The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-06-27
ORDINANCE NO. 4s.
An ORDINANCE RELATING TO poos.

The Common ouncil OF the Village OF Morris
do ordain:
SECTION l. That ordinance No %, entitled
IAN ordinance TO license dogs" approved
Amis Sth A ID. 1889, is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
SIcuoN Ii. Every owner or keeper of q dog
within the corporate limits of the Village OF
Merits, shall, ON or before the 10Th day OF
June IN each year, cause to be registered,
numbered, q; scribei and licensed tor one
YEAR from the said date IN each year, in the
otiice If the Recorder Of said Village OF Morris,
and shall cause it tc wear arouhd its lit ok, at
all times, COLLAR distinctly marked with the
rgiste: cd humber. and shall pay TO said R.
culder Tor such license and number, two
dollars fer u pale deg, and three dollars fer
female dog,
SECTION III. The said Village Recorder
shall thcreupon issue license to such owner
or Keeper of such dog, in due form, and give
TO such IerSun number or each dog, ana
receive and pay the money 'herefor to the
Village Treasurer, retaining to his own use
twenty five cents for each license and number
lssHcd and given. The said Recorder shall
kee pan accurate and separate account Of all
sums received and paid over 10 said Treasurer
under provisions of this ordinance, which
accOun: shall contain brief description Of
each dog so licensed and numbered, the name
OF the pt rson Iaying for and receiving such
license ana the number CT such license issued,
said account shall at all times lie open TO the
inspection OF all persons.
SECTION I'LL. Whoever shall wrol gully
remove the collar from, or wrongtully kill,
MAIN, eHtice or carry away any deg licensed
and collared as aforesaid, except as herein
provided, or whoever distributes or exposes
any polsol GUS substance whatever, with the
intent that the same may he eaten by any
such dog, shall be punished by fins not ex-
ceeding twenty five dollars, upon conviction
thereof before either Of the justices OF said
village.
SECTION V. That il any dog or dogs, shall
be found running at largv within the ccrpo-
rate limits of said village. without having
around its necka registered number as pro-
vded 10y section two of this ordinauce,i it Shall
lie the duty of the village Marshal of said
village, or some person authorized by said
marshal, TO distrain such dog or dogs and
keep the same in some safe lace, %
he 10y said marshal designated, there to be
Kept uhtil the owner OF said dog or dogs
| presents to said marshal receipt from the
| said Village Recorder, that the license men,
toned in section two of this ordinance has
| been duly paid, together with collar and
number 10 place upon said dog or dogs, and
then and there paying said Marshal the sum
o! fifty cents for distraining each of said dog
or GOgS, and reasonable sum for the keeping
and maintenance of said dog or dogs. not to
! exec ed in any case the sum of twenty five
cents per day for each dog during the time
said deg or dogs are distrained.
SECTI0N. VI. It shall be the duty Of the
| Marshal to provide proper ana necessary
sustenauce for said dog or dogs and confine
them in some suitable place while so dis:rain-
! ed. and the amount named in section five OF
this ordinance shall he paid to said Marshal
before any such dog or dogs shall be releas ed
from such distrant, and it shall be lawful
for said Marshal to sell at public auction OF
vel due to the highest bidder for cash, any
dog or dogs distrained as afre said, at any
time after the expiration of five days from
the time they shall be so distra1ned, the said
Marshal giving at least two days public notice
of the time and place of such sale by posting
three notices, describing such dog or dogs
said notices to be posted in three public
places in said village, but if any such dog OF
dogs, is, or are redeemed at any time neIOrt
such sale by paying all charges, in such case
twenty five cents description for each dog
| for the posting of said notices of such sale
the same shall not be sold, but released b.
said Marshal.
Provided, that in case said dog or dogs mr.
not redeemed as atores aid and the bid OF bid
offered for said dog or dogs at said public sale
are insufficient to pay the charges for th
keeping, maintenance and distraining of TIN
same as in this ordinance mentioned, then
ana Ill such case, the said Marshal shall pur
chase said dog or dogs, for and on behalf o
said village, and the said Marshal thereupon
is hereby authorized to kill, or cause to b
killed, all such deg or dogs so unredeemeC
as aforesaid, and
Provided further. that no Marshal or othe
person shall enter into any house or incIoset
yard for the purpose of distraining, killir
or destroying any such dog or dogs, or dis
train or kill any male dog or dogs tempuraril
within said village, and
Provided further, that said Marshal shall
render monthly statement under oath of 81
fees and monies collected by him for distrain
ing said deg or dogs, which statement he shal
file with the village Recorder.
SRCTI0H VII. ANY person or persons, tn
owner or owners Of any female dog within tn
limits Of said village, who shall allow or per
nit any such female dog to run at large with
, the limits Of said village of Morris, while til
said female dog is i'll heat, whether the sal
female dog be lieenced or unlicensed, sal
owner oil said female dog, shall be subject
fine not to exceed five 81 dollars and cost
of such prosecution upon complaint and con
viction before either Of the justices of sal
Village of Morris.
SECTION VIII. This ordinance shall be /
force andtake effect from and after its passage
Approved June Sth, 1889.