The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-02
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AN ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR
Eureka tp., Dec. 81, 1851.

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IA the lmpounding Of certain animals.
The Trustees Of the Ciyof Nerada do Ordain as ollo,us
SECTION / II 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.
SEC 2. Every animal taken up and impOunded
shall be kept not less than three more than ten
DAYS and Ii 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 NJ. and II O'Clock N.
SEC g. 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
POundmaser 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-
dition to the above mentioned fees and charges the
Ponndmaster shall be allowed ten per cent commits.
sion the sale Of such animals as are not redeemed
SEC. 4. The P0undmaster 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 redeemed if redeemed and
by whom, and the amount of fees and charges for its
redemption the time It was sold ifsOld and to whom
the price it Brought the fees and charges due upon
II; 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. s. After deducting the fees and charges al
lowed by section four of this Ordinance, the Pound
master shall pay the amount aecrung 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 ofany 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
SIC. lfany person shall resist. oppose or inter.
iere with the Poundmaster 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 or be imprisoned
not exceeding ten days. by both such fine and i'm
prisOnment.
SEC. z The Poundmaster shall in consideration
of the fees and charges allowed him. furnish every
animal impounded with suficieney 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 in the immediate possession or charge of
any person driving it in, through or from the CITY.
SEC. g. This Ordinance shall take effect and he in
force from and after the first day of January, A. D..
1862. 49,
Passed November 29th, A. D., 1861.
CHAS. kent, President.
JAS. MONROE. Clerk pro tenn