The Arizona sentinel., 1896-03-07
GRIEVANCE NO. 54.

An Ordinance providing for the registra- ton of dogs, kept in the Village Of Yuma, and fixing fees therefor, and for the punish ment of offenders, and to prevent dogs not registered running at large, and to imp ound and destroy them if unregistered,
 Be it ordained by the Mayor and Com mon Council of the Village of Yuma, Ari- zona Territory, as follows.
 SECTION 1. That no person shall keep dog in said village after such dog has reached the age of six weeks. unless said person shall comply with the following regulations. The owner keeper, or harborer of any dog, shall cause the name of the owner. with the name and description of the dog, to be registered with the Recorder of said village, in book to be kept by him for that purpose, and shall pay each year to said Recorder, before any dog IS regis tered, a registration fee of $l.OO for each male dog, and $1.5O for each female dog, and shall be kept on the neck of each dog so registered, a suitable nietalic or leather collar with metallic check or tag, 10 be furnished by the village, and the number and year of registry to be distinctly marked thereon, and for such service the said Re corder shall receive fee of 9 cents per dog, to be deducted from the tax collected. The Recorder shall keep a suitable book for the registry of dogs, and upon payment to him of the fee aforesaid, he shall register the dogs upon which such fee is paid. Any person owning, keeping, or harboring any dog. in said village in violation of the pro- visions of this section shall, upon convlc- ton thereof in the Recorders Court, be subject to fine of $500 Give dollars) and costs.
 SEC. 2. That all registration of dogs, as provided in Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall expire on the lst day of April, 1897. and each and every year therea ter, after the registration of such do5
 SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful for any per- son to permit his or her dog to run at large in public places, in said village, at any time, without providing such such dog with a registered collar, as provided in Section of this Ordinance.
 SEC. 4. The Marshal shall capture all dogs found running at large in any public place in said village, not having registered collar in compliance with Section 1 of this | Ordinance, and place them in pound to be provided for that purpose, and if the owner does not appear in 4S hours after such impounding, and claim and register at once, such dog or dogs, then the Marshal shall kill and bury the same, and he shall be allowed such compensation for each dog so killed and buried, as the Mayor and i Common Council may fix. Provided, that this section, shall not apply to dogs not owned or harbored in said village, unless found running at large without any master or owner It shall be the duty of the village Recorder to report and pay over to the vii lage Treasurer, all moneys collected by him for registration fees, monthly, together with the number or numbers of tags issued by him during such month, he taking the Tressurer's receipt therefor, and reporting such receipts to said Mayor and Common Council at each Regular meeting.
 SEC. 5. All Ordinances and parts of Ordi nances in conflict with this Ordinance art hereby repealed.
 SEC. 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and it's publication according to law.
 Passed and approved this Fist day o February, 1896.
 Attest: R. J. DUNCAN,
 Mayor of the Village of Yuma.
 J. Il. CARPENTER,
 Village Recorder.