The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-24
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A N ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR
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N ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR
N the Impounding of certain animals.
The Trustees Of the Cityof Nerdda do ordail as ollo,cs:
SECTION l. It shall be the duty of the Poundmas-
ter to take up and impound all horses, mules and
cattle, including cows calves, oxen and bulls, found
running at large within the limits of the city.
SEC. .. Every animal taken up and impOunded
shall be kept not less than three more than ten
days, and If not reclaimed within that time, the
Poundmaser shall sell the same to the highest bid
der 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 10 O'Clock A. NJ and IL O'Clock N.
SEC. 3. The owner Of every animal mpounded
may reclaim it and take it away upon proving prop
erty and paying the fees and charges allowed to the
Poundmaster which fees and charges shall be as fol-
lows: For impOunding each ANIMAL one dollar: for
keeping and feeding them, fifty cents each per day
during the time they are in the Pound And in ad.
dition to the above mentioned fees and charges the
Ponndmaster shall be allowed ten per cent. commits.
sion on the sale Of such animals as are not redeemed
SEC. 4. The Poundmaster shall keep book in
which he shall enter particular description of each
animal taken up and impOunded; the date it was
taken up, the date it was redeemed If redeemed and
by whom and the amount of fees and charges for its
redemption the time was Sold fsold and TO whom
the price it ought the fees and charges due upon
it, and on the first Monday of each month, he shall
report to the Trustees in detail all the facts this Sec
uoh requires MN 10 Keep record OF.
SEC. 3. After deducting the fees and ch arges al
lowed by section four of this Ordinance the Pou nd
master shall pay the amount accruing from each sale
into the City treasury taking the Treasurers receipt
therefor, and il at any time, the owner shall prove
to the satisfaction of the Trustees that he was the
owner of any animals sold under the provisions of this
Ordinance be shall have an order drawn on the
Treasurer for the net amount paid in by the Pound
master from the sale Of such animal.
SEc. II any person shall resist oppose OF inter
iere with the Poundmaster his assistants while in
the performance Of the duties imposed by this Ori.
nance, he shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
not exceeding ten days. or by both such fine and inn
prisonment.
SEC. Z. The Poundmaster shall, in consideration
OF the fees and charges allowed him, furnish every
animal impounded with a suffciency of food and
water during the time ii is impounded
SEC. s. This Ordinance shall not be so construed
as to authorize the Poundmaster to take up any ami
NAL that is in the immediate possession or charge of
any person driving it in, through or from the civ
SEC. 0. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first day of January, A. D.
1862. - - -
Passed November Goth, A. D., 1861.
CHAS. KENT President.
JAS. MONROE, Clerk pro TEN.