The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-03
CHATTER xxxNI

A further supplement to an act entitled rAn
Act for the preservation OF sheep" [Revis
ionl, approved April fourteenth, one thous
ana eight hundred ana forty-siX.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, Thai
every person who shall own, keep or harbOr
any dogs, bitch or bitches shall have he same
registered and numbered with the clerk OF
THE township, borough or city In which the
owner or person harboring the same shall re-
ide, and shall place upon the neck of each
dog or bitch kept or harbored "a collar, having
engraved thereon, upon "a metal surface. IL e
name OF the owner OF said dog OF bitch ana the
registered number thereof; and it shall be
lawful fornnY person to kill any dog or bitch
found straytng oil the owners premises with
out such collar upon its neck
,. And be IL enacted, That it shall be the
duty of each township, borough or city in this
state tU provide book for the purpose of reg
istering the owners name of every dog or
bitch and the number numbering them in the
order of the Owne rs applying for said registra-
tion, and giving to each person information of
the registered number thereof; the person ap
plying for registration shall pay the sum of
one dollar for each dog or bitch thus register
ed. of which the clerk shall receive twelve
cents for each registration the balance to be
applied TO paying damage done by dogs TO do
nestle animals or poultry, after the same shall
have been appraised by two treeholders, as
authorized and directed by the act to which
this is supplement and the supplement to
said act, ard 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 be.
| g. And be it enacted, That in case the clerk
/
or refuse TO register any dog or bitch when
application shall be made TO him for that pur-
| pose, 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 Dor
ough, 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 OF
! the township committee of any township in
| this state are hereby authorized ana empow-
cred and whose duty il shall be to appoint one
or more persons in their respective cities,
| towns or townships with full power and au-
/ thority TO kill any dog, male or female, found
straying OFF the owners premises without
such collar as above provided for upon its
neck.
| s. And be it enacted That the common
council OF any Incorporated city or town ana
/ the township committee of any township are
hereby authorized to NIX the compensation TO
| be paid to any person or persons appointed as
above provided for. ana TO pay the same ont
ofany moneys in the treasury OF such city,
! town or township.
! g. And be it 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 be it enacted That none of the pro
visions of this act shall be construed to repeal
! the provisions of any law now i'll existence
providing tor the taxing of dogs.
g. And be it enacted, That al 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.
Approved April 4, 1884,