Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-23
AN ORDINANCE,
To Regulate the Keeping Of
Dogs in Napoleon, Ohio, and
to Promote Public Security
Therefrom.
DE il Ordained by the Town Council of th
ID Village of Napoleon:

DE it Ordained by the Town Council of the
u Village of Napoleon:
SECTION l. That it shall be unlawful for the
owner or keeper OF any dog In said village to allow
the same to run at large unaccompanied By the
master or some other person In charge thereof
SEC. 2. That y shall be unlawful for the owner
or keeper OF any dog or dogs in said village to per.
NIT the same to leave his premises or to follow his
owner or keeper away from the premises where
KEEP: during the months of June, July, August
septenoer ana october OF any year, unless the
cient muzzle that will make it impossible for such
dog or dogs to bite, and any dog or deg,
seen or found upon the streets, alleys or pubnc
places In said village during the months Of June,
July, August, September and October Without be-
ing muzzled as aforesaid shall be killed by the
Marshal of said village or by some person duly
authorized by the Mayor SO to do, and the Marshal
or the person so as aforesaid duly author
lied by the Mayor to kill such dogs, shall receive
one dollar for each dog so killed.
SEC. B. That whenever there shall be good
reason to believe that there any rabd dog or dogs
within said village or that any dog or dogs are la
BILE to become rabid, it shall be the duty of the
Marshal upon view or information, to kill such
supposed rabid dog or dogs, or such dog or dogs,
that by reason of having been bitten are liable to
become rabid, unless the owner or keeper thereof
snail forthwith confine or secure the same for a
period of at least thirty days, and for this purpose
the Marshal may, in the day time. enter upon aud
search any premises that he has good to be-
lieVe such dog or dogs are in like manner as he
would for person charged with crime; for such
service the Marshal shall receive q reasonable
compensation.
SEC. 4. Whenever in the opinion OF the Mayor
public security shall require it., IN b officer shall
issue his proclamation requiring all dogs to be
shut up or otherwise confined during the period in
said proclamation stated not exceeding at any one
time the period of ninety days. And it shall be
lawful during such period for any person to kill
by means in his power, any dog running at large
within said yiltnpa suph I'm IN
Provided, however, that nothing in this or the
prior Sections contained shal apply to any traveller
passing through said village or transient person
visiting the village for temporary purpose or make
the killing OF aDy dog following such traveller OF
transient person lawful.
SEC 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
within said village to own, keep or harbor any
cross vicious or dangerous dog.
SEC. 6. Whenever it tappears to the satisfaction
OF the Mayor by complaint, duly verified by oath
that any dog within the vilageis Cross vicious oil
dangerous or bitten, or put in fear any person. The
Mayor shall forthwith notify the owner, keeper or
hai bornr OF such dog of the filing Of such complaint
and then and there notify such owner, keeper o.
horborer, to Immediately kill said dog, or immedi
ately appear before said Mayor and deny sale
charge under oath.
If after receiving such notice such person shal
fail, refuse TO or neglect to perform the ma ndat
thereof, or If upon trial, the Mayor snail find th
complaint to to be true such person shall be fneC
not more than ten dollars and COSTS and moreove
snail forfeit all right or ownership in or to suct
dog, which shall thereupon be killed by the Mars ha
who shall thercupon recciv one dollar theref TO
from the village
SEC. 7. The word dog in this ordinance shal
mean any animal of the dog kind.
SEC. g.. For the purpose of this ordinance tn
person who knowing allow said dog to be kept an,
maintained at his expense or on his premises shal
be deemed to be tho owner thereof and not hi
minor children.
SEC. o. Whoever offends against any of til,
provisions Of this ordinance ext ept section 81!
shall on conviction be fined not more than tel
dollars and costs of prosecution.
SEC. 10. This ordinance shall take effect an
be in force from and after its passage and du
publication.
D. MEEKISON, Mayor.
J. II. HALTER, Acting Clerk.
Napoleon, Ohio, June 2l, 1899.