Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-17
OFFICIAL-PITTSBURG.
mo. 203. I


A N ORDINANCE-RELATI TO DOGS
IA the licensing of and dog pounds therefor.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted by the
City of Pittsburg. in Select and Common
Councils assembled, and it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the same,
That no person shall have, keep, maintain or
ts cav N W,bon r,s ane
tanned license from the Department of Pub
lie Safety of the City of Pittsburg. as herein
after provided. Il
Section 2-The said Department of Public
Safety shall from time to time give and grant
licenses to such persons as shall apply for the
same, to have keep. possess. maintain and
harbor dogs or bitches within the city of Pitts
burg, which said license shall continue in force
until the first day of May next succeed
ing. and no longer, and each person to
whom such license shall be given shall pay
Safety the sum of one dollar for male
dogs and two (s2l dollars for bitches. No
one license shall permit the keeping or
maintaining of more than one of snch animals
and shall contain the name and residence of
the owner. the number of the license and the
name, breed, sex, age. marks and other points
of Identification of the animal for which such
license is issued. Every of such animals
SO licensed shall have and continuously wear
around its neck collar with a metal tag or
plate having thereon the number of the license
granted for said animal attached thereto,
which said metal tag or plate shall be furnished
to the applicant for such license by said De-
DartmenC OF PuOllc Safety,
Section 3-The said Department of Public
Safety shall keep full and complete record of
every license issued by 1t, showing the name
and residence OF the person to whom said
license is issued, the description and kind,
together with all the marks of Identification of
the animal for which such license is issued and
the number of the said license as hereinbetore
set forth.
Section 4-Any person who, after the passage
of this ordinance, has, keeps, maintains or har-
bors any unlicensed dog or bitch within the
corporate limits of the city of Pittsburg, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of five lS5) dollars for
each and every offense, to be recovered before
any alderman of the city of Pittsburg as debts
OF the like amounts are now by law recover
able, and any person who has. keeps. maintains
or harbors, or has in his or her possession. any
such unlicensed animal, shall be deemed the
owner thereof and liable for the said penalty.
Amy and all of such animals found going
abroad loose or at large without having aronnd
its neck the said collar. having attached
thereto the said metal tag or plate as afore-
said. shall be prima facie deemed un-
licensed.
Section 5-Any person whatsoever may make
complaint of persons having. Keeping or main
tanning any of such unlicensed animals at any
police or patrol station, and it shall thereupon
become the duty of the officer in charge of the
police or patrol station to entertain and i'm
mediately investigate the same, or cause the
same to be done and if the said complaint be
found correct to apprehend, imprison and i'm
pound the said animal as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 6-The Chief of the Department of
Public Safety of the city of Pittsburg is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to forth
with provide and establish q pound, or pounds,
at such place. OF places within the limits of the
city of Pittsburg as he may deem best, wherein
he shall cause to be impounded and imprisoned
all dogs and bitches that may at any time be
found running at large, or loose, OF going
abroad in any of the public streets, lanes,
alleys, highways, parks OF other public places
within the corporate limits of the city of Pitts
burg without being licensed and wearing the
metal tag or plate hereinbefore set forth, and
also to employ pound master, or pound mas
necessary to take charge of said pound or
pounds apprehend, take up, capture, collect
impound and imprison all of said animals
liable to be imprisoned and impoupded and to
inforce the terms and provisions of this ordi-
nance. The compensation for such pound
masters and persons not to exceed the compen-
sation paid by said city to its patrolmeh.
Section mo animal impounded or impris-
oned as aforesaid shall be released or dis
charged therefrom except by the owner thereof
making demand therefor at the pound in which
within 4S hours after such animal was impris-
oned or impounded therein, proving ownership
to the satisfaction Of the poundmaster, paying
to him so cents for each and every day or frac-
prisoned and Impounded and procuring IL
cense for said animal in the manner provided
in this ordinance.
Section 8-The said Chief OF the Department of
Public Safety shall cause all of said animals re-
manning in said pound or pounds for 45 hours
after being imprisoned or impounded therein,
without being claimed or released, as hereinbe-
fore provided, to be put to death in such man
ner and by such means and methods as he may
direct.
Section 9-All of said animals liable to be
imprisoned and impounded under this ordi-
nance shall upon being taken up or appre-
hended be taken to the nearest patrol station
and delivered to the officer or person in charge
thereof and from there shall, as soon as pos
Slble, be taken by the police of this city the
nearest pound and delivered to the pound
master or person in charge thereof.
, Section lU-Any person except the owner who
snall remove from the neck of any dog or bitch
the metal tag or plate hereinbefore specified
shall, upon conviction thereof before any
Alderman or Police Magistrate of this city, be
fined not less than $40 nor more than $50, and in
default of payment be committed to the Allie
gheny County Jail for period of thirty (30)
days. which punishment shall be in addition to
the pains and penalties provided by law for the
punishment of larceny.
Section 11-Tbat any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
SO far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 29th day of December, A. ID. 1890.
II. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council G. L. HOLIDAY, President of Com
mon Council. Attest: E. j. MARTIN Clerk
Of Common Council.
Mayors Office. January 9. 1891. Approved:
Fl. l. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol 2, page
6l0 9th dav of January, A. d. 1891.
AN CE-EsTABLIsHING THE
n grade of O'Hara street, from Fifth
avenue to Ellsworth avenue.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority OF the same, That