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ORDINAiXE ISO# 57
AN ORDINANCE ii011I. TTIN a ='�:_UZZLED DOGS OIi DOGS NOT
AT'.'ENDED �3 8011 , COY-PETETIT r RSON EOLDINC OT=C. COA.'Ta OLING
SUCH DOG BY ME4ft VP .110i ,Cc3,AIN, FROM WANDERING
OR RUNNING AT LARGE WITHIN TT.aE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
CITY Of' FORT WORTH: AND PRO'VIDI V� '� PENALTY AGAI.NZ;T .ALL
P F.SONS, AbSOCIA IONSO O1,_,_' Pt xtSONS FIP_S AND C�;RPOR TIONS
',110 '1IOLATE Tr IS PPOVISION PZD E T LING ALL LA`JIS IN
CONFLICT HE`:1114'ITH, xaUT EKCy'.PTTNG F'ROl;t SUCH T?FPE.1L ALL
Of',DINANCES N01AV IN FORCE P"�.'O b$IDING FOR A LIC.z,NSE .F'E'E OF
1.O-J UPON EACH DOG 'aND OR T112 IMP"JU;NDING AND DESTRU;;"TION
Off' SUCH ANI;',; ; LS '"��lICH �:T F NOTP"C}�TIDFD �bZ`IH LIC'�'��SE :��AC.
BE IT OFDAINED .,_' d—. 1JOARD 01'' 001,12, 0"SIONERS OF THE CITY OF.
FORT WORTH$ TE:L S:
Section i, 11erea 'tee• any erson, association of pe—rsons,
firm or corporation owning, holding, keeping or ha,vin ; under his, their,
or its control any dugwithin the corporate limits of the City of
Fort 'dVorth, who sTlall knowingly, wwil. idly or negligently surfer,
allow or pormi.t such dog to hander orrr:n at larye or -o upon any of
be streets, thorou hfares, sidewallts, lanes, parrs or other public
places within the corporate limits of the City of Fart Worth unless
such ego- is securely muzzled sufficient to prevent such dog from
biting par. ons or animals, or unles:� such dog is attended by some
competent person controlling or .ioldin_ raid cog, by means of a s lout
rape or chain, shall be deemed guilty of a misd.eZeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be ---unis sed by fine in the Corporation
Court of the City of Fort Worth of not less than one dollar and no
more than rive dollars, and eac�� day she provisions of this oi�di.nance
are violated shall be deemed a separate and distenct offense and
punishable as such,
Section 2. All ordinances and pasts of ordinances in c`nflict
herewith be and the same tire hereby repealed; provided., however,
that the ordinances now in force s:;roviding for a. license fee of one
dollar upon each dog;, ,and for the impounding and destructJon cf
such aminals that are not; provided with license ta:: are expres ly
excepted from the scope of thQ repealing clause heiein.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect— -and be in force
from and after its passage and publication as prescribed by lava.
I nereby certify that thea above and foregoing ordinance was
presented and unanimously passed by the :hoard of Co=issioners of
the City of Fort Forth, at a session Yield. on February 4th, 1908.
f s/ W. J. Estes
City Secretary
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Ordinance �;o. . �l► . .
R An ordinance prohibiting iinmuzfled dogs or dorsnot attended
by,, iZipet ent person holding or c on-
troling such dog by me-Lns of rope or chain from wandering or running
at large within the eorpor-ite limits of the City of -ort Vrorth
and providing a penalty against all persons, :association$, of persons
'irms and corporations Vino violate' this providion and repealing
all laws in conflict herewith, but exce.�ting from mich repe-L1 all
ordinances now in force providing for a) license fee of 1.00 upon
each dog and for the impounding and destruction of such animals
which are not provided with license tag.
BE IT ORDAITED BY THE BOARD 0? CO?vPTISSIOIdUAS 0'? TIM
CITY OP TORT WORTH:
Sec. 1. ?hereafter any person, associatio-0 of persons, firm
or corporation owning, holding, keeping or having under his, their,
its control ,sLny dog within the 'eorpor-i.te limits of the City of
Vort viotth ,who shall knowingly, wilfully or negligently suffer, allow or
permit such dog to wander or run at large or go upon any of the
streets, thorou hr Cres, sidewalks, 1:1.nes, parks or ot'ler public places
rri shin the eorpor=Ae limits of the City of amort r,,iorth unless; such
dog is, securel;r muzzled suf"icient to prevent such dog, from biting
persons or anmal.s, or unless such dog is attended by some competent
person ' --, K=j"r*vw controlin, or holding said dog
by means' of a ,attbut_4ope or chain, shall be deeded guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine, in
the Cor;•)or :Lt�ourt of the City of -,ort VTorth� of not less than
one dollar and no more than five dollars, a.nd each day the provis-
ions of this ordina 6c are violated sh-i:1.3. be de ,led a separate and
distinct ofpense and punishable as such.
Sec . 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
heret.ith be and the same are hereby repealed; provided, however, thki-
t'ie ordinances now in force providing for a license fee of one
dollar upon each- dog, -and for the impolending and destrtction of
such animals Ware not provided with license to :xe expressly
excepted from the scope of the repealing clause herein.
See . 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in .force
from and after its passage and publication as prescribed by law.
1 hereby certify that tile abolre an(I foregroi_ng ordinance. was pres-
ented- and unanJ..noiisl;r passed b T the Board of Corv-,iissioners of the City
of For+ Worth, at a secs;on held, Feburary 4th, 1909.
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