East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-08-26

ager. Said official or employee
shall, upon the impounding Of any
dog, record a brief description Of
the dog and such other informa'
tion as may seem necessary, In
cluding whether or not the dog is
identified with a dog license"
be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
SECTION z: IMPOUNDING
DOGS. 1t shall be the duty of the
official or employee charged with
the enforcement of this ordinance
to apprehend any dog found run
ming at large. If the apprehended
dog bears a dog license, then it
shall be the duty of the official
or employee charged with the en-
forcement of this ordinance to
impound said dog at the owners
expense in the city pound or any
other suitable place designated by
the City Manager. Said official or
employee shall, upon the appre-
hending of any dog, record brief
description of the dog and such
other information as may seem
necessary, including whether or
not the dog is identified with a
dog license.
SECTION 2: That Section 8 of
said Ordinance No. 4734, passed
July 81, 1858, which Section 8
reads as follows:
SECTION 8: DISPOSITION
OF UNCLAIMED OR INFECTED
DOGS. It shall be the duty of the
Department of Police to keep all
dogs so impounded, other than in
fected dogs, for a period of not
more than five (5) days including
the day impounded and the day
released, disposed of or destroyed.
If at the expiration of said period
such dog shall not have been
reclaimed by the owner, it may be
destroyed, or otherwise disposed of
at the discretion of the Chief of
Police or of the official or en-
ployee charged with the enforce
ment of this ordinance. Any dog
which appears to be affected with
rabies, or other dangerous disease
AlCCd lIOC OC bOS AANS
be destroyed forthwith"
be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
SECTION 8: DISPOSITION OF
UNCLAIMED OR INFECTED
DOGS. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Department of Police, without de-
lay. to destroy or otherwise dis
pose of all dogs not bearing dog
license. Dogs bearing a dog license,
other than infected dogs, may be
impounded by the Department of
Police for a period Of not more
than three (3) days including the
day impounded and the day re-
leased. Any dog so impounded, not
claimed by the owner or his repre-
sentative during the time i'm
pounded by the City of East Cleve-
land may be destroyed or other
wise disposed of at the discretion
of the Chief of Police, or of the
official or employee charged with
the enforcement of this ordinance.
Any dog, licensed or unlicensed,
which appears to be infected with
rabies or other dangerous disease,
need not be impounded, but may
be destroyed forthwith.
SECTION 8: That Section 9 of
said Ordinance No. 4734, passed
July 81, 1858, as amended by
Ordinance No. 4744, passed Sep
tember 8, 1858, which Section 9,
as amended, reads as follows:
SECTION 9: WAIVER PRO-
The owner of any dog
for running at large
may reclaim such dog upon the
execution and filing with the Clerk
of the Municipal Police Court of
the City of East Cleveland of an
instrument waving the formal is
suance of an affidavit and warrant
together with the reading of such
affidavit and the right to be pres
ent personally at the trial of such
action, and further waving the
right of appeal and error and
authorizing a plea of guilty to be
submitting the defendant
to the mercy Of the Court, and
upon the depositing within five
days from and including the day
Of the impounding of the dog, of
the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00)
for the first offense, plus One Dol
lar and Twenty-Five Cents ($1.25)
for each day or any part of day
for the keeping or boarding of
any dog, or upon the depositing,
within five days from and includ-
ing the day of the impounding of
the dog, of the sum of Ten Dol
lars $4,000 for the second offense
within any twelve month period,
plus One Dollar and twenty-five
Cents (S1.25) for each day or any
part of day for the keeping or
boarding of any dog"
be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
SECTION 9: WAIVER PROVI-
SION. The owner of any dog i'm