The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-02-16

cense tax for the period of ten days after such
tice shall be taken conclusive evidence o
abandonment OF ownership of any dog assessed
to any person. That every dog, whether male Oh
female, found within this city, abandoned OF
| without any owner or person having charge O.
| the same and responsible for the license thereon
| OF ten days after said notice to pay the license
| thereon failed so to do shall be subject
to be killed by the city marshal
or any Of ths city or
1t Is hereby made the duty of the city marshal and
policemen, cooperating with the city collector,
to- notify every owner of a dog kept within this
city OF and demand and compel payment of such
license tax, and to put to death every abandoned
dog staying or kept within this city for which no
owner can be found, after inquiry, and every dog
1or which no license tax is paid by the owner
after said notice.
SEC %. The city collector shall procure and
deliver to every person paying license tax upon
| any dog, metal check, made of some suitable
ngures representing the fiscal year for which such
tax is paid, and numbered in consecutive order.
SEC. "a. 1t shall be the duty of the owner of
every dog kept within this city to procure and
keep securely fastened to each dog owned by
them the check mentioned in section % of this
ordnance, In such manner that the same will be
and any owner of dog failing to do so within
ten days after notice shall be deemed to have
abandoned the ownership of any dog assessed to
such person or persons.
provisions OF this ordinance as follows: Licenses
for the sale of liquor for not less than three
months; Licenses for playing or dealing faro, not
less than one month; all other licenses for not
less than the time mentioned in the rate of as
sessment OF such license, and licenses SO issued
shall not be transferable.
SEC. 26. The provisions of this ordinance shall
not so far as the sale of liquors is concerned, ex
tend 10 druggists who use spurious liquors in the
preparation OF medicines or for mechanical pur-
poses only.
SEC. q. That every license required for carry
ing on or engaging in any businnss. occupation
or profession, by the provisions of this ordinance
shal! when such business is carried on in this
city become a lien upon all goods, wares, mer-
chandlse, furniture, fixtures and other imple-
ments used in carrying on such business, calling
or profession, and the same may be seized by the
city collector and sold in the manner provided by
the laws of Montana for the sale of personal
property taken under execution, or any such Ii
censes may be collected in an action therefor,
brought before the police magistrate, with pro
cess OF attachment If deemed expedient by the
city collector.
Sec 2S Any person or persons who shall
transact any business or occupation or profession
Tor which license is required by the provisions
OF this ordinance, without first obtaining the same
shall be deemed guilty of violating this ordinance
and upon conviction thereof before the police
magistrate shall be fined in any sum not less than
s. nor more than $50 and costs of prosecution.
Adopted and approved Feb. 7th, 1889
A. w. MILES, Mayor.
Attest J. d. WIELPLEY CITY Clerk