The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-17

Towns Treasurer shall issue to the person paving the same a receipt speci- lying the owners name, @ brief descrtpt- ion of the dog upon which the tax is paid. and the year for which the tax is paid, and said receipts shall he number ed cOnseCulIvelv. The town Treasurer shall also issue tO such owner a metal tap. stamped with the words Dog Tax i Sksgwav" and the wear for which the tax is paid and the tags sO issued shall also have stamped thereon the number thereof corresponding with the number Cf the two receipts. lt shall be the duty of the owner to attach such tsc to the neck of Ine dog. with 8 Snit- able metal or leather collar. SECTION 3
 Alter the expiration of l5 days from l the time the tax levied in Section l., | hereof. is due and payable. it shall be | the duty oi the Chef Of Police 70 kill or cause '6 be killed al dogs, found with out the collar and tag provided for in l Section hereof. provided that it the l Chief Of Police shall know the owner of such dog, he shall first notify him of | the fact that such dog is liable 10 he killed for want of the tsE aforesaid, and | it the tax is not paid and such dog 1 tagged within two days tteT such 1 notice, it shall be the duty Of the Chief 1 Of Police Co kill such dog st once there after.
 SECTION 1
 The Town Treasurer shall keep 8 l record Of the dogs upon which the tax shall be paid. giving the name ot the owner, the date of the payment, and the number Of the receipt and ta- given l therefor and a brief description of the ! dog sufficient t0 identify it and on the ! lst day of October IaD6. and on the lst day of September of each year there after. snd at such other times ss the l Chief of Police shall require 10, he shall | issue 70 such officer a list of the persons who have paid 8 dog tRT, and the num- 1 Der oi the tag issued Co each tax payer. SECTION 6
 l Any person who shall own and keep or have in charfe any dog within the City limits of thc Town Of SksEway, and fail or refuse to pay the tsy thereon, and fsstea a tag upon the same. ss herein provided, shall be guilty of a misde- meaner and upOu conviction thereof, before the Municipal Magistrate shall be fined not less than five nor more then twenty-five dollars.
 SECTION 6
 It shall be unlawful to permit any slut or female dog iu time of heat: any habitually vicious dog. or any mad dog, to run aj large within the city limits Oi the Town of Skagwav. and any person vho,Owuing or having in charge, shall knowingly and wiliully permit. any such dog to run at large shall upon conviction thereof before the City Meg istrste he fined pot less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars.
 SECTTuN [
 It shall be the duty uf the Chief Of Police to immediately klIl OT cause to he killed any such dog as described iu Section 6. hereof, when found running at large within the Town whether the tax upon such dog has been paid, or not and it shall hs lawful for any other per son to kill such dogs SO found running st large,
 SECTT0N
 All dogs killed under the provisions Of this Ordinance. shall be buried by the Chief Of Police or otherwise dispos- ed of iu such place as the City Health Officer may direct
 SECTION Q
 All ordinances and parts Of Ordinan- ceS in conflict herewith are hereby re- peBled, snd this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its pass age. Passed October Ist, 1906 Approved October lst, 1908.
 E.. J, Shaw,
 President of Council. 1 W. s, McKesn,
 Clerk.