The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-14
IF THEY'RE CAUGHT
ON THE STREETS
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"A RATHER DRASTIC ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED BY CITY couN-
GIL LAST NIGHT.
No MuzzIes in the City and it is Ex-
pected That the Ordinance Viii!
Cause Some Serious Trouble
in the City.

The little mad dog scare which mas
created so much excitement in Bruins
wick for the past few days, caused
CITY council to resort to the most dras-
tic measures possible last night, when
an ordinance was passed providing
that all dogs in the city, when ON the
streets and not muzzled, shall be shot
by any policeman or any other per-
son designated by the mayor or the
chief of police.
That this ordinance is going to
cause serious trouble there is no doubt
According to the terms OF the ordll-
nance it becomes effective at once. In
fact it is now in force, as it has been
passed by council and published III
the official organ.
There is probably not a dog muzzle
in the city of Brunswick, therefore 1t
will be impossible for dog owners to
muzzle their CANNES. Of course all
of the owners will make an effort to
keep their dogs chained, but this is
very often impossible.
The ordinance is probably the most
drastic every passed by a city coun-
Gil in the country. 1t does not give
dog owners time to purchase a muz-
zIe: in fact if your dog happened to
} II ~ away last night he is liable to
pe n4., this morning before you can
find him and chain him up.
The orc nance, as passed last night
and which is now in force, is as fol
lows:
BY Alderman Ludwig:
An ordinance to establish quaran'
tine against dogs, to prohibit the run
ming at large or dogs witc'r the
city limits without being rnuz'
Zled, to declare the same 10 be
unlawful, to provide fer the killing
of such dog, so unlawfully running
at large and to provide penalty fol
the violation of said ordinance, and
for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen cf the city OF
Brunswick IN council duly assembled
and it is hereby ordained by said au
tNority, that from and after the pass
age and publication of this ordinance
it shall be and is hereby declared un
lawful for the owner or custodian o.
any dog to permit the same to run a
large upon the streets, squares, lanes
and alleys Of the city of Brunswick
or upon any unenclosed lot or lane
within the corporate limits OF sait
city, during the months of June, July
August and September, without being
securely muzzled with good and saft
muzzle to Prevent said dog biting an!
person or animal
Section 2. Be it further ordained
by said authority, and it is hereby or
dained, that it shall be and is here
by declared to be the duty of th'
police force of the city of Brunswick
and such other persons as may b.
deputized by the mayor or the chic
of police for that purpose to kill an.
dog or dogs found running at Lar g
within the area aforesaid during tn
months aforesaid, if such dog or dog
shall not be securely muzzled.
Section g. Be it further ordaine
by the authority aforesaid and it /
hereby ordained, that any owner
custodian of any dog who shall pei
NIT the same to run at large within
the area aforesaid within the month
aforesaid. without having the same Sc
curely muzzled, shall be guilty of
violation of this ordinance and upo
conviction thereof before the polio
court of said city shall be punishe
as prescribed in section II Of the cit
code.
Section 4. Be it further ordained b
authority aforesaid and it is hereb
ordained, that all ordinances and part
or ordinances in conflict with this o
dinance herewith be and are hereb
repealed.