Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29
AN ORDINANCE.

Making 1t Unlawful for Certain Dogs
to Run at Large Within the Lin
it's of the Town of Yorkville, S. c.,
and Providing a penalty for Viola
ton of this Ordinance
ID E it Ordained by the Mayor and
- Aldermen, the Town Council of
the Town of Yorkville, S. c., and by
Authority of the same:
Section. /. From and after the
passage of this ordinance 1t shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or cor
poration, owning, maintaining, keep
ing, or otherwise caring for any dog
to allow the same to run at large In
said town unless the LICENSE TAX
due and payable on said dog shall
have been paid, and unless the said
dog shall be wearing the COLLAR
provided for by the town to be worn
by said dog.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation owning,
maintaining. keeping, harboring, or
otherwise caring for any dog to al
low to run at large in the streets or
public places or on the premises of
other persons, without the consent OF
said persons, any proving bitch, any
dangerous dog, or any dog that is
or is likely to become a menace to
of the Town of Yorkville, s. G.
Sec. 3. Any dog not wearing the
Collar provided to be worn by the
Town Of Yorkville, nor on which the
License Tax shall not have been paid,
any prowling bitch, any dog that Is
or Is likely to become a menace to
the lives or property Of the citizens
of the town Of Yorkville, or any dog
that is or is likely to become danger
Gus, found running at large upon the
streets and public places of the town
or on the premises Of persons other
than the premises Of the person or
persons owning, keeping, maintain
ing, harboring or otherwise caring
for said dog, shall be deemed and
they are hereby declared to be estray
dogs and liable to be impounded by
the city authorities.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty or the
policemen to impound and take into
custody all dogs of the nature and de-
scription mentioned in the preceding
section of these ordinances whenever
the same are found to be running at
large on the streets or public places OF
the town or on the premises or per-
sons other than the owner or keeper
of said dog.
If the dog so impounded shall be
found to be prowling bitch, dan
gerous dog, or one that Is or is ike
ly to become a menace to the lives OF
property of the citizens Of the town
it shall be the duty Of the Chief Of
Police to forthwith kill said dog. Ii
the dog so impounded be one on
which the license has been paid but
which Is not wearing the Collar pro-
vided by the Town to be worn by said
dog, and is not a prowling bitch, nor
dog, nor one that Is or Is
likely to become a menace to the lives
or property of the citizens Of the
town the owner thereof may redeem
and procure the release OF said dog
by payment to the Chief OF Police
fee Of not exceeding Three Dollars,
which shall be converted into the
public treasury of the town and USED
for the purpose Of defraying the cost
of the seizure and keep of said dog.
If the owner or keeper Of said dog,
or the person who Is entitled to the
custody Of said dog shall not procure
its release within Twenty-four hours
after its seizure, then the Chief or Po-
lice shall proceed forthwith to Kill
said dog. AS soon as said dog on
which the tax has been paid but
which is not wearing the collar pro-
yided to be worn, shall have been
seized, 1t shall be the duty Oh the
Chief of Police to forthwith post a
notice of said seizure on the Court
House door at Yorkville, warning the
owner or keeper thereon to redeem OF
procure the release Of said dog with
in Twenty-four hours after the post
ing of said notice.
Sec. 5. Any person, firm or corpor-
alton violating any Of the provisions
of the foregoing ordinance shall, upon
be fined I'm sum not less
than TWO DOLLARS nor more than
FIFTEEN DOLLARS or be required
to work upon the public works OF the
town or county or be confined IN tne
county Jail for a period of not less
than One Day nor more than Zen
Days, in the discretion of the Mayor
Done and ratified in council assem-
bled in regular session at Yorkvllle'
S. c., this, the 2Sth day of June, A.
D., 1909.
JOHN r. HART, Mayor.
Attest: ,
]. F. Youngblood, Clerk Of Council.