The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-11

An ordinance TO regulate and restrict the
running at large of dogs and taxing the
owners and harborers thereof.
Be IL ordained by the Mayor and councilmen
of the city of Wichita:
Section l. Every person owning, keeping or
harbor1ng within the city limits any dog 81
the age of three months or upwards shall
cause to be registered the name and descrip-
ton of such dog. in book TO be kept by the
city clerk for that purpose, and shall pay each
year to said clerk, before registering said dog,
Zee or one dollar for each male dog regis
tered, and of two dollars for each female dog
registered; and shall keep upon the neck of
each dog so registered a suitable metallic or
leather collar with q metallic check or tag 70
be furnished by the city clerk, on which the
number and year of registry shall be dis
tlnctly marked. The city clerk shall keep
such book for the registry of dogs, and upon
payment to him OF the fee aforesaid for the
registering of dogs as hereinbefore provided
shall register such dog or dogs. Any person
owning, keeping or harboring any dog within
the city limits in violation of the provisions OF
this ordinance, or who shall permit such dog
TO run at large within the city limits in viola
ton of this ordinance and without providing
such dog with a registered collar shall upon
conviction, be fined in sum not less than five
dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars. or
by Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days,
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. 2. The mayor shall employ a suitable
person to take all dogs found running at large
within the city limits and not wearing regis
tered collar as provided in section one of this
TO be provided by the city for that purpose. II
within thirty-siX hours after the impouDding
of any dog as herein provided the owner OF
such dog, or person claiming TO be the same,
does not appear and claim and register such
dog and pay the sum Of fifty cents for the re-
demption thereof, then such dog shall be
killed. Provided, That if such dog be owned
by person nonresident, such person, upon
paying the city clerk fifty cents for the re-
demption of such dog and making affidavit OF
ownership, shall be entitled to an order from
the city clerk for the release of such dog. The
amount of compensation TO he paid 10 the dog
catcher for his services shall be fixed by the
city council, and the number of dogs inn
pounded by him and the number killed by
him shall be reported weekly TO the city clerk.
The provisions of this section shall not apply
TO dogs not owned or harbored in this city,
unless such dogs are found running at large
without owner or master. The city clerk shall
report and pay over to the city treasurer once
8 week all moneys collected by him for the
registration of dogs. for which he shall take
the treasurer's receipt. All registration Of
dogs as provided in section one of this ordi-
nance shall expire on the first day Of May in
each year, after the registration Of any such
dog
Sec 3. That ordinance No. 554 be and the
same is hereby repealed,
Sec. T. This ordinance shall be in force and
take effect from and after its passage and
and publication in the Wichita
Daily EAGLE.
Approved May 10. 1892.
JOHN B. CAREY, Mayor.
Attest: FRED SCHATTNER, City Clerk.