Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-24
ORDINANCE NO. 400
A BILL

For an ordinance to provide for the
taxing, licensing and killing of dogs,
and for the repeal of all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict here
with.
Be it ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Salem, Oregon:
Section /. 1t is hereby made unlaw-
full for any person or persons to keep
any 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 pro-
cure from the City Recorder license
for each such dog as in this ordinance
provided.
Section 2. The owner or person be-
ing in charge of any dog kept or
owned within the limits of the City
of Salem, shall on or before the 1st
day of August in each year pay to the
City Recorder the sum of $500 in gold
or silver coin as license fee for each
and every male dog, and the same
amount for each and every spayed
female dog, and the sum of $500 as a
license fee for each and every un-
spayed female dog so owned or kept by
him. Upon such payment the City
Recorder shall issue to said person a
license for the keeping of each dog
so owned or kept by him. The said
license shall specify the name Of the
owner, with his place Of residence, also
the name, age, sex, breed and color
of the dog for which the license is
issued and said license shall be valid
until the 1st day of August following.
Said City Recorder shall also issue to
said owner or keeper a metal tag bear
ing a number of the license so is
sued, and such metal tag shall be at
tached to said dog during all the time
said license is in force and if any
dog is found by the Poundmaster with
out such license tag attached it shall
be presumptive evidence that such dog
is not licensed, and said Poundmaster
is authorized to Immediately seize and
impound said dog.
Section 3. The said Recorder shall
keep a record of all licenses issued
under the provisions of this ordinance
and shall pay over to the City Treas
urer all moneys collected for licenses
under this ordinance and said Treasurer
shall keep said money in separate
fund to be known as the "dog license
fund"
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of
the Poundmaster and he is hereby |
authorized to catch and impound, and
to sell or kill, and to dispose of any
and all dogs found by him within the
limits of the City of Salem, the owner
or owners of which have failed TO
procure and pay for a license as pro-
vided for in this ordinance. Upon
the taking up and impounding of any
dog the Poundmaster shall post no.
tees on the City bulletin board and
shall send a notice to the owner or
owners of such dog if the name OF
such owner and address is known. Such
notice shall state that unless the own
,r of such dog or other persons hav-
ng an interest therein shall claim
possession of the same and pay all
fees and charges of impounding, keep-i
ng and advertising the same, together
With the sum due the city for licenses
hereon, as hereinafter provided, with
n five days from the date Of such
notice, the Poundmaster will proceed
% sell the said animal at time and
place therein named, not less than
i've nor more than seven days from
he date thereof, to the highest bid
Ter for cash. Such sale shall be pub
ic and be held at the city pound,
md no bid in any ease shall be re-
,eived for any dog for a sum less
han the fees and charges Of impound-
ng, advertising, keeping, or selling
he same, together with an amount