The Newark journal., 1911-03-17
ORDINANCE NO. 39
An Ordinance regulating the licel

Newark, Arkansas.
 Section 1. That it shall be unlaw- ful for any person owning or harbor- ing any animal of the dog kind to suffer or permit such animal to run at large in any of the streets or alleys, or other public places of the town, without first having obtained license therefor from the Marshal, as herein after provided.
 Section 2. The Mayor and Record CT shall issue and deliver to the Marshal written license for each ap- plibant, whereby the dog, or bitch, over the age of four months, owned or kept by the applicant shall be li- censed to run at large within the cor porate limits of the town for the period of one year, which year shall com mence on the 10th day of April, 1911; and each year thereafter the Marshal shall furnish to each applicant a metal tag numbered to correspond with the number of the license, upon payment by the applicant Of the fees hereinafter provided.
 Section 5 That the license for each dog shall be one dollar lSI00) and for each bitch two dollars (S2.00) in addition to a fee of fifty cents to the Marshal for collecting the same and furnishing the metal tag, and twenty five cents to the Recorder for record ing the same and all of said sum shall be paid to and collected by the Marshal at the timepf delivering the license to the applicant.
 Section l. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or harboring any animal of the dog kind, to suffer or permit such animal to ruu at large without substantial collar, of leath- er or metal, to which shall also be attached the license check, or tag, hereinbefore referred to; and it shall be unlawful for any person to suffer or permit such animal to wear any other tag than the identical one fur nished him, or her, by the Marshal
 Section ,. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the collar or tag from any animal of the dog kind, except upon consent or order of the owner or party to whom the license was issued.
 Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Marshal of said Town of Newark to cause all dogs found running at l large upon the streets and alleys of the said Town of Newark, upon which no license has been paid, to be im- pounded; and within two days there after he shall cause to be posted in 1 three places within the town limits, | notices of the same, containing q de- scription of the dog impounded, the date of the impounding and notice 1 that the said dog will be killed by i the Marshall or otherwise disposed of at the expiration of five days from the date of said notice, unless said dog be reclaimed before that time; Provided, that any person wishing to reclaim such dog may do so by pay ing to the Marshal the sum of fifty cents his fee for impounding, and an additional sum of ten cents per day for feeding and taking care of the dog from the time it shall have been inn pounded; Provided, further, should such dog not be reclaimed, the Mar shal shall be paid the fees above mentioned out of the City Treasury; Provided, further, that such dogs as follow their masters who live outside the incorporation, for one day do not come under the meaning of this ordinance; but those dogs that are habitually found on the streets shall be considered town dogs and shall be governed as such, and be disposed of by the Marshal, under the provisions of this ordinance. Each person own- ing, controlling or harboring any animal of the dog kind must make application to the Marshal within five days after this ordinance becomes ef- fective. for the hereinbefore-m license; and the said license must be renewed on the 10th of April of each year, as hereinbefore provided, or be subject to fine of Five Dollars for each five days failure to do so.
 Section !. If any fierce or danger ous dog shall be found running at large, or not kept under control within some inclosure, within the limits of this town, and shall annoy, or endan- ger any person therein, the owner thereof shall forfeit and pay to the Town sum of not less than Five Dollars nor more than Ten Dollars; Provided, any person owning or con- trolling any bitch dog at her running or breeding time, and she shall be found at large, or not kept in some out-of-the-way place, where other dogs