The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-11-23
ORDINANCE NO. 3.

An ordinance providing for the licensing of,
and impounding Dogs and bitches. FRO
viding penalty for violation.
Be 1t ordained by the town OF Leayen-
worth, county OF Ohelan, State OF WhshihB-
ton, as follows:-
lst. The Keeping Of dogs or bitches within
the corporate limits OF the town OF Leaven-
worth is hereby forbidden unless the owners
or keepers thereof shall procure n license
for each dog or bitch as herein provided Tor
and every. person violating any OF the pro,
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of II msdemeanor, and shall on con-
viction thereof, for each and every offense
be fined in any sum not exceeding nVe uoi-
lars to which shall be added the costs OF the
prosecution.
md. The annual license on dogs E and nd
bitches is hereby fixed at the rate OF TWO w
dollars on each dog or bitch.
3rd On payment to the town Treasurer OF
the amount of any such license tax, ana the
production of certificate thereof, 1t shall be
the duty of the CLERK of the town to issue
license to the person applying therefor,
which license shall remain in force from It's
date until the first day OF January next en-,
suing and no longer and the clerk shall
furnish with such license metal tag upon
which shall be stamped n number CORE
spending with the number of the license,
and such tag shall be appended toa collar
which the owner shall provide, place ana
keep upon the neck of the dog or bitch so
licensed.
4th. All dogs and bitches found running
at large without having on such marked
collar are declared to be public nuisances,
some person appointed by the council OF the
town of Leavenworth, for the purpose, TO
distrain and impound all such dogs ana
bitches for which service, any person so
appointed by the council shall receive the
sum of fifty cents for each dog or bitch SO
impounded, and in case the owner OF such
dog or bitch shall redeem the same, he snail
pay the further sum of fifty cents for each
day the same shall be kept In custody. Az
the expiration of fortyeight hours after the
impounding of any dog or bitch II unre-
claimed by the owner or the keeper, the
same shall be offered for sale to pay expense
of impounding and keeping, such sale TO be
hours ut Marshall's headquarters and the
pound, and In case no purchaser Is found
for the amount of such costs ana expens es
1t shall be the duty of the Marshall or other
person appointed by the council for the pur'
pose, to cause the destruction OF the same
by shooting of said dog or bitch, ana the
disposal of the carcas by burial or crema-
ton, for which service the person perform
Ing the same shall receive fee OF nfty Genus
for each dog or bitch so destroyed ana us
pos ed of as herein provided. The fees pro,
vided for him to be paid by the town OF
LeavenwOrth. -
5th. The Marshall is hereby authorized to
secure suitable pound for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this ordinance
9th. II any person owning the same shall
permit any bitch while In heat to run at
large, Notwithstanding IL license may have
been obtained for such bitch rs herein pro
vided, such person upon conviction Thereon
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
twenty-five (25) dollars and costs OF prosecu-
ton.
18th. 1t shall be misdemeanor for any
person to steal or remove the tag or collar us
provided for in this ordinance from any dog
or bitch, except the owner; and such INSIDE
meanor shall be punishable by II fine of not
less than twenty dollars and costs of prose-
cution.
First reading October 3D. 1905.
ed,approved and signed by the Mayor
10th day OF November, 1905
DEED ii. MAYAR, Mayor.
Attest: GUY A. HAM ILTON, CLERK.
Published BIRD day of November, 1906