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<br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE WHICH PROVIDES FOR
<br />THE REGUlATION, LICENSING, IMPOUNDING, REDEMPTION, SELLING
<br />AND DISPOSING OF DOGS, BY ADDITIONALLY PROVIDING FOR THE
<br />IMPOUNDING, REDEMPTION, SELLING AND DISPOSING OF CATTLE,
<br />HORSES, JACKS, JENNETS, SHEEP, GOATS AND OTHER LIKE:
<br />ANIMALS, THRU THE: ADDITION OF ONE SENTENCE TO SE:CTION 6
<br />OF SAID ORDINANCE, AND THE SUBSTITUTION OF NEW SECTIONS
<br />7, 8, 9 AND 10 IN SAID ORDINANCE; DEClARING AN EMERGENCY;
<br />AND PROVIDING FOR LE:GAL PUBLICATION HEREOF.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS:
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<br />That the following sentence be added to Section 6. of that
<br />ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas, passed,
<br />approved and adopted on the 26th day of June, 1962, the primary pur-
<br />pose of which is to provide for the regulation, licensing, impounding,
<br />redemption, selling and disposing of dogs within the city limits of
<br />the City of San Marcos, Texas; It shall be the further duty of the
<br />Pound Master and his assistants to pick up and impound all cattle,
<br />horses, jacks, jennets, sheep, goats or like animals found running
<br />at large, to take proper care for all such animals impounded, to
<br />destroy all such animals that have not been redeemed or sold, and
<br />to perform such other duties as may be directed by the City Manager
<br />under the terms of this ordinance.
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<br />That tbe present Sections 7., 8., 9. and 10. of said ordinance
<br />of June 26, 1962, be deleted and new sections, under the same
<br />numbers, be substituted therefor, so that said sections sball hence-
<br />forth read as follows:
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<br />Section 7. REPORTS. It shall be the duty of the Pound Master
<br />to report in writing to tbe City Manager once each month the total
<br />number of dogs, cattle, horses, jacks, jennets, sheep, goats or like
<br />animals redeemed, sold or killed under the provisions of this
<br />ordinance.
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<br />Section 8, POUND FEES. There shall be charged a pound fee of
<br />ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) for each and every dog, cow, borse, jack, jennet,
<br />sheep, goat or otber like animal impounded under the provisions of
<br />this ordinance, and an additional fee of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) per day
<br />for each day or fraction thereof that any such animal shall remain
<br />in said pound.
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<br />Section 9. REDEMPTION OF IMPOUNDED DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS.
<br />The owner or keeper of any dog, cow, borse, jack, jennet, sheep,
<br />goat or other like animal captured or impounded under the provisions
<br />of this ordinance shall be permitted and allowed, to redeem, reclaim,
<br />and receive possession of any such animal within seventy-two (72)
<br />hours after impounding, upon payment to the City of San Marcos of
<br />the pound fee, as provided in Section 8, of tbis ordinance, and in
<br />addition thereto, insofar as dogs are concerned, tbe payment of the
<br />license fee as provided in Section I of tbis ordinance if tbe parti-
<br />cular dog has not been previously licensed for the current year.
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<br />Section 10. DISPOSITION OF UNClAIMED DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS.
<br />Sbould the owner or keeper of any impounded dog, cow, horse, jack,
<br />jennet, sbeep, goat or otber like animal fail to redeem same as
<br />provided in Section 9. of this ordinance witbin tbe seventy-two (72)
<br />bours provided, tben any such animal may be destroyed in a manner
<br />approved by the Americ~ Humane Society. At any time subsequent to
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