The daily Alaskan., 1905-05-03
Ordinance No, 67

An ordinance, providing for tho taxing
 of dogs, and for other purposes
 Be it enacted bv the common council of the town of >kagway;
 Section |, That no dog ov,r ihe age of three m mpnths, shall he permitted to run at large iu any ot thr str cts, squares, lar eS, alleys, or in other public places in the town of Skagway, Aa~ka. uuless tax ot two dollars lS2Ooh Shal have first been paid to the town trya>- urer for said dog, by the owner or cus- todian therrof,
 Section ., Ina, tho owner GOT tho person having iu charVe any dog, whir h he al ows or rcrmits to ruu at .Orgc within the limits oi the town ot SSag. way, shall pay the town treasurer the sum Of two dollars 900 tor each and every SuCN dog, which rJyment shall enlitle him t0 a receipt from the treas urcr, designating the owners name and the number ot the iIousD and the year or yea,S for whici. such hvcusc Is is- sued
 Section D. |, shall be the duty ot the owuer or persNn having iD charge apy dog, before he shall allow 10 tO run at large, to place on such dogs neck a collar of metal or leather, Co which is attached the stamped metal tag, issued by the town treasurer,
 Section A, That the annual time for the issuance Of the license herein pro- vided for, and the time when all such licenses shall expire, shall be the first of September Of each year. The license or tax herein provided for shall be deemed permit for the dog, for which it is issued, with the exception as pro- vided in section SIX of this ordinance, to run al large from the date Of it's is suance until the first of the following September; provided further, that such dog shall have upon its neck, a collar, to which is attached the stamped metal tag before described.
 Section ,. That no cog license shall be issued for a longer or shorter period than to the first of September follow ing the date of It's issuance.
 Section 6. That DO slut or female dog in time of heat, no habitually VIC ious dog, or mad dog, shall be permitted to run at large within the town limits. And it shall be lawful for any person to kill any such dOg found running at large whether the tax on such dog has been paid or not.
 Section :. It shall be misdemeanor for any person, che owaer of or having in charge any such dog, as described in the last proceeding section, to permit the same to run at large in the town of Skagway; any such person, who shall knowingly or willfully permit such dog to so run at large, shall, upon conviction thereof before the municipSI magistrate be adjudged guilty of Iuisdemeanor and shall be subject to fine of not less than five dollars $500 or more than twenty-five dollars t,25.OO)
 Section s. The town treasurer shall keep a record of the licenses issued un- der the provisions of this ordina co and shall, on the fifth day of September of each year and at such other times as the chief of of police shall require it. issue to such officer list ot the persons who have paid dog tax and the num- Der of their license.
 Section g. It shall be the duty of the chief of police 10 kill or cause to be killed all dogs, found running at large within the town of SSagway, without a collar, to which is attached the stamped metal tag issued by the tOWn treas1rer, as above provided. he chief of police shall cause all dogs, SO kiGed, to be buried or otherwise disposed of, in such place as the town health oificer may direct.
 Section 10. That ordinances twenty nine t29). forty-tour (li), and ff;y-one (5l) ot the town of Skagwsy and the whole thereof be and the same are here by repealed.
 Section II. That this ordinance shall te in force on ani after the date of its passage.
 Introduced March 18th, 1905.
 Passed under suspension of rules March 18th, 1905
 L. s. KELLER, Mayor and President of the Council. W. :, McKean,
 Clerk.