The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-24

soct.ty, q corporation, as pound
master. and amending Ordinance
No 5s7si. approved September 10.
BE 1T ORDAINED TT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE As FOLLOWS.
Section .. That Section Of Ordi-
nance No. 1871. approved September
-. 1918, entitled An Ordinance reg
ulstinK the keeping Of dogs and cats
within the city 81 Seattle, imposing
license taxes and providing penal
ties for violations thereof and re-
p.aling oralnsnce No zs7.s. ap.
the same IN hereby amended. 10 reAA
section 6. That the King County
Humane Society. corporation es-
ton s2ss 20 Section ass Of Rem. .
Hal Annotated Codes and Statutes
% the State 81 Washington. be. and
is hereby appointed as and de-
master Of the city Of seattle. ana IL
hereby employed for the purpose on
carrying out and enforcing the pro-
Vision. % this ordinance. and all
cats found running at large wlthoat
having on q license tag are hereby
declared 10 he a public nuisance and
u shall be the duty OF said King
Sounty humane society 20 restraIn
and imponnd all such animals.
section 2 That Section 6 Of ord,-
nance No. 1851. approved September
~, 1918. entitled An Ordinance reg
uiafinE the keeping OF dogs and cats
within the city OF Seattle. Imposing
for violations thereof. and repeai-
lnx Ordinance No. zB7ts. approved
November -. 1870 be. and ths
same IL hereby amended TO read a.
follows.
section g. Unless an snpouna.d
animal IL suffering from serious in
jury or disease. the owner or keeper
may redeem the animal within
foriy-eiFht hours by paying 20 said
KING County Humane Society the
prescribed license tax. together with
. penalty OF One Dollar. H. how
ever. an animal II held for more
than forty -etgh. hours. an addt-
tlonal charge shall be paid. not en-
day the animal has been held after
said forfy-eight hours. And tho
said owner or keeper upon presents
ton TO the city Comptroller OF a re-
Society for said charges shall re-
c~fve q license tag as provided in
the ordinance. Al sums collected
BY said Humane Society. under the
the city Treasurer As hereinaft<y
provided
Section 3 That Section 7 OF ords-
nance No. 5s7B1. approved s~pter.-
her ~. 1913. entitled An Ordinances
r re-. ,,s', 's he. keeping , q deg ard
posing license taxes and providing
penalties for violations thereof ard
repeating Ordinance No. 2S7<s. ap-
proved November -. isfO.- be- and
the same is hereby amended. 10 read
a. follows:
Section 2. Any animal frnpound~d
for the want Of a license tag ard
which T. not redeemed within the
specified time shall be humanity de-
stroyed or At the discretion ~ tho
King County Humane Society, may
be held for a longer period. and any
person desiring 10 obtain said ami
NAL may do so upon payment OF the
license tar and charges not exceed
ing those provided in Section here.
Section T. That Section 10 Of
Ordinance No. 3sTkf. approved Sep-A~'
fember II. 1918. entitled AN Ords-
soss and e.,. w,,s sns r., s.sp.ns y q
Seattle. imposing license taxes and
providing penalties for violations
,hereof and repeating Ordinance No
be. and the same is hereby amended
20 read as follows.
Section 10. The King County HUI
name Society shall keep q record Of
AZ animals impounded and Of their
dates. and. n the animal IL re-
deemed. Of the charges Imposed
said Humane Society shall on OF
befor. the ist and 18th day OF each
calendar month pay into the city
treasury all moneys received pur-
suant 10 tho provisions hereof. Ths
King County Humane Society shall
receive as and for consideration In
payment for it's service In enforcing
and carrying out the provisions OF
this ordinance. an amount equivalent
e sb% OF All moneys received by the
City Treasurer from any source
whatever. for license fees impound-
ting fees. penalties and charges for
dogs, cats and other animals. as
herein provided for. and the city
comptroller IL hereby authorized and
directed TO draw and the city treas-
urer TO pay on or before the 10th
day Of each calendar month q war;
rant drawn on the general fund.
payable 20 the order of the said
King County Humane Society. for
an amount equivalent TO s5~ OF the
total OF all money received by the
city Treasurer during the preceding
calendar month. from any soures
whatever. for license fees impound-
ing fees, penalties and charges for
dogs, cats and other animals a. pro-
vided herein. The King County HUI
name Society shall. upon the taking
effect OF this ordinance, be permits
ted to use. free of charge. for :
period ~ two years. or until the said
Society shall earlier secure new =
buildings and equipment of every
kind now used in the operation Of tho
city pound including all land build
inrr and appurtcnances thereto. all
automobiles. all cages. platforms.
chains. ropes. collars. electrocutins
and esphyxiating equipment. This
years from the taking effect Of this
ordinance. or earlier. as herein pro-
vided. return 10 the city said land.
buildings and equipment in the con-
=. tUft ~ vhzA ant At
takes over their use. exec pt for nor
NAL wear. tear and depreciation.
Section s. That Ordinance M
ss7si, approved September 49, 1914.
the keeping Of dogs and cats within
the City OF Seattle imposing license
taxes and providing penalties for
violations thereof, and repeating
Ordinance d,rsr 20 Nc ss7 20 spsr9,SSsd Ne.
is hereby amended. by adding there
10 new section to be known as
Section Is. and reading as follows:
Section is, II shall he the duty
OF tho King County Humane Society.
a corporation, 10 collect and dispose
81 all dead dogs and cats found in
the city OF Seattle.
Section 6. That " any section.
phrase OF this ordinance Is for any
reason held TO be unconstitutional
or void. such decision shall not ar
feet the validity Of the remaining
po ssetoS Of sh': rS Saan ans orsp.ne.
shall take effect and be In force
from and after the time u shall he-
come a law under the provisions 81
the CITY Charter. provld,nE. how.
fectinE the King County Humans
Society shall not take effect or %
In force until said Society has filed
it's acceptance of the obligations to
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