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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 07.12.1909 - Registration of DogsAN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE TAGGING AND REGISTRATION OF DOGS WITHIN THE CITY OF GEORGETO:NN, TEXAS, AND PROHIBITING DOGS FROM HABITUALLY 'RITIITIING AT LARGE 7,17ITHIN SAID CITY, AND PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOUNDING OF DOGS FOUND HABITUALLY RUNNING AT LARGE IN SAID CITY, AND FIXING PENALTIES 75OR VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas: Section 1. That the owner, control, of any dog within the Cit within ten days after this ordinan ally thereafter, register such dog of the City of Georgetown, Texas, in a book kept for that purpose th dog,and the name of the dog and th and the number of the tag issued a upon the payment of One Dollar to by the owner, keeper, or person in a metal tag upon which shall be en of such tag, and the year for whit istration and tag shall hold good of each next succeeding year. Sue ed to a secure collar to be worn b such tag is lost then such owner, control of such dog shall procure lector another tag upon the paymen tag, and the number of such subseq such book above -)rovided for. Sue :eeper, or person in charge or r of Georgetown, Texas, shall ;e goes into effect, and annu- with the Assessor and Collector ind such officer shall record name of the owner of such date when such is registered, 3 hereinafter provided, and Said Assessor and Collector charge or control of such dog, ;raved or stamped the number 1 it is issued and which reg- xntil the first day of August i tag shall be securely attach- T such dog. In the event Beeper or person in charge or rrom said Assessor and Col- t of the actual cost of such tent tag shall be entered in 1 tags shall be numbered con- secutively commencing with number one each year. Any regis- tration and tagging as above provided for shall hold good only from the time of such registration and tagging until the 1st, day August next after the date of registration and tagging. Section 2. Any person owning, keeping, or in charge or control of any dog within the City of Georgetown, who shall fail or refuse to have such dog registered and tagged shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than One Dollar and not more than Two Hundred Dollars, and each and every day that such failure or refusal continues shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Section 3. That it shall be unlawful for the owner, keeper, or person in charge, 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 person, 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 less 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 dis- tinct 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 in such pound. Section 5. 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 lst day of August A.D. 1909. PASSED AND APPROVED Tuly 12th, 1909. R.F. Ward, Mayor of Georgetown, Texas. ATTEST: Geo Keahey, Secretary of Georgetown,^exas.