Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-06
AN ORDINANCE

A MENDING an Amendment to an
"A Ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance
making 1t unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation to own, keep. har-
Dor or otherwise care for any dog
within the limits of the Town of York,
without first obtaining a License so To
do; declaring and fixing the amount OF
said License Tax, the time Of payment
thereof, and the penalty for violating
the terms of this Ordinance" which
said original Ordinance was passed the
28th day Of June, A. D., 1909, and
amended by an Amending Ordinance
passed the 10th day Of August, 1910,
by amending Section 4. Of the said Or
dinance and said Amending Ordinance
by striking out the words, "One Dol
lar" and September. and inserting
in lieu thereof, "One Dollar and Fifty
Cents, and May, respectively; and
amending said Ordinance further by
striking out from said Amendment up
on the lst day Of March, A. D.. 1915,
the words, "One dollar and fifty cents" !"
and the words, "1st day Of May" so
that said Ordinance when amended
shall read as follows:
Section 4. The fee for said license
shall be the sum of Two Dollars for
each Male Dog and the sum of Three
Dollars for each Female Dog, which
sum shall be due and payable on or be-
fore the 18th day Of September, of
each and every year hereafter.
And Section 3, Of said Ordinance Is
amended by striking out the words,
And shall also furnish to the owner
Of said dog, or the person applying for
said license, a leather collar with a
brass tag thereon, and inserting In
lieu thereof, the following: And shall
furnish to the owner a brass tag. and
striking out the words, list day OF Au-
gust, and inserting in lieu thereof the
18th day of September" so that said
Section 3, when amended shall read as
follows:
Section 8. Upon the filing Of said
obligation with the Chief Of Police. and
satisfying the Chief Of Police that the
said dog Is not a menace to the lives or
property of citizens Of said town, the
Chief Of Police shall endorse his ap-
proval upon said application, whercup-
on the said Town Treasurer shall issue
to the owner of the said dog license,
and shall also furnish to the owner OF
the said dog, or the person applying
for said license, a brass tag on which
there shall be the number under which
the license granted shall be registered.
Said license shall be good for twelve
months from the 18th day Of Septem-
Der in the year in which the license is
issued, and no longer. provided nothing
herein contained shall prevent the
Mayor from cancelling any license
granted IL, in his opinion, the dog so
licensed shall thereafter become a
menace to the lives or the property OF
the citizens Of the Town. And. in the
event such licenses be cancelled, said
dog shall not be allowed to run at
large and II found running at large,
shall be killed or the owner fined In
sum Of not less than Five and 00-l00
Dollars, nor more than Fifteen and 90
100 Dollars, or be imprisoned not ex.
ceeding twenty davs-
Ordained, done and ratified by the
Mayor and Aldermen constituting
the Town Council Of the Town OF
York, s. c., this End day Of Septem-
ber, A. D., 1913.
/. w. JOHNSON, Mayor
(SeaD. Of the Town Of York.
Attest:
J. H. CARROLL,
Clerk Of the Council. 1t