Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-02
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
an annual tax of $3.50 each, upon every
female dog, found, owned or kept by
any person or persons within the Town
of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada.
Sec g. 1t shall be the duty of the
authorized by him, to deliver to any
person who pays the tax imposed by
Section 1 of this Act a brass or metal
tag with the words, "Tonopah Dog Tax
Paid" stamped on said tag, together
with the yeaN for which said tag was
issued. Said Tag must be so made that
it may be easily fastened to the collar
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 8 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.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
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
Ordinance, on which the tax has 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 SO cents to
the Constable, then the said Constable
shall release said dog to the owner
or person paying the tax.
Sec. A. If, upon the expiration of
three days, the owner of any dog fails
to pay the tax on such dog, and the
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
danger the health thereof, and for
each dog destroyed and removed as
above provided the Constable shall re-
ceive the sum of $1.25.
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 tax
herein levied.
Sec. 6. That for the purpose of levy
ing said tax hereinabove described the
|lConstable 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 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 vio-
lating any provision of this Ordinance.
or any Section thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding 800, or imprison-
ment in the County Jail not to exceed
two months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment
BY order Board of-Sounty Commissioners Nye
County, Nevada.
ST. LINDSAY,
Chairman.
Dated Tonopah, Nevada March II, 1900
Attest
ROBERT G. POLL, County Clerk