Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-14

An Ordinance
TO rcssrain Su;5,e, Stations and Tackdsses from
yet,sataq qt hfac

To RESTRAIN SBt51e, itdktt0sis n3d J6cAdSScS from
roaming At ioFqe.
The Cor!non Council .f the city of Pres
colt do ordaiu ~ follows:
SECTI0N T. No swine. stations one
yearold, or iaekas-es shall hereafter ruuat large
IN the streets. commons. or all W Of he city
&c Prescott and The owner lessee. ar any rr-
son who has the charge of ANY such ailn'als,
and who shall suffer or permit the same io run
ri large. trarv to the provisions oi this S'S'-
tiop, shalt, on conviction thereof he liable to
a penalty of i,ot les Than two. nor more than
ten dollars for each and every offence.
SrC. ,. In order to carry o',t tlle provisions
Of tlis ordinance and to provide for kcrpn@
and combining all animals running at large
c, utrary To lis provisions, there shall be c~tab-
iI-Aed in said CITY under the authority of the
Common Council and mt the expense of said
city. a Pound To he under the charge of the
Pound Keeper. and to he kept Ky him
Sro. 3. The Common Council shall appoint
suitable person pound keeper for said city.
whose duty II shall be 10 perform the various
duties prescribed in this ordinance; and said
pound keeper shall, before entering upon the
duties OF his office. take and subscribe au oath
OF office, To faithfully and importantly dis
charge the duties of Iris office aS pound keep
er, which said oath shall be filed ia the Office
Of The city CLERK.
SEC. j. Il shall be the duty of The pound
keeper To secure and confine in said pound all
swine stations over one year old. or iackasSs
found running at large in the streets. COM
mons or alleys in said city. The same 81 be
safely kept and provided for, and Io' he de
livercd to any ow ner ealing for the same, mp
on the payment by him to the keeper Of the
pound Of the sum Of three collars Tor any such
stations or iackassrs. or one dollar for any
swine. together with the e. pcuSc Of sulsi>-
tcnce for the length OF time any such animal
=
2 reaso nahlr and iair rate whrh said ratc
shall in no case exceed twcitv tive ,clts per
d " fo any swine. or fifty cents per day for
any st illion or iacIas~
Sac 5 II shall be lawful frr any person
fndimo any of the above named animals rnn-
ming at largn contrary to the pro- sions of ser-
too one of this ordinance, to drive them 10
the pound, aud it shall be the duty Of the
round 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 - impunnded and to enter the name
al the person delivering the same, the date of
mpounding and the d scription of all the an
iulals irnpoumded. in a rcgistor kcst hy him
for that purpose. which register shall he kent
open for inspection to all persons applying
therefor.
SEC. 6. Any impoundel animal not rc'eas-
ed as above provided. within five DAYS. in
or iackasses from the impoHnding thereof,
may be sold at public vendne, by said POUND
keeper at the pound gate. after giving three
days notice of snch sale by posting such noi-
ccs in at least farce conspicuous places il said
citv. which said notices shall contain dcs-
criptlon of The animal animals To he sold.
bur no pound keeper shall be a pure .ascr at
such sale.
SEC. Z. The moneys received at any such
sale. after deducting Il amount of the release
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 Id
when asccrtained and if not ascertained with
in thirty days shall be paid over 10 the Civ
Treasurer, and in the latter event. it shall he
the dnty of the pound keeper TO report the
same to the City Clerk forthwith.
SEC g. No person shall wiifuliv obStruct or
prevent the apprehension or impoundlng Of
any animal running at large contrary Ia this
ordinance under penalty of not less than two
nor more than ten dollars for and every
offence with costs of suit.
SEC. 8 No person shall forcihlv enter said
pound and take away any such animal or am
mails therein impounded or shall tear off any
board or boards from said pound. 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 IN said
city are hereby repealed.
Passed April II, 1862
J. NJ. WHiPPLE. Mayor.
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