Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-08
TOWN ORDINANCE NO. II

For the licensing of dogs, and for the
determination of all unlicensed dogs
found, owned or kept by any per-
son or persons in the Town of
Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, the
Board of County Commissioners of Nye
County, Nevada, do ordain:
Section l. There is hereby levied
an annual tax of $3.50 each, upon every
male dog, and $500 each on every
female dog, found, owned or kept by
any person or persons within the Town
of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Constable of Tonopah, or any person
authorized by him, to deliver to any
Section of this Act brass or metal
tag with the words, '~onopah Dog Tax
Paid" stamped on said tag, together
with the year for which said tag was
1T may be easily fastened to the collar
of the dog for which said tax is paid,
and 1T shall be the duty of the owner
or person paying such tax to fasten
said tag on the dog for which the tax
is paid; provided, that should the dog
on which a tax has been paid to date,
be found without said tag, said dog
may be impounded as authorized in
Section of this Ordinance, and be re-
leased upon the owner, or the one pay
ing the tax, producing said tag, and
paying a fine of so cents for failure
to have the tag on said dog.
Constable or person authorized to act
for him in such cases to take and i'm
pound all dogs found, owned or kept in
Tonopah, after the passage of this
been paid, and when impounded he
shall safely keep such dog or dogs for
a period of three days, and shall be
allowed the sum of so cents for keep
ing and impounding such dog.
If during the said three days the
owner of any dog impounded, or other
person, shall pay the tax above pro-
vided for, and said fee of so cents to
shall release said dog to the owner
or person paying the tax.
Sec. 4. If, upon the. expiration OF
| three days, the owner of any dog fails
fee of SO cents, to the Constable for
taking care of such dog, then the Con-
stable shall destroy such dog, and
shall remove the carcas of the dos
| destroyed at such distance from the
| Town of Tonopah as shall not en-
| danger the health thereof, and for
each dog destroyed and removed as
above provided the Constable shall re-
| ceive the sum of $1.25.
Sec. 3. The Constable shall be al
| lowed and paid the sum of 50 cents on
each male dog and $1.00 on each female
dog on which he shall collect the tax
herein levied.
Sec. 6. That for the purpose of levy
! ing said tax hereinabove described the
| Constable or person authorized by
| him to act in such cases shall have
power and authority to enter yards and
| hereinabove described has not been
such dog or dogs, on which the tax
such places as will be necessary to get
paid, and 1T shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to resist such Con-
stable or person acting with authority
under this Ordinance
Sec. z. Any person or persons vio-
lating any provision of this Ordinance
or any Section thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con
yiction thereof shall be punished by q
fine not exceeding 500, or imprison-
ment in the County Jail not to exceed
two months, or by both such fine and
| Imprisonment.
BY order Board of County Commissioners Nyt
County, Nevada.
| s. F. LINDSAY,
! Chairman.
Dated Tonopah, Nevada March IL, 1909.
| Attest:
| ROB ERT G. POLL, County Clerk