The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-05-19

deputy's duty to notify the owner
or keeper, forthwith, to take said
dog at once and keep it in a secure
place, or otherwise dispose of it. II
any such notice be given and the
owner fails, neglects or refuses to
obey such notice within twenty
four hours thereafter, and the said
dog is still running at large, the
City Marshal, or any deputy shall
kill or otherwise dispose of said
dog as provided for in this ordi
nance, provided that if the public
good requires it, any such dog as
mentioned in this section shall be
| killed OF disposed of, forthwith, by
the Marshal or any deputy with
out giving previous notice to the
owner or keeper thereof.
And provided, further, if any
such dog has not been licensed as
in this ordinance provided for, the
City Marshal or any deputy shall
kill such dog forthwith without no.
tice to it's owner or keeper
Section T. All dogs found run
ming at large without license tags
as in this ordinance provided for.
or without being securely held un-
| der leash in the hands of some suit
able person are hereby declared a
| public nuisance and it shall be the
| duty of the City Marshal or any
| deputy or some person appointed
| by them to distrain and impound
such dogs thus found, and when
shall be charged one dollar ($1.00)
i for the release of such dog, together
with fifty cents $50 for each
and every day such dog shall be
kept in custody; provided that no
dog need be kept more than tweh-
ty-four hours, and at such time it
shall be discretionary with the
City Marshal or any deputy wheth-
er such dog shall be sold to defray
the expense of keeping it, or wheth-
err it shall be- killed or disposed of.
Section s. Any property owner or
lessee within the Town of Wran-
CELL who has suffered any damage
by reason of dogs trespassing on
private property may file a com
plant with the City Magistrate,
and upon proof of such trespass or
damage it shall be lawful to impose
a fine upon the owner or keeper
of the dog so trespassing or dam
aging their private property.
Section 8. When any dogs are
killed, as provided in this ordi-
nance, they must be disposed of in
a manner to be specified by the
Section 10. All fees for the i'm
pounding of dogs collected by the
City Marshal or any deputy, or
such persons appointed by them,
shall be turned over by such per-
sons to the City Clerk and credited
to the account of city licenses.
Section II. Any person or persons
| violating the provisions of this
ordinance in any particular shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined not
to exceed $25.00 or by imprison-
ment in the City Jail not exceeding
twelve (12) days or both.
Section Il. Ordinance No. 33 and
all ordinances and acts in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 13. This ordinance shall
be published in the .Wrangell SEN
tinel, a weekly newspaper publish
ed in the Town of Wrangell, AL
aska, for two successive publica-
tions thereof and shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage, approval and date of first
| publication.
| Passed. and approved this 18th
day of May 1888.
| THOMAS DALGITY
| Mayor
ATTEST: L. B. CHISHOLM
City Clerk
First Publication, May 10.
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