The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13

Towns Treasurer shall issue to the person paying the same a receipt speci- flying the owners name, a brief descript. ion of the dog upon which the tax is paid, and the year for which the tax is paid, and said receipts shall be number ed consecutively. The town Treasurer shall also issue to such owner a metal tag, stamped with the words Dog Tax Skagway" and the year for which the tax is paid and the tags so issued shall also have stamped thereou the number thereof corresponding with the number of the two receipts. It shall be the duty of the owner to attach such tag to the neck of the dog, with a suit able metal or leather collar.
 SECTION 8
 After the expiration of Is days from the time the tax levied in Section , hereof, is due and payable, it shall be the duty of the Chef of Police to kill CT cause to be killed all dogs, found with out the collar and tag provided for in Section hereof: provided that if the Chief of Police shall know the owner of such dog he shall first notify him of the fact that such dog is liable 10 be killed for want of the tag aforesaid, and if the tax is not paid and such dog tagged within two days a fJer such notice, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to kill such dog st once there after,
 SECTION 1
 The Town Treasurer shall keep 8 record of the dogs upon which the tax shall be paid, giving the name of the owner, the date of the payment, and the number Of the receipt and ta- given therefor and a brief description of the dog sufficient to identify it, and on the lst day of October 1906, and on the lst day of September of each year there after, and at such other times as the Chief of POlice shall require it, he shall issue to such officer a list of the persons who have paid a dog tax, and the num- Der of the tag issued to each tax payer.
 SECTION 3
 Any person who shall own and keep or have in charPe any dog within the City limits of the Town of Skagway, and fail or refuse to pay the tax thereon, and iasten a tag upon the same, as herein provided, shall be guilty of a misde- meaner and upon conviction thereof, before the Municipal Magistrate shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars.
 SECTION 6
 It shall be unlawful to permit any slut or female dog in time of heat; any habitually vicious dog; or any mad dog, to run at large within the city limits of tho Tov-r DF Slyaruav. op5 opv paroOr, O,owping orhaving in charge, shall knowingly and wilfully permit, any such dog to run at large shall upon conviction thereof before the City Mag istrate be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars.
 SECTION !
 It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to immediately kill or cause to be killed any such dog as described in Section 6, hereof, when found running st large within the Town whether the tax upon such dog has been paid, ,or not, snd it shall be lawful for any other per son to kill such dogs so found running at large,
 SECTION g
 All dogs killed under the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be buried by the Chief of Police or otherwise dispos- ed of in such place as the City Health Officer may direct.
 SECTION Q
 All ordinances and parts of OrdinRn- ceS in conflict herewith are hereby re- pealed, and this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its pass age.
 Passed October 1st, 1906.
 Approved October lst, 1906.
 E. J. Shaw,
 President of Council. W. s, McKean,
 Clerk.