St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-01-31
WANTED.
ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO
DOGS

Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Po-
lice Jury Of st. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, That thirty days after
the passage Of this ordinance it
shall be unlawful for any dog or
bitch to run at large within the pre-
cincts Of the Parish Of St. Tam
many without being provided with
. brass tag bearing the number Of
said dog Or bitch cut or engraved
thereon: said tag to be attached to
. collar to be worn on the neck Of
said dog or bitch. ANY dog or
bitch caught running at large there
after without said tag shall be inn
pounded by the pound-keeper Of
the ward wherein said dog or bitch
is caught, and il not released within
aperiod OF fOrty-eight hours, then
said dog or bitch to be killed or
otherwise disposed Of by the pound
keeper.
SEC. 2. The sheriff OF the
Parish Of St. Tan.many shall have
the necessary number of brass tags
made, with the number of each cut
OF engraved thereon. Upon the APP
plication of the owner of any dog
or bitch the sheriff shall deliver to
said owner tag for each dog or
hitch and charge therefor the sum
Of $3.50 for dogs and 81 for
bitches; he, the said sheriff, shall |
register the number OF each dog or
bitch with the name of its owner in
. book to be kept solely for that
purpose.
SEC. 5. There shall be appointed
by the Police Jury q pound-keeper
for each ward Of the parish who shall
be commissioned to act as such
within his said ward during the
term Of Office 0f the Police Jury
appointing him. His duty shall be to
impound each dog or bitch caught
running ut large without said tag.
and he shall keep said dog or bitch
imp0unded for . period of forty
eight hours unless released, after
which he shall kill or otherwise dis
pose of the same. He shall be en-
titled to the sum Ut one dollar for
each dog or bitch impounded, said
sum to be paid by the owner wheL ,
releasing said dog or bitch. For
every dog or bitch not re-
leased and KILLED by him he shall !.
be entitled to the sum of fifty cents.
to be paid by the Parish Treasurer :
when approved by the Police Jury. 9
He SHALL appoint as many deputies
Ds he may need.
SEC. 4. The sheriff shall he :,
entitled to the sum of seventy-five
cents for each dog or bitch regis
tered upon his books rs payment !,
Tor his services and for the tag sup =
Dlied by him. The balance collect
ID for tags shall be turned by him
,ver to the Parish Treasurer. who =
hall keep account of said sums ~ Ii
separate fund, which said fund
hall be applied at the end of each q
'ear to the purpose deemed bestby
he Police Jury. The dogs to be :
registered hereafter at the beginning
4 each year, and new tags 10 be
supplied them and new 4 registry
made. ia
SEC. 5. In case = dog or bitch =, u
vhich has been registered and sup y
lied with tag should have lost it, L
he owner shall obtain q certificate 5
4 registry from the sheriff, and
IpOn production If said certificate
4 registry the pound-keeper shall e
elease said dog or bitch without - =
barge.
All ordinances or parts OF ordi- p,
ances contrary to or in conflict ~
nth this ordinance are hereby re. ~
'ealed. al
Adopted Jan. z, 1891. ]
W. G. HUTCHINSON, President.
W. q. kExrzEL, Secretary. =