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COMPLAINTS UNDER CRIMINAL WARRANTS ARE HEARD, AND UPON A FINDING BY THE CIVIL
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<br /> AND POLICE JUSTICE THAT THE DOG INVOLVED IS A LOUD, FREQUENT AND HABITUAL BARKER OR
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<br /> HOWLER, AND CAUSES ANNOYANCE AND DISTURBS THE PEACE AND QUIET OF THE COMPLAINANT OR
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<br /> NEIGHBORHOOD, THE OWNER OR CUSTODIAN OF SUCH DOG SHALL BE ORDERED TO PAY A FINE OF
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<br /> NOT LESS THAN THREE DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
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<br /> UPON A SECOND CONVICTION WITHIN THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR OF ANY OFFENSE UNDER THIS
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<br /> SECTION INVOLVING THE SAME DOG, THE CIVIL AND POLICE JUSTICE SHALL ORDER THE OWNER OR CUSTODIAN
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<br /> OF SUCH DOG TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CITY WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS, AND UPON THE FAILURE OF
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<br /> SUCH OWNER OR CUSTODIAN TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER, SUCH DOG SHALL BE SEIZED BY THE CHIEF OF
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<br /> POLICE OR HIS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND DESTROYED.
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<br /> ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL
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<br /> SEPTEMBER 8, 1953
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<br /> AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL,
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<br /> MR. TEBELL AND MR. WIMBERG.
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<br /> CLERK
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<br /> _______________________________
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<br /> PRESIDENT
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 1 OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY
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<br /> CODE OF 1945, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DANGEROUS ANIMALS AT LARGE.
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<br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SECTION 1,
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<br /> CHAPTER 3 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DANGEROUS
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<br /> ANIMALS AT LARGE IS HEREBY AMENDED AND RE-ENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br /> SECTION 1— “DANGEROUS ANIMALS AT LARGE.”
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<br /> “FAILURE OF OWNER TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY AFTER NOTICE.”
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<br /> NO PERSON SHALL SUFFER OR PERMIT ANY ANIMAL BELONGING TO HIM OR UNDER HIS CONTROL
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<br /> AND KNOWN OR REASONABLY SUSPECTED OF BEING DANGEROUS TO GO AT LARGE IN THE CITY, OR BE KEPT
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<br /> IN SAID CITY AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN STRICT CONFINEMENT IN SUCH MANNER AS TO BE SAFE FOR THE
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<br /> PUBLIC AT LARGE OR ANY PERSON WHO MAY HAVE OCCASION TO GO ON THE PREMISES ON WHICH SUCH ANIMAL
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<br /> IS KEPT. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE
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<br /> DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND EACH DAY SUCH ANIMAL IS ALLOWED AT LARGE SHALL BE
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<br /> CONSIDERED A SEPARATE OFFENSE. (CODE 1932, SEC. 322).
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<br /> IF THE OWNER OF ANY ANIMAL KNOWN OR REASONABLY SUSPECTED OF BEING DANGEROUS SHALL FAIL TO
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<br /> TAKE IT INTO CUSTODY AFTER BEING NOTIFIED TO DO SO BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THE SAID ANIMAL MAY
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<br /> BE KILLED BY ANY POLICE OFFICER WHO MAY DEEM IT NECESSARY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC,
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<br /> UPON COMPLAINT OR WARRANT ALLEGING THAT A DANGEROUS ANIMAL IS BEING ALLOWED TO RUN AT LARGE IN SAID
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<br /> CITY, OR IS NOT BEING CONFINED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH.
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<br /> THE OWNER OR PERSON IN CONTROL OF SUCH ANIMAL SHALL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CIVIL AND POLICE JUSTICE
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<br /> OF SAID CITY AND, AFTER INQUIRY INTO THE FACTS, SUCH JUSTICE SHALL ORDER SUCH ANIMAL KILLED BY THE
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<br /> POLICE DEPARTMENT OR MAKE SUCH FURTHER DISPOSITION OF THE CASE AS SHALL INSURE THE FUTURE SAFETY
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<br /> OF THE PUBLIC FROM DANGER FROM SUCH ANIMAL.
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<br /> AND IF SUCH OWNER OR PARTY IN CONTROL OF SUCH ANIMAL
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<br /> CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED, THEN SUCH ANIMAL SHALL BE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
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<br /> UPON ITS BEING DETERMINED THAT THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH IS BEING VIOLATED WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
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<br /> ANIMAL IT SHALL BE DISPOSED OF AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED JUST AS IF THE OWNER OR PARTY IN CONTROL
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<br /> OF SUCH ANIMAL WERE PRESENT.
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<br /> ADOPTED BY COUNCIL
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<br /> SEPTEMBER 8, 1953
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<br /> AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, MR.
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<br /> TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG.
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<br /> NOES: NONE.
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<br /> CLERK
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<br /> PRESIDENT
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NINE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($950,000.00)
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<br /> OF BONDS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, TO BE KNOWN AS “SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES OF 1953.”
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<br /> WHEREAS, THE ISSUANCE OF NINE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($950,000.00) OF SERIAL BONDS
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<br /> OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, TO BE KNOWN AS “SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES OF 1953,”
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<br /> HAS BEEN APPROVED BY AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, ON
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<br /> JUNE 15, 1953, AND SPREAD IN ORDINANCE BOOK 3, PAGES 181-183, AND APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF
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<br /> THE CITY AT A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD FOR THAT PURPOSE ON AUGUST 18, 1953, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
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<br /> CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA:
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE:
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<br /> 1.
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<br /> THAT THERE SHALL BE ISSUED NINE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($950,000.00) OF
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<br /> SERIAL BONDS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, TO BE KNOWN AS “SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES OF 1953.”
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<br /> THAT SAID BONDS SHALL BE IN DENOMINATIONS OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) EACH, NUMBERED 1 TO
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<br /> 950, INCLUSIVE, ALL DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1953, AND PAYABLE TO BEARER SERIALLY AS FOLLOWS:
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<br /> BONDS AGGREGATING FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) SHALL BE PAYABLE ANNUALLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF
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<br /> NOVEMBER IN EACH YEAR FROM 1954 TO 1968, INCLUSIVE, AND BONDS AGGREGATING FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
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