The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-06
AN ORDINANCE.

| To regulate and prohibit the running al
large of dogs, and provide against injury
| and annoyance thereirom, and to author.
| ize the disposition OF the same when run
| ming atlarge contrary TO It's provisions.
Be it ordained by the Council OF the vii
lage of Logan. State of Ohio.
Section l. That within thirty days after
| the taking effect Of this ordinance. the
| owner or harborer OF any dog, shall rep0r,
| to the Mayor the number OF dogs, over three
months old. owned or harbOred by him OF
| her, and kept in the village, with n descrip
| ton thereof, giving sc! and color; and
| thereupon the Mayor shall furnish such
| owner or harborer, with the number by
og 80 o Ss
| as hereinafter provided; and within FIVE
days after the expiration OF said thirty days
| such owner or harborer shall cause to be
securely fastened around the neck of each
dog so owned or harbored by him or her a
collar of leather or other strong and dura-
BILE material, to which shall be security fast
ened a button or plate OF metal on which
shall be stamped the number so furnished
by the Mayor and as contained in the regis
ter herein provided Tor, which said collar
and button or plate shall be kept on the
dog at all times; and for all the purposes OF
this ordinance and prosecutions Hereunder
such number and description SO recorded
pls so provided for shall be prlma tacie
evidence of OF the ownership or the har-
borer of any such dog.
Section 2. 1t ahaII be unlawful for the
owner or harborer of any dog to suffer the
sa me to run at large. in any public road,
highway, street. lane, alley, or upon any
public place in said village.
Section 8. The Mayor shall provide at the
the expeDse of the village suitable blank
hook, which shall be designated Dog
Register" in which he shull enter the name
of each owner or harborer of dog in the
order in which they are reported TO him
and opposite each name In appropriate COL
ums. he shall enter number of the dog cor
responding to the numbers SD given out by
him as in this ordinance provided and the
sex, color and other appropriate description
OF said dog. And all chang gcs of ownership
immediately upon such change happening
be reported to the Mayor, in writing by the
original or harborer; anu the Mayor shall
thereupon by appropriate eurry in such reg
ister clearly indicate such changes; and any
such change OF ownership or places OF har
boring shall not exempt such first owner or
harbOrer from the penalties her. in provid-
ed for. unless reported to the Mayor in
writing as aforesaid; and for rcgisi ering
each dog as aforesaid and for the entry OF
each change of ownership or place OF har-
nor ing the Mayor shall charge and receive
the sum of twenty five cents. and in addi-
ti0n thereto the Mayor shall collect from
such owner or harborer the sum of seventy
five cents to be turned into the Village
Treasury on the first registry of any dog
and such registry shall lie received each
year after first registry, and for each an
shall oe paid as for the first registry. to be
paid by the owner or har5orer Of the dog.
Section 4. II anv dog while SO running at
large contrary to the provisions of this or
dinance, shall chase, worry or kill any do
nestle animal. domestic fowl, or any per.
son. the owner or harborer of such dog
shall be subject the fines and penalties.
hereinafter provided for; and such dog may
he killed by any person and shall he killed
by any police oficer oil the village having
knowledge thereof at any time or place.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Marshal or any policeman to take mp nny
dogs found at large contrary TO the provision
of this diDauce, and confine the same III
In that case such dog shall be treated and
disposedd OF rs privided in Chapter One
Title five the Revised statutes of Ohio IN
like cases, aud the officer so taking up an d
impouding such dog shall be entitled to
have and received the fees and charges in
section Il 2 OF said chapter provided.
PENALTIES.
Section 6. Any owner or harborer OF any
dog who shall neglect and fail TO make the
report. or provide any dog SO harbored by
MIN or her with the collar or button or plate
provided for tn section one of this ordinance
shall be fined In any sum not less than one
dollar nor more than five ollar any person
fonnd guilty of violating tho provisions OF
section two shall be nued in any sum not
less than one dollar and mol more five dollar ;
any owner or harbOred of with in the village
which dog shall be found OF any III the con-
duct set uut or named in section four snail
be fined I'm an sum hot less than one d Ollar
and not more than 1--we dollars.
Section 2. All OF Idinances heretofofOIe poss-
ed Inconsistent herewith are hereby repeal
ed.
SECTION T. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after the earl
lest period allowed bv law.
Passed July 2sth, 1893.
JOHN r KREIG, Mayor
q. r. MONTGOMERY, Clerk.