Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-01
ORDINANCE NUMBER TEN

An Ordinance Establishing a Pound in
 the City of Globe and Prescribing
 the Rules and Regulations for the
 Maintenance Thereof.
 Be it ordained by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Globe
 SECTION I.
 The Supervisor of Streets is hereby constituted poundmaster for the City of Globe.
 SECTION II.
 The poundmaster shall have the right to appoint such deputies of mature age and discretion as he may deem neces- sary for the proper carrying on of his business as poundmaster, but in no case shall the City be liable for any charges or compensation of any nature to be paid to said deputies except as herein provided, and any arrangement for sal ary, fees or compensation made by the poundmaster except as herein provided shall be personal charge against him and not against the City.
 SECTION III.
 It shall be the duty of the poundmas- ter and his deputies to take up and impound all animals found at large, straying, wandering or running loose, or not in charge of or under the care or control of some person or persons in the streets, alleys, or other public places or vacant and uninclosed lots in the City of Globe except dogs upon which the City license has been paid and wear ing metal tag as provided in Ordin- anee No. VIII.
 SECTION ".
 If the owner of any impounded ami. nal except dogs shall be known to the poundmaster and shall reside or have a known place of business in the City of Globe, the poundmaster shall notify the owner of such animal personally or by letter through the post-oflic within twenty-four hours after such animal shall have been taken up and impound- ed.
 SECTION V.
 The poundmaster shall within twenty four hours after the taking up and i'm pounding of any animal except a dog, make a written report to the City Clerk, stating the kind of animal and describ- ing it by color or otherwise or by any marks or brands that may be on it and when it was taken up and impounded, and such report shall be kept open for public inspection for thirty days after it is filed.
 SECTION VI.
 The poundmaster shall keep all ami mals taken up and impounded by him or his deputy in safe, convenient and comfortable place within the City linn its, and shall keep such animals con stantly supplied with water to drink, and shall feed such animals at least once every twenty-four hours and treat them in a humane manner during the time such animals may be impounded, which shall not be less than five days unless sooner claimed by the owner thereof, except dogs, which shall be kept for three days or twenty-four hours ac- eording to the provisions of Sections " and V of Ordinance No. VIII
 SECTION VII.
 All dogs taken up and impounded shall be governed by the provisions of Ordinance No. VIII, and if such dog shall be killed as provided in said or dinanee the body shall be removed at least one mile from the City limits and two hundred yards from any residence or travelled road, and there buried, and the Supervisor of Streets shall report the number of dogs so killed and re- moved under his supervision at least once month to the City Clerk. The poundmaster shall be paid by the City of Globe the sum of Fifty cents for each and every dog so killed and re moved by him and shall also be all lowed all other fees and charges given him by this ordinance to be collected by him from the owner or owners of the animals taken up and impounded who may claim the same or to be re- tained by him from the proceeds of the sale of such animals at public auction.
 SECTION VIII.
 If the owner or owners of any dog taken up or impounded under this Or dinance shall within three days or twenty-four hours as the case may be according to the provisions of Ordin- ance Number VIII, or the owner of any animal other than a dog shall within five days after such have been taken up and impounded, apply to the poundmaster and pay him the fees and charges provided by this or any other ordinance; then the poundmaster shall deliver such animal to the owner or owners thereof.
 SECTION TX.
 All animals other than dogs taken up and impounded under the provisions of this ordinance which shall not have been claimed and the fees and charges thereon as hereinafter provided been paid to the poundmaster by the owner or owners within five days shall, as soon thereafter as may be convenient, be sold by the poundmaster at public auction in front of the City Hall in said City of Globe to the highest cash bidder be- tween the hours of nine and eleven O clock A. M., and he shall retain from the proceeds of the sale of such animal the fees and charges hereinafter allowed to him and shall immediately pay to the City Clerk any balance remaining after deducting such fees and charges,