The Ordway new era., 1910-10-21
Ordinance No. 81.

SEC |. Itshall be unlawful to keep,
own or harbor any dog or dogs inside
the Incorporated limits OF the Incor>
porated Town OF Ordway, Colo. un-
less such owner or keeper shall within
twenJy-four hOurs~after such dog or
dogs come into his or her possession,
procure from the Town Clerk and Re-
corder a license which the Clerk and
RECORDER shall issue upon the pay
ment by such owner or keeper OF 100
for a male and 81. 90 for female dog
or bitch which is owned, kept or har-
bored on his or her premises within
the limits Of said tIwn Of Ordway,
Colo. and shall also place upon the
neck Of such dog or dogs u collar, OF
durable material, with the number OF
license and year for which such license
Is issued. printed or engraved thereon.
and shall at any time when ordered to
do 80 either by proclamation Of the
mayor, or ordered to do so BY the town
marshal. securely muZZle such dog or
dogs with a wire muZzle for such time
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marshal. as the case may be.
SEC. 2. Whenever the mayor OF
said town shall apprehend danger
from rabies In the town. he shall issue
a proclamation requiring all persons
in the town owning. keeping or har.
boring any dog or dogs, to confne the
same for such a time as he may desig-
nate, during which time 1t shall be
unlawful to permit any dog or dogs to
run at large within the said town un-
less securely muzzled as aforesaid, and
it shall be the duty OF the town mar
shal to take up and impOund. II he
can do so. and hold the same for twen-
ty-four hours, and II not claimed and
redeemed at the end OF that time, the
town marshal shall kill and destroy or
cause the same to be killed and de-
stroyed, but should the town marshal
be unable to catch such dog or dogs, he
shall kill them, and In no case shall
the town Of Ordway, Colorado, OF any
OF its officers be held liable for the
value OF any dog that Is killed.
SEC. 3. Any person or persons own
Ing, keeping or harboring any dog or
dogs failing to comply with the re.
qulrements OF this ordinance, by neg.
lecting to obtain u license or to con-
fine or muzzle their dog or dogs when
SO ordered, or In any way neglecting
to comply with this ordinance. the
proclamation by the mayor or order Of
the marshal, when In his or their
judgment the public safety Is endan.
gered, shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeauOr and upon conviction there.
Of shall be fined In any sum not less
than Five (s5) Dollars nor more than
Twenty-Five ts25) Dollars and costs for
each ofTepse, and each and every day
OF such continued violation shall con-
stitute separate ofYense. 1t Is un.
derstoOd that the costs shall Include
the expense OF killing and burying or
destroying the dead animals, and
shall, together with fines and penal.
ties, be collected from the person or
persons violating this ordinance.
SEC. 4. The term for which license
Is issued shall In no case. exceed
twelve months and shall be reckoncd
from the first day OF June and ending
the thirty-arst day OF May, In any
calendar year, and In no case shall a
lesser sum than the full amount OF the
said license fee be accepted for a
shorter period, and 1t shall be the duty
OF any person to report to the town
marshal any dog that comes upon his
or her premises not having collar, or
that Is q stray and unknown, or suffer
the fines and penalties as made and
provided In this ordinance.
SEC. s. ThS word dog wherever
used in this ordinance shall be con-
strued to mean bitch. whelps or pup.
pies as we'll as dogs; however pups
may be kept with their dam by Oh.
taining q permit from the town clerk.
for period not to exceed six weeks
from birth.
SEC. 8. All ordinances or parts Of
ordinances in conflict with this ordi.
nance are hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted at regular
meeting Of the BOARD Of Trustees OF
the town OF Ordway, on the 18th
day OF October, 1910, at which time
the aye and nay vote was called
and recorded as follows: Ayes-Cook.
Green, Hensler, Sonneland and Stein.
metz. Nays-nOne. Absent-Riley,
Approved October 10, 1910.
Published October q, 1910.
Attest: A. NJ. WARD.
f. p. JOHNSON, Mayor.