pound-keeper any such dog running at large in said city at such time. It shall be the duty of the poundmaster to serve upon the owner or keeper of such dog a notice in writing of the impounding of such dog, at once, and any such dog so impounded may be redeemed or taken from such pound by the owner or keeper of such dog within forty-eight hours after service upon such owner or keeper of said written notice, upon the payment to said poundmaster of the fees as provided in Section 5. In case the owner or keeper of any such dog so impounded shall not have redeemed said dog as herein provided, it shall be the duty of the poundmaster to kill the same, or in case said dog is worthy and valuable the same shall be sold by the poundmaster, at the pound, by public outcry, to the highest bidder, at the hour of noon next succeeding the expiration of said forty-eight hours. Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any dog which, by loud and frequent barking, howling or yelping, shall cause serious annoyance or disturbance to any of the citizens of said city. Sec. II. Whenever any danger shall be justly feared as likely to result from hydrophobia, the mayor shall publish his proclamation requiring all persons owning or having in charge or keeping any dog or dogs, to muzzle them for a prescribed time, and any person who shall omit to muzzle any dog owned or harbored or kept in charge by him, or shall allow such dog to go unmuzzled, shall be liable upon conviction before the proper tribunal, to the punishment provided in Section 13 of this ordinance. During the time prescribed by the Mayor's proclamation, any dog found running at large without a muzzle in said city shall be forthwith slain. Sec. 12. Whenever any person shall have been convicted of owning, possessing, keeping or harboring any dog that has bitten any person within said city while peaceably walking or riding without the enclosure of such owner, keeper or harborer, the justice of the peace before whom such person shall have been convicted, shall issue an order in writing directing such owner, keeper or harborer of said dog to kill the same within six hours after service on him of such order. The owner, possessor, keeper or person having in charge any such dog who shall refuse or neglect to kill it within six hours after having received such order, shall on conviction before the proper tribunal, be liable to the punishment provided in Section 13 of this ordinance, and it shall be the duty of any police officer to destroy such dog wherever he shall be found at large in said city six hours after service of said order. Sec. 13. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and cost of prosecution, and in the imposition of such fine and cost, the court may impose a further sentence that the offender be and remain imprisoned in the county jail of Washtenaw county, until such fine and costs have been paid: Provided, that such imprisonment shall not exceed thirty days. Sec. 14. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in any manner conflicting with any of the parts of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Sec. 15. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and after the tenth day of May, A. D. 1898. Made and passed in common council this 18th day of April, 1898. Approved April 20th, 1898. Attest: P. W. CARPENTER, City Clerk. N. B. HARDING, Mayor. |