The Detroit times., 1912-06-17
Ordinance No. 4eo.

AN ORDINANCE TO amend Sections !,
2. 3. and 10 or Chapter l5l Q: the
Compiled Ordinances OF the City OF
Detroit for the year 1904
II is hereby ordained b. the People OF
the City Of Detroit.
| Section l. That Sections l. 2. 5. ]
and 10 Of Chapter l5l Of the Compiled
Ordinances OF the City OF Detroit for the
/ year 1904 be, and the same are hereby
amc nded 50 as TO read as follows:
/ Sec. /. II shall be unlawful for any
person to own. possess or harOor dog
In the City OF Detroit without hrst hav-
ing obtained license therefor from the
! Mayor. in compliance with the provisions
/ hereinafter set forth.
See ? Upon application filed with the
License Clerk, giving the full name and
residence OF the applicant the Mayo.
| shall cause TO be issued by such Clerk
| TO each applicant license 70 own or
harbor a dog and to permit the sam. 10
| run at large for the term commencing
] from the date OF such license and tcrmi-
mating the first day OF May following,
excepting as herein otherwise provided.
| Said license shall contain on the back
| thereof a printed copy OF this ordinance.
| Sec 5. No person shall harbor or
| keep any dog which by loud or frequent
or -habitual barking. yelping or bowling
| shall cause serious annoyance 10 the
neighborhood or to people passing ID and
! fro upon the streets. No person snail
| own or harbor fierce or vicious dog.
4 or dog that has been bitten oy any
animal known to have been afflicted with
| rabies. No owner or person harboring
| or keeping any such dog shall suffer the
| same TO run AT large at any time within
| the city limits. nor shall any person Own
\ ing or harboring a bitch In heat permit
1 or suffer the same TO run at large within
| the city limits Any person allowing a
| dog habitually to remain and be logged
within his or her house, store. building,
| enclosure or premises shall be consid-
| cred as harboring 81 keeping the same
| within the meaning OF this ordinance. 1t
shall be the duty Of every person own
| ing or harboring "A dog which has been
| attacked or bitten by another dog or
other animal showing the symptom OF
| rabies to Immediately notify the Police
| Department tlat they have such \ dog
In their possession.
See :. IL shall be the duty OF every
| patrolman in said Police Department and
| OF every other person who may he 10
pointed by the Common Council for that
| purpose To promptly steze. take up and
| place in said pound all the dogs that may
! be found running at large, harborel or
! owned contrary TO the provisions OF this
| ordinance and for every dog so i'm
! pounded the patrolman or party APP
pointed as herein provided. delivering
! the same at the pound. shall be entitled
| 10 receive from the city Treasurer the
| sum OF twenty-five cents upon surrt"-
der to the Treasurer OF the receipt
mentioned in Section hereof
.Iec 10 All dogs not claimed aad re-
leased within rs hours after being IN
pounded shall be destroyed. or II the ami
! nal is worthy and valuable the same
shall be sold by the poundmaster at the
1 pound by public outcry TO the
| highest bidder. at the hour OF noon
next succeeding the said as hours; Pro-
| vided: That dogs impounded having
| been exposed TO rabies. or any dog that
' has attacked person, shall be kept IN
4 an suchl time and under such conditions
/ as shall be required by the Boaru oi
| Health: and Il shall be- the duty OF the
! poundmaster to notify the BOARD OF
Health when he has any good rea9oa 70
/ believe that he has such dog In mis-
: Sec. 10 This ordinance shall take inn
| mediate effect.
! Approved June A. 1912.
| JOHN GRINDLEY, ~
! ts5p Acting Mayor.
1 Attest:
| CHAS. A. NICHOLS.
| City Clerk.
(ofhcial papers please copy)