Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-01
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
Board of County Commissioners of Nye
County, Nevada, do ordain:
Section l, There is hereby levied
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
Constable of Tonopah, or. any person
authorized by him, to deliver to any
person who pays the tax imposed by
tag with the words, "Tonopah Dog Tax
Paid" stamped on said tag, together
with the year for which said tag was
issued. Said tag must be so made that
of the dog for which said tax is paid
and it 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-
ing the tax, producing said tag, and
paying a fine of SO cents for failure
to have the tag on said dog.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
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for him in such cases to take and i'm
pound all dogs found, owned or kept in
| Tonopah, after the passage of this
Ordinance, on which the tax has not
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
the Constable, then the said Constable
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
to pay the tax on such dog, and the
| fee of SO cents, to the Constable for
takingscare of such dog, then the Con-
stable shall destroy such dog, and
destroyed at such distance from the
Town of Tonopah as shall not en-
danger the health thereof, and for
each dog destroyed ana removed as
above provided the Constable shall re-
ceive the sum of $1.25.
Sec. 5. The Constable shall be al
lowed and paid the sum of SO cents on
each male dog and $1.00 on each female
dog on which he shall collect the tan
herein levied.
Sec. 6. That for the purpose of levy
ing said tax hereinabove described the
Constable or person authorized By
power and authority to enter yards anc
hereinabove described has not been
such dog or dogs, which the taS
such places as will be necessary to gel
I paid, and it 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 VIC.
lating any provision of this Ordinance
or any Section thereof, shalrb be deemed
guilty of a miSdemeanor, and on con-
viction 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 an6
imprisonment.
BY order Board of County Commissioners Nyt
County, Nevada.
i S. F. LINDSAY,
Chairman.
Dated Tonopah, Nevada March IL, 1909
, Attest:
ROBERT G. POLL, County Clerk