Amador ledger., 1909-01-22

| The Board or trustees OF the City
of jackson do ordain as follows:
Section l. A license tax is hereby
imposed for the year 1909 upon all
dogs owned, harbored or found within
the corporate limits of the city of
jackson, as follows:
Upon every male dog. one 50-100
dollars, for the year ending Deem Der
! 81. 1909.
Upon every female dog, three dol
lars for the year ending December 81 :,
| 1903.
Section 2. Every person who owns
harbors or maintains within the cor.
purate limits of the city of jackson,
any dog, male or female, is hereby re-
uuired To pay the tax and license col
lector of the city of jackson, the tax
as herein prescribed, and upon such
receive payment he or she shall
from the said tax aud license
collector check or tag provided with
number, the year and the words
"male" or "femaIe" Tor some mark
signiiying the same), and so designed
as to be readily affixed to stag nr
dog collar, which said check shall be
affixed by the party procuring the
same to such strap. or dog collar, and
securely fastened about the neck of
such dog.
Section g. Ihe city clerk shall pro-
cure checks or tags as above provid-
ed. and shall dellver the same to the
paid tax and license collector, charg
ing him Herewith upon a record kept
for that purpose, and said tax aud
license collector shall keep an accur
ate record of all license tags and
checks issued by him, and shall make
return of the same to the city clerk
ON the first Of each and every month;
and he shall be credited by the clerk
on such record with all moneys col
lected by him, and with all License
tags or checks returned unSold by
him.
Section 4. The poundkeeper of the
city OF jackson is hereby authorized
and empowered, and he is directed
hereby, to seize and hold each and
every dog owned, harbored or found
within the corporate limits of the
city of jackson, upon which the said
license tax has not been paid; and the
said poundkeeper shall seize and hold
as above provided. each and every
dog found within the said city un
provided with such license lag or
check. as hereiL provided; Bnd unless
satisfactory evidence he produced
that such license has in fact been
paid, he shall proceed to dispose of
such dog in the manner herein provid-
ed.
Section 5. It is hereby made the
duty of the poundkeeper to notify the
owner or person having the control
(if known to him) OF any dog I'M
pounded, within twenty four hours
after impoundIng the same; aud
when the owner or person having the
control of such dog is not known, or
cannot be found the poundkeeper
shall advertise said dog by posting
notices IN at least three conspicuous
places with the said city describing
1t as nearly as possible.
Section o. If, after due notification
or advertisement as above required,
for period of five days, no person
shall have recovered or redeemed the
same In the manner prescribed in the
foregoing section, the poundkeeper
shall proceed to dispose of such dog
ia the manner following:
The said poundkeeper shall on Mon
day of each and every week. separate
ly expose for sale to the highest bid
der for cash every dog then held in
tax and charges hereinafter provided
for shall remain unpaid; provided
however, that no dog shall be sold
under the provisions of this section
until after due notification or adver
tisement as above required, for at
least five days.
At such sale no bid shall be accept
ed for less than the full amount of
the license tax unpaid, together with
an additional fee of one dollar and u
fee of twenty five cents for every day
that such dog has remained III the
custody of such poundkeepeI.
The proceeds Of such sale shall be
applied first to the payment of such
license tax and the fees as provided
in the proceeding paragraph, and any
balance shall be paid to the owner of
such dog il known, and where the
owner is unknown, it shall lie paid
into the city treasury, aud there held
for period OF thirty days, after
which time, if the same is not claim
ed, it shall stand forfeit to the city;
provided however, that the owner or
owners of any dog so sold may, with
in such period, claim the amount Of
such balance so held, and upon salts
factory proof of his or her claim, the
said amount shall be paid to the per-
son advancing and proving said claim.
If no bid is received at such sale
sufficient to pay the amount of such
license tax and tho additional fees up
on any dog so exposed for sale, the
poundkeeper is empowered and
directed forthwith to deprive such
dog of life; and he shall be entitled
to recover from the city OF jackson
the amount of his fees as prescribed
herein.
All advertisements mentioned in
this ordinance shall be made by post
ing notice on the city bulletin boards.
Section 7. This ordinance shall be