Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-24
ORDINANCE NO IS.
An Ordinance TO Provide for Licensing the
Owning, Keeping or Harboring Of Dogs
in the City of Pullman.

III tne lily OF ullnlans
The city council of the city of Pullman
+ do ordain as follows
+ SECTION I. That every person who
/ shall own, keep or harbor any dog, bitch
or spayed bitch, over the age Of three
months within the corporate limits of the
city OF Pullman, without first having OBJ
tanned a license therefor, as is hereinaf
+ ter provided shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
/ of, shall be punished by a fine of not less
/ than five dollars, and costs of prosecution
or by imprisonment in the county Jail of
Whitman county, not to exceed ten days,
or less than three days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment
SECTION 2. Any person desiring to
obtain license to own, keep or harbor
any dog over the age of three months,
within the city of Pullman, shall make
application to the marshal Of said city for
a license and pay to said marshal the
sum OF two dollars for each dog, and on
receipt of the same the marshal shall
forthwith make out and deliver a license
to the applicant, which license shall be
in force and effect for one year from and
after its date, and said marshal shall at
the time of making and delivering the
license also produce and deliver to the
applicant a metal tag corresponding with
said license in number, which tag shall be
worn at all times thereafter on collar
about the neck of the dog.
SECTION g. The city marshal shall
lmpound every dog running at large not
having been duly licensed as required by
this ordinance and not having about
its neck a collar with the metal
tag y thereon referred to herein, and
Yrequifed by this ordinance, and if not
claimed by some person or persons with
, in one day after the impounding thereof,
shall, by said marshal be killed and
buried, for which service the marshal
shall retain of the money collected under
this ordinance, the sum of one dollar,
provided however if any dog be vicious
or cannot be caught by the marshal, he
may kill said dog anywhere off of the en-
closure OF its owner or keeper.
SECTION D. Any dog having been inn
pounded by the marshal which shall be
claimed by any person, resident of the
city OF Pullman, may be released at any
time before the expiration of one day,
upon the payment of, by the person claim
ing such dog, the sum of one dollar in
addition to the annual license tax herein
provided for.
SECTION S. The city marshal shall
keep record of licenses taken out under
this ordinance and correct description
OF every dog licensed, as is required by
this ordinance, in book kept and used
exclusively for that purpose, and the
owner of such dog or dogs so licensed,
hshall sign his name to the description &C
knowledging the correctness thereof.
SECTION 8, The city marshal shall at
the end of each month make and deliver
to the city clerk report of all the mon
ey received and retained by him under
this ordinance, which report shall be
presented to the city council at its next
regular meeting for approval.
SECTION 7. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances i'll conflict herewith are here
by repealed.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be in
force and effect from and after it passage
and approval and five days after its final
publication.
Passed Nov. 40 1902.
Approved Nov. %, 1902.
THRO T DAVIS Mavor