The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-27


msnt Of the King county Humans
Society. q corporation. as poun5-
master. and amending Drdinsrco
No. ss7Bi. approved September II.
1918
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITE
or SEATTLE Az FOLLOWS
Section ]. That Section 5 of Orff-
nance No. 1s7bI. approved septernbsp
IA. 1918 entitled An Ordinance reg
vlating the keeping Of dogs and cats
license ta1es and providing penal
ties for violations thereof and re-
pcaiinR Ordinance No. 2t7f6. ap-
proved November rs. 1910 be. and
the same 10 hereby amended. 10 read
Section s. That the King County
Humane Society. q corporation er~
isting under and by virtue 81 Secs
ton 3zss 10 Section 5zss Of Rem. =
Sal. Annotated Codes and statutes
o. the state % Washington. be. and
~ IL hereby appointed as and De-
clared 70 be. the official pound-
master 81 the City OF Seattle. and 10 t
hereby employed for the purpose Of
carrying out and enforcing the pro-
visions % this ordinance. and al
dogs. female dogs. eats and fenefs
cats found running At large without
having on a license tag are hereby
declared 10 be a public nuisance and
i shall be the duty Of said KING
County Humane Society 10 remtrain
and fmpound all such animals.
Section :. That Section % ord,ur
nance No. 1s7ti.. approved septemh
ulsting the keeping Of dogs and q
within the City % Seattle. fmpors
license taxes and providing psnAitiex~(
for violations thereof and repeai-
November ~. 1870 be. and ths
same 10 hereby amended to read 40
follows;
Section g. Unless an srnpoundsd
animal IL suffering from serious I'M
jury or disease. The owner or keeper
forty-slEht hours by paying 20 said
King County Humane Society the
prescribed license tar. together with
a penalty OF on. Dollar. n how
ever. an animal is held for moro
than forfy-eigh. hours. an addi- \
tionai charge shall be paid. not er-
ceeding thlrty-fIye cents for each
day the animal has been held after I.
said forty-sigbt hours And the
said owner or keeper upon presenfa- /
ton TO the City Comptroller OF a re-
ceipt from the King County Humans
Society for said charges. shall re-
sss ordinance. sse sk I sro saIss, =
by said Humane Society, under tho
provisions herein. shall be paid to
the city Treasurer as hereinaftey
provided.
sse,ien J.. That Section : o. ordl-
nance No. 1871. approved s<ptens-
Der Is, 1918, entitled AN Ordinances
regulating the keeping OF dogs ana
cats within the City OF Seattle, i'm
posing license taxes and providins
penalties for violations thereof. and
repeating Ordinance No. 757ts, APP VI
proved November -. 1910" be. and
the same Is hereby amended. TO read
as follows.
Section 7. Any animal irnpounded
- !.
witch is not redeemed within ths
specified time shali be humanity de-
stroyed or at the discretion of the
King County Humane Society. may
be held for longer period. and any
person desiring TO obtain said ant
NAL may do so upon payment OF the
license tar and charges not exceed
ing those provided In Section s here.
Of
Section Z Tha. Section 10 OF
TENDER is 1915. entitled IAN ord.
nance regulating the keeping o,
dogs and cats within the City OF
Seattle. imposing license taxes and
thereof and repeating Ordinance No
267<5. approved November 80 ieI0-
be. and the same II hereby amended
10 read ms follows
Section 10. The King County Hu-
name Society shall keep a record a
ell animals impounded and OF their
disposition with description and
dates. and. " the animal Is re-
eeemea OF the charges imposed
before the LIST and 18th day OF each
calendar month pay into the city
treasury all moneys received pur-
snant 70 the provisions hereof. Tbs
King County Humane Society shall
receive as and for consideration in
payment for it's service In enforcing
and carrying out the provisions q
this ordinance. an amount equivaient \
e ss% OF all moneys received by the
CITY Treasurer from any source
whatever. for license fees. impound-
Ing fees. penalties and charges for
dogs; cats and other animals. AZ
herein provided for. and the city
comptroller is hereby authorized and
directed 20 draw and the city treas
urcr TO paw on or before the 10th
day Of zach calendar month a war
rant drawn on the general fund.
payable 20 the order Of IN. said
King County Humane Society, for
an amount equivalent 10 sS< Of ths
total OF all money received by thu
city Treasurer during the preceding
calendar month. from any rourcs
whatever. for license fees, flnpound-
Ing fees. penalties and charges for
dogs. cats and other animals as pro-
vided herein. The King County HUI
name Society shall. upon the taxing
effect OF this ordinance, be permtxr
ted TO use. free OF charge. for A.
period or two years, or until the said
Society shall earlier secure new
kind now used in the operation OF tina
city pound. including all land, build
inEs and appurtenances thereto. all
automobiles. all cages. platforms.
chains. ropes collars. eiectrocutlnS
and asphyxiating equipment The
said Society shall at the end OF two
years from the taking effect OF thls
ordinance. or earlier. as herein pro-
a. n 70 h .ts
buildings and equipment in the COM
dition existing when said cocietv
takes over their use. except for nor-
mai wear. tea. and depreciation.
ssi5i, approved September is. 1918.
entitled IAN Ordinance rerulatinr
the keeping OF dogs and cats within
the City Of Seattle, imposing license
Violations thereof, and repeating
Ordinance No 2s7ts, approved Mo-
vemher 20. 1910" be, and the same
Is hereby amended, by adding there
Section 10. and reading as follows:
section 10, II shall he the duty
OF the King County Humane Society.
corporation, 70 collect and dispose
n q, al dead dogs and cats found IN
Section 8. That n any section.
subsection, sentence, clause Of
phrase OF this ordinance Is for any
reason held TO be unconstitutionsi
or void. such decision shall not az
feet the validity OF the remaining
portion OF this ordinance
Section I. That this ordnance
shall take effect and he In fore
from and after the time ~ shall be.
come law under the provisions al
the city Charter. providing. how
ever, that the provisions herein AZ.
fecting the King County Humane
Society shall not take effect or he
in force until said Society has filed
it's acceptance OF the obligations -
provided.