbefore pre-
scribed by them to be done, he shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and shall, on
conviction, be fined in sum not less
than ten dollars nor more than three
hundred dollars, or be Imprisoned in the
city Jail not less than ten days and not
more than three months, or be both 80
fined and Imprisoned.
SEC. 8. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. The Clerk of tho Council
shall certify to the passage of this ordi-
nance and shall cause the same to be
Published once in the Los Angeles DAILY
HERALD, and thereupon and thereafter
it shall take effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance was adopted by the Council
of the city of Los Angeles at its meet
ing of August 18th, 1884.
W. w. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council of the city OF Los
Angeles.
Approved this 18th day of August.
1884.
1t C. E. THoM.
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