The Virginia enterprise., 1908-05-15

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to 20 Or to be off the premises owned or
occupied by him. whether such dog shall
have been licensed in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance or otherwise.
Section Z. No owner or keeper of a female
dog shall permit or suffer the same to run
at large. or to be in any street, alley or pub
lie place in said city while same is in heat
Section s. The Chief of Police. under the
direction of the Mayor is hezby authorized
to employ. at such times as he may deem
necessary persons and teams for the pur.
pose of capturing and conveying to dog
pound all dogs not properly licensed. col
Jared and tagged.
Such persons and teams so employed
shall act under the supervision OF a police
officer or pound master to be detailed BY
the Mayor to accompany such person while
so capturing dogs. All dogs conveyed to
the dog pound shall be kept, with kind
treatment and sufficient food and water
for their comfort, at least three DAYS, un-
less sooner reclaimed by their owner or
keeper. as herein provided. In case the
owner of any dog shall desire to reclaim
! him from the dog pound, such dog may be
| released from the dog pound upon the
payment of such owner or keeper of the
| sum of one dollar. which shall be for the
| releasing of such dog from the dog pound
and upon the further payment of the regu-
lar license fee required for such dog. Said
payments to be made to the Pound Keeper
in return for which he shall receive from,
| the Pound Keeper a receipt showing that
such license fee has been paid. and upon
which receipt when presented to the City
! Clerk. shall be issued regular license and
tag for such dog.
! If the owner be known the pound keeper
is to give notice in writing to said owner OF
keeper of such dog or dogs of such I'M
pounding.
If the owner or custodian of such dog OF
dogs be not known to such police officer o,
pound keeper and such dog or dogs be not
! redeemed within twenty-four hours after
such impounding, it shall be the duty o.
such police officer or pound master to pos
notices in three public places in said city
which notices shall contain a description
of such dog, the time of in,pounding thu
same and the further notice that if sucl
dog or dogs are not redeemed by the pay
. ment of the license fee and costs as by thi
ordinance provided. before the hour of l
, O'Clock noon of a day in such notice named
and which shall not be less than three day
, nor more than six days after the date Q
, such notice, that then such dog or dog
, shall be destroyed. If any dog or dogs b
not redeemed as hereinbefore stated
! shall be the duty of the pound keeper O
. police officer to destroy the same in tn
!. prOnlptest manner, except by poison.
f Section o. Whoever wrongfully remove
the collar from any dog licensed and co
q Jared in accordance with this ordinance G
{. steals. or exposes any poisonous substa1
y Ces to be eaten by any such dog, shall
J. guilty of a niisdeneanor.
Il Section 10. Whoever violates any pr
O visions of this ordinance shall. on convi'
), ton thereof before the municipal court {
{. said city. be punished by fine not exceed
# ing fifty dollars ($5O.0O), and may be il,
o prisoned until such fine is paid. not e.
q Ceeding thirty days
II Section II. a certain ordinance nun,be
# ed three and entitled AN Ordinance h
l.; lating to Dogs and Licensing Thereof
n adopted May 1st. 1898. and subsequent
Il amended. and all ordinances or parts of o
# dinces inconsistent with this ordinanC
h are hereby repealed.
;, Section r. This ordinance shall take e
feet and be in force from and after its pa
t. sage and publication.
g Moved by Alderman Johnson. supIorte
by Alderman Boylan, that above ordi
p anCe be adopted.
Ayes - Aldermen Johnson, Boyla
Trezona. Nattsor,. Mr.. President-5
Nays-NOne.
Adopted May 5. 1908.
, A. c. OSBORN.
President of the City COunCi
a. HAWKlNSON.
Mayo
Attest:
ALBERT F. RICKFORD.
X City Cler
Presented to the mayor May H. lHE.
Returned by the mayor May II. l9k.