Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-18
JOS MEYERS G SONS.
ORDINANCE NO. 342.

y D,ll foi an ordinance 10 provide for tax
ing and killing dogs.
Be 1t Ordained by the Common Council o
the City Of Salem.
Section II is hereby made unlawful foi
any person or persons to keep 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 oI
June in each year, pay 10 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 be is hereby
authorized to seize, impound and sell or kill
an6 bury any and all dogs, sluts or spayed
sluts found yhim within the limits Of the
city Of Salem, Oregon, the owner or owners Of
which have failed to procure and pay for
license as provided in section Of this ordin-
ance. Upon th- taking up and impounding
any such animal the city marshal shall post a
notice on the city bulletin board and shall
send a similar notice 10 the owner Of such dog.
slut or spayed slut, if the name OF such owner
or,1 al = Ir,,. - a.
state that unless the owner Of such animal. or
other persons having an interest therein, shall
claim possession nf the same and pay all fee,
and charges Of impounding, Keeping and
posting the same, together with the sum cue
to the city for license thereon as here inbt fore
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 10 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 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 marshal shall be entitled to charge
for impounding, posting notices and selling
such animal fee OF 81 so for each male dog
and fee Of s. 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 H.
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 II no sufficient bid is made for any animal,
the city marshal is empowered, authorized
and instructed to kill and bury th> same at
his own expense.
Section 4. No slut or female dog, in time
oil 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 5: All dogs, sluts, or spayed
81 siutS more than four months old found within
the limits OF the city of Salem without a
license tag thereon, are hereby declared 10
be public nuisance, and any person or in
habltant OF the city OF Salem who shall keen
I. dog, or dogs, slut or spayed slut within the
limits OF the city Of Salem without first having
paid the license required therefor by this
ordnance, and having the number thereof
, stamped or engraved upon a collar upon such
iog' slut or spayed slut, as hereinbefore pro-
loed' or who shall cause or permit collar
,ha number to be put on dog, slut or spayed
lut, with intent to avoid the payment of
license therefor, shall, upon conviction of
uch offense before the city recorder be sub-
eet 10 hne of not lessthan Sion more than
so, or be imprisoned not less than five nor
nore tuan twenty-five DAYS. s
oTSt'oh o. ANY person or persons who
nall harm or molest the city marshal. or anv |
erson regularly appointed by him, wearing
Poneeman's star, who is engaged in seizinS
nv dog, Slut or spayed slut or killing the =
Aine, according to the provisions OF this
i!ulnahee, upon conviction thereof before the
ny recorder, shall be fined in sum not less
hah sS nor more than $50, OF by imprison-
'en1 ~ the city Jail not less than 6ve nor (
lore than twenty-five days.
Section 2. All ordinances and parts of
ePealed. "eisoy
raised blythe common council of the citv
salem' on the 18th day of May, 1867.
ED. N. EDES.
-, City Recorder.
Approved by the mayor on the 10Th day
May, 1897. -" N"'
J. A. RICHARDSON.
Mayor.