Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-07
An Ordinance
70 restrain Sarine, Stations and :
running at lara. '"'S0's,,

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The Common Council Of tho =. /
colt do ordain as follows ei'7 dh f
SECTION 4. No swine. s,,u. 1
year old, or jackasses shall hcrraAorM o'a
in the streets, commons, or ALL fGoa 1
of Prescott, and the owner. lcs.:sa o. To
son who has the charge Of arr nv : Of any j
and who shall suffer or permit tb a'ea aa,
at large, cor trary to the provis;a'-. S.n2
ton, shall, Oh conviction th,ronf ~ ts
penalty of not less than two, ", NJ. .f LA.
ten dollars for each and ever n ~ mon
SEC. 2. In order to carry ont n"
Of. this ordinance, and to ppr;da : Pen
ard combining all animals rnG''. oF sas
contrary 10 its provisions. then .}.E?,a
lIshed i'll said city under tie att, ~ f s.
Common Council. and at the rs ,'sa.. =
city, a Pound to be under tLc ck- rs
Pound Keeper, and TO be ken, bv p:
SEC. 5. The Common Coinc;ii s tIl@'
a suitable person pound keeper i 60. a,T'
whose duty 1t shall be to nerfnr,a :" u Aa
duties. prescribed in this ordinanrau "a.
pound keeper shall, before enta ',;o' aN
duties of his office, take and snbs ,ni upo
of office. to faithfully and ; n,nar.!,s, al
charge the duties of his office 81 ', ,'laIiF
er, which said oath shall be- ill., I ioaM q
of the city clerk. '''N III 'ne
SEC. 4. Itshall be the duty 81 a.
keeper to secure and con6ne N s w. we pd|
swine, stations over one year old or p ;o.,
found running al large in Ire - s " la'''
mons. or alleys IN said citv, the s,,,.
safely kept and provided for. and t f.,
livered to any wner ealing for the s a.
on the payment by him to the koono,
pound of the sum Of three !ollars fori ~.
stations or iackasscs. or one dolIa, T.
swine. together with the OK pchse a
tence for the length of time any sr5 :,
may have been empounded. 10 be tst,y.
a reasonable and fair rate. which Sa
shall in 10 case exceed twenty-five o.s.
day 70, any swine. or fifty cents per d.
any stallion or iackass.
Sec 5. 1t shall be lawful for auv \,
finding any of the above named ANNA,
ming at large contrary to the provision,
tlou one of this ordinance. 10 drive Ap
the pound, aud it shall be the dutv H
pound keeper thereupon to receive the !
and to pay to the person delivering the /
the sum of fifty cents for each and ever
animal so impounded. and to enter the j
of the person delivering the same. the js
impending and the description Of all H.
finals irnpounded. in a register kept }r
for that purpose. which register shall bt
open for inspection to all persons apgf
therefor.
SEC. 6. ANY impouudcd animal not re
ed as above provided, within five dav
case of swine, or ten DAYS in case of sial
or jackasses, from the Impnhding The
may he sold at public vendue, BY l3;l pc
keeper at the pound gate. afer giving
days notice Of snch sale, by posting such
ccs i'm at least three conspicuous places il
citv. which said notices shall contain
criptlon of the animal or animals 70 b
but no pound keeper shall be purcu
such sale
SIC. 7. The moneys received at am
sale. after deddcting tie amount of thei
fee and expense of Subsistence ard
(Which said ice for posting notices and s.
each animal is hereby fixed at ffr &C
shall be paid to the owner If the animal
when asccrtaimcd, and if not ascertaincl
in Thirty days shall be paid over 10 tie
Treasurer, and in the latter event, it 81;
the duty of the pound keeper to rcpu
same to the City Clerk forthwith.
SEC. s. No person shall wilfullv obstr
prevent the apprehension or impoundi
any animal running at large Contrary t
ordinance under penalty of not less thai
nor more than ten dollars for cach and
offence with costs of suit.
SEC. 9 No person shall forrihly eutc
pound and take away any such animal d
mails therein impoundcd. or shall tear of
board or boards from said pound. or sla
any way assist any such animal 10 e
from said pound, under a penalty Of no
tllan five or more than fifteen doll4e,
costs of snit.
SEC. 10. All ordinances heretofore PAS
restrain swine from running at large N
city are hereby repealed.
Passed April IL, 1862.
j. NJ WHlPPLE, MAY
W. T. HATCH City Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the fore
ordinance was passed by the Common {,
of the city of Prescott, OF, the seyenteenh
of April, 1862.
" T. Hrcu, City Gle