Ordinance No. 147
(Margin note: Repealed June 6, 1913.)
An ordinance relating to dogs and bitches; licensing same; collecting and keeping record of said licenses; authorizing Marshal to kill certain dogs; making violation of this ordinance an offense; providing punishment for said offense; and repealing Ordinance No. 120, entitled “Revised Ordinance,” passed March 20, 1912.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Troy:
Sec. I. That any person or persons who shall keep or harbor any dog, bitch, or hybrid in the City of Troy, shall pay as a license fee One Dollar ($1.00) to the City of Troy for each and every male dog or hybrid, or bitch with whelps, or racehorse, and a license fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) for every bitch or female, except those spayed, or kept or harbored for race and coursing as a part of the year that said male dog, hybrid or female dog is kept or harbored in said City.
Sec. II. That said license shall be issued by the City Clerk of said City, countersigned by the Marshal of said City, and shall contain the name of the person to whom the license is issued, with a description of said dog, hybrid or bitch for the keeping of which said license was issued, and each and every license shall terminate on the 30th day of April next after the issuance of said license.
Sec. III. That said license fee and fees shall be collected by the City Marshal of said City, and by him paid to the City Clerk of said City, and said City Clerk shall, on or before the first day of each and every month, pay the amount of said license fees so collected to the City Treasurer of said City, who shall receipt to said City Clerk for said fees.
Sec. IV. That the City Clerk of said City shall keep a record of all licenses issued for any and all dogs or bitches, showing the names of the owner or keeper thereof, the date of said license or licenses, together with a correct description of the dog, hybrid or female dog, for the keeping of which said license is issued.
Sec. V. That the Clerk of said City shall furnish to the party to whom said license is issued a suitable metallic or leather collar with staple and lock for fastening same, with a metallic check or tag with the number and year of registry distinctly marked thereon.
Sec. VI. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit his or her dog or bitch to run at large in any public place in the City of Troy at any time without providing such dog or bitch with a registered collar as provided in Section V of this ordinance.
Sec. VII. It shall be unlawful for the owner, keeper or harborer of any bitch to allow said bitch, when in heat, to run at large in the City of Troy without being licensed or registered, and the City Marshal is hereby authorized and instructed to kill any such dog or bitch found running at large in the City of Troy.
Sec. VIII. The City Marshal shall capture all dogs or bitches found running at large in said city, not having a registered collar in compliance with Section V of this ordinance, and place them in a pound to be provided for that purpose; and if the owner or keeper of said dog or bitch does not appear within forty-eight (48) hours after such impounding and claim and register such dog or bitch, and pay one dollar ($1.00) for impounding the same, then the Marshal shall kill the same; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs not found or harbored in the city, unless they are found at large without any owner or master.
Sec. IX. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, unless the same be securely fastened or confined away from the public, any vicious or dangerous dog or bitch in the City of Troy.
Sec. X. That any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of an offense against the same, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
Sec. XI. That the Marshal shall receive the sum of Fifty Cents ($0.50) for every dog or bitch killed under the provisions of this ordinance, which sum shall be paid to him by said City.
Sec. XII. Ordinance No. 120 of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 is hereby repealed.
Sec. XIII. This ordinance shall take effect after its publication in the Weekly Kansas Chief, and after April 30, 1912.
Passed and approved March 6, 1912.
(Seal)
O. E. Winger
Mayor
Attest:
L. O. Hathaway
City Clerk