Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-14

Ji tI1G AltA "a ~ aAAS AoScs bbN "a SCtdtA
Of said city of fankton passed an ordinance
AN Ordinance to provide for the tax
ing OF Dogs and to restrain the runaing at large
Df dogs during certain months unless securely
muzzied, which ordinance was approved by
the Mayor on the same day and is now in force.
All persons Interested will take notice and
themselves accordingly. A copy of
said ordinance Is hereto attached.
Witness my hand and the seal of said city
this 18th. day of june a, p. 1855.
Attest: &. M. o'BRrEN, City CLERK,
A4sordinance to provide for the taxing
of dogs and to restrain the running ut
large of dogs during certain months,
unless securely muzzled.
The mayor and council of the city OF
Yankton do enact and ordein, as follows:
Section 1. No dog or bitch shall u
at large within the city of YaDkton I'M
the same'be marked and muzzled, as
hereinafter provided.
Section 9. The owner or keeper OF
any dog or bitch, who shall suffer the
to run at large in violation OF the
provisions of this ordinance, on convic-
ton, shall be fined in the sum OF five dol
lars for each and every day such dog or
bitch shall be suffered to run at large in
violation hereof.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty OF
every person owning, keeping or harbor-
ing, in this city, any dog or bitch to
register the same with the city clerk,
and to put and keep on the neck of such
dog or bitch a collar of leather or metal,
on which shall be engraven or marked,
in plain letters the owners name and
the number in figures, by which it is
registered in the Office Of said clerk.
Section 4. To enable the owner,
keeper or persons harboring any dog or
bitch to have the same registered, as
herein provided, such owner or keeper,
or person harboring any dog or bitch,
shall pay into tho city treasury for each
dog the sum of two dollars and for each
bitch the sum of five dollars, taking the
treasnrcy's receipt therefor and upon the
presentation OF such receipt to the city
clerk, together with the clerks fee of
twenty-five cents, said clerk shall deliver
TO the owner, keeper or person harboring
any dog or bitch a certificate in writing,
stating that such person has registered
said dog or bitch, as the case may be,
and the number by which it is registered,
and shall also give to the person u
metallic check or tag, numbered corre-
spondingly to the register number,
which said check or tag the owner.
keeper or person harboring said dog or
bitch shall securely fasten to the collar
OF such dog or bitch 80 registered; and
in case of loss, or satisfactory proof
thereof, said clerk may Issue a duplicate
at the applicants expense in place of the
original. y
Section. 8. In addition to such collar
check or tag SO to be placed upon the
neck OF each and every dog or bitch thus
registersd, the owner, keeper or person
harboring such dog or bitch, shall, du-
ring the months of June, July. August
and September, in each and every year,
cause tho same to be securely muzzlsd
with o strong metallic muzzle.
Section 6. On the first Monday OF
every month, the city clerk shall certify
to the city council the number of dogs
and bitches registered, the ame of the
owners, keepers, or persons harboring
the same, and the amount OF taxes paid
to the city treasurer.
Section Z. Such certificate OF registery
and the muzzling of such dog OF
bitch, as herein before provided, shall
entitle such dog or bitch to run at
large until the first day of June, follow.
ing next after the registration-except
that o bitch in her period of saiacity
shall ct all times be restrained and shall
not be suffered to run at largo.
Section 6. No person shall remove OF
cause to be renewed the collar check
tag or muzzle from any registered dog
or bitch, without the
consent OF the owner, keeper or person
harboring the same, and the owner.
keeper or person harboring any dog,
or bitch shall not permit or allow such
dog or bitch to wear any other check OF
tag than the identical one issued by the
city CLERK for suck dog or bitch for the
corresponding time for which the tax is
paid, and every person violating this
section shall be fined IN the sum of ten
dollars on conviction.
Section 8. No person shall keep, own
or harbor any dog or biteh which is no.
torioualy vicious or dangerous.
Section 10. Every dog or bitch found
running OF large which is not collared,
checked or tagged and muzzled as
herein provided, and any bitch running
at large, whether collRred, checked
tagged and muzzled or not, during her
period of salaeity may be siam by any
person, and 1t is hereby made the duty
sof the city marshal, with the aid OF any
person or persons, whom he may require
to STAY in any manner not cruel aud nm
usual, any dog or bitch running al
large in violation of the provisions OF
this ordinance and tie prudent use OF
fire arms for this purpose shall not bt
considered as o violation of any ordi'
nance OF this city; and the marshal shall,
cause all dogs slain to to be buried Of
otherwise disposed of, 80 that no stencil
may arise from the carcasses, and with
diligence and as little annoyance as
possible.
Section IL. The city marshal shall
recsivs n dollar for every dog that BIZ
may kill or cause to be slain and buried
on presentation of his verified account
and the allowance thereof by the mayor
and council.
Section IL. The mayor is hereb,
directed to cause public proclamation o
the passage OF this ordinance, to the enc
that the public may be notified of til.
emergency that exists for the passag,
and enforcement of this ordinance, ane
all persons interested may take warning
and govern themselves accordingly.
Section 49,. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after ltf
passage and approval.
Passed June 18th, 1886.
q. M. O'BRIEN, City Clerk.
Approved June 18th, 1886.
g. ]. B. HARRIS, Mayor.
III ~ t = rtnT- nAnI AyITnn5m y -Lta