The Nevada Democrat., 1860-12-29
Number 49.l
AN ORDINANCE CREATING III

4 OHDINAhCE CREATING THE
n Office of Poundmaser and defining his duties
and Compensation.
The Trustees of the city of Nevada do Ordain as
follows
SEC l. The Trustees shall forthwith elect, by bal.
lot, Pouudmaster, who shall qualify and enter up
the discharge Of his duties on or before the 18th
day of January, A. D. 1861.
SEC 2. Before entering on his duties, the Pound
master shall take the oath of Office and give bonds
in the sum Of FIVE hundred dollars, to be approved
by the Trustees, for the faithful performance of his
duties.
SEC. g. The Poundmaster shall procure a location.
to be approved by the Trustees and shall erect there
on, at his own expense, n suitable enclosure or
Pound, and it shall be his duty to take up and i'm
pound all Swine found running at large within the
limits Of the city
SEC. 4. Every swine taken M and impoundet shall
be kept not less than three nor more than ten days
and If not reclaimed within that time the Pound
master shall sell the 10 the highest bidder for
cash and upon the payment Of the purchase money
shall deliver such animal with bill of sale signed
in his official capacity, TO the purchaser The sales
shall be held at the Pound between the hours Of ten
O'Clock A. NJ and twelve O'Clock NJ
SEC. B. The owner of every swine impou nded NAV
reclaim it and take it away, upon proving property
and paying the fees and charges allowed to the
Peun9nas.e-, which fees and charges shall be as fol-
l)ws For impoundng each swine one dollar; for
keeping and feeding them, twenty-fi cents each
per day during the time they are in the Pound And
in addition to the above mentioned fees and charges
the Poundmaster shall be allowed ten per cent com,
mission the sale of such swine as are not redeemed
SIC. 9. The POundmaster shall keen book in
which he shall enter particular description Of each
swine taken up and impounded the date il was tax
en- up the date it redeemed if re edeemed and by
whom and the amount Of fees and charges for its re-
demption the time it was sold If sold and to whom
the price 1t brought the fees and charges due upon
1t and ON the first Monday of each month, he shall
report to the Trustees in detail all the facts this sec
tion requires him to keep record of.
SIC. I. After deducting the fees and charges al.
lowed by section five OF this Ordinance the Pound.
master shall pay the amount accrung from ca CHI sale
into the City Treasury, taking the Treasurer's re-
ceipt therefor, and if at any time the owner shall
prove to the satisfaction OF the Trustees that ne
was the owner OF any swine sold under the provis-
ions 0i this Ordinance he shall have an order drawn
on the Treasurer for the net amount paid in by the
Poundmaster from the sale Of such swine
SEC s. Ifany person shall resist, oppose. or in
teriere with the Poundmaster or his assistants
while in thel perfor nance OF the duties imposed nv
this Ordinance he SHALL upon conviction. be fined
in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. or
beimprisOned not exceeding ten davs or by both
such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 9. The Poundmaster shall in consideration,
of the fees and charges allowed him furnish eyerv
swine impoundcd with suGficiency Of food And
water during the time it is impounded
SEC. TO- This Ordinance shall not be so construed
as to authorize the PoundmaSter TO take up anv
swine that is in the immediate possession or charge
of any person driving it in through or from ths it
Passed Dec. 29th 1860
T. II. RoLFE Clerk.