Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11

The Board OF County Commission
ers Of the County OF EIko, State OF
Nevada, acting az a Town Board for
the Town OF Carlin. in said County
and State, in regular meeting assem-.
bled, this tn day Of May, 1918, do
hereby ordain:
Sec. l. There is hereby levied an
annual license tax on all dogs owned
or kept within the limits OF the Town
oil 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, z. Any person owning or keep
ing any dog within the limits OF said
Town OF Carlin shall, on or before the
lst 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 EIko, the amount of his
tax, as specified in Section l Of this
ordinance, and the said Sheriff shall
/ theTeupon register the name of such
person and a 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 "Carlir
Dog License" and have a number
corresponding with the number of hi.
> registry certificate, and having also
the year for which said dog is licens
r ed.
> The County Commissioners of salt
: Elko County shall provide the sal,
r Sheriff with registry book contain
5 ing proper blank registry certificates
: and with such suitable metallic plate
Ior the purposes herein specified, an
= said registry books and plates shal
+ be paid for out of the town fund O
l. the Town OF Carlin;
" Sec. 3. Any person owning or keel
e ing any dog within the limits Of sal
u Town of CaTlin as aforesaid, sha
provide said dog with a suitable CO
j. lar, and shall cause to be attache
+ thereto the metallic plate provided b
II the Sheriff as atoresaid;
D. Sec. 4. II shall be the duty of tn
IL Constable in said CaTlin Township I
O. take up and impound any dog rul
lie ming at large without a collar aroun
its neck with the metallic plate shol
Ing the payment Of the current year
r. license tax attached thereto. Do,
impounded under the provisions
this section shall be cared for at Il
expense OF the Town of Carlin viii
so impOunded, and the County Cor
p, missioners of said Elko County sha
= provide suitable pound for the pu
- poses OF this ordinance, at the c
pense of said Town;
Sec. 8. Any dog impounded as {
unlicensed dog may be redeemed al
- taken from said pound by any Dcrs,
~ exhibiting to the said Constable
- Carlin Township a certificate of re
=. istry as provided in Section 2. shown
-. that the tax in said Section impos
80 has been paid for such dog, and up
=, the payment to the said Constable
go an impounding fee of one dollar, al
nd the further sum of twenty-five cen
IN for each and every day such dog sh;
have been impounded;
l,o Sec. 6. The said Constable of sa
90 Carlin Township shall cause all /
rd pounded dogs not redeemed with
=. five days to be killed in huma
, manner;
Sec, Z. 1t shall be unlawful for a
or. person or persons owning or keepi
any female dog within the town lin