Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-30
An Ordinance
To restrain 'S,ci'ae, Stations and .lccL..
running at taror ''Sse'j from

10 restrain S'c''se. Stations and .1aeko,..
running at large. jrow
The Common Council of tie city Of D
colt do ordais as follows: Prss.
SECTION /. No swine. stallions
year old, or jackasses shall hereafter r U'er one
In the streets, commons, or allcvs NJ "a htgs
of Prescott. and the owner, lessee. or que que city
son who has the charge OF anv sncb any Per-
and who shall suffer or permit the sar' a",lnas
at large, cor trary to the provisions of -. fn
ton, shall, on conviction thereof no I r'H st.
penalty of not less than two. nor ,, .aoeto
ten dollars for each and every otfenre 'nan
SEC. 2. In order to carry out the nr.u..
of this ordinance. and to provide far GIa alfow
and combining all animals running ., ePhs
contrary TO its provisions, there shall - Migs
lIshed in said city under the autbortr- @'ab'
Common Council, and at the eynenss - ~ 'oe
city, Pound to be under the cbar,eo VI !. sst
Pound Keeper, and to be kept hy him VI NE
SEC. 3. The Common Council shall
suitable person pound keeper for ss %t]p a'i
whose duty 1t shall be TO perform tho Gu gl'y'
duties prescribed in this ordinance 49,. ,I'lOas
pound keeper shall. before entering mn n,'a Sa
duties of his Office, take and subscr;6a spou ne
of office, to faithfully and jnnart;oli ,.' oaA
charge the duties of his office AZ us
err. which said oath shall be filed n tho AtgP'
of the city clerk. ''' oii'es
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of bo
keeper to secure and contine in said no, roSns
swine, stations over one year old or acso.' al
found running at large in the streets CO.
mons. or alleys in said city, the same 70 i
safely kept and provided for, and to he d.
livered to any owner calling for the same y.
on the payment by him to the keeper Of 4,
pound of the sum of three sollars for any sn1
stations or jackasses, or one dollar for snr
swine. together with the ex pense of svlr$?
tence for the length of time any such aprI
may have been cmpounded. to he estimated
a reasonable and lair rate, which SAID y,
shall in no case exceed twenty five cents -,
day for any swine; OF fifty cents per dav e
any stallion or iackass.
SEC 5. 1t shall be lawful for any nerSo,
finding any of tie above named animals m,
ming at large contrary 10 the provisions Of "a.
tlou one of this ordinance, to drive them
the pound, and it shall be the duty Of m
pound keeper thereupon to receive the SIM
and to pay to the person delivering the SAM
the sum of fifty cents for each and every sun
animal so impOunded and to enter the NAM
of the person delivering the same, the date
impounding and the description of all the an.
imals impounded. in register kept BIZ hin
for that purpose. which register shall he sprt
open for inspection to all persons applying
therefor.
SEC. s. Any impounded animal not rela,,.
ed as above provided, within five DAYS, in
case of swine, or ten days in case o. stations
or ackasses from the impounding thereof.
may be sold at public vendue. by said poand
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days notice of such sale, by posting such not.
ces in at least three conspicuous places in sad
city, which said notices shall contain ds.
bur no pound keeper shall be a purchase
such sale.
SEC. I. The moneys received at any sreA
sale, after deducting the amount of the ralca4
fee and expense of subsistence ard sale,
(Which said fee for posting notices and selling
each animal is hereby fixed at fifty cents
shall be paid to the owner IF the animal ID
when asccrtained, and if not ascertained with
in thirty days shall be paid over to tie Chy
Treasurer, and in the latter event. it slal be
the duty of the pound keeper to report the
same to the City Clerk forthwith.
SEC. s. No person shall wilfully obstrucm
prevent the apprehension or impoundined
any animal running at large contrary to Ai
ordinance under penalty of not less than Vo
nor more than ten dollars for each and ever
offence with costs of suit.
SEC. 9 No person shall forcibly enter sid
pound and take away any such animal or an.
mails therein impounded, or shall tear of any
board or boards from said pound, or shall
any way assist any such animal to eca1
from said pound, under penalty of not 4
than five or more than fifteen dollars, Nth
costs of suit.
SEC. 10. All ordinances heretofore passtn
restrain swine from running at large IN sad
city are hereby repealed.
Passed April II, 1862.
J. NJ. WHIPPLE, Mayor
W. T. HATCH City Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the foregoing
ordinance was passed by the Common Coua@
of the city of Prescott, on the seventeenth day
of April, 1862.
W T. HATCH City Glegk.