The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
NOTICE TO ELECTORS

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Regulating the keeping Of dogs ana
cats IN the city % Seattle. provtd-
ing for the collection and disposal
Of all dead does and cats. providing
for The appointment and employ
Inent Of the King County Humane
Society. a corporation. as pound
Ne ss7si ana aop ssnd'n ~dana1 rs
1918.
DE- 1T ORDAINED ny THE cfTx
OF SEATTLE AZ FOLLOWS.
Scction !. That section Of Ordl~
nance 10. ss5si, approved september
1919. entitled An Ordinance reg
within the city Of Seattle, Imposing
license taxes and providing penal
ties for violations thereof, and re-
p prswsf S oye,nsnse No; ss7.s az
Tie same - hereby amended. to read
a. follows.
Section 5. That the King County
nnmane Society. corporation ex-
IT,, LING s,s nnasr and by yIrtu. q Sec
BAi. xnn6tstsd cese. and a. sss,utss
% me state Of Washington. be, and
~ hereby appointed as and de-
ciard 20 be. the official pound
h,nsster o. The city OF Seattle. and u
carrying out and enforcing the pro-
visions OF this ordinance. and Al
ookH. female dogs. cats and female
s.s found running at large without
nsNinf on a license tag are hereby
aeclsrcd 70 be public nuisance and
y snail be the duty of said King
county Humane Society TO r~strain
ana impound all such animals
ssetion Z. That Section OF ords-
iA 1915. entitled Tn ords sspssm 5se
s.Lhg INC keeping OF dogs and cats
within the city Of Seattle. inposinC
license taxes and providing penaitieS
inr o,s s,ons tnereof and repeal.
November 20. 1910. be ara ire
ZANE Is hereby amended to read a.
Section 6. Unless an inpoundsd
Jury or disease. the owner or L~~o~r
msy redeem the animal within
,ei,,y-elEht hours by paying to said
p m,ng Sosn,y Humane society the
4 penalty Of One Dollar. III. how
ever. an animal is held FOR mnra
man forty-eight hours. an addI-
e e."nn, charge shall be paid. not er-
day the animal has been held amer
sac forty-eight hours And the
, ssia owner or keeper upon presents-
csipt from the King County Hnmane
Society for said charges. shall ~
tss ors,n License i.g a. provided II
by said Humane soe,rtv' .nSne sss
proyisions herein. shaif be paiS -
rne 10y Treasurer as hereinaftsr
sss,isn ). That Section ! Of ords-
Der IS. 1915. entitled IAN ord,nsnc~
regulating the keeping or dors srS
cats within the city OF Seattle. im-
posing license taxes and provtdine
repeating Ordinance No, es7fs a.
proved November -. 1870" be- s1A
the same Is hereby amended. to read
Section 7. Amy animal impounSsd
TOT the want OF a license tag and
which Is not redeemed within fhS
speech ed time shall be hunlaneiv 49,
s,roye9 or at the discretion Oh tn
nhr - UNITY Humane Society. may
ne hcld Tor longer period ana any
person desiring TO obtain said snf-
NAL may do so upon payment a. sSe
license tar and charges. not exceed
lns 'hose provided in Section 8 here
Section :. That Section 10 Of
TENDER is. 1918. entitled AN Ordt-
nnsnee rsgula ting the keeping of
Seattle. imposing license taxes ana
providing penalties for violaffonS
shcrsof and repeating Ordinance No.
s51tb. approved November Is. 1si6.s
ce. and the same 10 hereby Amended
10 read as follows
Section 10. The King county Hu-
name Society shall keep q record oP
az animals impoundcd and OF their
Opposition With DESCRIPTION ana
deemed, OF the charges innosed.
said Humane Society shall an ~
e osiore the ist and 18th day Of each
treasury all moneys received nnr-
suant TO the provisions hereof. The
King County Humane Society shai1
rses,ve as and Tor confederation in
and carrying out the provisions 81
TINS ordinance. an amount equivafene
70 ss% 81 All moneys received BY the
whatever. for license fees. impcund-
ing fees penalties and charges FOR
herein provided for. and the city
directed to draw and the city ire a.
urer to pay on or before the 10fh
day OF each calendar month . war
rans nra WI on on The sensral fund:
King County Humane Society. FOR
an amount equivalent TO es& Of the
total OF all money received by the
CITY Treasurer during the preceding
whatever. for license fees. impound~
ing fees, penalties and chRrres Tor
dogs; cats and other animals as pro-
name Society shall. upon the taxinr
effect of this ordinance. be pern,if
ted 20 use. free OF charge, for 4
period Of two years, or untll the sssd
buildings and equipment Of every
kind now used In the operation ~ fhn
city pound. including all land, huild-
ings and sppurtensnces thereto, all
atltnmnhiles nj
chains. ropes. collars. eiectrocutlng
and asphyxiating equipment. The
said Society shall at the end o. two
ordinance. or earlier. as here In nro-
vided, return 10 tho city said land.
buildings and equipment in the con-
dition existing when said Society
NAL wear. tear and depreciation.
Section 5. That Ordinances No.
entitled An Ordinance regulating
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's
20 new section TO be known a.
Section 10. and reading as follows.
section 10, II shall be the duty
of the King County Humane Society.
corporation, 10 collect and dispose
81 all dead dors and eats found in
the city of Seattle.
section s. That u any section.
subsection. sentence. clause or
phrase Of this ordinance Is for any
reason held to he unconstitutional
or void such decision shall not af-
portion OF this ordinance
Section Z. That this ordinance
shall take effect and be In force
from and after the time II shall be-
lax A.r he, stat-.
the city Charter. providing. how
ever. that the provislons hcrein az