The Nevada Democrat., 1861-01-12
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE

N Office Of ofPoundmaster, and defining his duties
and Compensation.
follows
SIC. l. The Trustees shall forthwith elect, by bal.
lot n Poundmaster, who shall qualify and enter up
on the discharge Of his duties before the 18th
day of January, \. D. 1861.
SEc q Before entering on his duties, the Found
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 ofhis
duties.
Syr. g. The Poundmaster shall procure location,
to be approved by the Trustees, and shall erect there
on nj his own expense a suitable enclosure,
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.
SIC. A. Every swine taken up and mpounded shall
be kept not less than three than ten days,
and If not reclaimed within that time, the Pound
master shall sell the same to the highest bidder for
cash aud 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. 5. The owner ofevery swine impounded may
reclaim it and take it away, upon proving property
and paying the fees and charges allowed to the
Poundmaster which fees and charges shall be rs fol
lows For impounding each swine, one dollar FOR
keeping and feeding them, twenty-five 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 he allowed ten per cent. COM
mission on the sale Of such not redeemed
SEC. 6. The poundmaster shall keep a book in
which he shall enter particular description Of each
swine taken up and mpounded the date IL was talk
en- up the date il was redeemed. If redeemed and by
whom and the amount of fees and charges for its
demption the time twas sold, il sold and to whom
the price it brought the fees and charges due upon
it and on the first Monday of each MONTH he shall
report TO the Trustees in detail al the facts this
ton requires him to keep record Of
SEC. :. After delucting the fees and charges al
lowed by section five Of this Ordinance the Pound
into the City Treasury, taking the Treasurer's
ceipt therefor and If, at any time the owner shall
prove to the satisfaction of the Trustees that he
was the owner ofany swine sold under the provis
ions Of this Ordinance. he shall hayeau order drawn
on the Treasurer for the net amount paid in by the
POundmastor from the sale of such swine.
SIC. s. Ifany person shall resist, oppose, or in
terfere with the POundmaster or his assistants
while in theI perfor nance OF the duties imposed by
this Ordinance, 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 imprisonment.
SIC. 9. The POundmaster shall in consideration
of the fees and charges allowed him, furnish every
swine impoundcd with suhicicncy of food and
water during the time it is impouuded
SEC. 10. This Ordinance shall not be so construed
as to authorize the Poundmaster to take up any
swine that is in the immediate possession OF charge
of any person driving il in through or from the city
Passed Dec. 2gtl 1850.
JOHN WILLIAMS, President.
T. II. RoLFR, Clerk