The Winslow mail., 1920-07-23
ORDINANCE NO. s5


TOWN OF WINSLOW, IMPOSING
A TAX UPON ALL DOGS IN THE
TOWN OF WINSLOW, PROHIBIT
ING THE RUNNING AT LARGE
OF ALL DOGS WITHIN THE
LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF WIN
SLOW, AND PROVIDING FOR
THE IMPOUNDING AND SALE OF
SAME. AND THE EXTERMINA-
TION OF UNLICENSED DOGS.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF WINSLOW:
Section 1. Every owner, claimant,
or keeper of a dog or dogs of the age
OF two months, or over within the
town of Winslow, shall hereafter pay
an annual tax on all dogs owned,
claimed or kept by him or her, as
follows: on every male dog, five ($5)
dollars, and for every female dog,
ten ($10) dollars.
Section 2. Upon the payment of
the said tax, it shall be the duty of
the Town Marshal to issue a metal
tag to the owner of such dog or dogs,
said tag shall bear the number there
Of in the order of issuance, plainly
stamped or cut thereon, and in addi-
ton shall have stamped or cut there
on, "Winslow Dog License" Such
dog shall wear a collar to which
shall be firmly attached the said tag,
at all times.
Section 3. 1t shall be the further
duty of the Town Marshall to issue
to the purchaser of each tag a receipt
for the sum paid therefor, which re-
ceipt shall show the number of the
tag for which it is issued, and the
name, sex and color of the dog for
which the tag is intended.
Section 4. Ine running at large of
all dogs within the limits of the town
OF Winslow is hereby prohibited 1t
shall be the duty of the Town Mar
shall to kill all unlicensed dogs run
ming at large, and to impound within
the town pound any licensed dogs
running at large.
Section s. The Marshal shall keep
the impounded dogs for a period of 5
days, unless sooner redeemed, and if
not redeemed at the expiration of five
days from date of impounding. shall
sell or caused to be sold the said dog
or dogs at public auction, and the
proceeds of such sale, after deduct
ing the expenses, shall be paid into
the town treasury.
Section g. When the Marshal i'm
pounds any dog he shall Immediately
notify the owner thereof and post
notices in three public places within
the town, one of which shall be at
the front door of the Town Hail. for
five days. giving description of the
dog or dogs impounded and the date
of sale of same.
Section Z. The charges for re-
demption OF any dog impounded to be
paid to the Marshal by the owner or
owners thereof shall be one dollar.
Section 8. The Town Clerk shall
keep separate and apart from other
funds the money paid to him by the
Marshal from the sales of the i'm
pounded dogs for a period of ninety
days; during that time any person
claiming ownership of any dog sold
aforesaid may make due proof be-
fore the Mayor as to his ownership
and if the Mayor deems the claim to
ownership sufficient he shall order
the Town Clerk to pay to such party
the money in his hands arising from
the sale of such dog claimed.
Section 9. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict with the pro-
visions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 10. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force after it's
passage and approval and publica-
ton as required by law.
Passed and adopted by the Common
Council this 7th day of June, 1920.
Approved this 7th day of June,
1920.
GEORGE CRESWELL, Mayor.
Attest:
A. S. BRAYMAN. Clerk.
Approved as to form: