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OFFICIAL NOTICES

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MITHfM MAT42S TIE REI4aEHG bIgTR1cT TO OF PoSs so
LUMBIA.-WHEREAs. the COM
missioners of the District of Co
lumbia have been notified by the
Director Of Public Health of said
munization of dogs Within the the
restrictive measures have curbed
the disease or rabies in said Dis
trict. unless. said measures are con-
tinued in force. said disease may
lumbia, NOW THEREFoRE. in ac-
Section 7 of the Act approved June
IT, Isis; pIt,;; as amended BY, Section 3
g! Gonaraet peeIic Law ssSs3on No; 1@s, a9th
July ). 1a45: and by virtue of the
ton, the said Commissioners do
hereby proclaim: Sec. ANTI
RABIES VACCINATION, ETC, Par.
July 13. 1853. and July 81, 1859,
both dates inclusive. every person
owning or keeping or having custody
OF dog in the District shall have
such dog vaccinated against rabies,
strength approved by the Director
of Public Health. D. c.. except as
provided, in Par s of this section.
tbo,. Such vaccination may be done
either at the. expense of the Dis
trict., by veterinarian. designated
for that purpose. or at the expense
OF the person. owning. keeping. or
having custody of a dog. by a
Palyste pabiss cetesinarian &C., anti.
Monday, Wednesday. and Friday OF
each week beginning on Monday.
July 13: 1853. and ending on
hours of Zoo PM. and 400 PM.
at the clinics listed below: NORTH
WEST SECTION = Adams School,
10Th and California Streets; Alice
Desl.lta Peal Hish School; For Fort Drive and
St; Polk school, 7th and p Streets:
Upshur Street Hospital, 14th and
Upshur, Streets; Whittier School,
EAST sECTioN-Burroughs School.
18th and Monroe Streets: Circus
Grounds, 23rd Street and Oklahoma
Avenue Merritt school. 5Oth and
Hayes Streets. SOUTHEAST SEC
18th and Que Streets; Stanton
School. Alabama Ave. and Naylor
Road. SOUTHWEST SECTION -
D, c. Pound. So. Capitol and Eye
Streets. Dogs should be brought
time Of the clinics, and must be
leashed in accordance with this
Proclamation. In case Of rain dur
ing. the scheduled hours. no clinics
viii be held, put will be conducted
The word dog" as used in Par. l
la) Of this section means every dog
OF the age of three (3) months or
over: Par, 3. (a) Upon such vac
istering the vaccine shall execute a
by the Commissioners, which GER
tificate shall be furnished to the
owner or other person presenting
such certificate to be retained by
said veterinarian and disposed Of
as directed by the Director OF
Public Health. D. C. (bl Every
veterinarian practicing in this Dis
of Public Health. D. c.. such reports
rabies as the $aid Director of Public
Health may require. Par. a. .Veter-
inarians shall upon, vaccinating a
dog against fables furnish to the
such dog. q numbered vaccination
duty Of every person owning, keep
ing or having custody of a dog in
fixed. to the collar or harness of
such dog. the vaccination tag pro-
vided for in this Proclamation. Dbl
No person owning, keeping or hav-
ing custody OF 2 dog in this District
to the collar or harness of such
dog, any tag other than a current
tax tag and a vaccination tag.
tc> No person owning, keeping, or
bsc hayne eqsGds sba s9 OF or psp agT in to this bs
affixed: to the collar or harness of
such dog. a vaccination tag unless
such vaccination tag was issued for
such such dog; odt No veterinarian
shall issue certificate or veccina-
tion tag for any dog unless such
dog has been vaccinated against
rabies. Par 6 If any dog within
this District during the vaccination
this section has been vaccinated
against rabies within twelve months
Immediately preceding August |,
1888. by a licensed veterinarian.
this Proclamation. provided, that
the owner. keeper or person having
custody of dog has secured from
such veterinarian vaccination
eination tag, for such dog, Par :.
The owner. keeper, or person having
custody of any dog within this
District which. reached the. age OF
two months after the effective date
of this Proclamation. shall have
such dog vaccinated against rabies
within one month of the date upon
which such dog reaches the age of
two months: Such dog may be
vaccinated either at the expense of
10 O tir
custody. thereof, by private
expense of the District Of Columbia,
at one of the clinics listed in Par.
person bringing or causing to be
brought into this District dog.
as defined in Par. 2 of this section,
after August l.. 1853, shall within
fifteen. days after. the arrival of
sas against s1ti rabies @ T ProVided. & t'tf that 4
any such dog has been vaccinated
against rabies by licensed
veterinarian within twelve months
tis it's arrival in % this District G SUCH 1a1 dog m
need not be vaccinated again during
the effective period of this Procla-
nation, If the owner. keeper, or
person having. custody of such dog
who vaccinated such dog a certif-
cate and vaccination tag for such
dog. Par. 8. Leashing. From and
after the effective date of this
Proclamation no person owning.
keeping. or having custody of a dog
in this District shall permit such
dog to be on any public street or
highway or in any public place
in this District, unless such dog as
firmly secured by a substantial
leash. not exceeding four feet in
length, held by person capable OF
managing such dog. Par. 10. DOGS
in Yards. etc. From and after the
effective date Of this Proclamation
no person owning, keeping or hav-
ing custody of a dog in this Dis
trict shall permit such dog to be
confined in any yard or other
Enclosure. or on any private prop
erty, or in any automobile or other
vehicle, in such manner that
such dog can bite or menace per-
sons lawfully using any public
street or halfway or public place.
SECTION II-PENALTY-Any per-
son violating any of the foregoing
provisions of this Proclamation is
subject. upon conviction of such
violation to q fine of not more than
$500 or Imprisonment for not more
than 90 days. SECTION III-Sus-
pension Of Provision of Communi-
cable Diseases Regulations-The
operation Of the sixth paragraph.
under the heading Rabies Tin dogs
and other animals)," of Section 6
of the Regulations to Prevent and
Control the Spread Of Communicable
and Preventable Diseases in the
niStPirt of ToliIpnhia f1rnmulrated