The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-30
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A N ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR
IA the ImpOundng of certain animals.
Eureka tp., Dec. 81, 1861.

A N ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR
IA the lmpounding of certain animals.
The Trustees Of The Cityg Nerada do Orddin as oIloics
SECTION It shall be the duty of the Poundmas-
ter to take up and impOund all horses, mules and
cattle, including COWS, calves. and bulls, found
running at large within the limits of the city.
SIC. 2. Every animal taken up and impounded
shall be kept not less than three than ten
days and If not reclaimed within that time, the
Poundmaster 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 al the Pound between the hours
of 10 oclo, A. NJ. and II o'clock NJ.
SEC 8. The owner of every animal impounded
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 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
Poundmaster shall be allowed ten per cent. commits
sion on the sale Of such animals 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 il was sold ifsold and to whom:
the price 1t b ought, the fees and charges due upon
it; and on the first Monday of each month he shall
ton requires him to keep a record of.
SEC. .. Alter deductng the fees and charges al
lowed by section four of this Ordinance the Pound
master shall pay the amount accruing from each sale
into the City treasury taking the Treasurers receipt
therefor and if at any time the owner shall prove
to the satisfaction of the Trustees that he was the
owner oany animals sold under the provisions of this
ordinance, be shall have order drawn on the
Treasurer for the net amount paid in by the Pound.
master from the sale of such animal.
SIC lfany person shall resist, oppose OF inter-
iere with the Poundmaser his assistants while in
the performance Of the duties imposed by this Ordi
nance he shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars OF be imprisoned
not exceeding ten days, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment
SEC. I. 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 it is impounded
SEC. s. This Ordinance shall not be so construed
as to authorize the Poundmaster to take up anv ami
nal that is in the immediate possession or charge Of
any person driving it in, through OF from the civ
SEC. 9. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first day of January. A. D.
1862 - D''
Passed November Goth, A. D., 1861.
CHAS. KENT, President.
JAS. MONROE. Clerk pro tem