The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-27
CHAPTER XXXVI.


Further Supplement to an act entitled
AN act for the preservation of sheep" Re
visionl approved April fourteenth. one
thousand eight hundred and forty six
/. BE IL enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
every person who shall own, keep or harbor
any dogs bitch or bitches shall have the same
registered and numbered with the clerk of
the townsF ip, borough or City in which the
owner or person harboring the same shall re-
side, and shall place upon the neck of cuch
dog or bitch kept or harbored n collar, having
engraved thereon, upon II metal surface, the
name of the owner of said dog or bitch and
the registered number thereof; and II shall
be lawful for any person to kin any dog OF
bitch found straying off the owners promises
without such collar upon its neck.
. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of each township, borough or city in
this state to provide book for the purpose
of registering the owners name of every dog
!n5 ot'ier vi the owners appiy1hgt orsdId reg
lstrat1on, ana giving to each person informal
ton of the registered number thereof; the
person applying for reg istration shall pay the
sum OF one dollar for each dog or bitch thus
registered, OF which the clerk shall receive
twelve cents for each registration, the bal
ance to be applied to paying damage done by
dogs to domestic animals or poultry, after
the same shall have been appraised by two
freeholders, as authorized and directed by the
act to which this Is supplement and the sup
PIGMENTS TO said act, and In case there Is no
damage such balance to become part of the
general fund of such township, borough or
city, as the case may he.
y. And he II enacted That IN case the clerk
of any township, borough or city shall neg
lect or refuse to so register any dog or bitch
when application shall be made TO him for
that purpose. he shall forfeit and pay the sum
of ten dollars for each refusal, which shall be
paid to the treasurer of the township city or
borough and be applied to the general fund
OF such township, city or borough, AS the case
may he.
a. And be 1t enacted. That the common
council of any incorporated city or town, or
the township committee of any township In
this state are hereby authorized and empow-
cred and whose duty it shall be to appoint
one or more persons in their respective cit leg
towns or townships with fun power and
authority to Kill any dog, male or female
found straying oil the owners premises with
out such collar as above provided for upon
its neck
B. And be 1t enacted, That the common
council OF any Incorporated city or town and
the township committee of any township are
hereby authorized to fix the compensation to
be paid TO any person or persons appointed
as above provided for. and to pay the same
out of any moneys in the treasury of such
city, town or township.
g. And be ii enacted That the provisions of
this act shall not apply to or affect cities of
the first and second class in this state.
Z. And he IL enacted, That none of the pro-
visions Of this act shall be construed to repeal
the provisions of any law now in exist ence
providing for the taxing of dogs.
4. And be IL enacted, That all acts or parts
OF acts inconsistent with the provisions OF
his act be and the same are hereby repealed
and that this act shall take effect immcai.
ltely.
Approved April A. 1894.