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Master shall be entitled to have said dog redeemed upon paying to the Pound Master a fee of One Dollar ($1000), with an additional charge of twenty -five cents (250) per day for each day or part th of that said dog has been in said pound. Section 9. Upon failure of the owner of any impounded dog within said period of three days to redeem said dog from the pound; as provided aforesaid,such dog shall at the end of said period of three days be humanely destroyed by said Pound Master;protided, however,that in place of destroying said dog the same may be re- leased by the Pound Master to any person desiring to procure the same who shall Jiay the impounding fees aforesaid and who shall immunize and register said dog as aforesaid;provided,further,that in ease any dog shall be impounded which in the judgment of the Pound Master is a valuable dog, of the value of Twenty -five Dol- lars ($25) or more, the Pound Master may continue to keep said dog for an additional period of one (1) week,and shall advertise the sale of said animal by one newspaper notice in a newspaper publisho in the City of South Bend,Indiana,describing said dog and designat- ing the time of sale,at which time said Pound Master may proceed toI sell said dog at public outcry for the higest and best bid in east for said animal and upon the bidder paging the bid price and the impounding fees aforesaid and causing said animal to be immunized, and registered, as aforesaid,in case of the sale of valuable dogs, the Pound Master shall be entitled to retain over and above the amount otherwise paid hi 'fifty per eent.(50 %) of the sale price of said dog as his Poe. Section.10. The Pound Master shall keep a faithful record of his receipts and disbursement and a record of the cost of main - taining said pound and providing food and drink for impounded ani- male, and shall account monthly to the Board of Public Safety for any/surplus in his hande;provided,however,that said Pound Master may have in his possession as petty cash the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) for the purpose of buying food and drink for impoux ed animals. At least annually the Pound Master shall make a writ- ten report of his doings to said Board of Safety. 5