The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-19
NO. 1902

ing and prohibiting their fuliillnS a.
large and providing for the liiipou,au
ing and killing or olherWiste ui9 Zen
ing of dogs and fixing certain pt ~
aities and to impose taxes on tiie
overs or keepers OF dogs.
"SEc,TION /. BE IT ORDAlNIE,.D
h,, the Common Council OF the ClIy
of Pleasantville, that every 9Ml n,,s
If or person who harbors or hS S;ty
a dog within the limits "a ~ 70 the
%;tI Clerk annually, within thirty
davs after the first day OF JanuaaSS
&c aach year, his or her name anu
oadrass and shall give the name;
breed. color and sex OF e An odd
nerson. and shall pay 10 t t osid
person, and shall pay " dnii.r for
Sity clerk the sum OF one ooila, ,,ch
1i and every dog, and cause suGh
dog or dogs to be registered iof civ
oe5se in the office of the sala Gies
Cinrls who shall furnish the o"tie a
or keeper thereof with hcense he he
or tags. the shape OF whlcL Iiia hove
changed each year ana sii 10, which
ua,,ted and the number OF the tag
together with the words fleas'''''
VIII SsIE;CTION 2. BE IT FURl GEn HIN
oRDAtNED that the City Clerk siia az.
Keen a registry book IN Will Wiz Of
shall enter the name ana aa' ao@ or
the owner or keeper of SAID oos vi
~ az description of the dog, ana
tte number of the license tag IS
sued. ~, ,r EIrRTIE,R
ORDAINED that every dog shail pe
provided by its owner or Keeper WI
a leather or chain collar 10 Wiilcii
said license tag shall be securely ias
tened. and every dog shall be muz-
lied if so ordered as hereinafter pro-
yided. No dog shall be permitted 10
remain within the city limits OF the
CITY of Pleasantville unless regis
tered. licensed and tagged, and muz-
zled. if SO ordered, and any owner
or keeper failing TO provide Sucn cor
lar, tag or muzzle, II muZzie Is re-
auired. shall be subject to the ihes
or penalty hereinafter provided:
SECTION 4. BE 1T FURTHEft
OBTAINED that whenever the
Mayor of the City of Pleasantville
shall deem it necessary SO 10 40 ne
shall issue an order pfohpitihS ioi
a certain time therein specifed, an
dogs from running at large on any
or all streets, highways or otner pup
lie places in the City of Pleasant
Vile unless such dog be leo by illle
~, chain so as to prevent them from
biting persons upon the SAD s1reets;
highways or public places, ana san,
MlNnr NAV alSo OiNitI tii'eN
must be muzzled during such l.lIiG
as he NAV direct which orders shaii
he nIblished at least once in q news
naner circulating in the CITY VI
plea santVille, for the executor ..iles
observance of which order the Mayoi
is hereby authorized to take such az
t;on as he may deem advisable ana
''e SsECTION 5. BE IT FURTHER
o3nHINIrD that it shall be the duty
Of the dog catcher to take up anu
mound in a suitable place TO De
designated by the Mayor Noi WIZ M
Mace the. Mayor shall give pubic ~,
tic designating such p9u,du Inc, IN at
civ HalD any dog found ruhnihS
IorSe contrary to the provisions OF
this ordinance or the order OF tle
Mavor If SO directed by the MAYOR
II Shall also be the duty OF the pc
lice officers of the City OF Pieasaitrv
vile to take up and lmpouliu am ~,
dog found running at t,, iare ord lar, c or
TO the provisions OF thls orui"iiO0
order OF the Mayor. -,rrJt,p
SECTION 6. BE 1T FGkIaEidS
ORDAINED that the salu doc doc.
Keeper shall, upon RECEIVING any ' its
at the pound, make reglSttf VI lie lie
breed. color, sex ana Wneenei tall
censed or not. ana II ,.aoister
fortbwith enter in book or reSiSuu,
t tIt -, WINNER of the said dog SHOWN ,i
mon the said license tag, ana d 10.
Of the numbers of all hcehsGu o ritv
o;,i .,, shall be sent to the City
Clark within twenty-four hours a W.,
any dog is received, and the tics
Clerk shall thereupon slve nwn-
through the post once ~ hat the
er or keeper of said dog tha' ''ie
said dog is impounded. ,,rt,r,p
say SsEC,TION 7. BE 1T FuRIH,nn
OBTAINED that for every dog TAKEN 81;
m and impounded for Whlch no
canse tag shall have peGh iaothar
redemption fee of one dol,aI vs. Is I'D
,,,ith the amount required to pc pay
W W license to the City Clerk as
rU in section one hereof, si thn
prov pr naid TO the City Clerk Tor tne
'a Of the City, upon the payi.llsttIh.
" ~ which a certificate setting lo ~
o,,ch payment, shall be issued Wy aa
said Clerk; and the po t,Ionon end and
upon the presenlatloi1 tho cost of
the payment to him OF the not
i5ee,,inly such dog, which silaii nc
evceed one dollar per day IN. hini de- de-
800 of advertising. if any, sha,l ~
49,. said dog to said owner or 10y
ar thereof. provided such Ger rom
he presented within fiVe oaSSS Nav
p ~ date of impounding, ana Ir,a ma,
Inu "a aid dog to any other person
o i's oorsons presenting such csfa a,,o
VI otter the expiration OF SAW nr ot
Sate an. md If the said dog, shall f nou
aasn a,denmed within five days al.er
such impounding SAID pouiiu I'm
Shall xiii such dog in huniaio that
ner: provided, further noW .;ISod nntil
No licensed dog shall be kllle ton NV nv
no daws after one publication oS
~ sid pound keeper OF llcei,SIu
dngs innoilnded in neWspapc. ;,Ia
o,,ia t,ng in the City OF PleasaItT1rHeIIIts,1R
SECTION 8. BE 1T Fo ~ n for
ORDAINED that if any uos I'D
which license shall nave pGeH at
has been impounn;dneaan sa aot tae and it
annears by affidavit of the owner ~, ~
Iaaner that a license was taken ~.
~ collar put on said dog "
t,,hich the license tag was atta ~,
hut that such collar or tag nao oen-
accidentally lost, the owner or. or eo,pe
er of said dog may reasehir .; ~; Clerk
~ the sum of seventy-five cents a s..
tha further sum of fifty cents ioi
an sT9sTION 9. BE IT FURTaaaKs
OBTAINED that any police oiii aoa
shall have power to XII any G;+v ~
which may be found IN lhe ner or
plea santville without an oWhei "
ilaener or which may be FOUND run
n;np at large without a incense VI
which may be found running at iaLs
afflicted with Rabies; provided .na'
no dog shall be subject to moiessar
ton under this ordinance or uha ger
any order of the Mayor wh1le on 'n nr
nremises of it's owner or keeper OF
While held or led by chain or Inc
by any person. ,,,pr1J1.p
SECTION 10. BE 1T FURTHEh
ORDAINED that upon Complain 70
the Police Justice of the Guy o,
Pleasantville that any dog mas IN any
nerson or neighborhood. or has bitten
a person within this City. which per
son so bitten was not, trespassing
upon the premises of the owner or
keeper of the dog. the said Ponce
Justice shall issue summons re-
turnable in not less than Two t ,a
more than fifteen days, and upon the
return thereof the said Police Justice
shall hear and determine the matter,
and If it shall appear that such DOG