HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 31-A-3AN ORDINANCE.
Entitled an ordinance amending Articles 8801881,8821
8831884-,-885,886 and 887, Chapter 40 of th e Revised.
Code 'of Ordinances of. the City of Beaunont.
-BE IT ORJDASNM) BY THE CI`T'Y COUNCIL OF THE 'CITY OF BEAT,Ji+SONT:
Section 1,
That Articles 880 to 887, inclusive, of the Revised Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont are hereby amended so they
shall hereafter read as- f ollows:
Artic-le 880.
It
shall
b e unl awful
for
the
owner
or keep Or of .any' dog
o r bi
tch_1 to
p ermit the
same
to
run at 1 arge
in arW street, alley or other public highway or, public grounds
in the City of Beaumont, unless said dog or bitch shall have been
licers ed, and. wear a ta-g as provided in Article 882,
Article 881. It Shall also be unlawful under arty con-
sideration for the owner or keeper of any vicious dog or bitch
or proud bitch to allow it -to run at large in the streets, alleys
highways and public places,
Article 882. The Chief of Police shall pro vi de and keep
a book of blank licenses, numbered in consecutive order, to be
issued to persons who demand same, which lac ense shall -state
the name and residence of the person to.whom it is issued, the
date of i ssuance, a descriP#on of the dog or bitch licensed, the
place where usually kept, and the amount of 1 -tense fee paid there-
for* A. mem'braindura of sach license shall be kept on the marginal
stub in such bo=ok. The Chief of Police shall also provide and
issue with each .li,c ense a metallic tag, to be attached to the
dog or bitch licensed, bearing a number corresponding to the
license, and also the year for .which it is issued. The, license fee
to be collected by the Chief of Police shall be '4.2.00 for each male
dog or spayed " bi tch and 05.00 for each bitch. Provided however,
that no license shall .be issued for a spayed bitch for ��9,00
uhl eas the applicant shall furnish to the Chief of Police a cer-.
tificate for a --veterinarian that the said bitch has been sp4d by
him.
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Licenses issued hereunder shall be in force for one year, said
year t o run from June 1st, to June 1st, thereafter, beginning
v. th June lst, 1911. Provided, that in case the possessor of
any license and tag wishes to ,use said tag on arty other dog or
bitch not as des'cri'li d in the license as above provided, he may
do so if he previously gives written notice to the. Chief of
Police of same and a' de scri-pt ion , of the dog or bitch which he
intends to place the, tag on. Provided further, ary owner or
keeper of a dog or "bitch may on filing; an affidavit with the Chief
of Police, that the tag .furni dhed him at the time he secured his
license has been los t and he does not know where same is, be en-
titled to receive another tag- upon the payment .of a fee of .50�, -
provided, that any person who shall use a tag on any dog or bitch
without securing same from the Chief of Police shall be guilty of
a mi sdem anon, and b e fined in a mm as gal ided in Article 887.
Article 883. The Chief of Police aha ll designate
one or, more policemen, whose duty it shall be, til th such assis-
tance asmay be provided, to., capture, take charge t and place in
the public dog pound --to be delected by -the Mayor ani Chief of
Police --all dogs and bitches found running at large in ary street,
alley or other highway and public grounds, unless said dog or bitch
shall have been licensed aixi also wear a tag as described in Article
882 of the Revised Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont.
In case the owner or ' e eper of any dog or bitch should fail v_ithin
24 hours to redeem, such dog or bitch, the Chief of Police shall,
advertise such animal for sale by posting three notices of said
sale, one of which shall be placed gat the Court House,
one at' the Police Station and one at the United
states Post Offices. --- Said sale to be held not earlier than 48
hours after posti'rig of said notice. The notice shall give a. good
description of the .dog or bi tch, and the time and place of sale;
and, unless said dog or bitch is redeem d be fore the time det for
said 'sale, the dog or bitch shall .be sold to the highest bidder*
3.
Provided, if no sale can be made of the dog or bitch, the Chief
of Police shall have sate killed,
Article 884,XTf within a 1v riod of three days after the
capture of ai ,dog or biteb. th,e owner or keeper of same may wish
to redeem it, he can do -so by paying to the Chief of Polk a the sten
of $2.M@ as a p enalty, and if said cb g or bitch has not been
licensed as required in article '882 , the said ovmer or keeper
shall also be required to secure a license for said m inial.
Provided that if the said dog or bitch captured shall have be en
licen sed, then th e Chi of of Police shall colla ct from the owner or
keeper of the dog or bitch captured the sum of 50cents as a penalty,
but if the owner or leper makes an affidavit that said tag is lost
and he does not know where it is the Chief of Police shall issue
him a re w one as provided in Article 882, and he shall not be
Iiable for the 50 cents 'peria.lty as_above provided'in this ar-
ticle,
Article 885, All movie s toll, ected by the Chi of o f P olir• e
under this ordinance.,shall be paid over to the City Treasurer in
the manner designated by the City Cotur il.
Artic2.e
886, The excess
of all
monies
derived from the
sale of a.ry dog
--or bitch shall be
placed
by -the
City Treasurer
in a separate and -distinct account and if %ithin a period of 12
montlis after the sale t;s provided in Article 883, the owner or
keeper can satisfactorily prove to the City Council that said
dog or bitch was his, the City Counil shall order the City Secre-
ta
ry t o
draw
watrant on
said fund for
.such excess. And i
r_ case no
person
shall
establish a
clai.rn within
12 months after ary
sale
the said excess sh-all, be and become the property of the City.
Article 887. Any person who shall violate ai y of the
preceeding articles of this chapter relative to dogs and bitches
shall be fined,in_-ary sum not less than 45.00 nor more than $50.00.
4,
Section 2,,
This'; ordina me shall take effect and be in full
force and effect from and after it s passage, approval by the
Mayor and 1 awful -publication.
Passed this the 19th day o-1 May A. D. 1911.
Approved this the 19th Day of May A.D.D911%
Attest:
'ity Secre aryo
r 1V
CERTIFICATE. OF PASSAGE.
The State- of Texas 8
County of Jefferson 9
it J. G. Sutton, City Secretary, hereby certify
that the --attached ordinance is true and correct as massed
by the City'Council on the- da of A. D. 1911.
as same is on file in my' office.
Witness -my hand and seal, of, office., this the
day of A. D. 1911*
City Secretary.,
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION.
The State of Texas
--- County of Jeffersons -
I,
of the Beaumont Journal, a daily newspaper published in the
City of Beaumont, Texas, solemnly swear that,the above
and foregoing ordinance
was Ybzished in the Beaumont Journal times, on to—
wit�
Beaumont Journal.
-� Sown to and subscribed. before me, this the/ day of
A. D. 1911.
Notary. Public., Jefferson County,,
Texas,
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