The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-02-17

the officers Of the city, and it shall
pc the further duty of such tax
payer 70 see that said tag Is con-
stantiy worn by such dog.
section o.. On and after the first
uay OF April of each year, 1T shall
pc the duty of the City Police Of
ncer to take up and impound any
o9gs round at large in the City
Sndts Swaenout the tag provided for in
impounding any dog as provided in
Section 8. the Police shall immed-
lately post in three or more COM
spicuous places in the City a notice
OF impound1ng in substantially the
following form:
NOTICE OF IMPoUNDED DOG
TO WHOM oG IT II NAY coNcERN: -
have this day taken up and
lmpounded in the pound Of the City
dog answering to I; . i the Following Wing de- :
scription:
Sex x;............. Color. r..........
Breed ................ Approximate
age. Name of Owner
......
Notice is hereby given that unless
ea eaid or a1g psfnsa is claimed and redeemed
W - pOAoi ocioch... M,
on the ........day Of.
49,. the same will be killed or
sold as provided by ordinance.
Police of the City of sauk
Centre, Minnesota.
The date Of sale or killing of
said dog shall be the fifth day after
the. posting. of said notice unless
said date falls on q Sunday or holi-
day, in which case it shall be the
following day.
Section q. Any dog may be re-
deemed from the pound by the own
er or keeper within the time stated
in the notice by the payment to the
Clerk of the tax for the current year
with a poundage fee Of one dollar
($1.O0, and also twenty-five cents
per day for each day said dog is
confined in said pound as the cost
of feeding.
Section 8. Upon the presentation
Of a receipt for dog tax for the cur
rent year and for the fees provided
in Section z hereof and a current Ii
cense tag, the police shall release to
any owner or keeper presenting the
same any dog or dogs claimed by
him.
Section 9. In case any dog tag is
lost one duplicate may be issued by
the clerk upon presentation Of re-
ceipt showing the payment of the
tax for the current year. A charge
of twenty-five cents (25c) shall be
made for each such duplicate tag.
Section 10. The dimpounding fee
and the twenty-five cents per day
for feeding the same shall be paid
to the police monthly as compensa-
tion for services under this ordi-
nance upon presentation OF a proper
claim by him audited by the clerk
and allowed by the council.
Section IL. Any dog. which is not
claimed as provided in Sec
tion seven within five days
after impounding shall be Kill
ed and buried by the police, who
shall be allowed from the general
fund One Dollar ($1.00) for each
dog killed and buried as compensa-
tation of a proper claim audited by
the clerk and allowed by the coun-
Gil, or if any person other than the
owner desired to purchase such dog,
the police may sell him for not less
than the amount provided in Sec
tion hereof, and all sums received
above the costs and tax shall be held
by the clerk for the benefit of the
owner and if not claimed in one
year such funds shall be placed in
the general fund of the city.
Section IL. A city dog pound is
hereby eStabl1Shed Tor the purpose
of placing this ordinance in effect.
The police shall be pound master
and shall attend to the construction
or procuring and maintenance of
such pound, presenting a proper
claim to the council monthly for
the necessary expenses which he
may incur in so doing, which claim
shall be audited by the clerk and,
if allowed by the council, paid by
the treasurer.
Section 13. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation
owning, keeping or harboring any
female dogs to allow the same to
run at large within the City while
in heat and the police Of said city
are hereby authorized and directed
to take up and impound such fe-
male dogs, wherever found, whether
licensed or not, and to release said
dogs when licensed only upon or
der of the city council.
Section IA. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation
to own, keep or harbor any dog
within the limits of this city upon
which the tax for the current year
has not been paid, provided, thai
this section shall not apply to dogs