The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-03-08
ORDINANCE s7


 AN ORDINANC REGULAT-
 ING THE KEEPING OF DOGS
 DECLARING A P BLIC NU l.
 sANCE. PROVIDING FOR ITS
 VIOLATION AND APPEALING
 ORDINANCE 33, 7S, AND ALL
 OTHER ACTS OR PARTS OF
 ACTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
 TOWN OF WRANGELL, ALAS
 KA, SHALL HEREBY ORDAIN Section l. This ordinance will constitute the code within the in corporated limits of the Town of l Wrangell, Alaska, for the keeping of dogs. declaring dogs to be pub lie nuisance. and providing penalty l for the violation thereof.
 Section ?. All dogs running at large are hereby declared a public nuisance, and no dog shall be all lowed on any street. sidewalk. wharf or public place within the Town of Wrangell. unless such dog be led and securely tied upon a leash in the hands of some suitable person.
 Section 3. In any case where the owner or keeper of any dog is un- known, it shall be the duty of the City Marshal or any deputy to use due diligence to find the owner or keeper thereof. and to notify him as in this ordinance provided, and if after five days the owner or keep CT shall not be found, said dog shall be killed or disposed of as in this ordinance provided
 If after notice to any owner or keeper of any such dog the owner or keeper fails, refuses or neglects for a period of two days to comply with the provisions of this ordin- ance, the City Marshal or any depu- ty shall kill or otherwise dispose of said dog in the manner provided for in this ordinance.
 Section 4 If any dog is found run ming at large within the Town of Wrangell. Alaska, it shall be the duty of the City Marshal or any de- putty, to notify the owner or keep CT forthwith, to take said dog and keep it in a secure place, or other wise dispose of it. If any such mo- tice be given, and the owner fails, neglects, or refuses to take such mo- tice within 24 hours thereafter, the City Marshal, or any deputy, shall kill or otherwise dispose of said dog, as provided for in this ordin- ance
 Provided that if the public good requires it, any such dog as men tioned in this section, shall be killed or disposed of forthwith by the Marshal or any deputy without giv- ing previous notice to the keeper or owner thereof
 If any female dog, if any habi-
 ally vicious dog, mad dog, or any other dog dangerous to life or cath, is found running at large v-i.hin the Town of Wrangell, Alas la, and if the necessity of the oc- -asion requires it, the City Marshal CT any deputy, shall at once kill any such female dog, vicious, mad or
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 s t i O n ,. All dogs found run ming at large as in this ordinance provided for, without being secure ly held under leash in the hands of some suitable person are hereby de- clared a public nuisance and it shall be the duty of the City Marshal or any deputy or some person appoint ed by them to distrain and impound such dogs thus found, and when so impounded the owner or keeper shall be charged one dollar (s100) for the release of such dog, together with fifty cents (s.50) for each and every day such dog shall be kept in custody; provided that no dog need be kept more than twenty-four hours, and at such time it shall be discretionary with the City Marshal or any deputy whether such dog shall be sold to defray the expense