Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-12


the Town OF Carlin, in said County
and State. in regular meeting assem-
bled. this tn day OF May. 1918, do
hereby ordain:
Sec. 1. There is hereby levied an
annual license tax on all dogs owned
or kept within the limits Of the Town
OF Carlin, County OF Elko. State Of
Nevada; the amount OF such tax is
$500 per year for female dogs that
are not spayed, and $500 per year for
all other dogs;
Sec. 2. Amy person owning or keep
ing any dog within the limits OF said
Town OF Carlin shall. on or before the
LIST day OF July, A. d. 1918, and on or
before the LIST day of January OF each
year thereafter, pay TO the Sheriff OF
the County OF Elko, the amount of his
tax, as specified in Section l OF this
ordinance, and the said Sheriff shall
thereupon register the name OF such
person and description OF the dog or
dogs owned or kept by him, sufficient
for the purpose OF Identification, and
shall issue to such person a proper
certificate as evidence OF such regis.
trauon and OF the payment OF said
tax. Each OF said certificates shall
have number different from all the
others. The Sheriff shall also pro
vide such person with a metallic
plate stamped with the words "Carlin
Dog License" and have a number
corresponding with the number OF his
registry certificate, and having also
the year for which said dog Is Iicens.
ed.
The County Commissioners OF said
Elko County shall provide the said
sheriff with a registry book contain.
Ing proper blank registry certificates,
and with such suitable metallic plates
for the purposes herein specified, and
said registry books and plates shall
be paid for out OF the town fund OF
the Town OF Carlin;
Il Sec. 3. Amy person owning or keep
ing any dog within the limits Of said
Town OF Carlin as aforesaid, shall
provide said dog with a suitable col
lar, and shall cause to be attached
thereto the metallic plate provided By
the Sheriff as aforesaid;
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF the
Constable in said Carlin Township to
take up and impound any dog run
ming at large without a collar around
its neck with the metallic plate show
Ing the payment OF the current years
license tax attached thereto. Dogs
impounded under the provisions Of
this section shall be cared for at the
expense OF the Town OF Carlin while
80 impounded. and the County Com
missioners OF said Elko County shall
provide suitable pound for the pur
; poses OF this ordinance, at the eI
pense Of said Town;
Sec. 8. Any dog impounded as ar
unlicensed dog may be redeemed ant
taken from said pound by any person
exhibiting to the said Constable Of
Carlin Township a certificate OF reg
istry as provided in Section 2, showIns
that the tax in said Section imposed
has been paid for such dog, and upon
the payment to the said Constable oil
an impounding fee OF one dollar, and
the further sum OF twenty-five cents
for each and every day such dog shall
have been impounded;
Sec. 6. The said Constable OF said
Carlin Township shall cause all I'M
pounded dogs not redeemed within
five days to be killed In q humane
manner;
Sec. z. II shall be unlawful for any
person or persons owning or keeping
any female dog within tho town limits
OF the said Town OF Carlin to permit
such dog while in heat to run at larKe
In said town, and such dog may be
killed by said Constable OF CarlIn
Township;
Sec. 9. II shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to deprive any reg
istered dog Of It's collar or plate, or 10
interfere with or injure the collar OF
plate Of any such dog; and It shall be
unlawful for any person or persons
to place a registry plate on any dog
not reglSterod, as in this ordinance
provided;
Sec. 3. Any person or persons VIC.
iatlnB any OF the provisions OF this or.
dinaoo shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $4,000. or imprisonment In
the county Jail OF Elko County for a
term not exceeding go days;
Sec. 10. All tax paid TO the Sheriff
by virtue OF this ordinance shall bo by
said Sheriff turned to the County
Treasurer OF the said County Of Elko
at tho lat OF the next succeeding
month after said taxes are collected,
and the County Treasurer shall place
all moneys in the cariin Town Gov.
eminent fund: