Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-15
JOS MEYERS & SONS.
ORDINANCE NO. 347.

ASEA -A4Nsn-N-L w -4Es
= osll - an ordirance TO provide ior tar
ing -ud bilias dog.
Be L Q. dsin-1 b .he Common Council o
The City Of ss1len.
S-cti1si L Is Der by made unlawful fot
any person or persons 70 kerr . dog or dogs
ziihin the rniis o. tie city q Salem. Of ih:
age Of m,Fe than four inOnlhs unless The
owner or keeper ot sueh i3g. or dogs, shall
pTocuTe from sh- city ra-i>hsi 4 license foi
each deg as in this ord rnsnoe provided.
Section , The oWnsr 4 peTsOn having II
charge any dog kept OF osnc3 within the City
Of Salem, shall On CT lssfae the .rst day o
IDne in each year. pay 10 the ciiy marshal th,
sum Of 81 90 in gold 81 silver cuIu Of the
United States Of America fcr each and every
maie dog, and each svayed msle Gog, and
the sun Of s. FOX each aud every siug CT fe.
male dog (roi spaytd) 80 kept Ct Owned BY
him. which shall entifl= n 10 q receipt from
such city marshal, 5isignaf.ng rhe owners
lame and the number OF the H-en-e, which
number .,-all c1uesponl wiih the number on
the tag which said ovn-T or s.rpeT shall place
on each dog at his own expense
Scctiun !. Il shall b. the duty Of the city
marshal Of the city Of salem, or any one ap.
pointed by said city marshal, and he is hereby
authorized to seize, impound and sell or Kill
and b ~ any and all dogs, slnts or sPayed
sluis found BY him within the limits Of the
lIiy Of Salem, Oregon. the oEnsr or owners o.
y hich have failed 10 procure and lay for :
license as provided in 5; cli1n Of this ordin.
aHce. Upon tn tak!rg up and imPOundinl
any such animal the city marshal shall post
no.ice on the city bulletin board and shal
send similar notice 10 the oBn-r Of such dog
slu, OF splyed SUIT, If the name Of such ou.ne
and his address Is known. : >uch notice bal
slate Iha. unless the owner Of such ANNA. u
Q. her persons having an interest therein hal
claim 70. ession & the same and pay 1ll fee
an charges Of imPounding, keeping arr
posting the same, together with the sun ~,
TO the city for license thereon as here iab-f0r.
provided, within FIVE days from the date O
such notice, the city marshal will proceed Il
sell the said animal at a time and place
therein named. not less than FIVE nor nor.
than ten days from the date thereof 10 The
highest bidder for cash Such sales shall X
public, anil hall lc Fe'i : the city pound
a. III Dii >ha / 10 ans -a-e be- @. y-d fOl
any animal f-T a sum les ..lI L. i--, Of IN
pounding advertising kr=pirg -ir, e-llins
the same. together NJ On anlunJ suficien
10 procure license f. the 50 1 MN J. lJ
wh ch last amount the purchaser ~ cwne
shall receive license upon su.h animal FOL
the current license year.
The city marshals shall be entitled to charge
for impounding. posting notices and selling
such animal fee Of $3.50 for each male do,
and fee Of s. for each female dog II spayeC
slut, and for keeping such animals the sum o.
IS cents per day.
In case sufficient amount is not bid fol
any animal TO pay all fees, charges and Ii.
cense fee upon the same the city marshal
may, at his discretion, adjourn such sale from
day to day, not more than three days in all
or if no sufficient bid is made for any animal
the city marshal is empowered, authorized
and instructed to kill and bury th= same a
his own expense.
Section 4. No slut or female dog, in tim;
Of heat, or vicious or mad dog, shall be per
mitted to run or be upon the public streets o.
alleys OF the city of Salem, whether licensed
or not, unless securely muzzled or led by Z
rope or chain by the owner or keeper thereof
and it shall be lawful for any person to xii
any such dog, slut OF spaped slut so found a.
large and the owner or keeper of any such
dog, slut or sEayed 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
sluts more than four months old found within
the limits Of the city of Salem without q
license tag theTeSn, are hereby declared tc
be public nuisance, and any person or in.
habitant of the city Of Salem who shall keen
a dog, or dogs, slut OF spayed slut within the
limits OF the city Of Salem without first having
paid the license required therefor by this
ordinance, and having the number thereof
stamped or engraved upon collar upon such
dog, slut or spayed slut, as hereinbefore pro.
uded, or who shall cause or permit a collar
and number to be put on a dog, slut or spayed
slut, with intent to avoid the PAYMENT of
license therefor, shall, upon conviction OF
such oftense before the city recorder be spb-
Ject to tne of not leSsthan $40 nor more than
$50, or be imprisoned not less than five nor
more tuan twenty-five days.
Section 8. Amy person or persons who
shall harm or molest the city marshal. or anv
person regularly appointed by him. yearing
Pohceman's star, who is engaged in Selling
any dog, slut or spayed slut or killing the
same, according to the provisions Of this
ordinance, upon conviction thereof before the
city recorder, shall be fined in sum not less
than S nor more than $50, OF by imprison.
ment in the city Jail not less than hye nor
more than twenty-five days.
Section 7. All ordinances and paris Of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed. 'N'sO'
raised blythe common council of the CITY
oil saiem' on the 18th day of May, 1897.
ED. n. EDES.
.5-, City Recorder.