Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-07
ORDNANCE NO. 342.

ORDINANCE NO. 342.
a Dill f1t an ordinance 10 provide for tax.
ing and killing dogs.
Be 1t Ordained by the Common Council OF
the City OF Salem.
Section l. It is hereby made unlawful for
any person or persons to keep a dog or dogs,
within the limits OF the city of Salem, OF the
age Of more than four months unless the
owner or keeper of such dog, or dogs, shall
procure from the city marshal a license for
each dog as in this ordinance provided.
Section 2. The owner or person having in
charge any dog kept or owned within the city
Of Salem, shall on or before the first day Of
June in each year, pay to the city marshal the
sum of 81 so in gold or silver coin of the
United States of America for each and every
male dog, and each spayed female dog, and
the sum of So for each and every slut or fe-
male dog (not spayed) so kept or owned by
him, which shall entitle him to receipt from
such city marshal, designating the owners
lame and the number of the license, which
number shall correspond with the number on
the tag which said owner or keeper shall place
on each dog at his own expense.
Section 3, 1t shall be 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 bury any and all dogs, sluts or spayed
sluts found by him within the limits Of the
city OF Salem, Oregon, the owner or owners Of
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 owner
and his address is known. Such notice shall
state that un1eeS tha OXyner If syoh animal or
other persons having an interest therein, shall
claim possession Of the same and pay all fees
and charges Of impounding, keeping and
posting the same, together with the sum due
to the city for license thereon as here inbefore
provided, within five days from the date OF
such notice, the city marshal will proceed to
sell the said animal at a time and place
therein named, not less than five nor more
than ten days from the date thereof, to the
highest bidder for cash. Such sales shall be
public and shall be held at the city pound
and no bid shall in any case be received for
any animal for a sum less than the fees of i'm
pounding, advertising keeping and selling
the same, together with an amount sufficient
TO procure license for the said animal, for
which last amount the purchaser or owner
shall receive license upon such animal for
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 dog
and fee of So for each female dog or spayed
slut, and for keeping such animals the sum OF
IS cents per day.
In case a 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 Gay, 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 ths same at
his own expense.
Section q. No slut or female dog, in time
OF heat, or vicious or mad dog, shall be per.
mitted 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 a
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 sLayed 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
llullS Oh the city OF WITHOUT q
license tag thereon, are hereby declared to
be public nuisance, and any person or in
habitant of the city Of Salem who shall keep
dog. OF dogs, slut or 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 a collar upon such
dog, slut or spayed slut, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, or who shall cause or permit collar
and number to be put on dog, slut or spayed
slut, with intent to avoid the payment of
a license therefor, shall, upon conviction of
such offense before the city recorder, be sub
ject to fine Of not lessthan $Ionor more than
$50 or be imprisoned not less than five nor
more tuan twenty-five days
Section 9. Any person or persons who
shall harm or molest the city marshal, or any
person regularly appointed by him, wearing
Policeman's star, who is engaged in seizing
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 a sum not less
than S nor more than $50, or by imprson-
ment in the city Jail not less than FIVE nor
more than twenty-five days.
Section 7. All ordinances and parts Of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Passed by. the common council Of the city
'i Salem, on the 18th day of May, 1897.
ED. N. EDES,
City Recorder.
Approved by the mayor on the 10Th day
Of May, 1897.