Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-05-28
AN ORDINANCE
To Regulate and Prevent the Run
ming OF Dogs at Large.

To Regulate and Prevent the Run
ming of Dogs at Large.
The common council of the city of
Mineral Point do ordain as follows:
Section l. No dog slut OF bitch shall be al
lowed to run at large in any Of the streets or
alleys OF said city, unless the owner or pOssessor
Of the said animal has complied With the
regulations and provisions OF this ordinance
Section ? The owner or possessor Of any dog
slut or bitch shall on or before the hrst day OF
May in each year pay 70 the city treasurer the
sum of one dollar Tor every dog, slut or bitch
owned BY him, and and shall provide, place
and maintain around the neck OF said animal
collar To which shall be attached the tag or
badge hereinafter mentioned.
Section 9 Upon the receipt OF said tax the
city treasurer shall deliver to the party paying
The same a tag or badge 70 be furnished by the
city, with such device figures or writing thereon
as the common council may deem necessary
and proper in order 70 show that the tax has
been paid on said animal aud the owner Or
pOsse3sOr Of said animal shall forthwith attach
said tag or badge to the collar OF the animal on
which the tax has been paid
Section T. II shall be the duty Of the chief
OF police, city marshal, or any other person
named and appointed by the common council
TO take, catch and restrain any and all dogs,
sluts 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 IL the owner is known
hy 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 on said an
imal.
Section 5. All such animals remaining in
the pO9ud not redeemed by the owner may
after the expiration of three days be
killed and buried 10y 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 g. Any person who shall take any
animal from said pound before comply Ing with
the provisions Of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeauur ana 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 and
costs are paid, or be Is otherwise discharged
by law
Section T. No slut or bitch shall be allowed
to run ut large while IN heat and the owner or
pOssessOr of any such animal who permits her
TO run al large while in that condition shall be
deemed guilty of a msdemeanOr and upon
conviction thereof shall pay iiue OF not less
than one dollar and not more than ten dollars
with costs OF prosecution and stand committed
to the county jail of Iowa county until said
me ana costs are 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
m violation OF the regulations and provisions
OF ths ordinance that rs vicious or cannot be
captured, may be shot or otherwise killed by
officer pursuing the same.
ceciiuu9 The common council mas appoint
suitable person 70 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 cltN shall uo muzzled.
Section I'D. All prosecutions aud actions for
violation Of this ordinances shall be brought in
the name Of the city of Mineral Point MS plain
tin, aud all fines recovered shall be paid to the
city treasurer.
Section 10. An ordinances and parts Of
ordinances conflicting with the provisions Of
this ordinance ure hereby repeaied.
This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its publication I'M the official paper of said
city.
Passed May 23l, 1892.
A. w. COBB, Mayor.
Attest JOHN CUMMlNS, City Clerk