HomeMy WebLinkAbout0242_0026Section 3. That it shall be unlawful for the owner,
keeper, or person in charges or control of any dog within
the City of Georgetown to allow or permit such dog, whether
registered and tagged as hereinbefore provided or not, to
habitually run at large within this City; and any dog which
habitually follows his owner, or keeper, or other persons
around, over or through the public streets, alleys and places
in said City shall be considered as habitually running at
large under the provisions of this section; any person viola-
ting any of the provisions of this section shall upon con-
viction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not leas than One Dollar and not
more than Two Hundred Dollars. And each and every day that
such dog so habitually runs at large shall constitute a die-
tinot and separate offense.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the City Marshall
to take up and impound any dog found running at large in said
City without being tagged as hereinbefore provided, and when
any dog has been impounded the owner or keeper thereof shall
within three days thereafter pay to the City Marshall One
Dollar as a pound fee and take such dog out of such pound, and
if such pound fee is not paid within three days then such dog
shall be killed by the City Marshall. The City Marshall shall
pay such pound fee over th the City Treasurer, and the City
shall pay the expense of impounding and feeding and caring for
such dogs while is such pound.
Section 8. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply
only to dogs three months or over of age.
Section 6. This ordinance shall go into effect on the lot
day of August A.D. 1909.
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PASSED AND APPROVBD July 12th, 1009,
R.B. Ward
Mayor of Georgetown, Texas,
ATTHSTI Geo Keahe
Secretary o eorgetown, exas.
7.!a 11909
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