The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-08

dinance, and fixing a time when thi
ordinance shall be in force and TAX
effect:
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOE
AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT,
OF MOSCOW, IDAHO:
Section l. That the Mayor of tn
City of Moscow, Idaho, is hereby au
thorized and empowered to, at o
during any portion of any year. make
publish, declare and file with tn,
City Clerk of the City of Moscow, Ida
no, his proclamation ordering and di
recting that all dogs owned. harbored
kept or in the possession of any person
or persons, firm or corporation within
the corporate limits of the City o
Moscow, Idaho, shall be muzzled dur
ing such time as the said Mayor shall
designate in his said proclamation
such proclamation shall be, by the CITY
Clerk of said City, published in two
consecutive issue of the official news
paper Of said city, if such paper be
a daily newspaper, and if weekly
newspaper, in one publication thereof
such proclamation to take effect ant
be in force from and after its pub
lication; and it shall be unlawful fol
any person, firm or corporation t.
keep, harbor or have in his or hel
possession, either as owner, keeper OF
otherwise, any dog or dogs within the
corporate limits of the City of Mos
COW, Idaho, during the time set forth
in such proclamation unless such dog
shall, during such time, be provided
with and wear, good substantial muz.
zle on and over such dogs mouth; sucf
muzzle to be so adjusted and placed
on and over such dogs mouth so thai
such dog cannot bite, gnaw, lacerate
wound or injure with its mouth, OF
teeth, any person or any animal. Thai
any person or persons, firm or corpor-
alton violating the provisions of this
section of this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, ani
upon conviction thereof in a Court OF
competent jurisdiction, shall be fined
not less than $500, nor more than
$4,000, together with the costs OF
prosecution, and on failure to pay such
fire and costs, be imprisoned in the
city jail, one day for each $1.50, OF
such fine and cost, provided that each
successive day such dog or dogs shall
be kept or harbored or shall be within
said City limits of said City of Mos
COW, Idaho, in violation of the provis-
ions of this section of the ordinance
shall constitute and be construed as a
separate and distinct offense of the
provisions of this section of this or
dinance.
Sec. g That in addition to the pen
atty provided for and prescribed in
Section 1 of this ordinance, it is hereby
made the duty of the police and po-
lcemen or other peace officer of the
City of Moscow, Idaho, to take pos
session of any dog or dogs found with
in the City of Moscow, Idaho, during
the time mentioned in said proclama-
ton that is not muzzled as provided
for by said Section 1 of this ordinance
and to impound such dog in the City
pound; and for the purposes of so ta-
king and impounding such dog or dogs,
such police or policemen or other
peace officer of said City of Moscow,
Idaho. are hereby authorized and en-
to enter into any house, barn,
shed or clubhouse or enter into and
upon any private yard or premises
within the City limits of the City of
Moscow Idaho, to so take and possess
any such dog or dogs.
Sec. 3. That upon the taking and
of such dog or dogs, the
Chief of Police of said City shall i'm
give notice of the taking up
and impounding of such dog or dogs
by posting three printed or written
notices of such taking, containing a
general description of such dog or
dogs, together with the name or har-
person or persons in whose possession
said dog or dogs were found, if known,
and if such name is not known, the
same shall be so stated in said notice;
also stating the time that such dog or
logs shall be kept before being killed
IL otherwise disposed of, according to
he conditions of this ordinance, copy
If such notice to be published in an
official newspaper published in Mos
cow, Idaho, for period of two public
atoms, if such official newspaper be
l daily paper, and one publication, if
he same be weekly Newspaper, pro-
any such dog or dogs so taken, may, in
writing file with the City Clerk of
Moscow, Idaho, waive such posting or
of such notice as we'll
waive the time and manner of dispos-
ng of such dog or dogs.
Sec a. The Chief of Police of said
Jity shall keep such dog or dogs so
for a term of three days
lfter the expiration of such publication
# such notice (unless such time is
waived by the owner or harborer of
uoh dog or dogs as hereinbefore pro-
'ideO, and at the expiration of such
ime, the Chief of Police of Moscow,
IDAHO, shall kill or caused to be killed
UGH dog or dogs.
Provided, However, that the owner
II original harborer of such dog or
logs or any other person desiring so
n do NAV at apy time DriOr. tn the