Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-16
An Ordinance

To restrain Smine, Stations and Jackasses from,
running at large.
The Common Council of the city of Pres
colt do ordain as follows:
Sc TioY l. No swine, stations over one
year DID, or ackasses shall hereafter run at large
in the streets, commons, or all,ys OF the ciIy
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 10 run
at large, contrary to the provisions of this Sec
ton, shall, on conviction thereof. he liable to
a penalty of not less than two. nor more than
ten dollars for each and every offence.
SEC 9. 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 provisions, there shall be estab-
lIshed 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 If shall be TO perform the various
duties prescribed in this ordinance; and said
pound keeper shall. before entering upon the
duties of bis office, take and subscribe an oath
of Office, to faithfully and impartally dis
charge the duties of his office as pound keep
er. which said oath shall be filed in the office
of tie city clerk.
SEC. d. 1t shall be the duty of the pound
keeper to secure and confine in said pound all
swine, stations over one year old. or iackasses
found running at large in the streets, COM
mons, or alleys in said city. the same to be
safely kept and provided for, and 10 be de
livered to any owner calling 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 lackasses, or one dollar for any
swine, together with the 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 five cents per
day fo' any swine. or fifty cents per day for
any stallion or iackass.
SEC 5 1t shall be lawful for any person.
finding any of the above named animals rum
ming at large contrary to the provisions ofsec-
tIou 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
impending and the description of all the an
finals inpounded. in register kept by him
for that purpose. which register shall be kept
open for inspection to all persons applying
therefor
SEC. 6. 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 at public vendue. by said pound
keeper at the pound gate, after giving three
days notice of snch sale, by posting such noti-
ces in at least tkree conspicuous places in said
city. which said notices shall contain a des-
criptlon of the animal or animals to be sold,
but no pound keeper shall be a purchaser at
such sale
SEC. T. The moneys received at any such
sale. after deductng tie amount of the relea,e
fee and expense of subsistence ard sale
(Which said ice for posting notices and selling
each animal is hereby fixed at fifty cents.)
shall be paid to the owner If the animal 8 I'D
when asccrtained, and if not ascertained with
in thirty days shall be paid over to the City
Treasurer, and in the latter event. it shall be
the duty of the pound keeper to report the
same 10 the City Clerk forthwith.
SEC. 8. No person shall wilfully obstruct or
prevent the apprehension or impounding of
any animal running at large contrary to this
ordinance under a penalty of not less than two
nor more than ten dollars for eacl and every
offence with costs of suit.
SEC. 8 No person shall fofcibly enter said
pound and take away any snch animal or AMI
mails 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. TO- All ordinances heretofore passed to
restrain swine from running at large III said
city are hereby repealed.
Passed April IL, 1862
J NJ. WHIPPLE, Mayor.
". T. HATCH City Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the foregoing
ordinance was passed by the Common Council
of the city of Prescott, on the seventeenth day
of April, 1862. -.