The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-22
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the book In every case where ap-
/ piicasiou shall be made to the Gu y
clerk for = license for any dog that
officer shall deliver 10 the applicant
ii metallic plate having the number
corresponding with that of the license
stamped thereon, and shall also de-
liver TO The party a certificate from
the book mentioned i'll section Four;
which certificate as well as the NAL
gin, which the same is to be granted,
the name and the residence OF the
owner of the dog, the sex and cor
ret description Of She dog for which
/ the License is paid and the amount of
| tax paid therefor.
Section 5. Tag to Be Attached to
Dog Collar. 1t shall be, the duty OF
every owner of every registered dog
to put around the neck of such dog
subs antial collar to which shall
ba securely attached the metallic
plate aforesaid.
=, Section 6. Impounding Officer.
For the purpose of enforcing this or.
! dinance there shall hereby be created
! the Office of lmpounder of Dogs.
Section Z. Duty. of Gity Marshal
it shall be the duty of the City Mar
shall 10 secure or haze built q salts
factory place for the safe keep ny Of
dogs which will be known as the dog
pound"
! Section S. Impounding Officer OF
Any Police Officer, Duty of, and D s.
position of Impounded Dogs. 1t is
heIehy made, the duty of the, ipl-
pounding officer, city marshal or any
police. officer to. take. any. dog found
running at large within the city, and
not bearing. a license tag, and i'm
pound The. same. Upon impoanding
any such dog, the officer, will forthwith
post notice. in the police. station
i giving q description of the dog i'm
pounded and the date thereof.
For every deg taken up, restrained
and. ifnpsunded as Herein provided.
and for which no tax has been paid.
With tie amount of the license shall
be paid TO. tne,city clerk foa,' THE use
of the city, and upon procuring the
/ certificate of the city c'erk stating
| that said amount has been paid and
| paying the further sum of 81 &c to
he person taking up such dog; the
| owner thereof within three DAYS af-
ter the impound,ng, or any other per
son after three days, shall be entitled
to redeem such dog; and if the dor
I,hsail not be redeemed within three
i days after being taken up he shall
he slain By the lmpounding officer, or
anyone appointed by the city mar
shall, and the officer taking up such
dog shall receive thcrctro.n the sum
fof $1.o0 to be paid cut of the city
. treasury.
II It shall be made to appear to the
satisfaction of the city marshal by
the affidavit of the owner, Or by other
sufficient testimony that any person
claiming to redeem the dog confined
i'm the dog pound has registered said
dog, and placed collar around his
neck stamped and marked as provid-
cd in this ordinance, but that said
collar has been acc ,dentally lost, the
CITY clerk may deliver to him metal
nc plate SO AZ to correspond with
the registry, without additional
charge, except the fec of 25c,. 10. be
paid to the city clerk for the metallic
plate and $1.00 to be paid the pound
kecpef for taking up said dog.
. The word dog whenever used In
this ordnance, without qualification,
Is intend d TO mean female as well
AS a male dog.
SECT on 9. Misdemeanor 10 Inter
ferc With Marshal or Officer. Every
person who shall in any manner in
tcrtcre with and reg.st the marshal |
or any of his deputies or police Off |
GERS or any person appointed and |
acting as dog catcher" while in the |
dIchaEge OF his official duties, or who
shall release or attempt 10 release
any dog from the custody of the mar
:'har o. his assistant or deputy, or
who shall by force Or otherwise re-
lease OF attempt to release from the
dog pound any dog that has been
placed there by the marshal, or any
of his deputies or assistants, shall be
deemed gu lily Of a misdemeanor, and,
not less than five $50 nor more than /
One Hundred dollars ($lO0O0) or by
ihc imprisonment ip the city Jail for
no. less than five 60 nor more than
thirty 500 days, or b. bol h such fine
and/imprisonment.
Section 10. Evading. Dog Tax A II
Alisdemeanor. Any person who shall
be the; owner or keeper of any dog
who shal psrmit any dog or female i
dog to run at large Or to remain on
his premises upon wil!ch the tax im-
posed by this ordinance has net been
paid, or who shall secrete Or hide Y
such. dog, or who shall 'misrepresent L
the fad s to the impounder, dog catch
rr, city marshal or police officer. re-
garding the ownership of such dog,
shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction thereof /
shall be fined not; less than five (S) Il
nor more than one hundred dollars
t$1OO.OO.)
Section II. Conflicting Ordinances
Repealed. Ordinance No. 1122 and
all ordinances and parts of ord;n
nances III conflict with this ordinance |
are hereby repealed. g.. II
Section II. This ordinance shall he
IN force and take effect from and
after che first day of. July l91S.s