St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-17
st G''ataally farmer.
August II. 1901.
-[official.]
AN ORDINANCE.

Declaring Dogs to be a public
nuisance, and providing for
the suppression of the same.
BE it ordained. by the Town Council
OF the Town of Covington, Louisiana
Section l. All dogs that roam about
the streets and public places of the
Town OF Covington, are hereby declared
to be public nuisance.
Sec. 2. That in order to suppress said
nuisance, the Town Marshal shall catch
all dogs found roaming about the streets
and other public places, and contine
them in the Pound, and after he has
placed the dog or dogs in the Pound,
ne shall post written notice on the
front door of the Parish Court House,
thereby giving description of the ami
NAL, and notifying the public that he
has such dog or dogs in the Pound,
and that unless the owner comes for
ward within three davs from the date
of posting said notice and redeems the
same and pays all expenses and costs,
which are hereby fixed at the sum OF
one dollar and fifty cents, the dog CT
dogs will be killed.
Provided, That dogs with a metal tag
Gas hereinafter provided) attached to
them by a collar, which collar and tag
shall be worn around the neck of the
dog i'll conspicuous place, then and
not otherwise said dog or dogs shall
not come under the provisions of this
section of this Ordinance.
Sec. 3. That the said tags shall be
furnished by the Marshal at cost of
one dollar each, and that the said tag
shall be good for one year from Sep
tember 10, 1901, and that a new tag
shall be required for each year there
after. That the tag shall be worn as
above provided, and the absence of the
same from the dogs neck shall be prima
tacia evidence that the owner has not
purchased tag for his dog.
Section 4, That all persons taking
vicious dogs with them on the streets
or otner public places of the Town, and
allowing them to fight other dogs or
otherwise disturb the peace in any
manner, shall be deemed guilty Of vio-
lating this Ordinance, ana fined in a
sum of not less than one dollar and not
more than twenty-five dollars for each
offense, and in default of the payment
of the fine and costs, liz shall be i'm
prisoned for period of not more than
fifteen days.
Sec. 5, That all persons keeping or
having in their possession dog OF
dogs, and allowing them to bark and
howl in such a manner as to disturb
their neighbors or other citizens of the
Town, shall likewise be deemed guilty
of violating this Ordinance and shall be
fined ia u sum of not less than one dol
lar and not more than twenty five dol
lars for each offense, and in default OF
the payment of the fine and costs,
he shall be imprisoned for period not
to exceed fifteen days.
Sec. 8. That all persons having
bitch in their possession and allowing
same to roam on the streets of the
Town, while in heat, shall be fined in
sum not less than five dollars nor more
than fifteen dollars, ana in default of
payment Of fine and costs, shall be i'm
prjsoned for q period not to exceed $
days.
Sec. Z. This Ordinance shall not ap-
ply to country wagoners' or stock
drivers dogs, who reside outside OF the
corporation, provided they Keep their
uO"S tleu III SuCn u IuduAel do NV
to roam ABOUT the streets. Otherwise
their dogs shall come under the pro-
visions of this Ordinance.
Sec. s. That this Ordinance, shall be
promulgated by publication in the st.
Tammany FARMER, the official journal
of the Town, for period of four weeks,
which shall be four publications thereof
and shall go into effect on the 10th day
of September, 1901.
Thus done and passed this 9th day OF
August, 1901.
C. II. WILLIAMS,
Mayor.
w. G. KEsrzrI, Secretary.