The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-06
An Ordinance Concerning Dogs.

of Onamia do Ordain as follows:
Sectlon l. Every owner or keeper
OF a dog or animal of the dog kind
| within the limits of the village of
Onamia shall annually, on or before
the 18th day of June, cause the same
to be registered, numbered, de-
scribed and licensed for one ~ wear
from the said 18th day of June in
the office of the village clerk of said
village. He shall pay therefor to the
village clerk the sum of one dollar
(Sl:OO) for each male dog and two
dollars (S2.O0) for each female dog,
Which shall be by said village clerk
paid into the village treasury of
such village.
Section 2. The village clerk shall
! at the expense of such village pro-
| vide and furnish for each licensed dog
metallic tag on which he shall
have stamped or engraved the reg
istered number of dog and the wear
when registered.
section ). Every owner or keeper
of dog or animal of the dog kind
| within said village shall place and
keep around the neck of the dog or
animal owned or kept by him, a COL
lar on which shall be securely fixed
| the metallic tag above mentioned.
Section 4. No person having the
custody or control of any dog or any
animal of the dog kind shall permit
the same to go upon any street in
said village or to run at large within
| the limits of said village unless it
wear the collar above prescribed.
Section 5. No person shall keep or
suffer to be kept on his premises or
on premises occupied by him within
| said village nor permit nor suffer to
run at large in said village or on any
street thereof any dog of ferocious
or vicious character, habit or dis
! position, nor any in the habit of
barking at or in any manner annoy
ing any person passing along, in or
using the street or streets of said
village.
Section 6. The president of the
village council of said village may by
order and notice published in the
official paper of said village require
| that all dogs running at large in the
streets of said village be muzzled in
| such manner as the notice may
prescribe until such order be re-
voked, and any person having the
care or control of dog within said
| village, whether the owner or keeper
| thereof, who shall refuse or neglect
to comply with such order shall be
punished as hereinafter prescribed.
| Section 7. The village council of
said village is hereby authorized to
appoint dog killer who shall hold
office during the pleasure of the
council and whose duty it shall be to
capture all dogs not properly licensed,
collared and tagged or muzzled when
required by such order and notice.
and to keep them with kind treat
ment and sufficient food and water
for their comfort at least five ~
days unless reclaimed by their
owners.
Section s. The said dog killer
shall before he releases any i'm
pounded dog, be paid by the owner
or claimant thereof, the sum of one
dollar (Sl.00) and such owner shall
exhibit license for such animal
signed by said village clerk. '-.. :"
| Section 9. At the expiration of
such five (5) days from the time any
dog is impounded, if the same re-
mains unclaimed, the dog killer shall
slaughter the animal under the
direction of the president of said
village council and bury the remains.
For such services, the dog killer
shall receive the sum of one dollar
! (S1.OO) upon the presentation of his
bill to the village council and allow
ance of the same, and such dog killer
shall receive no payment for services
or expenses other than that herein
before provided
Section 10. No person shall in any
manner modest, hinder or interfere
! with the dog killer while in the dis
charge of the duties herein imposed
on him.
Section IL. Whoever violates any
provision of this ordinance shall on
conviction thereof be punished by a
fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars
| (S25.OO), or by imprisonment until
such fine is paid, not exceeding
fifteen (l5) days.
Section IL. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
| after its publication.
Passed this lst day of June, 1912.
j. B. CAJACOB.
President Of the Village Council.
Attest:
EUGENE GRAVEL,
Village Clerk.
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