The Arizona sentinel., 1902-07-02
Ordinance No. 9.

Sale Thereof; And For Other Purposes.
 Be It Ordained by the Common Council of the town of Yuma:
 | SECTION |. The roaming or running at large of live animals, except dogs wearing tag and upon which the town tax shall have been paid as hereinafter provided in the Town of Yuma l is hereby prohibited.
 1 SEC J The town marshal shall be ex-officio poundmaster He shall take up and impound all live animals (except dogs wearing tag and upon which the town tax shall have been paid as hereinafter provided). found at large. stray | ing. wandering. roaming or running loose or not in charge of or under the care or control of some person or persons. in the streets. alleys. parks, or other public places vacant and un- incloSed lots in the Town of Yuma.
 SEC 3. If the owners of any impounded ami nal, except dcgs), shall be known to. the place of business in the town of Yuma, the poundmaster shall notify the owners of such animal by delivering to them. personally or by registered letter written notice that such ami nal has been impounded. and by delivering u
  copy of such notice also to the Town Clerk said notice shall be given within twenty-four hours after such animal shall have been taken up and impounded.
 SEC. The poundmaSter shall within twenty four hours. after taking up and impounding any animal. (except dog), make written report to the town clerk stating the kind of animal and describing it by colors or otherwise. or by marks or brands that may be on it, and when taken up and impounded and such report shall be kept open to public inspection for at least sixty days after it iS filed.
 SEC. ,. The poundmaSter shall keep all ami mals taken up and impounded by him in safe convenient and comfortable place. within the town limits and shall keep such animals con Stantly supplied with good water to drink and shall feed such animals at least once in every twenty-fOur hours, and treat them in humane manner, during the time they shall be mpound- ed, which shall not be less than five days un- less sooner claimed by the owner or owners thereof. as herein provided, except in case of dogs which shall be kept not less than two days unless sooner claimed by the owner thereof.
 SEC. S. All dogs taken up and impounded un- der the provisions of this ordinance if not claimed by the owner thereof. as hereinafter provided within two days after being i'm pounded, at the expiration of that time shall be killed by the poundmaster, and the bodies shall be at once removed Iby the poundmaSter to q distance of at least one mile beyond the town limits, and at least two hundred yards from any travelled road; and the ponndmaSter shall be allowed all expenses incurred by him count of all dogs mpounded and killed under the provisions of this section. and all other eX- penScS incurred under this ordinance shall be collected by the poundmaster from the owner owners of the animals taken up and inn pounded who may claim the sale or such ex- penses shall be retained by him from the pro- ceeds of the same of such animals at public auction.
 SEC. :. If the owner or owners of any dog so impOunded shall within two days or the owner or owners of any other animal so taken up and impounded shall within five days after such have been taken up and impounded apply to the hLu CIdIIH SuCu uOS UT dilu pay to him the expenses hereinafter provided, then the poundmaster shall deliver such dog or animal to such owner or owners
 SEC. B. All animals, except dogs). taken up and impounded under the provisions of this ordinance, which shall not have been claimed and the charges thereon have been paid to the poundmaSter by the owner or owners within the time herein before stated. shall as soon after the expiration of the time for making such pay ments, as hereinbefore provided, as may be con- venient be sold by the poundmaster at public auction in front of the Town Marshall office in the Town of Yuma to the highest cash bidder between the hours of nine and eleven o'clock A. M. and he shall retain from the proceeds of the sale of such animals the expenses hereinafter allowed him and shall immediately pay into the town treasury any balance remaining after de- ducting such expenses. The poundmaster shall vent and brand all animals sold by him at public auction, with brand to be known as the town brand and provided by the town for that purpose.
 SECS. The pOundmaSter shall be allowed, and shall be entitled to collect from the owner or owners of animals taken up or impounded, and claimed by the owner or owners thereof before delivering such animal all expenses for taking care of watering and feeding any such animal so impounded and for taking up. and the same. and shall be allowed to retain from the proceeds of the sale of any such animal. so impounded and sold by him at public auction, the same expenses as if such animal had been claimed gnd the expenses paid by the owner, together with the expenses of the same. In cases where the animal sold shall not bring enough to pay the actual expenses of such taking up and impounding and sale the balance of such expenses may be paid by the town.
 SEC. iG All persons who shall own keep, have master, harbor or knowingly permit to be on their premises or place of residence or busi- ness or within, or in any place they may occupy, whether permanently temporarily within the limits of the town of Yuma, any dog or dogs. ! bitch or bitches. shall pay yearly dog tax of one and 5O-1O0 dollars for each dog and two dollars for each bitch.
 SEC. II. Upon the payment of the above | tax. the person paying the same to the tax-collector shall be furnished by him with | a receipt for the payment thereof. and num- bered metal tag, which tag shall immediately be | attached to the neck of the animal for which | the tax was paid, by the owner thereof.
 SEC, I2. Any person who shall violate the provisions of section 1o of this ordinance shall | be deemed guilty of a miSdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, and costs of suit.
 SEC. 13. Any person who shall in any manner interfere with, obstruct. impede, prevent, or attempt to prevent. obstruct impede inter 'ere with or intimfdate the poundmaSter in the discharge of his duties as such poundmaster, ,r onv rarcon who may he aSSistino hlro in tho