The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-05-19
AN ORDINANCE.


destruction of the same in summary
manner when at large contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance.
THE COMMON, COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF wAsHBURN DO oRDAIN AS FOL-
LOWS:
Section 1. Any person owning or
keeping or having in his or her pos
session any dog or any speciman of
the dog species, within the limits of
the city of Washburn, shall on or
before the first day OF June of each
year, obtain license for such dog
and shall pay therefore to the city
treasurer the sum of one dollar for
each male dog and for each bitch the
sum of three dollars, to be paid to
the city treasurer, or to any police
man or the pound master of the city
of Washburn, and on whose receipt
he city clerk shall then deliver such
license and numbered tag OF metal,
which tag shall at all times be worn
by the animal for which such license
IS obtained; and the city clerk shall
record the number and to whom such
license is issued lard such license shall
be for term of ore year from the
first day of June in each year; provid
ed that any person owning or keeping
dog kennel, registered in American
Field Dog Stud Book, and in which
kennel dogs are kept in enclosed
yards, shall pay for such license the
sum Of five dollars for each five dogs
or less or major fraction thereof con
tanned in said kennel. The owner
or erson keeping such kennel, shall
before obtaining such license make
and file with the city treasurer an
affidavit stating that he is the
owner or keeper of a dog kennel in
the city of Washburn, which kennel
is registered as aforesaid, the num-
Der OF dogs contained in said kennel
and that the dogs kept in said kennel
are enclosed. The city clerk shall
upon receipt of the city treasurer
showing that said owner or keeper
has paid for said license and the num-
Der of dogs contained in said kennel
deliver to said owner Or keeper a
numbered tag for each dog in such
kennel. The owner or keeper of any
dog or bitch, who fails to obtain a
license for such animal, or who
having obtained such license, shall
allow such animal to run at
large without such tag, shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than three
nor not more than twenty-five dol
lars.
Section 2. No dog, except as are
duly licensed as hereinbefore provi-
ded, shall be permitted to ruin at
large at any time in the city of
Washburn, and any such dog
running at large not licensed, or if
licensed, not wearing the tag as here
inbefore provided, may be impound
ed. And it is hereby made the
duty of the poundmaster and the
policemen of the city to catch and
impound in the city pomnd, any ard
all such dogs. Any dog so impound-
ed shall be released therefrom on
payment to the poundmaster by the
owner or person claiming possession
thereof the snm of fifty cents, pro-
vided the owner or person claiming
possession thereof shall at the time
of making such payment present the
said pound-master receipt from the
city treasurer or policeman for
license for keeping and owning such
dog, or shall pay the poundmaster
for said license.
Section 3. ANY such impounded
dog, not released as above provided
within forty-eight hours from the
impoundlng thereof. shall be sum-
marily killed by the pound master,
and buried by him.
Section 4. The policemen and
poundmaster shall pay over and ac-
count to the city treasurer at the
end Of each month for all money re-
ceived by hem for such dog licenses
| Section 5. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
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