Arizona republican., 1894-05-19
ORDINANCE No. 1863.

ORDlNANUE NU. 100.
An Ordinance to License and
Regulate the Keeping of
Dogs.
The Common Council Of Picnic do or
dam as tollows:
SECTION I.
Every person who owns, keeps or harbors in
the City of Phoenix any dog or dogs, shall pay
an annual license therefor of Two Dollars for
each male dog, and Four Dollars for each fe-
male dog.
SECTION ii.
Every person desiring to obtain license for
dogs to be kept in the City Of Phoenix shall pay
such license to the City Assessor and Tax Col
lector at his Office and in amount for each dog
as provided by Section l of this Ordinance, and
procure from the City Marshal license tag as
hereinafter provided for, and it shall be the
duty of the City Assessor and Tax Collector to
furnish to every person paying such license
receipt for each and every payment so made
and register the name of the person, the amount
paid, and the number or numbers of such re-
ceipt or receipts in book to be Kept by him in
his office for such purpose
SECTION III.
!
The City Marshal shall procure and keep in
| his Office such number of metal tags as may be
necessary, and of such size and shape as he
shall deem expedient, having stamped thereon
the words "Pheeix Dog License" (the shape of
said tags to be changed each year,, and as we'll
a set of numeral dies for stamping and marking
said tags, and upon presentation to him by any
person of a receipt issued by City Assessor and
Tax Collector, as provided for in Section 2 of
this ordinance, shall issue to such person for
each of said receipts one of said tags, after hay
ing stamped thereon the number of the same;
numbering said tags consecutively in the order
of presentation of said receipts, beginning with
the number one, and shall return the said re-
ceipt to the person presenting the same after
having recorded in the book to be kept by him
in his Office for such purpose the name of the
person presenting said receipt, the number of
said receipt, the amount thereof, and the num-
Der of the tag issued hereunder.
SECTION ".
Every dog SO licensed shall have a collar
around his neck with the metal tag aforesaid
securely fastened thereto, and in such manner
as to permit of ready examination.
SECTION v.
I+sbo11 ba unlawful foron, a on to rrn - loroa
in any of the streets, alleys plszas, parks or pub
lie grounds of the City of Phoenix without hav-
ing fastened over its head q muzzle suitable
and sufficient to keep and prevent such dog
from being able to bite man or beast.
SECTION VI.
1t shall be the duty of the city marshal, the
police officers or watchmen of the City of Phoe-
nix and of each and all of them, when any
dogis found loose, or at large upon the public
streets, alleys, plazas parks or public grounds
of the said city, either without the license tag
and muzzle, or the license tag herein provided
for to Immediately kill such dog at the place
found or capture and secure such dog and re-
move him to convenient place, and there i'm
mediately kill him as may under the circum.
stances of the case be most expedient.
SGCT1ON VII.
, The licenses issued under this ordinance
shall expire on the 10th day of June, 1895, and
thereafter be renewed or issued to expire on
the 10th day of each and every June.
SECTION VIII.
Any person or persons who own or not own,
ing harbor for period of three days within
the City of Phoenix any dog without procuring
a license for said dog as by this ordinance pro
vided shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanol
and on conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than Five nor more than Twenty
five Dollars.
SECTION TX.
Any person who allows any dog owned By
b him or under his control to run at large on the
street, alleys, plazas, parks or public ground Of
the City of Phoenix in violation of the pro
visions of section V of this ordinance shall bt
il deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con
: viction thereof shall be fined in any sum mo-
q less than Ten Dollars nor more than One Hun
s dered Dollars for each and every such offence
!. SECTION Y.
d Ordinance No 81, entitled Gan Ordinance te
a Provide for Licensing Dogs and all othel
OIuluduCco duu pdTtS VI OluluhuCcS LII COuuAC
e with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
- SECTION XI.
Al This Ordinance shall be in force from an
/. after its passage and publication according u
(, law.
Passed the Common Council the 10th day o
= May, A. d. 1894. Approved the 10th day o.
May, 1884,
v Attest: JAMES D. MONIHON,
ED. SCHWARTZ, Mayor
4 [Seall City Recorder.
: Date of first publication May II, 1894
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