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~ e b ~_Aar~v 23rd? ?:00 P.M., there At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on February 23rd, at were present~ John P . Leigh~ Leslie T. Fox, Russell-M. Hell, James No Howard, Hutchins, Frank D. La~rence, O.E.Warren,Pearle~J.Witeon and Arthur Owens, 0ity Manager. Minutes of regular meeting held February ~th were read and approved. The following communications from theOity Msnager were read: 1st - ~'I woul~ appreciate an appropriation of $2,800.00 to defray the salarY and exnepse of the Ga~e Warden ~or the remainder of the fiscal.year 1943.s Notion of Mr. Fox to lay on table until next meeting, was adopted. and 2nd - "The City of ~ortsmouGh, Virginia, and the Commission of Game Inland Fisheries have this day made an agreement with respect to dog law enforcement. It is recommended that the attached agreement be approved." Resolution - "WHEREA~, the City of Portsmouth, unier th~ provisions of the Acts of 1937, Chapter 25~ (with amendments)~ is to provide its own Game Wa~ien, and WHEPJ~AS, the Commission of Game ~and Inland ~isheries have caused to be ex~cu~ed threugh thelr Executive Di- rector an agreemen~ for the Oity to take over the Dog Enforcemen~ law NOW, TP~REFORE, Be it Resolved by th4 Council of the Ci~y of Portsmomth, Virginia, that said .agreement be- t~$n the Oemmisslon of Game a~d Inland Fisheries and the Oity o f Portsmouth b e executed and that proper officers be authorized to ~gn it," Agreement - "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMISSION OF GA~EA~D INLAND FISHERIES A~ THE OITYO~ PORTSMOUTH WITH RESPECT TO DOG LAW ENFORO~iENT. This Agreement made this day of 1943, between the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, hereinafter called the party of the first part and the City of-Portsmouth, hereinafter called the party of the second par~ WITNESSETH 1. The Police of£ioers of the party of the second part, or such officer with police powe~s as the party of the second parZ~may designate, shall enforce all dog laws in the Oity of Portsmouth, under the powers conferred by law upon such officer as ex-officio game warden. Persons violating such laws shall be prosecuted'under the provi- sions of Oh~n~er 24?, Ac~s 1930, and all amendments there- to, and~such officers or offioer~shallmake'the reports required of game wardens to the party of the first part. 2. The_party of the second par~ shall maintain and oper- ate a suitabl~ dog pound at such convenient point in the city as it may de£ermine which shall be under the juris - diction of such officer whose duty it shall be to dispose of unlicensed dogs placed therein. However, any unlicensed dog in ~aid.pound shall be held for a minimum of 48 hours before being executed in order ~o afford the owner an oppor- tunity to mdeem said dog by paying a fee for keep not in excess of 25 cents per day; provided said owner produces the required license for said deg, The party of the second part shall be relieved of paying ~he fee of $2.50 for each dog killed. 3- The party of the first part assumes no responsibility for thepayment or hire of police officers of the second party assigned to perform these duties. 4. T2~e~party of the first part is required by law to en- force all provisions of the dog law and will from time to time send its representatives to aid and work with such officer as the party of the ~cond part shall designate to see that the provisions of the law are being carried out by the party of~the ~cond part. It is agreed that the repre- senZatives of the par~y of the second part will co-operate with the representatives of the~party of the first part at any and all times. Thio agreement maY be amended at any time by mutual con- sent and may also be canceled upon Shitty days written notice from either party. 0ON~ISBION OP GAME AND INdia. ND PIOHERIES By Executive Direc~or CITY OF POHTSMOUTH