The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-02
Ordinance No, 67

An ordinance, providing for the taxing
 of dogs, and for other purposes
 Be it enacted by the common council of the town of ~kagway:
 Section l, That un dog over the age of three months, shall be permitted to run at large in any of Jhe streets, squares, lanes alleys, OT ip other public places in the town of Skagway, Alaska, unless a tax Of two dollars (SSO0h shall have first been paid 10 the town treas urer. for said dog, by the owner or GUS todiau thereof
 Section ,, That the owner or the person having in charge any dog, which he allows or Ncrmits to run at large within the limits Ot the town Ot Skag- way, shall pay the town treasurer the sum of two dollars iS2.OOl for each and every Sucn dog, which payment shall entitle him tN a receipt from the treas urer, designating the owner sname and the number ot the license and the year or years for whicC such license is is- sued.
 Section 8. It shall be the duty of the owner or person having in charge any dog, before he shall al iOw lt Co run at large, to place on such dogs neck collar Of metal or leather, @ which k attached the stamped metal tag, issued by the town treasurer,
 Section 1. That the annual time for the issuance Of the license herein pro vided for, and the tune when an such licenses shall expire, shall be the first of Septemb Der Of each ytar. The license or tax herein provided for, shall be deemed permit for he dog, for which it is issued, with the exception as prO- vided in section six of this ordinance, to run at large from the date of it's is- suance until the first of the following September: provided further, that suclo dog shall have upon Us neck, a Colla l to which is attached the stamped mcE h tag before described.
 Section ,. That no dog license shJu' be issued for longer or shorter peri than to the first of September f0llc ing the date of it's issuance.
 Section 6, That no slut or feu dog in time of heat, no habituallyt T ious dog, or mad dog, shall tepcrmi oi,i 10 run at large within the town liT r,;, And it shall be lawful for any perst bar kill any such dog found running at whether the tax on such dog has paid or not.
 Section :. It shall be misiemr for any person, che owher of or tg in charge any such dog, Ss descri.o T the last proceeding section, to EIt of the same 10 run at large in JCe ioi - Skagway; any such person, whaiI knowingly or willfully permit stog 4 to SO run at large, shall, upon colon H thereof before the municipal mSS'e Is be adjudged guilty of misdjnor N and shall be subject to a fine Q less II than five dollars (S5OOl or mFhan I twenty-five dollars 25.OOl II
 Section s. The town JreSSISha'l \, keep record of the licenses u un- der the provisions of this la oe 4 and shall, on the fifth day of smoer of each year aud at such otf les as the chief of of police shall gre lt ' issue to such officer list oi 'ersons . who have paid dog tax aat num-
 Der of their license.
 Section g. It shall be ,hg ot the chief of police to kill or q 10 oe
 killed all dogs, found ruunlJ Ia.se
 within the town Of SSagwi iIhout Ih collar, to which is attsche f stamped Ot' metal tag issued by the tof fsssuTer' T'
 as above provided. The O' ponce
 shall cause all dogs, so Vo Oe Lon buried or otherwise dispd Ih such
 place as the town healf f'er may NE direct. M
 Section 10. That ord1s twenty
 nine (29), forty-four GA I,y-ohe
 (5l) ot the town of SI anu the
 whole thereof be and tlf are here- we by repealed, -, tlm'
 Section II. That thi SnOe snsil new te in force on ani aft ua's ol lVs " q passage. Ho. pIa1 Introduced March Vo, com
 Passed under snsf OA ruies h' March 18th, 1905. Mayor and Presided tue N0"Hsii' W. ;, McKean,
 Clerk.