Las Vegas City Ordinances, March 31, 1933 to October 25, 1950, lvc000014-290

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA ) )SS. COUNTY OF CLARK ) Dick Lochrie, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is foreman of the LAS VEGAS EVENING REVIEW -JOURNAL, a daily newspaper, of general circulation, printed and published at Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the attached was continuously published in said newspaper for a period of two weeks from March 27, 1947 to April 3rd, 1947 inclusive, being the issues of said newspaper for the following dates, to wit: March 27th April 3rd. That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named Signed: Dick Lochrie______ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of April, 1947 s/ A. E. Cahlan_________________ Notary Public in and for Clark County Nevada PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 330 "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH BY PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF PUBLIC EATING AND DRINKING PLACES IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS; PROVIDING FOR INSPEC­TION FEES AND THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF INSPECTION; REQUIRING HEALTH CERTIFI- CATES OF ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED THEREIN; CONFERRING POWERS AND IMPOSING DUTIES UPON THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; IMPOSING PENALTIES; AND ALL MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO." was read to the Board by title and referred to a com­mittee on the 22nd day of March, for further study. ORDINANCE NO. 331 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC POUND; PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE POUNDMASTER; FIXING THE FEES AND CHARGES TO BE COLLECTED BY HIM, AND DIRECTING THE DISPOSITION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE THE REGISTRATION OF DOGS AND DOG KENNELS AND FIXING THE FEES THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR THE VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS; PROVIDING FOR THE REDEMPTION, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS IMPOUNDED; PROHIBITING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF; REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 5, 12, 19, 51, 58, 63, and 101, AND ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS IN CONFLICT THERE­WITH, AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas do ordain as follows: Section 1. The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this ordinance, shall have the following meanings, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) The term "animal" shall mean every domesticated and tame living creature, except members of the human race. (b) The term "torture" or "cruelty" shall mean every act of omission or commission whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering or death is caused or permitted. (c) The term "dog" shall mean female as well as male dogs, irrespective of age. (d) The word "person" shall mean the plural as well as the singular, and include all persons, corporations, firms and associations. Section 2. A public pound is hereby authorized and established in the City of Las Vegas. Section 3. It shall be the duty of the poundmaster to take and have charge of the city pound and it shall be his duty to take up and impound all animals found at large upon any street, sidewalk, lane, alley or other public place or unenclosed place within the City of Las Vegas, except dogs which have been regularly registered, and it shall be his duty to take up and impound all animals found any place within the City of Las Vegas contrary to the provisions of this ordinance. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the ex-officio license fee collector to register each year, as soon as possible after the first day of January thereof, all dogs in the City of Las Vegas, except dogs under the age of six months which are confined within the private property of their owners or those having the care, custody and control thereof, in a book kept for that purpose to be known and designated as the " Dog Register Book"; such registration shall contain a desc­ription sufficient to identify each such dog; and the name and address of the owner,