The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-28
ne DOGS WIN A
VICTORY IN
COUNCIL
THEY WILL BE IMPoUNDED IN
STEAD OF SHOT WHEN
NOT MuZZLED.
Ordinance Came Up for Final Reading
Last Night and Was Passed
After Little skirmish-May
Have Dog Catcher.

In the facetous language Of Aldek
man McGarvey, that was a dogmatN
meeting of council last night and tle
canine of all kinds and descriptions
from the little fee to the ponderous
bull came in for attention. 1t all
came about over the discussion Of Al
derman Darts ordinance providing for
the pounding Of dogs running at large
without muzzles, instead of the whole
sale slaughter of them which has
been going on for the past few days
The ordinance provides that such dogs
be placed in the pound to be redeem
ed by the owner at a cost of $500;
to be killed if unclaimed at the end Of
three days. Its passage caused an
outburst Of discussion, an aye and nay
vote, etc.
On its final passage, the vote en-
the proposition was as follows: For
the ordinance, Aldermen Dart, Robin
son, Calnan, Taylor and Cox; against
the ordinance, Aldermen Taylor, Lud-
wig and McGarvey.
The owners Of dogs will, Of course,
be pleased with the passage Of the
ordinance for it puts stop to the
indiscriminate killing Of dogs, which
has caused considerable complaint and
n rotest all over the city. The police
men who have been riding about the
city with shotguns will be eonspicu
Gus by their absence today and the
dogs can have welleamed rest from
their constant fear Of the bullet.
The ordinance as passed is as fol
lows:
BY ALDERMAN DART An ordi-
nance TO prohibit the running Of dogs
within the corporate limits of the city
If Brunswick without being securely
muzzled: to declare such running at
large to be unlawful to provide for
the impounding of such dogs unlaw'
fully running at large; to prescribe
the imnounding fees in such cases,
and how such dog may be redeemed,
and for other purposes.
SECTION !. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen Of the city of
Brunswick in council lawfully assem-.
bled, and ii is hereby ordained by said
authority. that from and after the pas
sage and publication Of this ordinance,
il shall be and is hereby declared to
be unlawful for any owner, or Gus
todian Of any dog. to permit the same
to run at large upon the streets,
squares, lanes and alleys Of the city Of
Brunswick. or upon any unenclosed
lands within the corporate limits OF
said city within a period of time be-
ginning June I Of each year. includ
ing the present year and ending Sep
tember goth. without said dog is Sc
curely muzzled, with good and safe
muzzle. to prevent said dog biting any
person or animal
SEC. II. Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid and it is
hereby ordained, that it shall be and
is hereby declared to be the duty OF
the police force of the city of Bruins
wick, and such other persons as may
be deputized by the mayor or the chief
of police for that purpose, to seize,
catch and impound, any dog or dogs
found SO unlawfully running at large
within the area aforesaid, within the
time aforesaid. in the city pound, and
retain the same therein for three days,
counting from the time Of impouad-
ing. and during said three days. any
person owning or claiming said dog,
may redeem the same by paying into
the city treasury the sum Of $500,
If at the end of said three days said
dog shall remain impounded it shall
be the duty of the officers aforesaid
to kill said dog
SEC. III Be it further ordained. by
the authority aforesaid and it is
hereby ordained. that this ordinance,
nor any thing therein contained shall
be construed to repeal, modify or
change any ordinance of said city pro
viding for the impounding of any dog
not registered, according to law, and
wearing the city tag"
SEC. ". Be is further ordained by
the authority aforesaid and IS hereby
ordained, that all persons knowingly
permitting the running at laAe Of any
dog within the area herein eforesaid
within the time herein afqksaid own
ed by him or Of which he n custodian
upon conviction therefork before the
police court of said city Shall be pun
ished as is prescribed II section II
of the city code.
SEC. v, Be it further ordained b.