The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-19

Tor thf hppolntnfnt ana employ.
ment Of the King County Humaso
Society. q corporation. as pound
master and amending Ordlnaneo
80, ss7si. approved September Il
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CRY
OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS;
na sse' ss as7g III: a. sss,s9 Q, orai:
- 1918. entitled 'ln Ordinance reg.
ulafing the keeping Of dogs and cats
within the city 81 Seattle, imposing
license taxes and providing penal.
peAiinE Ordinance No zt7s5. az
proved November ~. 1870 be. ana
the same 10 hereby amended. 20 READ
as follows:
Section 8. That the King County
Humane Society. q corporation sr-
isunE under ana BY virtue Of Sec
ton s2ss 70 Section z1ts o. Rem. q
isni. Annotated Codes and FfAfutss
~ the state Of Washington. be ara
y s hereby appointed as and De-
slarsd e be. the official pound
hereby employed for the purpose u
carrying out and enforcing tie pre-
Visions ~ this ordinance, and an
dogs. female dogs. cats and ferssle
cats found running AT large without
declared % Be a public nuisancs ana
~ shall he the duty OF said Kiag
County Humane Sociefy 70 restraIs
and impound all such gnimsIs
Section 2. That Section 6 Of ors,-
~ a",s re. ss!sl approved Septembsr
VIA Ting the keeping Of dogs and esis
within the city Of Seattle. Imposing
license tates and providing penaIsiss
iof violations thereof. and rsp<si-
Sove@i sras IS i m1 s' g. : .ns ,ss
same IL hereby amended 10 rxs6 e
follows
section G. unIcss an fmpounaea
snlnsl y suffering from serious Ia
ysfy OF disease, the owner or keeper
,,eerty- eight hours by paying 10 sid
King County Humane Society shs
prescribed license tar. together with
penalty 81 One Dollar. n. how
ihan feriy-eight hours an sx6J.
,.onai charge shall be paid. not ex-
c~eding tbtrty-ftve cents for esrh
gay The animal has been held AMER
said owner or keeper upon prsr~nsa-
ton 60 tho City Comptroller 81 4 RI
ceipt from the King County Humane
nocse'y ior said charges shall re-
the orans ssnse ,s a. s nro ,ai,.i e
by said Humane Society. under ne
provisions herein. shall be- nsi6 "a
NE s.tf Treasurer IS hcreinafsss
FtRfth-Hs
sectien >. Tha, Section 7 Of orsi-
Der IL. 1918. eniisied An ors,ns,es
regulating the keeping OF dogs ana
cats within the city OF Seattle i'm
posing license taxes and providing
psnsuss for Violation: thsrsos. and
proved November -. 1910. be- ss6
a. follows.
section 7. Any animal smpounded
ms,r me want Of license TAG and
specii cd time shan he humaneiy a.
rtroyee or at the discrrtfon ~ fbe
KING Csunty Humane Society. uav
be held Ter = longer period. and any
person desiring to obtain said anil
nal may DO so upon payment Of the
license tax and charges not ercced-
Ing those provided in Section here
Section I. That Section 10 Of
TENDER "a. 1915. emitted IAN ordi-
nance regulating the keeping on
dogs and cats within the City 81
seattle. imposing license taxes and
thereon and rspsailnr ord,ns o,s,'s Nn
2s7ts. approved November 20 1879
be and the same ~ hereby amended.
to rad as follows:
Section 10. The King County Hu-
name Society shall keep a record Of
al animals impounded and OF their
disposition. with description and
dates. and, " the animal IL re-
deemed, OF the charges imposed.
ss,d Humane Society. shall on Or
calendar month pay into the city
treasury all moneys received pur-
snant 20 the provisions hereof. The
King County Humane Society shall
receive as and for consideration in
payment for its service IN enforcing
and carrying out the provisions n
this ordinance. an amount equivalent
70 ssS ot all moneys received BY the
City. Trcacurer from any source
whatever. for license fees tmpound-
ing fees penalties and charges for
noEs, cats and other animals a.
herein provided for. and the city
comptroller Is hereby authorized and
directed to draw and the city treas
nrer TO pay on or before the 10th
Gay OF each calendar month a war
rant Drawn on the general fund.
King County Humane Society. FOR
an amount equivalent, TO ss~ % the
total OF all money received by the
cry Treasurer during the preceding
calendar month. from any source
whatever. for license fees. inpound-
ing fees, penalties and charges for
dogs, cats and other animals as pro-
yided herein. The. King County HUI
n n,sn, soe,s,y shall upon the taking
:.
ted TO use. free OF charge. for q
perted ~ two years. or until the said
soei.tI shall earlier secure new
, hm,ln,ngs and equipment OF every
city pound. including all land. build
ingS and appurtenances thereto. all
automobiles, all cages platforms.
chains. ropes. collars, eiectrocutlng
said Society shalt at the end = two
years from the taking effect ~ this
ordinance, or earlier. as herein pro-
vided, return TO the city said land.
buildings and equipment in the con-
dition existing when said society
takes over their use. except for nor
NAL wear. tear and depreciation.
SECTION S. That Ordinance No.
sS7hi. approved September rs. laiS.
entitled IAN Ordinance ne guiating
the keeping Of dogs and cats within
the City Of Seattle. Imposing license
taxes and providing penalties for
Ordinance No s57ts. approved Mo-
vember 80. 1910" be, and the same
Is hereby amended, by adding there
to new section 70 be known as
section lS, and reading as follows.
Section 10. IL shall be the duty
or the King County Humane Society.
a corporation. TO collect and dispose
Of all dead dogs and cats found in
the city OF Seattle.
Section 6. That IL any section.
phrase Of this ordinance liz for any
reason held TO be unconstitutional
or void such decision shall not az
feet the validity Of the remaining
portion of this ordinance.
Section 7. That this ordinance
shall take effect and be In force
from and after the time ID shall be-
come law under the provisions OF
the City Charter. providing. how
ever, that the provisions herein at
iccting the King County Humane
Society shall not take effect or be
IN force until said Society has filed
It's acceptance OF the obligations to
be performed on Its part a. herein
provided