HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 15 04/02/1918
Ordinance No. 15.
An Ordinance pertaining 'to dogs within the corporate limitE
of the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, and the
procurling of license therefor,by the owner or keeper.
Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of ~e
Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois.
Section 1.- An annual tax of $1.00 on each dog, and $2.00
on each unsterilized female dog, within the corporate limits of
this Village, is hereby declared payable in advance for each"
mDnicipal year, on the first day'of May of each calendar year by
the owner or keeper of such dog to this Village. Payment of tax
to be made to the Villago Treasurer, or if more convenient, may
be deposited for the treasurer with the Village Clerk. Any owner
or keeper of such dog who shall fail to pay such tax, or kill or
permanently remove from the corporate limits of this Village such
dog on or before the time fixed for the payrrent of such tax, or
who shall thereafter refusc to surrender to the Village Pel ice en
demand such dog for the purpose of having it destroyed, shall be
subject to a fine of ten dollars. But such penalty may be avoided
tefore trial by the payment of such ta.x and cost to date of p8:yrnen t.
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Sectien 2.- Immediatelv after the first dav of June sucee~
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ing said first day of May, the Village Police shall demand of the
owner thereof all unlicensed degs for the purpose of destroying
the same, and shall i~mediately after said demand transmit to the
'Village Attorney a correct and complete list of all such dogs as
have not bad'th~ir dog tax paid or teen turned ever for distruc-
tior. as aforesaid, with the names of their ewners or keepers, and
said Village Attorney shall thereupon proceed against such owners
or keepers under this ordinance.
Section 3. - Upon the payment of said license fee the Vill-
age Treasurer shall issue his receipt therefor, and such receipt
shall be taken to the Village Clerk, who shall issue a metal tag,
showing that such tax has been paid, taking the discription of I~v
such dog by name and otherwise as shall identify such animal, ~
so that said license tag shall not be transferable, and said ta.g
shall specify for what year the tax is paid, and the tag for ",
successi ve years ;y-AfU'u s.hall be of different shapes. Said metal
tag herein prOVided for shall be at all times attached to the
dog for which issued.
Section 4. - All dogs not wearing the license tav as afor~
said, and running at large ,- wi thin the Vi] lage, are hereby declara::l
a public nuisance, which may be sUr'marily abated and destroyed.
Section 5.- No dog shall be suffered to run at large wit~,n
the corporate limits of this village, unless securly muzzled when
danger of hydFophbia shall be doclared to exist by the proclamation
'of the President of this Village.
Section 6.- No bitch while in heat shall be suffered to run
at large within the corporate limits of this Village; and any owner
or k~eper thereof violating the proviRions of this section shall be
'subject to a penal~y of five dollars for each cffence.
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Sectien7.- Ne person shall knowingly suffer or permit any
dangerous, unruly, fierce, mischievous or vicious dog, being the
owner or keeper. thereof, to run at large to the. danger, anno.yance
or damage to any person or to the injury of any property, and sh~.l
not allow such dog to trespass upon any premises in this Village.
Section 8.- No person shall permit any dog, being the owner
or keeper thereof, to de'stroy the the peace or quiet of any family;
individual or neighborhood by barking, howling or other noisea,
and any dog who shall~Odisturb such peace and quiet .is hereby declil:j'....
ed a public nuisance and may be abated as such.
Section 9. - Jiny person who shall wilfu11:,r shoot, poison, Idll,
injure or ill~treat any dog the owner of which, or the. person ke~-
lng or harboring the same, having complied with all the provislona
of this ordinance, shall be subject to a fine of not leas than
five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offence.
Section 10.- The word dog as used in this ordinance shall
be held and construed to rr.ean all animals of the canine species,
toth male and female.
Section 11.- It is herby ,made the duty of the Village Clerk
to keep an accurate record of all transactions as to the licensing
and other matters provided fer by this ordinance.
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Section 12. - Any person or persons who shall ,riolate, fail,
neglect or refuse to comply with any of the foregoing provisions
of this ordinance, when no other penalty is prescribed, shall on
conviction be fined in a sum of not less than five dollars nor
mere than twenty-five dollars for each and every Offence.
Section 1}.- This ordinance Ahall be in full force and
e~fect from and after its passage, approval and publication.
Passed April 2nd 1918.
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Posted from april 3rd to Apr. 15t:- 1918
at the following places tcwit.
Post-office, Depot, & BUBse's Hardware Store.
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Village President.
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