Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-27
BYLAWS OF VILLAGE OF RUrLAND
adopted al the meeting al Village Hall, on
the evening of March 24th, 1862.

the evening IF March 24h, 1862.
SIC. l. The Iruster, of the Village
Rutland are hereby directed to provide at
the expense OF said VILLAGE one pound within
the corporate limits Of said Village, in which
cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, swine
or geese may BE- confined, which are found
going at large within the corporate limits of
said Village, and TO appoint by an instrument
in writing a pound-keeper to take charge OF
such pou I'd and perform all the duties of
pound-keeper--saeh appointment TO be re-
voked at the pleasure of such trustees.
SEC. 2. No cattle, horses, mules, donkeys,
sheep, swine or geese shall hereafter be al
lowed to run at large within the corporate
limits Of said Village Of Rutland at any sea-
son OF the year
SEC. 8. II shall he the duty OF the pound
keeper to restrain and confine within the
said pound all cattle, horses, mules, donkeys,
sheep, swine or aeese found runnin atg large
within the limits OF said Village and commit
ed TO the care Of said pound-keeper by any
officer OF the village of Rutland, or any per-
san residing 10 said village, and the same
keep and support in said pound until all law
full fees, charges and penalties, for the
same running al large, and the impounding
of the same, and the feeding and taking care
of the san while mpounded, and all other
legal claim. are fully paid and satisfied.
SEC. 4. In case any owner of any cattle,
horses, mules, donkeys, sheep,swine or geese,
shall suffer such animal TO run at large with
in the corporate limits of said village, such
owner shall forfeit and pay for each and every
such offense one dollar for the use OF said
village. r.
SEC. 5. Upon the impounding of any
animal above provided for, the same notice
shall be given TO the owner if known and the
same fees and charges imposed as now pro-
vided by law, with the addition of the penal
ty above mentioned.
SEC. 6. fany animal shall be impounded
under these bylaws, or by authority of an
act of the Legislatn re of the State of Yer
mont entitled /" an act elating to the village
of Rutland" approved November 26, 1861.
and the owner thereof shall be unknown, the
impounder shall within % hours after i'm
pounding the same, set up an advertisement
describing such animal, stating the hour when
and the place where such animal was I'M
pounded, in some public place in said village
of Rutland.
| SEC. Z. Ii the owner of such animal shall
within thirty days after setting up such ad-
vertisament, appear and claim the same, he
shall be en- tiled to receive such animal on
paying ali necessary or legal charges Of i'm
pounding, keeping, and advertising such
animal, and the penalty above mentioned.
SEC. 8. If such owner shall not, within
the time aforesaid, claim such animal, and
pay all just charges for the impounding
keeping and advertising such animal and the
penalty aforesaid, then the impounder may
sell the same at public auction, first giving
public notice thereof by publication for TIVE
weeks successfully in the Town of Rutland o
an advertisement describing such animal
and stating the time and place of sale.
!. SEC. 8. In case any animal shall be i'm
pounded and the owner shall not within
twenty-four hours after he receives notice
that such animal is impounded, claim sucl
animal and release the same by paying al
Just charges and penalties for or on account
of such animal running at large. or being
impounded or kept while impounded, and al
other legal charges, then the impounder o
such animal may sell the same at public auc
ton, first giving the notice mentioned in tn
preceding section ofthese Bylaws.
SEC. 10. In case of the sale of any ami
NAL under or by virtue of these Bylaws, o
the Act of the Legislature herein above men
toned, the avails shall be applied to the pay
ment Of the expenses Of keeping, impoundine
and selling of the same, and to the paymen
of the penalty above mentioned, and tn
balance shall be paid into the Treasury of tn
, village of Rutland. to be refunded to tn
owner of snch animal upon demand
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty of each o
the Trustees, upon being notified that an
cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, swim
or geese, are running at large, within corpc
rate limits of said village, to cause such an
mails so running at large to be impoundet
and proceeded with according to the fore
gong By Laws and the aforesaid Act of th
Legislature of the State of Vermont.