The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
Ordinance No. 4S
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AN ORDINANCE requiring license for all
dogs running at large in the city of Friday
the violation thereof, and repeating ordinance
No. of the Town of Friday Harbor.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town
of Friday Harbor, Washington:
Section I. That no dog or bitch shall be al
lowed to run at large within the limits OF the
town of Friday Harbor, unless the owner or
keeper thereof shall first procure license tor
each dog or bitch provided herein.
Section 2. The owner or keeper OF any dog
or bitch shall before such dog bitch be allowed
to run at large be required to pay. an annual
license fee in advance or before the first OF
April of each year as follows;
For each male dog SI.oo as an annual license
fee.
For each female dog $500 as All annual Ii
cense fee.
Section 3. An applicant for license under
the provisions of this ordinance shall pay the
fee herein designated to the City Treasurer who
shall issue to the applicant a receipt therefor,
which receipt shall show whether or not the
fee has been paid for male or a female dog.
Upon the production of said receipt by the APP
plicant to the City Clerk it shall be his duty to
issue license to the person applying for the
same, in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance, which license shall remain in force
one year, or until the first day of April next fol-
lowing. A license for male dog shall be de-
nominated "dog 1icense" and the license for a
female dog shall be denominated glitch j.
censen The clerk Shall furnish with each Ii.
cense metal tag, and on each tag there shall
be the inscription "Friday Harbor." Said tag
shall be attached to collar which the owner OF
keeper shall provide and place on the neck OF
the dog or bitch for which license has been is
sued as herein provided.
Section a. 1t shall be the duty OF the City
Clerk to keep list of the names and addresses
of all persons to whom a dog license has been
issued, together with the number and character
of the license issued.
Section s. All dogs or bitches found running
at large without wearing collar and a license
tag attached thereto, as herein provided are
hereby declared to be nuisance, and 1t shall be
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pound all such dogs or bitches and when SO dis
trained and impounded it shall be his duty tc
keep them for at least "a hours, at the end o.
which time it shall be discretionary with him as
be sold or killed.
Section g. All money received from the sale
of dogs or bitches shall be Immediately paid by
the Marshal to the City Treasurer, who will is
sue his receipt for such money. 1t shall also be
the duty of the Marshal to cause such animals tc
be fed and treated in humane manner while
SO distrained and impounded.
Section T. ANY owner or keeper of any dog OF
bitch so impounded or distrained may redeem
the same within "a hours from the time they
were so distrained or iInpounded, by paying tC
the City Treasurer the prescribed license tax
together with the sum OF $500. The Treasurer
shall issue receipt for the license money and
receipt for the redemption money. Upon pre-
sentation of said license money receipt 10 the
CITY clerk he shall issue license in accordance
with the provisions Of this ordinance Upon
showing said license 70 the Marshal, and upon
presentation of the redemption money receipt
the Marshal shall at once release the dog OF
bitch impounded or destralned.
Section s. If any owner or keeper of dog OF
bitch shall permit such dog or bitch or one under
his control to wear collar and a'lcense tag at
tached thereto, without the license tag having
been paid and the license procured, or If he shall
put dog license tag on bitch, he shall be deem
ed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof he shall be fined for each and every Of
Tense any sum not to exceed S. 90 and costs
and upon default the defendant may be con
! fined in Jail until the costs and fine paid.
Section Q. ANY owner or keeper of any bitch
who shall permit it to run at large while it is in
/ heat notwithstanding that such owner OF
keeper may have license for such bitch, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding $40. 90 and costs for each and every of
! Tense, and upon default of payment the defend
ant may be confined i'll Jail until such fine and
costs are paid
/ Section 10. The owner or keeper of any spay
ed bitch shall be required to pay an annual Ii
! cense fee of $500 for such bitch
Section Ordinance No. Seven of the Town
] of Friday Harbor, entitled can Ordinance re-
/ curing license for all dogs running at large
4 in the city of Friday Harbor Wash. and pro
viding penalty for the violation thereof'' be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Passed March II, 1910.
Attest: Q. c. WALL, clerk