The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
AN ORDINANCE
To Amend Certain Portions Of Ordnance
. No. 70, Entitled IA Ordnance Roiat-
ing TO The Running at Large Of Dogs,
and the Licensing Of Same"

The City Council of the City of Virginia do
ordain as follows:
Sec /. That Section of Ordinance No. 70
of the City of Virginia. entitled AN Ordin-
ance Relating to the Running at Large of
Dogs and the Licensing of Same" be. and
the same is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec: 6. No person shall keep or suffer to
occupied by him within said city, nor per-
NIT to run at large in said city or upon any
street thereof. any dog of a ferocious or
vicious character. habit or disposition. and
it shall be lawful for any police officer or
pound master to forthwith kill or destroy
any such animal if found in any street or
running at large in said CITY,"
Sec. e That Section 10 of said Ordinance
No. 70 shall be amended to read as follows:
Sec 10. It shall be lawful for any police
officer or pound master to kill or destroy
forthwith any dog or animal of the dog
kind found running at large within the
limits of said city. or any dog which il
maintained contrary to any of the provi-
sions of this ordinance.
The Mayor of said city may. bv order or
proclamation. published in the official
paper of said CITY. require all dogs running
at large in the streets of the city. to be
muzzled with a metal or leather nuzzle
which shall in all cases prevent said dog
from biting or injuring any person or ami
NAL and said muZzle shall be used during
the time specified in such PROCLAMATION or
order. and any person having the care or
control of dog within said city. whether
the owner keeper or otherwise, who shall
refuse or neglect to comply with such order.
shall be guilty of a violation of this ordi-
nance.
The City Council shall appoint such
pound masters and assistants as may be
necessary, and it shall be the duty of such
pound master and assistants and of all
police officers of the City of Virginia, to en-
force all provisions of this ordinance and
to kill or cause to be killed all dogs kept
within the city or running at large WITHIN
said city, contrary to the provisions of this
ordinance.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
refuse to exhibit his license or receipt to
ANY pound master or assistant or any
police officer who is engaged in the execu-
ton of any provision Of this ordinance.
Whoever shall violate any provision OF
this ordinance shall. upon conviction there
of before the Municipal Court of said city,
be punished by a fine of not exceeding
fifty dollars. or by imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding thirty davs."
Sec, 3 This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's passage
approval and publication.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman E. c: A. Johnson. that the
ordinance be adopted.
Ayes: Aid. Boylan. Weber, Heritage.
Kimball. NOLAN. Staff. H. O. johnson.
E. c.. A. Johnson. MI. President@. :.
Nays-None.
Adopted January q, 1872
Attest
ALBEIT E. BIcKFORD.
>..** q. City Clerk.
Presented to the Mayor jan a, 1872
Returned by the, Acting Mayor Feb /, 1917
- A. C. OSBORN. ~
.' President of the City Council.
Approved February l, 1872 H.
s@z "A. C. OsBORN.
.>-= -2,s Acting Mayor.