The Alaska prospector., 1903-07-30
ORDINANCE NO. 30.
An Ordinance to Provide Public Found and for Stray and vi- cious Dogs. etc

be it ordained by the Common Council of tbe town of Valdez. sIasks-
 section I. public pound is hereby autbor. 1zed. and the same shall he located on block ss Tn the town of Valdez, Alaska, untia chsurrd by the common council.
 section II. The common council shall an point q suitable person as poundmaster in and
 "' the town of Valdez, Alaska who shall hold ms oince during the pleasure of the council. ana whose duties shall be as hereinafter spcci- fled.
 section III. It is hereby declared unlawful tor any OK. bull, COW, horse, mule. sheen. goat hog. brother animal to run at large within the corporate limits of the town of Valdez. Alaska or to be pastured or hertied, or staked ar fled for the purpose of grazing in sny of the streets s alleys, squares. or other grounds, belonging to or under the control of the town of Valdez Alaska; and 1t shall he uniawful for any ami. nal or stock of any kind to be stakcd. pasturei or turned at large upon any private property with the limits of said town of Valdez, Alaska, unless by consent oi the owner or occupant of said property.
 Section ". It shall be the duty of the Pauad Master to take up, impound and safely keen any of the animals enumerated in Section III of this ordinance. found running at large. staked or tied. or heinz herded or passured in any street, alley, square, or other public grounds or place, or my private grounds, con trary to the provisions of Section III ef this or dinace, and when any animal is SO impounded the Pound Master shall immediately post in A conspicuous place upon the public pound a written notice. which said notice shall contain full description of said animal. and the ,inte of impoundng the same. If said animals a re not reclaimed and and all costs and charges there on. authorized by this ordinance. paid on or before the expiration of five days, the Pound Master shall proceed to sell the same to the highest bidder, said sale to take place at the public pound on day to be fixed by the Pound Master, not later than ten days after the same has been impounded; the proceeds thereof. after dcducting the costs and charges allowed by this ordinance, to be turned oyer to the owner of said animal or animals, taking his or their receipt for the same, if such owner or owners be known, otherwise to be turned oyer to the town treasurer subject to the order of the owner when known.
 Section V. The owner of any animal i'm pounded shall have the right to reclaim the same at any time prior to the sale or killing thereof upon the payment to the Pound Master of the sum of five dollars, as his fee for each animal, and a charge of fifty cents per day, or fraction thereof. for the feeding of the same during the time the said animal has been impounded- Said amount must be paid before the animal shall be released. The Pound Master shall cause all animals impounded to be provided with sufficient food and water
 Section VI. IL shall be unlawful for any dog not duly licensed and registered in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, to run or be at large in any of the streets, alleys squares or public grounds in the town of Valdez, Alas ka; and it is hereby made the duty of the Pound Master to take up and impound any dog or bitch not licensed and registered, found run ming at large in any street. alley, square pub lie grounds, in the town of Valdez, Alaska Any dog so impounded may be redeemed by the owner possessor thereof, at any time within five days after being impounded, upon payment to the Pound Master of the sum of three dollars as his fee, and twenty five cents for each day, or fraction thereof, for keeping the same; and upon the payment to the town treasurer of the annual for said dog or bitch as hereinafter provided.
 After dog has been impounded, the Pound Master shall immediately post in a conspicu- Ous place upon the public pound notice set ting forth full description of such dog and the date the same was impounded. All dogs not redeemed as herein provided shall be killed or sold by the Pound Master; provided, that no dog which has been sold shall be delivered until the purchaser thereof has first paid to the town treasurer the annual tax for said dog ss herein provided. Any licensed ar registered dog found running at large without a tag or plate req 4uired by this ordinance shall be talk en up and i'm pounded and dealt with in all re- spects as in cases of dogs not licensed, except that when claimed by the owner or possessor thereof the pound master shall make no charge therefor other than the twenty-five cents .per day for the keep of the same, and the town clerks license the records of his ofiiee or the records of the office of town treasurer shall be conclusive proof of the license and re. istry of such dog. All dogs impounded and unclaimed and unredeeIned and not sold us herein pro yided within five days from the time of in. pounding the same shall be killed by the pound master. and buried in some proper place to be selected by the health officer. Where five days is used in this section. or any other see tion, of this ordinance, it shall be deemed to exclude the first and include the last day
 Section VII. Any person desiring & dog to run at large within the corporate limits of the town of Valdez, Alaska shall pay, in a iyance, to the town treasurer an annual tax of two dollars for each male dog, and four collars for each female dog or bitch, for the term Of sne year or fraction thereof, commencing on the first day of August of each year. The town treasurer upon receipt of said annual tax from the owner or pnssessor of any dog, shall issue thereto receipt for the amount 90 received; said receipt when presented to the town clerk shall .entitle the possessor thereof to dog li- cense, in accordance herewith, together with metallic tag or plate furnished by the town clerk to the possessor of said receipt, which tag or plate shall be attached to collar around the neck of the dog and Kept displayed at all times; said tag or plate to be legibly stamped or engraved thereon the register number of the dog and the year for which the dog is regis tered. The town clerk shall keep book in which he shall register the number of the tag or plate supplied to the owner or possesser of any dog, the name of the owner possessor of such dog and description of said dog; also whether ii be male or female, and the year for which the tag or plate was issued, and the amount received therefor All moneys reeeiv- ed for license under the provisions of this or dinanee shall be credited by the treasurer to the general fund, and the town clerk shall charge said treasurer with the several amounts so received for dog license, as the same appears from the treasurer's reaeipts unOn which said