The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-18

Society. corporation. as pound
master and amending Ordinances
1913
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE crrY
1 OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
section !. That Section 8 Of Ordf>
nance No. ss7gi. approved septsmb~s
~. 1913. entitled AN Ordinances reg
within the city of seattle. impos1us
license taxes and providing penaE
ties for violations thereof, and re-
peallng Ordinance No. 2t7ts. ap-
proved November -. 1870" be. Ard
TIE same is hereby amended. 70 READ
as follows.
Section 8. That the King ~ountp
Humane Society. a Corporation er@
sunE under and by virtue Of Sec [
lion 1855 to Section 1889 % Rem. O.
hAi Annotated Codes and statuseS
q he state % Washington. be. ana
= ~ hereby appointed as and de-
clar~d 20 be. the officisf p1s,o6- I
master Of the City OF seattle. and il
hereby employed for. the purpose of
visions Of this ordinances. and All
onge. female dogs. cats and feruale
safE found running at large without
ssaN,ng or = license tag are hereby
declared 10 be public nuisance and
shall be the duty Of said King
County Humane Society 10 r~StraiS
AMI irnpound all such animals
Section ?. That Section G Of cyd,- 2
nance No. ss7bi. approved September
~ sls. entitled An Ordinance reg
within the city on seastis tmnass.e
sssenss isres and providing penaitics
tor violations thereof. and rrpeai-
Nagy . Ur,a,nasce Nc 1910. approvs1
1 follows. -
Section 6. Unless an impounis1
animal - suffering from serious in
y1ry or disease. the owner or keeper
fer'y-elght hours by paying 20 raid
King County Humane Society fhe
prescribed license tar. tog ether with
penalty % One Dollar. N. how
than forty-eight hours. an sadI-
tenal charge shall be paid. not ex-
ceeding thlrty-five cents for esch
aay ne animal ha. been held afief
sasd forty-eight hours. And liz
sald owner or keeper upon presente-
t4on 70 the City Comptroller OF a -
cetpf from the King County Hurnao1
sosiey fer said CHARGES. shall rer
c.tFe a license tag as provided m
the ordinance. An sums eoIIsrfe1
by said Humane Society. under ia
provisions herein. shall be paid Il
nc sity Treasurer as hereinaffsF
Section ,. Tha, Section OF or6l-
nance No. 7s7Si. approved Septen-
Der ~. 1918. entitled IAN Ordsnanco
regulating the keeping Of dogs ana
cats within the city OF Seattle, fm-
penalties for violations thereof sn6
repeating Ordinance No. .5-ts an
proved November .s. 1910" be- ana
The same Is hereby amended. TO read
as follows.
Section Z. Any animal smpounaex
for the want Of a license Tag And
which - not redeemed within The
Hpecii ed time shall be humanefy de-
stroyee or at the discretion OF TIE
be held tor q longer period. ana anS1
person desiring to obtain said ami
n1sl may do so upon payment OF thA
license tax and charges. not excee az
ihK those provided In Section 6 here
Section Z. That Section 10 ef
Ord finance No. ssTS1. approved SEP
tember is 1915. entitled -An ord-
nance regulating the keeping Or
Seattle. imposing license taxes ana
providing penalties for Violations
'nerrot and repeating Ordinance No.
ss9ts. approved November 20. 1919"
he. and the same Is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 10. The King County HUI
name Society shall keep a record OF
Al animals impoundcd and OF their
disposi'lon With description and
deemed, OF the charges imposed.
| Said Humane Society shall on ar
before the 1st and 18th day of each
calendar month pay into the city
treasury all moneys received pur-
suant % the provisions hereof. The
| King County Humane Society shall
receive as and for consideration in
payment Tor its service In enforcing
this ordinance. an amount equivalent
70 nos. or all moneys received by the
city Treasurer from any source
whatever for license fees, lmpound-
ing fees. penalties and charges FOR
dogs. cats and other animals as
herein provided for. and the city
comptroller Is hereby authorized and
| directed 20 draw and the city treas
day Of each calendar month a war
rant drawn on the general fund.
PAYABLE 70 the order 81 the said
King County Humane society for
an amount equivalent TO ss~s OF the
total of all money received by the
city Treasurer during the preceding
calendar month. from any source
whatever. for license fees. impound-
Ing fees. penalties and charges re-
dogs, cats and other animals as pro-k
vided herein. The King County HUI
mane. Society shall. upon the taxing
ted TO use. free OF charge. for .
period 81 two years, or until the said
| Society shall earlier secure new
nutluinEs anu equipment or every
kind now used In the operation Of the
city pound, including all land. build
ings and appurtenances thereto. all
automobiles. all cages. platforms
chains. ropes. collars. electrocutinE
and asphyxiating equipment. The
said Society shall at the end Of two
years from the taking effect Of this
| ordinance. or earlier. as herein pro-
vided. return 20 the city said land.
buildings and equipment in the con-
| ditton existing when said Society
takes over their use. except for nor-
NAL wear. tear and depreciation.
Section s. That Ordinance No.
5s7si, approved september IS. iaiS
entitled "An Ordinance regulating
! the keeping Of dogs and cats within
| the city OF Seattle imposing license
taxes and providing penalties for
violations thereof. and repeating
vember 20, 1910" be. and the same
Is hereby amended. by adding there
20 new section TO be known as
Section ~. and reading rs follows'
Section rs. II shall be the duty
OF the King County , hnmsns S S,sn,':
of ali dead dogs and cats found In
| the city OF Seattle.
Section 6. That " any section.
subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance Is for any
| reason held to be unconstitutional
or void. such decision shall not af-H
| feet the validity OF the remaininnI
! portion OF this ordinance.
shall take effect and be in forcs
! from and after the tune. II shall beJ
! come a law under the provisions
! the City Charter. providing. howl
fee Sni "I Inc King County Humsns
| Society shall not take effect or vi
J In force until said Society has ftieoy
It's acceptance OF the obi gations %