The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14


u all dead dogs and cats. providing
for the. appointment and employ
uent II the King County Humane
hociety. corporation. a. pound
70. sS7tf. approved September Is.
HE 1T ORDAINED ny THE CITY
OF SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
Section ]. That Section Of Ordi-
nsn &C., 70 ss,Si; approved septefnbsr
within tbs CITY ~ ssatiis. i ans ing
license taxes and providing penal
ties for violations thereof. and re-
peAling Ordinance No. 1916. sp-
proved November -, 1910" ba. ana
the same Is hereby amended. 10 read
A. follows
Section 8. That N. King County
Humane Society, a corporation e.
lsbnE under and BY virtue Of Sec
Ton asse 20 Section i7ss 81 Rem. &
hal. Annotated Codes and Statutes
!, f. hereby appointed as and de-
CARED q be, the official pound
master of the City Of Seattle. and 10
hereby employed for the purpose Of
,tsa.arsns eu, and enforcing the pro-
visions or this ordinance. and all
ooxs. female dogs. cats and female
.afs found running at large without
nAsing on license tag are hereby
oselarsa . be public nuisance and
County Human. Society 70 restrain
ana ifnpound all such animals
Section z That Section 6 OF ordi-
nance No. 1871. approved September
~. 1918. entitled An Ordinances reg
S Wilma IN, The keeping of deEs and cat.
License taxes and providing penAifies
Tor violations thereof. and r~peaf-
snE Ordinance No. 25T45. approved
Noycmber ~. 1910" be. ard the
sane sane i hereby amended 70 read as
Section Q. Unless an impoundes
animal is suffering from serious in
jury or disease. the owner or ke.ner
nay redeem the animal within
King scls sn hour .s by paying 90 said
prescribed license tar. together with
penalty OF One Dollar, N how
EYER an animal is held for rnors
iran t,ry-eiEht hours. an add
ceeding thiriy-five cents for eaeh
cay the animal has been held after
said foriy-sight bours And the
si len 2, s~ sss eT keeper upor presents
esipt from the King County Humans
society for said charges shall re-
eve license tag as provided In
~, hs orain nance. Al susns collected
provisionn herein. shall be paid 10
ne : Slty Treasurer as hereinafter
Section .. That Section : Of ordt-
nance No. 1871. approved g~ptsna-
Der ~ 1918. entitled An Orfsnanr.
cats within the city ~ Seattle 1,n-
posing license taxes and provIdlnr
penalties for violations thereof ana
rspsalinx Ordinance M. 2sTss. ap-
the same is hereby amended. 10 read
as follows:
Section 7. Any animal irnpouns.d
Tor the want OF license tnr ara
which IL not redeemed within the
speei 50 tim: shall be husnaneiy de-
King County Humane Society. NAV
ne hcld Tor longer period and any
person desiring TO obtain said ant
iir., nay 90 80 upon payment OF the
ins those provided in section 6 here
Section Z. That Section 10 Of
ordinance No. 5s7tf. approved SEN
,enher ~, iels. entitled An ordi-
dogs and cats within the cits, 81
Seattle. imposing license taxss and
providing penalties for violatfons
ssheeerr..of and repeating Ordinance No.
be, and the same is hereby amended
10 read a. follows:
Section 10. The King County HUI
name Society shall keep a record ~
Al animals impounded and OF their
dates and, n Ii. snimsl ana
deemed. OF the charges imposed
said Humane Society shall on ~
before the LIST and 18th day Of each
calendar month paw into the rtsv
treasury all moneys received nnr-
suant 20 the provisions hereof The
king County Humane Society shall
receive as and for consideration in
n n,,s zen Tor its service In enforcing
this ordinance. an amount eoutvafent
70 S5% OF all moneys received by the
city Treasurer from any source
m, rs , LOT license fees inpound-
dogs, cats and other animals. A.
herein provided for, and the city
comptroller Il hereby authorized and
directed 70 draw and the city treas
day OF each calendar month a war
rant drawn on the general fund.
payable 70 the order Of the said
king county Humane Society. for
an amount equivalent 20 S5a nf the
total Of all money received by the
city Treasurer during the preceding
calendar month. from any source
,whatcNer. Tor license fees; impound-
dogs. cats and other animals as pro-
vided herein. The King County I'm
mene Society shall. upon the tag<lnr
effect OF this ordinance. he permit
ted 70 use. free of charge. for a
period 81 two years. or until the said
society shall earlier secure new
buildings and equipment OF every
Kind now used IN the operation OF the
city pound. including all land. build
ines and appurtenances thereto. all
automobiles. all Cages platforms
chatnR ropes. collars. eiectrocutfnc
aud asphyxiatipg equipment. The
years from the taking effect 81 this
ordinance. or earlier. a. herein pro-
vlded, return 20 the city said land
buildings and equipment in the con-
takes over their use, except for nor
NAL wear. tear and depreciation
Section 8. That Ordinance No.
sS.hi, approved September Is. 1915
the keeping 81 dogs and cats within
the city OF Seattle. imposing llcanSe
taxes and providing pcnsitieS for
violations thereof, and repeating
vemhcr %. 1910" be. and the Same
Is hereby amended. BY adding there
20 new section to he known as
Section Is. and reading as follows:
Section IS, 1t shall be the duty
OF 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 n any section.
sente nee, clause or
phrase OF this ordinance IL for any
reason held TO be unconstitutional
or void such decision shall not ar
feet the validity Of the remaining
portion of this ordinance.
Section z That this ordinance
shall take effect and be In forge
from and after the time II shall be-
come law under the provisions OF
the City Charter. providing. how
over. that tho provisions herein AZ
fecting the King County Humane
Society shall not take effect or be
in force until said Society has filed
its acceptance OF the obligations 10
be performed on its part A herein