The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-03
A DOG ORDINANCE

of dogs running at large within the
town limits of the town of Winnie
mucca, Nevada.
The board of county commissioners
of Humboldt county, state of Nevada,
do ordain as follows:
Sec. /. Any person or persons own
ing or keeping any dog or bitch within
the limits of the town of Winnemucca
shall pay an annual tax thereon re-
spectively as follows: For each dog
so owned or kept the sum of two dol
lars annually For each bitch SO kept
the sum of five dollars annually. The
tax herein provided for shall become
due and payable on or before the frs,
Monday of July. A. D. 1904, and on or
before the fist Monday of July of each
and every year thereafter.
Sec. 2. Upon the payment of such tax
the officer receiving the same shall
give a receipt of such tax, contain
ing a description of the Dog for which
such tax Is paid, together with tag
hereinafter provided, which tag shall
be attached to the collar Of the dog,
and the number the. con corr espond
with the number of the receipt given.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the
chief of police and every officer of
said town to take into custody any
dog running at large not provided
with or wearing a tag as herein p. o.
vided, and place such dog in the town
pound; and when SO impounded they
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hours. If not redeemed before the
expiration of such time they shall be
killed and buried by the officer i'm
pounding them.
Sec. 4. Any person wishing to re-
| deem a dog that has been impounded
dollars for dog and five dollars for
bitch. for a tag. or produce a receipt
showing that the license on said dog
has been paid within year. in whicn
case the cost of another tag shall lie
fifty cents.
county auditor to procure blank re-
ceipts with stub attached for the tax
herein provided. at the expense of the
town, and deliver to the chief of police
such number of suitable tags. taking
his receipt therefor. Said tags shall
be disposed of by the said chief of po-
lice in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided. Said chief of police shall also
make out and submit to the board OF
county commissioners at each regular
meeting on the first Monday of each
month a verified statement of his re-
ceipts from the sale of dog tags for
the month ending the Saturday pre-
ceding. and produce the county treas
urer's receipt therefor.
Sec. 6. For each tag sold the chief
of police shall be entitled to a fee of
fifty cents: provided that when a dag
has been impounded and redeemed the
said fee shall be paid to the officer
impounding the dog. For killing and
burying each unredeemed dog the per-
son performing such service shall be
entitled to receive the sum of one dol
lar.
Sec. z. The chief of police shall pro-
vide for pound for dogs. in which all
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visions of this ordinance shall be con-
fined. providing the expense thereof
shall not exceed the sum of FIVE dol
lars per month.
Sec. 5. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the chief of police and all peace
officers of the town of Winnemucca TO
be diligent in the enforcement of the
provisions of this ordinance. and in
case any officer charged with the per-
formance of any duty under and by
virtue hereof shall wilfully neglect to
duly perform the same. such officer
shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance
in Office and he shall be removed from
office by majority vote of said board.
b. F. RILEY,
Chairman.
w. c. RUDDELL,
c. E. HAVILAND.