The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-08
ORDINANCE NO. 80

An Ordinance levying a tax upon dogs a%d regulating the keeping ot dogs;
 Belt enacted by the Common Council oCthc Town of Skagway.
 SECTION 1
 There is hereby levied upon each aud every dog kept and owned within the civ limits of the Town of SkagwSy, an annual tax Of two @ dollars per head; which tax shall be due and payable on rhe first day of October 1906, and on the I-t day of September of each year there after
 SECTION 2
 Upon the payment of said tax, the Towns Treasurer shall issue to the person payiug the same receipt specl- Ning the owners name, 8 brief deecript' ion of the dog upon which the tax ls paid. and the year for which the tax IS paid, and said receipts shall be number cd consccuUvely. The town Treasurer ,raII also issue to such owner metal tag. stamped with the words Dog Tax Skagwav" and the year for which the tax is paid and the tags SO issued shAu also have stamped thereon the number thereof corresponding with the number of the two receipts, lt snail Nc the duty of the owner Co attach such lac tn the neck of the dog, with suit able metal or leather collar,
 SECTION 3
 After che expiration of l5 days from tnr ilmc the tax levied tp Section l., hereof Is due and payable, tt shal! oe thc duty Ot the Chef of Police to kill or cause to he killed al dogs, found with out the collar and tag provided for ID Section hereof: provided that it the . Ch!rr of Police shall know the owner ot such dog, he shall first notify him Of tho fact that such dog is liable to be l killed for want ot the tag aforesaid, sud . ji the tax Is not paid and such dog tagrrd within two days stteT such uotlyc, it shall ho the duty of the Chief . of Police Co klll such dog at once there after.
 SEITTON { Tho Town Treasurer shall keep a record ot the dogs upon which Che tax shall be paid, giving the name o' me uwncr, tho date of the payment aud the number ot the receipt and to" given therefor and brief description of the dog sufficient to identify iL and on the ! Ist day ui October 1908, and ou thc lst day uG September Oi each year there aOcr. and at such other tinos sS the ! Chlgl gtI'OIiCe shall rCQuirc iL he shall I ESur tO such officer list ot the persons 5vho have pail dog JsI, and the nun. 1 her of the tag iSSuCd to each tax payer SEJTJON 6 Any ncrson who shall own and keep or have in charpC any dog within the Clty limits uf the Town Ot SkagWAN' ana Iali or refuse to pay the tax thereon, ana iaStcn tag upon the same, as herein provided, shall be guilty Of m'sde- |mCanor and upon conviction thereof, 1 before the Muuicipal Magistrate shall ! be fined not less than five nor more then 1 twenty-five dollars.
 SECTION 6 l lt shall be unlawful to permit any slut or female dog iu time of heat; any hahitually vicious dog; or any mad dog, | Co run at large within the city limits ot | the Town of SkagwEy; and any person who, or having in charge, shall l knowingly and wilfully permit, any such dog to run at large shall upon conviction thereof before the City Mag l 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 10 l be killed any such dog as described iS ] 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 8 ] All dogs Killed under the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be buried by the Chief of Police or otherwise 6ispos- ed Of in such place as the City Health ! Officer may direct.
 SECTION g
 All ordinances and parts Of ordinsn- l CeS in conflict herewith are hereby re- Dealed, and this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after It's pass