Charlevoix county herald., 1918-05-03

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This Ordinance, and to Repeal All Or
dinances in Conflict Herewith.
The City of East Jordan Ordains:
Section 1. II shall be the duty of any
person or persons, owning or harboring
any dog or dogs within the limits OF the
City OF East Jordan. to procure license
Tor such dog or dogs as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. On or before the first day of
January of each year any person or
persons owning or harboring any dog
within the said city limits over the age
OF four months shall secure from the
city clerk a metal registration tag,
showing the name OF the city and
license year and the clerks registration
number thereon, and such tag shall be
securely fastened to the collar OF the
dog and be constantly worn by such
dog. The city clerk shall keep regis
tration book for such purpose and en-
ter therein the name OF the owner and
the number OF each tag applied for, to-
gether with description. OF each dog
81 licensed. The owner shall pay to
the clerk the sum of two dollars for
each male and each spayed female dog
when a certificate OF veterinary sur
geon that such female dog has been
spayed is presented to such clerk, and
the sum of five dollars for each un-
spayed female dog, for each tag issued.
The money so collected Shall be deposit
ed by monthly returns with the city
treasurer as a special fund for the pay
ment OF damages caused by dogs as
hereinafter provided, excepting that
no part OF such fund shall be paid out
for damages done by dogs suffering
from rabies to live stock until it has
been determined by the State Live
Stock Sanitary Commission that such
live stock is affected with rabies, and
the Justice of the Peace authorized to
make the appraisement is so notified.
Sec. 3. The city clerk shall purchase
tags to comply with the provisions OF
this ordinance and shall pay for the
same out OF the special dog fund Great
ed by this ordinance. The said tags
shall be uniform in size and design for
each year and shall conform as near as
may be with the size and design adopt
ed by the State Live Stock Sanitary
Commission, and shall be changed each
year to prevent the use OF expired tags.
Sec. 4. II shall be the duty of all
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables,
and police officers to enforce the pro-
visions of this ordinance. 1t shall be
the duty OF the city assessor at the time
of making his annual assessment to
make list OF the dogs within the city
limits and to make report thereof to
the city clerk within thirty days after
such assessment has been made.
Sec. 5. The tags provided for in this
ordinance shall not be transferable,
either from person to person or from
dog to dog, and shall be good for only
onAyearfrom and after the first day OF
January of the year in which the tag is
issued. Licenses issued for the year
1918 shall be good for the balance OF
this year and until January l, 1919.
Sec. 6. Any Sheriff, Under-Sheriff,
Deputy Sheriff, Constable, or Police
Officer shall have authority to destroy,
and it shall be his duty 10 destroy, any
dog or dogs found at large in violation
of the provisions OF this ordinance or
the laws of the State OF Michigan with
in the limits of said city. These Off
GERS shall receive for any services per-
formed under this ordinance the same
fees as are provided in case OF eXecut-
ing warrants in criminal cases, payable
out of the fund created by this ordin-
ance, and shall be in addition to any
other fees or salary received by any
such officer.
Sec. z. Whenever any person shall
be bitten by any dog within the city
limits the health officer of the city shall
be notified and it shall be his duty to
promptly make investigation, and if il
shall appear to him that said dog may
be affected with rabies the same pro-
ceedings shall be had as provided by
Act BOG, of the Public Acts Of 1909, be-
ing sections 5114 to 5121 of the Com
piled Laws of 1915, and any expenses
occasioned thereby shall be paid from
said special dog fund. Should any per-
son SO bitten by any rabied dog require
pasteur treatment in the opinion of said
health officer the expense thereof shall
be betrayed from said special dog fund
herein created, so far as the money in
said fund is available.
Sec. 8. Whenever any person shall
sustain loss by the killing or wound
ing of his live stock by any dog or dogs
within the limits of the city, he may
call upon a disinterested Justice OF the
Peace of the city who is not Of kin to
such person or otherwise interested
tASeln, VINO snail proceed 10 view the
livestock so killed or wounded, and il
from such view he shall be satisfied
that the same were killed or wounded
by dog or dogs he shall make certifi
cate thereof in writing, stating such
fact, and the amount of damages sus.
tanned by such person, and shall de-
liver the same to the city clerk, who
shall file and record the same in hi:
office. The said justice shall receive
for his services in each case the sum
OF two dollars, and milage at the rate
of ten cents per mile for going only
over the usually travelled road, to bt
paid from the fund created by this or
dinance. Any justice of the peace may
examine witnesses under oath relative
TO any such view and when witnesse,
are examined statement Of their evi
dence shall be forwarded with the Ger
tiff. e of damages to the said clerk.
Sec 8. Upon receipt Of such certifi
cate of damage the said clerk shall
issue an order for the amount specified
in such certificate, payable to the per
son entitled to the same, which orde
shall be paid by the city treasurer up
on presentation to him out Of the spe