Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-03-14

ArhCle NV OF the lily code, entitled
"DoEs" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted so as TO read as
follows
SEcTIoNI Il shall no, be lawful tor
any person or p srsons TO own or harbor
any dog OF bitch or TO allow the same
inside the limits of the City, without first
obtaining a license SO 10 do from the
Corporation and thereupon having at
tached to said dog or bitch collar on
which the lice nse tag or number to be
furnished by the Clerk of The Corporation
as hereinafter described.
SECTION 2. All owners or harborers
Of dogs or bitches shall pay 10 The Clerk
Of the Cooperation annually. the sum Of
one dollar and half tsIS o) for every
dog and the sum Of three dollars for
every bitch, kept or allowed within the
Corporate Limits of the City of Annapo-
lis; and the evidence of the payment of
such license shall be receipt OF the
Clerk for the same, and a metal tag with
number thereon securely fastened 10
the collar of said dog or bitch; and if any
dog or bitch shall be found to be impro-
perly or falsely numbered. the owner or
owners or harborers of the same shall be
liable to fine of five dollars, to be re-
covered as other fines and penalties are
nos recovered
SECTION ), II shall be the duty Of the
City Police in the months of August and
Mafcn, in each and every year, TO take
an account of all dogs and bitches in the
City Limits and return the same TO he
Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen OF the
City, an alphabetical list of the owr ers
or haTborers, with the number of dogs
or bitches owned or harhored by each
SECTION 4 II any dog or bitch be
found on any of the streets. lanes or al
leys OF the City of Annapolis, without
collar with license number thereunto
attached, as required by the provisions
Of this Article, the said dog or bitch
shall be caught and removed to some
suitable place provided for the purpose
and there to be kept until called for and
released in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided. provided, however that il such
dog or bitch shall not be claimed or de-
livered up as prescribed by this Article
within forty eight hours after being so
confined shall be killed on the following
Tuesday or Saturday of each week, but
dogs or bitches shall be keptin the Pound
tor period of not less than forty eight
hours. IT shall be the duty of mem
Der VI the Police Force to be present at
the time such dogs or bitches aie killed,
TO count the same and legort in writing
to the Mayor the number of such dogs
killed.
And such pound shall be constructed
in such manner that all dogs may be
kept separately and all dogs shall be
kept separate at all times.
II any person harbors any dog or
bitch within the Corporate limits of the
City without obtaining license SO TO do
whether they allow the same to run at
large or not, shall upon conviction there
fore before an Justice of the Peace for
the City, be fined the sum of one dollar
a day for each and every day such dog
or bitch shall be harbored to be re-
covered as other fines and penalties are
now recoverable.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall appoint
annually, some suitable person whose
special duty it shall be to carry out the
provisions of this Article and who shall
/ be known as the City Dog Catcher, the
person so appointed is hereby clothed
L Will oil AuG tONNA dIa VI IL
| police officer so far as relates to viola
tons of law appertaining to this Article
and for the purpose of protecting him
self in the discharge of his duties; and
tie is hereby required to report promptly
and all such violations of the provisions
| of this Article as NAV come to his know
ledge, and to take all proper steps to en-
| force his provisions. He shall be the
authorized agent of the Clerk of the
/ Corporation in demanding license fees
| from the owners and harborers OF dogs
or bitches as prescribed by this Article.
On all sums so collected, the said Dog
Cacher shall be entitled to a commission
of twenty per cent, and OF all fine S COL
lected on his complaint, he shall be en-
titled to one-half and the other half shall
/ 60 into the City Treasury for defraying
the expenses Of the carrying out OF this
| Ordinance.
For everydog or bitch caught within the
City Limits. without collar with Ii
cense number upon it. and impounded
by the City Dog Catcher in the City
pound until killed or released under the
provisions of this Article. he shall upon
certificate of the Mayor. be paid the sum
| of twenty-five cents; For every dog or
bitch killed after being impounded as
aforesaid the Dog Catcher shall be en-
| titled to the sum of twenty-five cents to
be paid on order of the Mayor upon the
certificate OF the Chief of Police, The
owner or harborer of any deg or bitch
impnunded, claiming the same. shall
pay to the Clerk of the Corporation the
license fee as before set forth and fine
of five dollars to the use of the City for
the purposes OF defraying the expenses
of this Article, after which said owner or
harborer shall be permitted to remove
said dog or bitch from the pound; pro-
vided, however, it shall always be COM
on said owner or harborer to prove in
mitigation of said license fee and fine,
that said dog or bitch and been licensed
to be within the corporate limits of the
city and that the license number had
been lost or taken from the collar of said
dog or bitch without fault of the owner
II any license number is lost from the
collar of any dog or bitch it shall be the
duty of the owner or harborerto obtain a
duplicate at cost of ten cents from the
/ Guy Clerk az once,
SECTION 8. In addition to the fees
above set forth. the City Dog Catcher
shall receive as compensation the sum OF
fifteen dollars per month to be paid on
order Of the Mayor. If In the judgement
of the Mag or, the dog-catcher is not do
ing his duty, it shall be in the power to