The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09

/. License Fee.
2. City Marshal Collect.
3. Metal Tags.
4. Killing or Impounding.
5. Bitch Running at Large.
6. Dogs Attacking Persons, Etc.
7. Proclamation Requiring Re-
straint of Dogs.
8. DUTY of Marshal After Pro-
clamation.
8. Dogs at Large in Violation Of
Ordinance.
10. Punishment for Violation.
BE it ordained by the City Council
of Leon, Iowa:
Section 1. That for every dog or
spayed bitch owned or harbored in
said city there shall be paid by the
owner or harborer thereof license
of one CD dollar annually, and for
every bitch owned or harbored there
of a license of two CD dollars, and
shall be paid before May the first of
each year. No license shall be col
lected on dogs less than three
months old.
Section 2. 1t is hereby made the
duty of the city marshal to annually
collect such license and pay over the
same to the city clerk, taking his re-
ceipt for the same, specifying the
year for which it is paid and the
number of said dogs.
Section 3. The owner of any such
animal after paying any such license
shall place upon every such animal
collar with the number and year
given by the marshal on metal tag,
supplied by the city.
Section a. 1t is hereby made the
duty of the city marshal to kill any
such animal running at large, for
which the owner or harbOrer has not
paid the license as above specified,
and which animal does not have the
collar on, as above required, pro-
vided that said dog shall, whenever
it is possible to catch the same, be
first impounded for three days, and
the owner thereof may recover the
same by paying all license due on
said dog and an additional fee of one
Cd dollar to the marshal for i'm
pounding said dogs.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person owning or controlling a
bitch to permit or suffer her to run
at large when she is in heat within
the limits of the city, with or with
out muzzle, or every such bitch so
found running at large shall be kill
ed by the city marshal or any person
designated by him to kill the same,
provided that said bitch shall, when
ever it is possible to catch the same,
be impounded for period Of three
days. and the owner thereof may re-
cover the same by paying all license
due on said bitch and an additional
fee of two CD dollars to the marshal
for impounding said bitch.
Section s. 1t shall be lawful for
any person to kill any dog caught in
the act of worrying, manning or
killing any domestic animal or do
nestle fowls or any dog attempting
to bite or attack any person outside
the enclosure of the owner OF such
dog.
Section 7. Whenever the city
council deems it expedient they may
by resolution, direct the mayor to
issue his proclamation requiring all
persons owing or harboring any dog
to confine the same from running at
large, for specified time therein
stated, not exceeding ninety days,
and it shall be the duty of every per-
son upon publication of such pro-
clamation owning or harboring a
dog to confine the same by good and
sufficient means or cause the same
to be properly muzzled, so as to pre-
ent the same from biting any person
or animal.
Section s. That it shall be the
duty of the marshal or police to kill
any animal of the dog kind found