The Springfield herald., 1918-02-22
Ordinance No. is
An orainases esnesrniss ths iiesnsins Of do

An ordinance esnessnise ths licensing Of do9s.
snd concerning 'hs rseulatisa Of dogs. with.
In the town Of SpsinsfsA. Colorado.
Be it ordained by tho board Of tsustsss Of the
town q springAsM Csssssss:
Section !. Evsr5 psfsoa Who owns o. keeps .
deg Within the town Of SDsi,gHeld she'll on O. b.
fore the first day Il AarsA Of each year procure
Il besnse for sach dog from the town clerk Of
sssd town The application for such license shall
tate tie name a. d address Of The applicant snd
the name Of the dog, II Il has 4 name. for which
such license 10 desired. and its brsed. solor and
sex. Upon such application being flied with the
town clerk and the payment Of fee sf two dol
lars foH each nsjs dog. q spaysd fsoaIe dog. and
fvc dollars for each female dog. othcf than the
class sbove mentioned. tAs town clerk shall issue
a license for such dog, together with . metallic
tax bearing number. corresponding b that Of
the ieenee and each dog 20 licenced shall be pro-
videA by it, owner or keeper with 4 collar made
Of durable material t" which the license tse shal
be secsrely fastened. Such license shall expire
On the thirty hrst day Of December next after its
issue md shall not be transferable.
Section2. II any dog shall be found at any
place within this town. other than upon the prem-
ises Of its owner or keeper without collar bear
ing he metallic tag hereinabove required 1t shall
be the duty Of the town marshall to impound such
dog and any dog 90 impsunded may be redeemed
by the owner or keeper upon the payment to the
town marshall Of the sum of one dollar a. an i'm
pounding fee and In addition thereto. the license
fee he elm required for said dog. Any dog which
shall not have been redeemed within three days
from the time Of such impounding. may at once
thereafter be sold to any person who will pay the
license and the redemption fee herein required
together with such further sum ss the town mar
shall shall Ak ~ its reasonable value, which pur-
chase price q all be paid to the town clerk. Any
dog which has been impounded for ssven-two
hours and hns not been redeemed OF sold n herein
prov ded shall be killed under the direction Of
tue town marshall and It shall be the duty Of the
said town marshall to have such dog so killed. and
have its body removed and buried beyond the
limits Of the town Of SpringHeld.
Section 8. II aay dan9erous, fierce or viciUus
Jog snall be found at largs In the streets pub
lie ways Of this t''wn or upon the private prem
ises Of any other person than the owner or keeper
of such dog. and shall there annoy or endanxer
any person. the owner or keeper of such dog sLsli
be nned not less than two nor more than ten dol
i Rs for the ofens< on the part of such owner or
keeper in permitting such dangerous fierce or
vicious dog to be 20 at la,re.
Any dangerous fierce .r vicious dog. running
OF ip n the privsts smises Of any person. 9TH
er than the owner or keeper. and any dog which
may in any manner disturb the quiet Of any per-
son or ne shborhood, or which shnll bite any psr-
son within the town, 10 hereby declared to Be =
nu,sanee. and such DOG shall b taken up. inpoun
ded and disposed Of in manner herein provided.
in section two hereof. Prtvided however that II
any dangerous. fierce or vicious dog 20 found At
large. cam OF safely be taken up and impounded.
sucn cog may be killed by the town marshall or
an ofhcer of the town.
Section I. Whenever in the opinion Of the may
or. the danger to public safety from rapid or mad
dogs is imment. he shail publish = proclamation
requiring all persons owing, keeping or harb-ring
any dog to muzzis the same, and upon the is,u-
Aacs VI such proclamation by the mayor, It shall
be the dudy Of all persons owning, keeping or
harboring nny dog during the time specified In
such pr climation to muzsls the same. Any per-
sons violating any Of the provisions Of this see
tion shall be fined not less than no more than
one hundred dollars for each offense.
Section 6. II any female dog shall b. found
running at large within the town Of Springfield
whiIs iu heat, It shall be the duty Of the town
m a.tiaito impound such dog and such dog may
be red emed BY the on nsr or keeper there' with
in twsnty-four houfs upon payment to town
msrsl al the sum Of I've dollars rsdsn pion fee
This ordinance vas introduced read. approved
and ordered publishsd in the sprine6ed Herald.
At . res ular meeting Of tbs board Of trustees Of
the town Of Spfins6sld. Colo. hsid on the 18th
day Of Feb A. Il. 1915. and win be In full force
aud effect from and sftsr I've days after its ubl.
cation In the sprinehssd Herald. . nsws psper
printed and published in sprinEa Id. Bsea coun.
~. Colorado.
W. Y. Stewart. Mayor Pro Tenn. Of the town of
Springfield. Colo.
(rovn sssD Attest Charles L. Doughty, 1own
,C79k and Rsnovdse.