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ORDINANCE NO. 342.

II Dill toi an ordinance to provide for tax
! ing and killing dogs.
BE 1t Ordained by the Common Council q
the City Of Salem.
Section It is hereby made unlawful 70
any person or persons to keep dog or dogs
within the limits OF the city of Salem. of tn
age OF more than four months unless th
owner or keeper Of such dog, or dogs, shal
procure from the city marshal a license 70
each dog as in this ordinance provided,
/ Section 2. The owner or person having i,
charge any dog kept or owned within the cit,
OF Salem, shall on or before the first day o
June in each year, pay to the city marshal tn,
sum OF 81 so in gold or silver coin of tn,
United States Of America for each and every
male dog, and each spayed female dog, anc
the sum of So for each and every slut or fe
male dog (not spayed) so kept or owned b,
him, which shall entitle him to a receipt from
such city marshal, designating the owner.
rame and the number Of the license, which
number 3 all correspond with the number OF
the tag which said owner or keeper shall place
on each dog at his own expense
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of the city
marshal of the city of Salem, or any one ap
pointed by said city marshall and he is hereby
authorized to seize, impound and sell or xii
and bury any and all dogs, sluts or spayeC
sluts found by him within the limits Of tn,
city Of Salem, Oregon, the owner or owners o
which have failed to procure and pay for a
license as provided in section of this ordin
ance. Upon the taking up and impoundinG
any such animal the city marshal shall post
notice on the city bulletin board and shall
send similar notice to the owner of such dog
slut or spayed slut, if the name of such owne
and his address is known. Such notice sha
state that unless the owner of such animal, Of
other persons having an interest therein, shall
claim possession Of the same and pay all fee
and charges of impounding, keeping anC
posting the same, together with the sum due
TO the city for license thereon as here inbefor,
provided within five days from the date o
such notice, the city marshal will proceed t
sell the said animal at a time and plac,
therein named, not less than five nor NOR,
than ten days from the date thereof, to tn
highest bidder for cash. Such sales shall b
public, and shall be held at the city pount
and no bid shall in any case be received 70
any animal for sum less than the fees Of i'm
pounding, advertising, keeping and selling
the same, together with an amount suficien
to procure license for the said animal, fo
which last amount the purchaser or owne
shall receive license upon such animal fo
the current license year.
The city marshalshall be entitled to charge
for impounding, posting notices and selling
such animal fee OF $I.5o for each male dog
and fee Of S. for each female dog or spayed
slut, and for keeping such animals the sum OF
rs cents per day.
In case sufficient amount is not bid for
any animal to pay all fees, charges and IL
cense fee upon the same the city marshal
may, at his discretion, adjourn such sale from
day to cay, not more than three days in all,
or II no sufficient bid is made for any animal,
the city marshal is empowered, authorized
and instructed to kill and bury the same at
his own expense.
Section q. No slut or female dog, in time
OF heat, or vicious or mad dog, shall be per.
mltted to run or be upon the public streets or
alleys OF the city Of Salem, whether licensed
or not, unless securely muzzled or led by
rope or chain by the owner or keeper thereof,
and it shall be lawful for any person to kill
any such dog, slut or spaped slut so found at
large and the owner or keeper of any such
dog, slut or sIayed slut permitting the said
dog, slut or spayed slut to be at large in vio-
lation OF the provisions of this section shall,
upon conviction thereof before the city re-
corder, be fined not less than $40 nor more
than $50 and be imprisoned until such fine be
paid, not exceeding twenty-five days.
Section S. All dogs, sluts, or spayed
'luts more than four months old found within
The limits of the city Of Salem without
license tag thereon, are hereby declared to
De public nuisance, and any person or in
labitant OF the city Of Salem who shall keep
dog or dogs, slut or spayed slut within the
limits of the city Of Salem without first having
'aid the license required therefor by this
ordinance, and having the number thereof
tamped or engraved upon collar upon such
log, slut or spayed slut, as hereinbefore pro-
-ided, or who shall cause or permit collar
nd number to be put on dog, slut or spayed
lut, with intent TO avoid the payment of
license therefor, shall, upon conviction of
uch otiense before the city recorder, be sub
ect to fine Of not lessthan $40 nor more than
so, or be imprisoned not less than five nor
more tuan twenty-five days
Section o. Amy person or persons who |
hall harm or molest the city marshal, or any |
erson regularly appointed by him, wearing
pollceman's star, who is engaged in seizing |
ny dog, slut or spayed slut or killing the |
anne, according to the provisions Of this |
Tdinance, upon conviction thereof before the |
lty recorder, shall be fined in a sum not less |
han $ nor more than $50, OF by imprison-
nent IN the city jail not less than FIVE nor
lore than twenty-five days
Section 7. All ordinances and parts Of
rdinances in conflict herewith are hereby
spealed.
Passed by the common council of the city
salem, on the 18th day of May, 1897.
ED. n. EDES,
City Recorder.
Approved by the mayor on the 10Th day
May, 1897.
/. A. RICHARDSON,
lot Mayor