The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-18
Ordinance No. 4o5.

AN ORDINANCE to amend Sections l.,
2, 8, I and 10 of Chapter l5l - the
Compiled Ordinances OF the city, OF
Detroit for the year 1904
II is hereby ordained by the People Of
the city of Detroit:
Section / That Sections /, 2. ), Z
and 10 Of Chapter ISL or the Complied
Ordinances OF the city of Detroit for The
year 1904 be. and the same are hereby
amended 50 as TO read as follows
Sec. L. IL shall be unlawful for any
person TO own. possess or harbor "A dog
In the city Of Detroit without first hay
ing obtained license therefor from the
/ Mayor In compliance with the provisions
hereinafter set forth
Sec. =. Upon application filed with the
License Clerk, giving the full maine ana
residence OF the applicant. the MAY o.
shall cause 10 1e issued By such Clerk
TO each applicant license TO Jwu or
harbor dog and to permit the sam. to
run at large for the term commencing
from the date OF such license aud ,ctmi-
mating the first day OF May following,
excepting as herein otherwise provided.
Said license shall contain on the back
Sec j. No person shall haroor OF
keep any dog which by loud OF frequent
or habitual barking. yelpiug or hlwiins
shall cause serious annoyance 70 IN.
neiRhborhood or to people passing - and
fro upon the streets. No person shall
own or harbor "A fierce or vicious dog,
or dog that has been bitten py any
animal known 10 have been afflicted with
rabies No owner or person harboring
or keeping any such dog shall suffer the
same to run at large ~ any time within
the city limits, nor shall any person pwn-
ing or harboring "A bitch in heat pei nit
or suffer the same TO run AT large within
the city limits. Any person allowing "a
dog habitually TO remain ana be lous I'd
within his or her house, store, building,
enclosure or premises shall be consio-
cred as harboring 81 keeping the same
within the meaning OF this ordinance II
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 symptoms "
rabies, TO Immediately notify the Police
Department that they have such dog
In their possession.
Sec 7 IL shall be the duty OF every
! patroInan lu said Police Department and
of every other lersou who may bc ~
pointed by the Common Council for that
purpose 10 promptly sleze, take up and
place in said pound all the dogs that may
be found running AT large, harborcl of
owned contrary to the provisions Of this
ordinance, and for every dog 80 Inn
pounded the patrolman or party ap-
pointed as herein provided, deliver NIX
The same at the pound shall be entitled
4 10 receive from the city Treasurer the
sum OF twenty-five cents upon SURF, -
der to The Treasurer or the receipt
mentioned in Section hereof.
| Iec 10. All dogs not claimed INd re-
\ lea sed within as hours after being I'm
I pounded shall be destroyed. or II thr ami
NAL Is worthy and valuable the same
shall be sold by the poundmaster at tile
pound by "A public outcry to thC
highest bidder at the hour OF noon
lnext succeeding the said IS hours; Pro
/ vided. That dogs impounded having
been exposed 10 rabies. or any dog thar
! has attacked a person. shall be kept IN
! an such time and under such conditions
\ as shall be required by the BoarG 90
| Health and II shall be the duty OF the
| poundmaster to notify the Board -
/ Health when he has any good reason 10
/ believe that he has such dog ~ ms
possession
( mediate effect
Approved June 4. 1912
| JOHN GRINDLEY.
| ,skn Acting Mayor.
Attest.
! CHAs. A. NICHOLS
| City Clerk
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