Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-06-03
AN ORDINANCE
To Regulate and Prevent the Run
ming of Dogs at Large.
The common council of the city OF
Mineral Point do ordain as follows:

The common council of the city of
Mineral Point do ordain as follows:
Section /. No dog slut or bitch shall be al
lowed to run at large in any of the streets
alleys of said city, unless the oaner possessor
of the said animal has complied with the
regulations and provisions of this ordinance.
Section 2. The owner or possessor of any dog
slut or bitch shall on or before the first day of
May IN each year pay to the city treasurer the
sum or one dollar for every dog. slut or bitch
owned by him, and and shall provide, place
anu maintain around the neck OF said animal a
S Sol,ar 10 which shall be attached the tag or
pauSe hereinafter mentioned.
section s. Upon the receipt of said tax the
city treasurer shall deliver TO the party having
me me same tag or badge to be furnished by the
city, with such device figures or writing thereon
as the common council may deem necessary
ana proper IN order TO show that the tax has
been paid on said animal and the owner or
poSSessor OF SAID animal shall forthwith attach
SAID tag or badge to the collar of the animal on
which the tax has been paid
| Section 1. 1t shall be the duty of the chief
| of police, city marshal, or any other persop
named and appointed by the common council
| TO take, catch and restrain any and all dogs
SUITS or bitches found running at large con-
trary to and in violation of the provisions and
regulations of this ordinance and place said
| animal or animals in the dog pound, and notify
the owner OF such seizure If the owner is known
by the person making said seizure and the
owner or posSessor of said animal may redeem
| the same and have said animal released from
| the pound by paying the person in charge of
the pound one dollar for each animal seized
and % cents per day for each animal and each
| day or part of day said animal is kept in the
pound together with any tax due said an
imal.
| Section 5. All such animals remaining in
| the pound not redeemed by the owner, may
after the expiration of three days be
| killed and buried by the person in charge of
the pound for which he shall receive the sum
| of one dollar for each animal SO killed and
| buried to be paid out of the city treasury.
| Section 6. Any person who shall take any
animal from said pound before complying with
| the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
| guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction
| thereof shall pay fine of not less than two
| dollars and not more than ten dollars with cost
| OF prosecution and stand committed to the
| county Jail OF Iowa county until said fine aud
| costs are paid, or be is otherwise discharged
| by law.
Section 7. No slut or bitch shall be allowed
| to run at large while in heat and the owner or
| possesSor of any such animal who permits her
| to run at large while in that condition shall b,
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall pay fine of not less
than one dollar and not more than ten dollars
| with costs OF prosecution and stand committed
to the county jai! of Iowa county until said
fine and costs ere paid, or he is otherwise
discharged by law
Section s. Any slut or bitch found running
at large in said city while in heat may be forth
! with killed by any officer of said city, and any
| dog, Slut or bitch running at large in said city
| in violation of the regulations and provisions
| of this ordinance that is vicious or cannot be
| captured, may be shot or otherwise killed by
| officer pursuing the same
| Section 9. The common council may appoint
| a suitable person to collect the dog tax and
| fix his compensation for collecting the same
| and may by resolution fix a time when any or
all dogs, shuts or bitches running at large in
| said city shall be muzzled.
Section TO- All prosecutions and actions for
violation of this ordinance shall be brought in
the name of the city of Mineral Point as plain
tiil and all fines recovered shall be paid TO the
city treasurer.
Section IL. All ordinances and parts of
| ,V
this ordinance are hereby repealed
This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its publication in the official paper of said
city.
Passed May 23d, 1892
| A. w. COBB, Mayor.
| Attest JOHN CUMMiNS, City Clerk.