Frostburg mining journal., 1895-06-22

AN ORDINANCE to provide for taxing
Bitches and Dogs and to regulate their
running at large within the corporate limits
Of the Town of Frostburg.
CECTION 1. Be it enacted and ordained by
- the Mayor and Councilmen of Frostburg,
That all owners of bitches and dogs living or
residing within the corporate limits of the
Town, shall pay annually ON or BEFORE
the 1St day of August in each and every
year to the Bailitf of the Town the sum of
Three Dollars tax for every Bitch, and the
sum of One Dollar for every Dog belonging
to him.
SEC. g And be it further enacted and Or
dained, That at the time of the payment of
SAID tax the Bailiif shall deliver to each own
er or owners license and tag, with a cor
responding number on each, the tag to be
attached by the owner or owners to each
bitch or dog.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted and Or
dained, That it shall be the duty of the
Bailiff and of every policeman to take into
custody any bitch or dog running at large
not provided with and wearing the tag, as
hereinbefOre provided and place such bitch
or dog in some suitable place as public
pound by the Mayor and Councilmen; and
when SO impounded they shall be kept Sc
curely for forty eight hours, if not claimed
and redeemed before the expiration of such
time, by the payment of the tax as aforesaid.
and the additional sum of fifty cents each for
the expense and trouble of impounding and
keeping them, they shall be killed and buried
blythe officers lmpOunding them; the fifty
cents as aforesaid to be paid to the officer for
the seizure, impoundng and keeping of said
bitches and dogs.
| SEC. 4. And be it further enacted and Or
| dained, That said tax may be recovered from
| the owner or owners of said bitches and
dogs in the same manner as other small
debts due the Mayor and Councilmen are re-
| covered. by suit in the name of the Town be-
| fore Justice of the Peace, and 1t is hereby
made the duty of the police officers when
they have knowledge of the non-payment of
said tax by any person amenable to the same,
to cause suit to be brought as aforesaid.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted and Or
dained That the tag and license number
shall be changed every year. and that if any
| bitch or dog be found with a tag or number
not issued in accordance with the provisions
| of this Ordinance, the owner or person by
whom said bitch or dog is harbored shall be
fined not less than two dollars nor more than
| five dollars, provided that the owner of said
| bitch or dog shall not have procured a
license as herenbefore directed.
SEC g. And be it further enacted and Or
dained. That any person who shall malicious
/ ly remove from any bitch or dog wearing the
| legal tag herelnbefore provided for shall pay
| fine OF five dollars, to be recovered by the
usual proceedings for violation of Ordinances
| of the town
SEC T. And be it further enacted and Or
dained, That the Bailiff at each meeting of
the Council shall report the amount collected
from :he taxes provided for in this Ordinance,
and shall also report the number of dogs
killed.
| SEC g. And be it further enacted and Or
dained That all ordinances or parts of Or
dinances conflicting with this Act are hereby
repealed and that this Ordinance shall take
effect on and after the 1st day of August 1895.
Passed this 10th day of June, 1895.
JOSEPH BEAR,
Test GEORGE ARMSTRONG, Mayor.
June - Clerk.