The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-08
Ordinance No. 63.
An ordinance licensing dogs.

An ordinance licensing dogs
The Common Council Of the City OF Edgerton
do ordain as follows:
Section |. Every owner or keeper of dog
SHALL between the fifteenth day of July and the
fifteenth day OF August, in each year, cause it
to be licensed and registered for the term of
one year the term of license to extend from
July 18th OF that year to July 18th of the fol
lowing year.
Section 3 To obtain such license. the owner
or keeper shall pay to the City Clerk Two Dol
lars for every male dog and Three Dollars for
every female dog; and the Clerk shall there
upon issue license for the same which shall
be dated and numbered in consecutive order,
and shall enter in Il register to be kept for the
purpose, the number and date of each license
and description Of the dog.
Section 3. The owner or keeper OF every dog
so licensed shall keen a collar around it's neck.
uron which shall be distinctly marked or
stamped by said Clerk the word Licensed
and the year for which license Is issued to-
gether with the number of the license; and
said Clerk is hereby authorized to procure a
suitable stamp and appliances for that purpose
at the expense of the city.
Section 4. Every police officer, constable or
marshal shall kill or cause TO "e destroyed all
dogs going at large in the city ana not duly
licensed and wearing collars duly stamped ac'
cording to the provisions Of this ordinance
and there shall be allowed such officers for
each dog so destroyed and buried by them the
sum OF Fifty Cents, to be audited as other
claims against the city, and paid out OF the
city treasury.
Section 5. Whoever shall remove the collar
from a dog so licensed, or alter or Obllterate
the official mark or stamp on such collar with
out the knowledge and consent OF the keeper
or owner sha be punished by fine not eX-
ceeding Fifty Dollars.
Section Every person keeping or harbor-
ing any dog within this city, not registered ana
licensed according to rhe provisions of this or
dinanc, who shall permit the same to go or be
at large, shall forfeit the sum OF Five Dollars
to be recovered by an action III the name OF the
city.
Section7 The owner keeper of a dog
may at any time procure it to be licensed until
the fifteenth day of July next succeeding upon
the payment to the city Of the license fees pro-
vided in the first section Of this ordinance, on
a pro-rata proportion thereof for such portion
of year as such dog or bitch shall have been
owned. but such payment and license shall not
exempt such keeper on owner from any penalty
incurred under the preceding section for which
an action may have been brought previous TO
the payment.
of all license fees received by him under this
ordinance, and render an account thereof. and
pay the same over to the City Treasurer. less
five percentum of the amount, which he shall
be entitled to retain for his services in connec
tioh with such license
Section 9. All ordinances and resolutions
conflicting with the provisions OF this Ofdl'
nance are hereby repealed
Section 10. This ordinance shall take eHecC
and be in force on and after July Is, 1904.
raised by the Common Council OF the City OF
Edgerton. Wis, this 9Th day of July, 1904.
Approved July 9Th. 1904
Attest: HENRY JOHNSON, City Clerk
Drawn as a copy of Ordinance No 81.