Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-31
TOWN ORDINANCE NO.

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 !. 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; a.,
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Constable of Tonopah, or any person
authorized by him, to deliver to any
person who pays the tax imposed by
Section l of this Act a brass or metal t,I
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 hasten
said tag on the dog for which the tax
is paid; provided, that should the dog
on which tax has been paid to date,
be found without said tag, said dog
may be impounded as authorized In
Section 8 of this Ordinance, and be re-
ing the tax, producing said tag, and
paving 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 mas as not
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 80 cents to
the Constable, then the said Constable
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
| taking care of such dog, then the Con-
stable shall destroy such dog, and
shall remove the. carcas of the dog
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-
+ Sec. 5. The Constable shall be al
lowed and paid the sum of so cents or
each male dog and $1.0O on each female
dog on which he shall collect the ta>
herein levied.
Sec g. That for the purpose of levy
ing said tax hereinabove described the
J Constable or person authorlzed pN
MIN To dCl III SuCl tdoSS shall iihN'
power and authority to enter yards ant
i hereinabove described has not beer
such dog or dogs, on which the ta2
such places as will be necessary to ge
paid, and it shall be unlawful for an!
person or persons to resist such Con
! stable or person acting with authorit!
under this Ordinance.
: Sec. Z. Any person OF persons VIC
/ lating any provision of this Ordinance
, for any Section thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor,N and on con
viction thereof shall be punished by
fine not exceeding 500, y imprison
ment in the County Jail MOI to exceed
two months, or by both such fine ant
! Imprisonment.
. BY order Board of County Commissioners Ny
County, Nevada.
S. F. LINDSAY,
v Chairman.
Dated Tonopah, Nevada, March 70, 1909.
Attest:
ROBERT G. POLL, County Clerl