The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-14
NO. OS
A N ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR
a. the Impounding of certain animals.

IA the lmpOundtng OF certain animals.
The Trustees of the Cityof Nevada do Ordan as olIOOs:
SECTION /. 1t 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. 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 at the Pound between the hours
of 10 O'Clock A. N. aud IL O'Clock NJ.
SEC. 3. 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
Poun dmaster, 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-
dtion to the above mentioned fees and charges the
Ponndmaster shall be allowed ten per cent. commits
sion the sale of such animals are not redeemed
SEC. t. 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 ii was redeemed If redeemed and
by whom and the amount of fees and charges for its
redemption; the time it sold fsold and 10 whom:
the price 1t 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
tion requires him to keep record of.
SEC. B. Alter deducting the fees and charges al
lowed by section four of this Ordinance the Pound
master shall pay the amount accrung from each sale
into the City treasury, taking the Treasurer's receipt
therefor, and il at any time, the owner shall prove
to the satisfaction OF the Trustees that be was the
owner Of any animals sold under the provisions of this
Ordinance, he 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. If any person shall resist oppose or inter
fere with the POundmaster his assistants while in
the performance Of the duties imposed by this Ord.
nance, he shall, upon convection, 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. I. The Poundmaster shall, in considerable
OF the fees and charges allowed him, furnish every
animal impounded with suficiency of food and
water during the time II is impounded.
SEC. 3. 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. .. This Ordinance shall take effect and be In
force from and after the irst day of January, A. D.
1862. - -
Passed November 29th, A. D., 1861.
CHAS. KENT, President.
JAS. MONROE, Clerk pro TEN.