The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-12-15

shall keep dog in the City of New
iberia after such dog shall have
reached the age of SIX weeks,
unless the SAID person shoulc
comply with the following
regulations The owner or keeper
or harborer of any dog shall cause
his or her name, with the name and
description of the dog, to be
registered with the City Tax
Collector of the said City, in a
book to be kept by him for that
puapose; and shall pay each year to
the said City Tax Collector,
before any dog Is registered a
registration fee of one dollar for
each and every dog, and shall keep
on the neck of each and every dog
SO registered suitable metallic
or leather collar, with a metallic
check or tag to be furnished by said
City, and the number and the year
of registry to be distinctly marked
thereon. The City Collector shall
keep suitable book for the
registry of dogs, and upon the pay
ment to him of the fee aforesaid he
shall register the dog upon which
said fee Is paid. Any person
owning, keeping or habroring any
dog within the City of New Iberia
In violation of the provisions of this
section. shall on conviction thereof
before the City Judge be subject to
. fine of not less than one dollar
nor more than five dollars or to
Imprisonment in the corporation
jail for period of not more than
five days, or both at the discretion
of the City Judge. All registration
of dogs IN the City of New Iberia,
as provided above in this ordinance,
shall expire on the last day of
December in each and every year
after the registration of any
such dog. 1t shall be the duty of all
policemen TO shoot, destroy or
make way with all dogs found
running at large. upon which
said license has not been
paid.
Section 81. Be it further
ordained etc.. That any person
beng able, either wholly or in part
to MAINTAIN himself or herself, or
his or her family, by work or by
other means. or wilfullY refusing or
so to do; every idle
person who, not having visible
means to maintain himself or
herself, lives without employment
every common prostitute wandering
in the pubnc streets and behaving
In a rl0tous or lrdecent manner;
every babitual drunkard who shall
abandon his or her family, or shall
refuse or neglect TO aid in the sup
port Of bis or her family within the
limits of the City Of New
IBERIA, shall be deemed an idle or
ilsorderly person within the true
intent and meaning of this section
of this ordinance, and it shall be
awful for the City Judge upon
,uch offenders being thereof
before him, by his own
view, or by the confession OF such
Offenders. or by the evidence on
path of one or more witnesses, to
punish such offenders by imposing
! fine of not less than five dollars
nor more than twenty-five dollars
Or to Imprisonment IN the corpora.
tion Jail for a period OF not
less th&n one day nor more than
Ten days, or both at the discretion
Of the City Judge.
Section %. Be 1t further
ordained etc., That whoever shall
wantonly or malIciously cruelty
beat, MAIN, disable, starye or
otherwise Ill treat any domestic or
animal within the
City Of New Iberia shall upon
CONVICTION be subject to a 6ne Of
d il less than one dollar nor more
than FIVE dollars OF to imprlson'-
m snt in the corporation Jail for :
period of not less than one day nor
more than Eve days, or both at the
discretion Of tbs City Judge.
Section %. Be it further
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