Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-31
Ordinance No. 3O9.

pounding and destruction of dogs.
The City Of Olympic does or1ain os fo'lows
SECTIoN l. That no dog shall be ;ier.
mitted to 90 abroad within the city OF
Olympia, without collar of leather or
metal, properly secured about its neck,
with q number stamped upon metal
thereon.
SEC. 2. The owner, or person having
in charge any dog permitted to run al
large within the city of Olympia, shall,
on or before the first day of June, of each
year, pay into the city treasury the sum
of one dollar for each and every male dog,
and three dollars for each and every fe-
male dog; whereupon, the Treasurer
shall give such person a receipt for each
license paid: such receipt shall be en-.
lorsed. +" For dog license"
SEC. g. Upon filing said receipt with
City Clerk, the City Clerk shall issue u
license for each dog, which license shall
be numbered and shall give description
Of the dog licensed. The City Clerk shall
keep a register of all licenses issued un.
der this ordinance.
Sec. 4 1t shall be the duty Of the City
Marshal and other police officers OF the
city, to seize, kill and properly bury, in
some suitable place any and all dogs run
ming at large wearing collars where the
license has not been paid, or without
having collar as provided herein. Pro
ridcd however, that where dog wearing
collar duly numbered has been taken
up. the City Marshal shall notify the
owner thereof, ii within the city, who
may within one day after receiving such
notice, recover possession OF the same
upon the payment of the license fee to
the Treasurer, and procuring the lircnse
as in other cases. and paying a fee Of one
dollar to the Marshal, and prorided
further, that no dog shall be killed until
after notice rs hereinafter provided, ex-
cept as provided in Section 10 hereof.
SIC. 5. 1t is hereby made the duty OF
the Marshal to forwith cause 10 be con.
structed dog pound in some secure
SEC. 6. That whenever dog has been
seized and impounded under the provi-
visions OF this ordinance. the Marshal
shall post O notice thereof on the front Of
the City Hall, said notice shall contain q
description Of the dog impounded
SEC Z. The owner of any dog SO i'm
p ounded, may at any time before
the sa Q or destruction thereof, redeem
the same by procuring q license therefor
and paving to the Marshal the fees rs
er in provided.
SEC s. The Marshal shall receive the
f flowing fees under this ordinance: For
impounding each dog, one dollar; for
keeping each dog, twenty-five cents per
day, for not to exceed two days, for ad-
vertising the same fifty cents, for selling
or killing each dog, one dollar; procided,
that when any other person than the
Marshal shall seize and impound any
dog running at large, contrary to the pro-
visions Of this ordinance, such person
shall receive one.half OF the fee therefor,
as herein provided, and it shall be the
duty OF the Marshal to receive any dog
so seized by any other person, and inn
pound the same, and he shalt retain the
9th half OF the fee therefor.
Sec. 8. If the owner Of any dog inn
pounded under this ordinance shall fail
to redeem the same for the space of forty
eight hours after posting the notice, as
provided in Section Z, tho Marshal shall
offer the same for sale to the highest bid
der, bu' no bid shall be received ior 4 less
amount than is required to pay the COSTS
due on the same, and out of the proceeds
Of such sale the Marshal shall deduct
all fees due, and the OYerplus. if any
shall be paid into the city treasury for
the use of the owner oi such dog II the
Marshal shall receive no sufficient bid,
as herein required, he shall kill and
properly bury such dog.
SEC. 10 No female dog in time Of heat. no
habitually vicious dog, or mad dog shall be al.
lowed to run ut large, whether licensed o. not.
and the owner or person permitting such dog ,e
run at large, shall be deemed guilty Of . misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall pay
fvrA af l... e..awS A.1lx al-~<
SEC. IL. All licenses issued under
this ordinance shall be for one year, and
shan date from the first day of June oi
each year. and no license shall be grant.
Ell for a less term than one year; TrorideG
that all dog licenses now in force shall
not be affected by this ordinance, and
when they expire they NAV be renewed
to June LIST. 1890, upon payment Of pre
rata license fee for the remaining part 81
the year.
SEC. l2. Any person being an inhabi
tant OF this city, permitting any dol
which he owns or has control over to gi
abroad in any OF the streets, alleys Of
public places of this city, without
being licensed, or without a collar
as provided in this ordinance, shall
upon conviction thereof, be fined in any
sum not to exceed fifty dollars.
SEC. IL. Amy person who shall interfere witt
any officer in performing any of the duties re
qulred by this ordinance. or shall rescue an,
dog from the possession of any officer, or from
the dog pound. shall upon conviction thereof, b
fined IN any sum not TO exceed fifty dollars.
SEC. IL That an ordinance entitled an "ordi
nance to license, tax and regulate and restrain
the keeping Of dogs, and to authorize the dis
training impounding, sale and destruction O
hereby 10 repealed.
| SEC. IS. This ordinance 10 take effect and b
In force from and after June lst, A. D. 1883.
Approved May %, 1889.
JOHN F. CONVEY,
Attest: RoBr. MARI, Mayor.