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OlWINANCE 112.
O,ITYPOU~
An Ordinance to prevent and regulate the running at large of
certaina,nimals wi thin the limits of the Town of Marysville,
Snohomish County,Washington,providing for the impoUnding and
sale of the same prescribing the punishment for Violation thereof
and~rep~aling all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
wit~the provisions of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ,MARYSVILLE:
SECTION 1.No horse,sheep,goat,s~ine,ass,mule,jennet,
colt or filly,and no cattle of any kind,shall be allowed to
run at large,or be herded,during any hour of the day,or night
upon any uninclosed land,public or private,within the limits
of the said town.
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SECTION,2.No stallion,bull,boar,or any Vicious animal s'hall
be perm.itted to run at large or be,herded,or be driven or led
when ,,::laid animal is not safely,secured,upon any,uninclosed lanp.s,
p,-,pJ.,~cor private or upon any,pUblic street,avenue,alley,or
other public place in said town.
SEC,TION:3.,The Town Council shall provide an enclosure and shed
to be situated Within the limits of said town,to be used as a
pU1:Jlicp,olJ,nd,and shall establish the same as the pub Li e pound
of said town.
SECTION 4.Any animal,described in this ordinance,found run-
nlngat la,rge within the limits of said town in v i o.La't Lon of the
provisiqnSlof this ordinance may,be taken up by,any,person and
delfv..ered to the Town Marshall,pound Keeper or any,1'0liceOfficer
of said town,and it shall be the duty,of any,of the said officers
to rec,eiv'eany,animal or animals so delivered,and to take up any,
and,alla.n#nals ,described in this ordinance found violating t.h,e,
provis~onl:1 .her-ecr wi thin the lim.i ts of said town and to impound
the same.'~uch animal so taken up and impounded shall be provided
with'proper care,food and water while so confined.
SECTION 5.(As amended by,Ordinance 114,Section 1.).'.L'he Town
,Marshall",Pound Keeper,or Police Officer,Lmpound Lng any,animal,
shall give written notice thereof,within twenty,-four hours of
said impounding,containing a description of the an imaL or animals
so impounded,to the owner,if known,or if not known,then by,
postinga.notice in a conspiclJ,ous place at the entrance of the
'l'own Hall,and also at two other public places in.said Town,which
no t.t ce shall state that the animal or animals described therein
4ave been taken ,-,p and impounded and will be sold at public auction
to th<3high el:1 t bidder for cash at the time therein named,which
time shall,not be less than six (6)days from the time of service
or.posting of .sa rd notice,to pay the legal fees and costs and
expEmsesof the tak:ing up,keeping and sell ing the same.Such
sale shall take place between the hours of 9 o'clock A.M.and 4
0 'cloc),c,.'".M.,of sa Ld day....
'The Notice required by this section will be effectual,if
givena.s herein provided,either by the Town Marshall,or Pound'
KeeP<3:t'.
SECTIo:N'6.If at any time before such sale thebwner of any
<iliimal.or animals so taken up or impounded,shall claim the same
he shall be entitled to the possession thereof upon presentation
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to the Town Marshall,Pound Keeper or other person in charge of
the said pound,the receipt of the Town Treasurer for all legal
Fees,charges and expenses incident to such taking up,keeping
and impounding.
SECTION 7.A.t the time named in said notice,if such animal
or animals be not prior thereto claimed and redeemed as in ,the
next preceding section prescribed,the Town Marshall or Pound
Keeper shall sell such animal or animals at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash and shall imni.ediately pay the proceeds of
such sale into the Town treasury,and give a receipt therefOr to
the purchaser...
SECTION 8.If'the owner or owners of any animal"01'animals
sold under the provisions ,of this ordinance shall at any time
within one year from the date of such sale make satisfactory
proof of ownership,he or they shall be entitled to receive the
net proceeds of such sale so paid into the town treasury,after
deducting all legal charges,costs and expenses.
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SECTION 9.It shall be the duty of the PoundKeeper,or
other person in charge of said pound,to securely keep said
pound and properly care for all animals that may be delivered
into his custody until the same shall be released or sold as
hereinbefore provided.Upon receipt '01'any animal,he shall
forthwith report to the Town Marshall,the name of any person
delivering.the same to him,the day and hour of its receipt ~nd
ande scr-Ip t fon to a reasonable 'certainty of the animal or animals
and the name of the owner or owners,if known; he shall also
report to the Town Marshall the release of all animals unde~his
charge,showrng the name of the owner,to whom delivered,to.,.
gether with the amount realized on such release.the Town
Marshall shall keep a correct record of all matters abo.ve.'
described and the same shall be preserved as one of,the'records
of the office and shall be open to public inspection.
SECTION 10.(A.s amended by Ordinance );14.,Sec.2.)..,The .fee
to be charged for the taking up and impounding of any animal
shall be the sum of one ($1.00)Dollar per head,whichshall
belong and be paid into the town 'r:reasury of said town •.In'
addi t ion to said fee there shaLl, be a charge ofseventy-fiVEl'
($.75)Cent,s per day for a horse,and fifty-($.50)Cents per
day for any other animal impounded,said fees tobe)"ong tothEi
Pound Keeper in full payment for their care a~d keep.
SECTION 11.,The Council of said town may appoint som~~)litable
person as Pound Keeper who shall be paid out of the fines and fees
imposed on and collected from,the owners of any impou(lded'stoCk.
'1'he person so appointed shall be subject to removalatthewHl
of the Council.
SECTION 12.If'any person.shall prevent or hiIiderior"atteriipt
to prevent or hinder,the .impounding of any animaltoup.d r,un;.;(1
ning at large in said town,or otherWise violat~the provisions .,!
of this ordinance,or shall by fore.e or otherwise.r..emove·,o,r,".a.,"t,te,mpt ,'1
to remove any animal from the public pound without t'he,autho!'ity of .
the Pound Keeper,Or other person in charge of thesaidPPliIid.;,c>r ,_J
aid in any attempt to remove any animal or animals from'S!l:idp'ound,
such person shall be deemed gUilty of a mmsdemeanort;ind tip,on.
conviction thereof,be sub j ec t to a fine,not exceedingtw~(lty
~$20.00)Dollars or to imprisonment not,iexoeeding ten'days;
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SECTION 13.The owner or person hav I ng Ln 'charg~any animal or
animals described in this ordinance who shall suffer,permit
or allow the same to go at large"or violate any of the pr9vi~~ons
of this .ordinance shall,upon conv LctLon thereof,be s.UJ:>,jE1;pf\;:itg a
,Une not exceeding ten ($10.00)Dollars or to frnpr f sonine'nf foi
a period not exceedirig five days for each offense •
.., . .Pas sed the 19th,day of December 1904 •
..Approved the 19th,day of December 1904.
M.Swinnerton,Town Clerk.
C.T.Conrad
Mayor.
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