The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-22

Town's Treasurer shall issue to the person paving the same a receipt speci- fying 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 conseculivcly. 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 thereon the number thereof corresponding with the number of the two receipts. lt 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 3 After the expiration of l5 days from the time the tax levied in Section l, hereof, is due and payable. it shall be the duty Of the Chef of Police to kill or cause to be killed all dogs, found with out the collar and tag provided for ID | Section hereof; provided that fl 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 tCer such notice, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to kill such dog at once there after.
 SECTION
 The Town Treasurer shall keep a 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 1t, 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 1t, 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 , Any person who shall own and keep or have in charpe any dog within the City limits of the Town of Sksgway, and fail or refuse to pay the tax thereon, and iasteu a tag upon the same, as herein provided, shall be guilty of mtsde- mesner and upon conviction thereof, before the Municipal Magistrate shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars.
 SECTION
 IL 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 the Town Of Skagway; and any person ho,owning or having in charge, shall knowingly and wilfully permit, any such dog to run at large shall upou 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 at large within the Town whether the tax upon such dog has been paid, or not, and it shall be lawful for any other per son to kill such dogs SO found running at large,
 SECTION 9
 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 9
 All ordinances and parts of ordinau- 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. g, McKean,
 Clerk,