The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-07
ORDINANCE no. a..

An ordinance to impose a license-tax
upop the owners and harborers OF
dogs; to enforce the same by ap-
propriate penalties: to provide for
registration: impounding, redemp-
tion, and to authorize the destruc-
tion OF any dog, the owner or har-
borer OF which Deglects or refuses
to pay a license-tax or control them
as herein provided.
Be 1t ordained by the chairman
and Board of Trustees OF the VII
lage Of Salmon City
Section Lit is and shall be uDlaw-
full for any person 10 own or keep
dog within the limits of the Village
OF Salmon City without making APP
plication to the Village Treasurer for
that purpose, and paying to said
Treasurer for the benefit Of the VII
LACE, an annual tax Of $500 for a
male dog and $500. for female dog.
| 1t shall be the duty of the Treasurer
to register the applicants name and
description OF the dog. and give the
applicant a certificate OF registry.
| Section at shall be the duty OF
| the owners Of all dogs SO licensed to
provide the said dogs with suitable
collars with a metallic plate or check
attached thereto, having number
corresponding with the certificate OF
registry inscribed thereon, and all
dogs not so registered and collared
as aforesaid shall be impounded, and
| the owners subjected to the same
penalty as the owners OF unregistered
dogs.
| Section at shall be the duty OF
the Village Pound Master TO take up
and impouDd any dog found running
at large, without a collar around It's
neck with such metallic check show.
ing the payment of the current
years license attached thereto.
Dogs impounded under the provis.
ions of this section shall be well
housed, fed and watered at the ex-
pense Of the Village of Salmon City,
while so impounded.
Section Amy dog impounded as
unlicensed may be redeemed and TAX
en- from such pound by any person
upon exhibiting to the said Village
Pound Master certificate of registry
as provided In Section One OF this
ordinance, showing that the license
in said section imposed, has beer
paid for such dog, and upon the pay
ment to the Village Pound Master OF
an impounding fee of one dollar, ane
the further sum of twenty-five cents
for each and every day such dog shall
have been impounded.
Section 5.-The Village Pount
Master shall cause all impoundet
dogs, not redeemed within five days
to be killed In the most humane
manner possible.
Section cit shall be unlawful TO
the owner of any female dog to per
NIT 1t to run at large while In heat
and such dog nay be killed by SAT-
Village Pound Master.
Section Tt shall be unlawful 10
the owner of fierce, dangerous o
mischievous dog to permit the sam
! to run at large.
, Section 8.-No license herein pro
vided shall authorize the keeping
owning or harboring of more tina
: one dog.
Section 9.--The Village Poun
, Master shall provide "A pound With
, the Corporate limits of the village !
which to keep dogs impounded unde
the provisions herein.
Section 10.-All expense INQUIRE
. under the provisions OF this ord
nance shall be paid out of the dog Il
cense tax collected hereunder.
Section 1.-THE Village Poun
J Master shall be entitled to $500 fC
every dog disposed OF by him unde
this ordinance. not redeemed.
Passed and approved this 9Th da
OF February, A. d. 1907.
Thomas j. Atkins,
Chairman
Attest Jesse G. Langsdorf,
Clerk.