Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-23
An Ordinance
10 restrain Sriac, Stations and JackaSses from
runaing At Icrge.

The Common Council of the city of Pres
colt do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. No swine, stations over one
year old, OF iackas,es shall hereafter run at large
in the streets, com'uons, or all VS. of the city
OF Prescott and the owner. lessee, or any per-
son who has the charge OF any such animals
and who shall suffer or permit the same TO run
at large, trary to the provisions Of this sec
ton shall, ON conviction thereof. he llable to
a penalty of not less than two. nor more than
ten dollars for each and every offence.
SEC. ?. In order To carry out the provisions
of this ordinance and to provide for keeping
and combining all animals running at large
contrary to its prov isiors, there shall be estab
lGshed in said city under the authority of the
Common Council. and at the expense of said
city, Pound to be under the charge of the
Pound Keeper, and to be kept by him.
SEC 3: The Common Council shall appoint
suitable person pound keeper for said city,
whose duty 1t shall be to perform the various
duties prescribed in this ordinance; and said
pound keeper shall. before entering upon the
duties of his office. take and subscribe am oath
of office. to faithfully and impartially dis
charge the duties of his Office as pound keep
Ell, which said oath shall be filed in the office
of the city clerk.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the pound
keeper to secure and contine in said pound all
swine, stations over one year old. or Jackasses
found running at large in the streets. conf
mons. or alleys in said city. the same to be
safely kept aud provided for, and TO he de-
liveret TO amy ow ner ealing for the same, up
on the payment by him to the keeper OF the
pound of the sum of three collars for any such
stations or iackasses, or one dollar for any
swine. together With the eX pense of subsis-
tence for the length of time any such animal
may have been cmpounded. to be estimated at
a reasonable and fair rate, which said rate
shall in no case exceed twenty -hve cents per
day for any swine. or fifty cents per day for
any stallion or laCkasS.
SEC 5. 1t shall be lawful for any person
finding any of the above named animals run
ming at large contrary to the provisions of Sec
tlou one of this ordinance, to drive them to
the pound, and it shall be the duty of the
pound keeper thereupon to receive the same,
and to pay to the person delivering the same
the sum of fifty cents for each and every such
animal SO impounded, and TO enter the name
Of the person delivering the same, the date of
impounding and the description of all the an
finals irnpounded. in a register keot by him
for that purpose. which register shall be kept
open for inspection TO all persons applying
therefor.
SIC. 8. ANY impounded animal not re'eas-
ed as above provided, within five days. in
case of swine, or ten days in case of stations
or iackasses. from the impounding thereof
may be sold ii public yenGue, by said pound
keeper at the pound gate, after giving three
DAYS notice of such sale, by posting such noti
ccs IN at least t1rce conspicuous places i'll said
citv, which sad notices shall contain des
criptlon OF the animal or animals TO be sold
but no pound keeper shall be a purchaser at
such sale.
SHc Z. The moneys received at any such
0F a
fee and expense of subsistence ard sale.
(Which said tee for posting notices and selling
each animal is hereby fixed at fifty cents
shall be paid To the owner IF the animal Id
when asccrtainrd, and ii not ascertained with
in thirty days shall be paid over To the Citv
Treasurer, and in the latter event it shall be
the duty of the pound keeper to report the
same to the City Clerk forthwith.
See. 8. No person shall wilfully obstruct or
prevent the apprehension or impounding of
any animal running at large contrary to this
ordinance under penalty of not less than two
nor more than ten dollars for each and every
offence with costs of suit.
SEC 9 Ne person shall forcihly enter said
pound and take away any such animal or AMI
mals therein impounded, or shall tear off any
board or boards from said pound, or shall in
any way assist any such animal to escape
from said pound. under penalty of not less
than five or more than fifteen dollars, with
costs of suit.
SEC. 10. All ordinances heretofore passed to
restrain swine from running at large IN said
city are hereby repealed.
Passed April IL, 1862.
]. NJ WHIPPLE, Mayor.
W. I. HATCH City Clerk.
Notice is he'eby given that the foregoing
ordinance was passed by the Common Council
of the city OF Prescott, oil the seventeenth day
of April, 1862.
". I. HATCH, City Clerk.