The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-02-27
A Deg LAW.
introduced In the Senate By Sena-
tor raham.-ReCuIres All fe-
male Dogs To Be Registered.

Senator John NJ Graham, of HicK-
man county. has introduced bill in
the Senate to regulate tue keeping Of
female dogs by requiring them to be
registered.
The bill provides that all persons
owning or keeping any female dog. six
months old or over, in the State of
Tennessee. be. and by this Act are,
required to report the same, for regis
tration, during the month of July of
each year, to the County Court Clerk
of the county in which the female dog
is kept. Provided that the provisions
of this Act, or any part of 1T shall not
apply to any female dog which has
been speyed; that the County Court
Clerks of the various counties of the
State shall procure and keep a we'll
bound book in which all female dogs in
the county, six months old or over,
shall be registered; the registration
fee shall be 50. 80. and upon the pay
ment of the fee the clerk shall give his
receipt therefor. giving the number,
name, color, and breed of the animal,
as entered on the register; he shall
also furnish the party registering the
animal. leather collar, with metal
clip or tag attached, on which must
be stamped the registered number of
the animal shall put such collar and
tag upon her neck and keep it there
and in the event the tag
be lost or destroyed, affidavit thereof
shall be made as soon as possible before
the County Court Clerk, and another
collar and tag be obtained for, and be |
place upon such animal, and for such |
additional collars and tag and affidavit |
the Clerk shall receive the sum of fifty |
l50) cents, and the affidavit shall be
July noted on the registry and be filed.
All female dogs coming under the
provision of the Act must be reported,
)y their owners and keepers, and be
registered during the month of July
II each year.
1t is provided that for the year 1908
first year, the clip or tag upon which
he registered numbers and years are
tamped shall be OF brass; the second
ear of aluminium the third year of
rass, and so on alternating between I
he two metals, brass and aluminium.
Any person owning or keeping fe |
nale dog six months old or over. and
ailing to report the same for registra-
ion during the month of July of each I
ear, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, t
nd upon trial and conviction, shall be /
ned five dollars for each female dog I
ept and not reported, and shall pay t
II costs. The fine of five dollars may
Q RENTED upon satisfactory proof
the death of the animal.
After the first day of August of each b
ear. it shall be the duty of the consta- i
les magistrates. and deputy sheriffs =
, report all persons to the grand :.
tries of the Criminal or Circuit :,
ourts, keeping an unregistered female v
)g; and the officer SO reporting, fl
lall, in case of conviction, receive n
90 therefor, to be taxed in the bill G
costs. y
1t shall be the duty of the County :,
ourt Clerks by the 18TH day of Octo- VI
n of each year to make up their
counts Of the receipts from the
gistry of female dogs and the fines
Elected, showing the total amount
Elected. from which they shall deduct :,
9 costs Of books, collars and clips. !"
I'd fee of 90 cents for each animal o.
Clustered, which shall be their fee or
for the work. The u
lance remaining to the credit of the al
nd after making these deductions
all be prorated tt the credit of the ia
blic school fund of the school dis in
ct in which the animal or ANIMALS
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