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

SecutiOn, and on failure to pay such
fine and costs, he or she shall be i'm
prisoned in the city Jail of the City
of Moscow, Idaho, one day for each
$3.50, of such fine and costs, in addi-
ton to the penalty hereinbefore pro-
vided for in this section of this ordin-
ance; upon any person filing with the
City Clerk of the City of Mos
COW, Idaho, sworn statement
of the existence within the City
limits of the City of Moscow, Idaho, OF
any vicious, dangerous, malicious, un-
ruly dog or dogs, or of any stray
dog or dogs, which such statements
shall state the name of the owner or
owners, keepers, harborers or the per-
son or persons having the possession
of such dog or dogs, if such name is
known, and if not known, such fact
should be stated therein; also state
therein the place where such dog or
dogs are kept, harbored, or are at, to-
gether with a general description of
such dog or dogs, it shall be, and is
hereby made the duty of the policemen
or other peace officer of the City of
Moscow, Idaho, to Immediately take
such dog or dogs into possession and
to impound the same in the City
pound, and for the purposes of so ta-
king such dog or dogs, the policemen
or other peace officer of said City of
Moscow, Idaho, are hereby authorized
and empowered to enter into any
house, barn, shed or clubhouse or in
or upon any private yard or premises
within the City limits Of the City OF
Moscow, Idaho, to so take and possess
such dog or dogs.
Sec. 6. That upon the taking and
impounding of such dog or dogs, the
Chief of Police of the City shall give
immediate notice of the taking up and
impounding of such dog or dogs, by
posting three printed or written no
tees of such taking and impounding,
such notices to contain a general de-
scription of such dog or dogs, together
with the name Of the owner or the
harborer of such dog or dogs, or the
person or persons in whose possession
such dog or dogs was found, if known,
and if such name is not known, the
same shall be SO stated, and also state
the time of the killing or otherwise
disposing of such dog or dogs; a copy
of such notice shall be posted in three
public places within the said city lin
its of said City, and a copy thereof
shall be published in an official news
paper of said City, published in said
City of Moscow, Idaho, for period of
two publications Of said newspaper,
if the same be daily paper, and one
publication thereof, if the same be
weekly newspaper providing that the
owner or harborer of such dog or dogs
so impounded may, in writing filed
with the City Clerk of the City of
Moscow, Idaho, waive such posting
and the publication of such notice.
Sec 7. The Chief of Police of the
City of Moscow, Idaho, shall keep
such dog or dogs so impounded for a
term of three days after the expira-
ton of such publication; unless such
time is waived by the owner or harbor-
er as hereinbefore provided, and at the
expiration of such time, the Chief OF
Police of said City shall kill, or cause |
to be killed, such dog or dogs, pro-
vided, however, that the owner or orr
ginal harborer of such dog or dogs
may at any time prior to the time OF
killing of such dog or dogs repossess
himself or herself of such dog or dogs
by paying the costs of taking, i'm
pounding, feeding and caring for such
dog or dogs, as well the cost OF pub
LEGATION of such notice, and Immediate
ly remove such dog or dogs from with
out the City Limits of the City of Mos
cow, Idaho, and shall thereafter keep
said dog or dogs without said City
Limits at all times thereafter
Sec. s. The Mayor of said City of
Moscow, Idaho, may by his written or
der file with the City Clerk of the City
OF Moscow, Idaho, an order ordering
that such dog or dogs SO impounded
OF taken under Section of this or
dinance, shall not be thereafter kept
or harbored within one mile of such
City Limits, and upon the filing of
such order with the City Clerk, the
owner or harborer of such dog shall
not keep or cause to be kept such dog
or dogs within one mile of the City
Limits of said City of Moscow, Idaho,
and in case the said owner or keeper
of such dog or dogs shall thereafter
keep, maintain, or have such dog with
in one mile of the City Limits OF said
City of Moscow, Idaho he shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, in a court
Of competent jurisdiction, shall pc nm
ed not less than $1,000, nor more than
$4,000, together with the costs of
prosecution and upon the failure to
pay such fine and costs shall be i'm
prisoned in the City Jail for period
of one day for each $1.50, of such fine
and costs.
Sec 8. That the Chief of Police
shall charge and receive for taking
and impounding each dog, under the
provisions of this ordinance, the sum
of $1.0O, and for feeding and caring
for each dog the sum of so cents per
day. All moneys received for the ia
king and impounding and feeding of
said dog to be accounted for to the
City by such Chief of Police.
Sec. 10. That if any section or por-l
ton of any section of this ordinance,
shall, by court of competent juris-
1iction, be declared unconstitutional
and void, the declaration of such sec
ton or part thereof as being uncon-
shall not affect such other
section or sections thereof as are not
declared unconstitutional, and such
section or sections not so declared I'M
shall be in force as here