Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-21
An Ordinance
10 restrain Sset,sc, Stations and JackasscS from
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10 ycstre;,s Steiac, Stations and JackaSscs from
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The Common Council of the city Of Pres
colt do ordainas follows
SECTION /. No swine. stations over one
year old, or iackas@es shall hereafter rlinaf large
in the streets. comsloils. or all, ys OF the CITY
Of Prescott. and tile owner, lessee. or any per-
co, W no has the charge of any such animals,
aud who shall suffer or permit the same to run
If Iarue. contrary to the provisions of this Sec
tiop Shall. on conviction thereof. he liable I"
/, neualtv of not less than two. nor more than
ter, dollars for each and every offence.
SIC. . 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 eslao-
Itshed in said city under the authority OF tile
Common Council, and ut the expense OF SAID
CITY,. a Pound to he under the charge OF the
Pound Keeper, and to be kept by him.
Src. 3 The Common Council shall appoint
suitable person pound keeper for said city,
whose duty II shall be to perform the various
duties prescribed in this ordinance; and said
/ mound keeper shall, before entering upon the
duties of his office. take and subscribe an oath
of office to faithfully and impartially dis
/ charge the duties of his Office as pound keep
| er. " Inch said oath shall be filed i'll the office
of the city clerk.
Il. II
| keeper to secure and cOnfine in said pound all
| swine, stations over one year old. or lackasses
/ found running at large in the streets, COM
mons. or alleys in said city, the same 70 be
| safely kept and provided for. and TO 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 e> pense of subsis-
| tencc for the length of time any such animal
NAV have been compounded. to be estimated ut
a reasonable and fair rate, which said rate
| shall in no case exceed Twenty-Five cents per
| dsv fo' any swine. or fifty cents per day for
! any stallion or iackas>.
| SEC 5. 1t shall be awful for any person
| finding any of the above named animals rum
ming at large contrary to tie provisions of Sec
| tIouvone 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 10 the person delivering the same
the sum of fifty cents for each and every such
| animal 50 ilnpounded. and to enter the name
of The person delivering the same, the date of
imnounding and the d scription of all the an
ima's upounded. in register kept by him
for that purpose. which register shall he kept
open for inspection 10 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 III ease of stations
or iackasses from the iHpoui.dI.fg tLercoi,
may be sold :t public eeudDc, by said pound
keeper at the pound gate. after giving three
days notice Of such sale. bg posting such noti-
ccs in at least three conspicuous places in said
city. which said notices shall contain des-
criutlDn Of the animal or animals To be sold.
but 10 pound keeper shall be a purchaser at
such sale.
SEC. I. TIL" moneys received at any such
sale, after dcducting tie amount of the release
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 I'D
when asccrtaincd. and if not ascertaincd with
in thirty days shall be paid over to the Citv
Treasurer. and in the latter event, it shall he
the duty of the pound keeper to report the
same to the City Clerk forthwith
SEC. 8. No person shall wilfully obstruct or
prevent the apprehension or impoundlng of
any animal running at large contrary to this
ordinance under penalty of not less than two
nor more than ten dollars for cacl and every
offence with costs of suit
SEC. 8 No person shall forcibly enter said
pound and take away any such animal or am
mails therein impoundcd shall tear off any
board or boards from said pound. shall in
any way assist any such animal to escape
from said pound. under a 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 /, 1862
j. NJ. WHIPPLE, Mavor
~ II ,rCrr Citv Hlari-