The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-08
ORDINANCE No. 1905.
An ordinace Concerning Dog

An Ordinace Concerning Dogs.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Common Council Of the City of East
Chicago, Indiana, that it shall be I'M
lawful for any person or persons to
to own, keep or harbor, any animal
of the dog species within corporate
limits of the City of East Chicago.
without having first obtained a IL
eense there for, as has been hereto
fore. or may hereafter be provided
by the ordinances of said city and
any person who shall suffer or per-
NIT any animal of the dog species
to frequent or remain upon his
premises, or within his or her home,
building or Enclosure. or who shall
feed, lodge or otherwise maintain or
retain such dog. shall be considered
is harboring the same.
Section . The Chief of Police of
the City OF East Chicago shall
keep, operate and maintain for and
in behalf of said City, a dog pound
for the impounding of dogs. at a con-
venient place within the corporate
limits Of said City. 1t shall be the
duty of said Chief OF Police and the
policemen of said City to arrest
take up, and ir1pound therein any
and all unlicensed dogs found run
ming at large in said City. and while
so impounded, he shall provide said
dogs with sufficient food, water and
shelter.
Section s. The Chief of Police
shall keep a record of all dogs i'm
pounded, giving the sex, color, breed,
date of arrest and the name of the
owner. If known.
Section 4. Any person being the
owner or keeper or entitled to pos
session OF any ilnpounded dogs may
redeem and take possession of the
same upon payment of the proper
! fees and charges hereinafter pro-
vided. at any time within four days
i after the arrest and impounding of
such dogs. and any person may re-
deem or be entitled 70 the possession
/ of an impounded dog at any time
after the expiration of the first day
/ Of such dogs impounding and before
/ the expiration of the four day limit
as herein provided by the payment
J
nance.
Section 5. Whenever the Common
I Council or the Mayor of said city
shall apprehend that the disease of
I hydrophobia is in danger of becom-
ing prevalent in said city. such city
council may by resolution direct the
Mayor or the Mayor acting upon his
own volition. may issue a proclama-
ton ordering and requiring all per-
sons owning or harboring any ami
/ NAL of the dog species to confne the
same by good and substantial means
in and upon the premises where such
person may reside, for a period of
| not less than sixty days nor more
than one hundred and twenty days
ensuing the date of such proclama-
ton, and upon the issuing of such
proclamation by the Mayor. it shall
become the DUTY of all persons own
| ing or harboring any animal of the
dog species to confine the same upon
! his or her premises and so as to pre-
vent the same from being bitten by
other animals, or cause the same to
be securely and carefully muzzled
by a good and sufficient muzzle. II
shall be unlawful for any person
owning or harboring any animal OF
the dog species TO suffer or permit
such animal to run at large without
the proper muzzle herein required
! during the period of time specified
in such Mayors proclamation. II
shall be the duty of the Chief of Po-
lice and the policemen of said city
to arrest. take up and impound any
and all unmuzzled dogs found run
ming at large in said city during the
period of time specified in such proc
lamation, and that such dog shall be
| impounded as Is herein required, for
the taking and impending of un-
| licensed dogs.
Section 6. The police Of said city