The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
ORDINANCE NO. 2


 Every pair warranted. None genuine unless he name HAWKE is stamped on the frame. ORDINANCE NO. - Be it Ordained by the Town Council of
 the Incorporated town Of Russellville, Ark.
 Sec. l. That any person who shall keep within the limits of the incorpo- rated town of Russellyille any dog or bitch shall pay to the town for general town purposes a tax of One Dollar per capita for every such dog or bitch for each year or portion of year. Said tax to be due and paid on the first Mon- day in July of each year and for tho year beginning at that time and ending on the day proceeding the next succeed ing first Monday in July.
 Sec. ,. Should any dog or bitch be brought into and kept within the lim- it's of this town at any other time than the 1st Monday in July the person so keeping the same shall pay to the mar shal the sum of one dollar per capita for every such dog or bitch SO kept by him within three days after the same shall have been brought within the town winch shall be in full for such tax until the succeeding 1st Monday in July.
 Sec. }. The Recorder of the town shall procure at the expense of tho town sufficient number of leather col lars and each collar to have the year, also number stamped or cut on the same (the numbers to begin with the No. at the beginning of each tax year and to count upwards to the end of the year) and shall deliver as many of said collars to the marshal as shall be nec- cessary, charging him at the same time with .he number of collars so delivered. And he shall report the number so de- livered to the regular meetings of the town council in July, October, Janua- " and April of each year.
 Sec. 4. The marshal shall give to each person upon his paying the tax requir- ed in sections one and two, one of said collars for each dog so paid on by him, and make and keep record of the same, and it shall be the duty of such person to keep one collar on each dog so paid on.
 Sec. 5. The marshal shall pay to tho treasurer all monies collected by him as such tax and shall report all sums so paid to the council at it's quarterly meetings mentioned in section three.
 Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the marshal to kill all dogs or bitches kept remaining and running at large within the limits of this town for twenty-four hours,on which the tax is due and has not been paid and which wears no col- lar as prescribed in section 4 And for each dog remaining and run- ming at large within this town without collar and upon which tho tax for any year has not been paid, for more than As hours after having been noti- fled or told Of the same, the town mar- shal shall forfeit and pay to the town the sum of ono dollar. Provided: this section shall not apply to dogs belong ing to persons living outside of this town which follow their owners to town aud follow them out of town.
 Sec. z. Every person in this town who may own any bitch, or any mem- Der of whose family may own any bitch shall be guilty ot a misdeneanor and lined in any sum not less than two dol- lars for each day or portion of a day he shall permit such bitch to run at large within this town while she may be in heat or season. And it shall be the du- ty of the marshal to immediately kill all bitches he may find running at large while In heat or season whether
 
 and whether or not they belong in or out of town.
 Sec. s. Whenever on account of rabid dogs the Sanitary Committee shall SO i. recommend to the Mayor in writing. he, the Mayor of the town, shall issue a proclamation requiring all persons to keep their dogs safely confined or if running at large, securely muzzled SO they cannot bire, for the length of time mentioned in the recommendation of said sanitary committee. Said procla- nation to be published in some news paper published in the town for one is- sue, or written or printed and posted in SIX conspicuous places in the town. 1t shall be the duty of the marshal to im- mediately Kill any dog fonnd running at large within the town not being se- surely muzzled during the time stated m said proclamation. The Mayor may also authorize any other person to kill such dogs.
 Sec. Q. The recorder shall receive commission of Five per cent. and the marshal shall receive commission of Ten per cent of all sums collected as taxes on dogs. Said monies to be al- lowed and paid by order of the council.
 Sec. 10. Any person who shall keep any dog pr bitch within the limits of this town and shall fail or refuse to pay the tax required on the same after the said tax shall become due as prescribed lil this ordinance shall be deemcd guilty of q misdemean- or and shall on conviction be fined in any sum not less than one dollar for each day or part of Il day he may SO keep such dog or bitch.
 Sec. II. That all ordinances in con- iiict with this ordinance are hereby re- pealed aud this ordinance to take effect on and after the lst Monday in Jmiy. lSS6. Adopted June 7th, 1886.
 ATTEST, J. W. RUSSELL, Mayor.
 5. F. JoBE, Recorder, pro tenn.