The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-29


Of all dead dogs and cats. providing
for the appointment and employ
neut OF the King County Humans
Society a corporation. as pounds
Ne; ss7si. approved September Ia
BE 1T ORDAINED ny THE CrTY
OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section ]. That Section 8 Of ordi-
nance No. 1881. approved September
uiatinz the keeping Of dogs and cats
within the city Of Seattle. imposing
license taxes and providing penal
ties for violations thereof, and re-
proved November ~, 1872 be. ana
the same is hereby amended. to read
Section s. That the King County
Humane Society, . corporation eI-
ton 3ass 20 section s2ss Of Rem. =
Bal. Annotated Codes and Statutes
q the. State Of Washington, be, and
is hereby appointed as. and de-
master OF the City Of seattle. and Il
hereby employed for the purpose OF
carrying out and enforcing the pros
visions % this ordinance. and All
dogs Fem, female doss. cat. and femai.
having on a license tag are hereby
declared TO be n public nuisance and
y shall be the duty OF said King
County Humane Society To restrain
and impound all such animals.
Section ?. That Section 6 Of ordi-
nance No. ss7Gi. approved September
Is 1918. entitled AN Ordinance reg
ulating the keeping OF dogs and cats
within the city OF Seattle. imposing
f ,een $1,000 ,sns. ana providing penaltie.
,nw Ordinance No. 1915. approved
November -. 1910" be. and the
same 10 hereby amended to read -
follows:
Section G. rnies. an irpoundea
Jury or disease. the owner or keeper
may redeem the animal within
forty-eight hours by paving TO said
King County Humane Society this
a penalty Of One Dollar. IN. how.
ever. an animal is held for more
than forty-eigh. hours. an adfsl
ttonal charge shall be paid. net sx-
49, ,h s .n,,r,y,f,ve cents fer s.eh
said forty-eight hours And the
said owner or keeper upon presenta-
ton 70 the City Comptroller OF 4 re-
eeipt from the King County Humans
ceiv~ license tag as provided In
the ordinance. All ss.rls collected
by said Humane Society. under the
provisions herein. shalt be paid to
tne sity Treasurer a. hereinAftsS
Section .. That Section Z OF ordi-
nance No. 5s7si, approved Septem-
Der ~. 1913. entitled IAN Ordinances
regulating the keeping OF dogs ana
cats within the City Of Seattle. inn
posing license taxes and providing
penalties for violations thereof, and
repeating Ordinance No. f5T4s. ap-
proved November 20. 1910" be. ana
the same IL hereby amended. 10 read
as follows:
Section 7. Any animal impounded
which IL not redeemed within tho
specified time shall be humaneiy de-
ftroyed or ut the discretion % the
| King County Humane Society. NAV
be held for a longer period. and any
person desiring to obtain said ant
NAL may DO 30 upon payment OF thu
license tax and charges. not exceed
ing those provided In Section . here
Section =. That Section 10 Of
Ordinance No, 3s75f. approved Sep
TENDER Is. 1918. entitled An Ordi-
nance regulating tho keeping OF
dogs and cats within the City Of
providing penalties for Violations
thereof and repeating Ordinances No.
25I&b. approved November ~, 1sfo.<
be. and the same Is hereby amended
TO read as follows:
Section 10. The King County Hu.
name Society shall keep a record Of
All animals impounded and OF their
| disposition with description and
dates: and; the animal IL re-
said Humane Society shall on OF
before the LIST and 18th day OF each
calendar month pay into the city
treasury all moneys received pur-
King County Humane Society shall
receive as and for consideration in
payment for its service In enforcina
and carrying out the provisions oi
t. s5r OF all moneys received by this
City Treasurer from any rourrs
whatever. for license fees, impound-
Ing fees. penalties and charges foe
s sors cats ntsv, and ether snimaIs ss
comptroller IL hereby authorized ana
directed To draw and the city treas
urer 70 pay on or before the 10th
day OF each calendar month a wars
rant drawn on the general fund,
payable to the order Of the said
King County Humane Society. for
an amount equivalent TO s5s< of tha
fetal of all money. received by tho
City Treasurer during the preeedfnS
calendar month, from any source
whatever. for license fees, impound-
ing fees. penalties and charges for
dogs. cats and other animals as pros
vided herein. The King County Hu-
name Society shall, upon the takina
effect OF this ordinance be permits
ted TO use. free OF charge, for
period ~ two years, OF until the said
SOCIETY shall earlier secure new
buildings and equipment OF every
kind now used In the operation OF this
city pound. including all land. builds
ings and appurtcnances thereto all
automobiles. all cages. platforms,
chains. ropes. collars. eiectrocutins
and esphyxiating equipment This
said Society shall at the end of two
years from the taking effect Of this
ordinance, or earlier. as herein pro-
buildings and equipment in the con-
dition existing when said Socfetv
takes over their use. except for nor-
NAL sa, wear. tear r and dnepfeelstion
as75l. approved September is. 1918,
entitled AN Ordinance regulating
the keeping OF dogs and cats within
the city o. Ssattis imposing license
violations thereof. and repeating
Ordinance No. 257t5. approved No
vember 80. 1910" be. and the sams
is hereby amended. by adding there
TO new section to be known al
Section Is, and reading as followss
Section 10. IL shall be the duty
or the King County Humane Society.
a corporation TO collect and disposs
q al dead dogs and cats found in
Section 6. That u any section.
sub section, sentence. clause or
phrase OF this ordinance is for any
reason held TO he unconstitutional
or void. such decision shall not af-
feet the validity OF the remaininu
portion OF this ordinance.
section Z. That this ordinances
shall take effect and be in forcs
from and after tho time IL shall be-
come law under tho provisions Of
the city Charter. providing. how-
ever, that the provisions herein af@
fecting the King County Humans
Society shall not take effect or be
in force until said Society has filed
its acceptance OF the obligations to
be performed ON its part Is harsia
provided.