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Bird - Lore 



humil Shimek, Iowa State University, 

 dendrologist; Dr. T. C. Stephens, Morn- 

 ingside College, ornithologist, and Prof. 

 Charles R. Keyes, Cornell College, Depart- 

 ment of Indian Lore. 



As those responsible for next year's 

 program are anxious to make it as 

 complete as possible, they will be glad to 

 receive suggestions from educational insti- 

 tutions, nature-study clubs, and kindred 

 organizations throughout the country, 

 interested and sympathetic in this new 

 enterprise. Communications relative there- 

 to will receive every attention during the 

 ensuing twelve months. Fred G. Bell, 

 McGregor, Iowa, is president of the As- 

 sociation; George F. Kay, Iowa City, Iowa, 

 Dean of the faculty; and George Bennett, 

 Iowa City, Iowa, Registrar of the School. 



Mr. George Bennett, of Iowa City, 

 field representative of the Iowa Conserva- 

 tion Association, writes most enthusiasti- 

 cally of the outlook for this laudable 

 undertaking. 



Cat Ordinance for Oak Park, 111. 

 Adopted in June, 1919 



Whereas, Stray and unrestrained cats 

 wandering about the Village of Oak Park 

 have become a menace to the public 

 health and a source of damage to gardens, 

 and have been and are destroying large 

 numbers of birds living and nesting within 

 the limits of the village, and such cats 

 should be restrained or destroyed in 

 order to promote the health, comfort and 

 welfare of the inhabitants of the village; 



Therefore, Be it ordained by the Presi- 

 dent and Board of Trustees of the Village 

 of Oak Park: 



Section i. Stray Cat. The term "stray 

 cat," as used in this ordinance, shall be 

 held and construed to mean any cat 

 withm the limits of the Village of Oak 

 Park and not on the premises of the owner 

 or keeper thereof. 



Section 2. Unrestrained Cat. The 

 term "unrestrained cat" as used in this 

 ordinance shall be held and construed to 

 mean any cat not controlled or kept in 

 proper confinement by the owner or keeper 

 thereof as hereinafter provided. 



Section 3. When a Nuisance. The 

 permitting or keeping of any stray or unre- 

 strained cats within the limits of the 

 Village of Oak Park, contrary to the terms 

 of this ordinance, is hereby declared to be 

 a nuisance and any and all such cats shall 

 be restrained or destroyed as provided by 

 this ordinance, and the owners and keepers 

 thereof shall be subject to the fines hereby 

 imposed for any violation of this ordinance. 



Section 4. Control and Restraint of 

 Cats. No person shall cause or permit 

 any cat or cats owned or kept by him or her 

 to run at large on any street, alley, or other 

 public place, or upon the premises of any 

 other person, within the Village of Oak 

 Park between the hours of 7 p.m. and 9 

 A.M. of each and every day during the 

 breeding season of the birds, to wit, from 

 April I to September 30, both inclusive, 

 of each and every year. 



Section 5. Police Control. It shall be 

 the duty of the chief of police, his assis- 

 tants, and all policemen of the village to 

 warn any owner or keeper of any cat who 

 violates any of the provisions of this 

 ordinance, that upon a second violation 

 the cat will be killed, and if after such 

 warning any such owner or keeper again 

 violates the provisions hereof by neglect- 

 ing to restrain his cat as herein provided, 

 such cat shall be forthwith killed by such 

 officer in some humane manner. 



Section 6. Trespass. All persons shall 

 have the right to kill any and all stray or 

 unrestrained cats trespassing upon their 

 premises at any and all times, and the 

 owners or keepers of such cats so killed 

 shall have no right of redress therefor. 



Section 7. Penalties. Any person vio- 

 lating any of the provisions of this ordin- 

 ance shall be subject to have his or her cat 

 taken up and killed as herein provided, 

 and shall also be subject to a fine of not less 

 than $2.00 nor more than $5.00 for each 

 violation of this ordinance. 



Section 8. This ordinance shall take 

 efi'ect upon its passage, approval, and 

 publication. 



