The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-05-16
The Law Relating to Registering Dogs.

Inc Law helnJinB 10 registering Dogs.
We have been requested to publish the
following law, passed at the present ses-
sion of the Legislature:
An Act for the preservation, of poultry sheep and
other domestic animals.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly 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 township,
borough or city in which the owner or person har-
boring the same shall reside, and shall place upon
the neck of each dog or bitch kept or harbOred
collar. having engraved thereon, upon metal sur
face, the name of the owner of said dog or bitch
and the registered number thereof; and it shall
be lawful for any person to kill any dog or bitch
found straying off the owners premises without
such collar upon its neck.
2, And be it enacted. That IL 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 or bitch, and the num-
Der, numbering them In lhe order of the owners
applying for said registration, and giving to each
person Information of the registered number
thereof; the person applying for registration
shall pay the sum of one dollar for each dog or
birch thus registered of which the clerk shall re-
eeive 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 a supplement andIt the supplements to said act,
and in case there is. no damage such balance to
become part of the general fund of such town
ship, borough or city, as the case may be.
8. And be il enacted, That in case1the clerk of
any township, borough or city shall neglect or re-
fuse to so register any dog or bitch when applica-
ton 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 be.
4. And be it enacted, That the common council
of any incorporated city or town or the township
committee of any township in this state are here
by authorized and empowered and whose duty II
shall be to appoint one or more persons in their
respective cities, towns or townships with full
power and authority to kill any dog, male or fe-
male, found straying OFF the owners premises
without such collar as above provided for upon
its neck.
o. And be it enacted, That the common council
of any incorporated city or town and the town.
ship committee of any township are hereby au-
thorzed 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 1t enacted, That the provisions of this
act shall not apply TO or affect cities of the fl rst
and second class in this state.
7. And be IL enacted, That none of the provisions
of this &C; shall be construed to repeal the pro-
visions of any law now in existence providing Tor
the taxing of dogs.
8. And be 1t enacted That all acts or parts OF
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed and that
this act shall take effect Immediately.