The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-06-26
NUMBER %.
4ew Adrrrtisc
An Ordinance

All ofuInsin
To prevent Swine from running at large within
the limits of the Corporate Town of Plymouth.
in six sections.
SECTION FIRST.
DE 1T ORDAINED by the Corporate town
- of Plymouth, by The Board OF Trustees of
said town, that from and after the first day of Ju-
IL, A. ID. $50, no swine shall be permitted 10 run
at large within the corporate limits of sad town:
and it shall be unlawful for the owner or owners
OF any swine TO permit the same to run at large
within said limits.
SECTION SECOND.
And be 4 further ordained That if anv person
or persons owning or having the care of swine
shall permit the same 10 at large within the
corporate limits OF said town, after said date he,
she or they shall forfeit and pay to the said town
the sum OF two dollars per day for each and every
day they are guilty Of violation of this orlnrnce
with costs of prosecution, to be prosecuted for
md recovered by an action in the name of the
town, before any Justice of the Peace having iurs
dction as for msdemeanor: and it is hereby
made the duty of the Marshal to prosecute imme-
dately for any violation of this ordinance coming
or brought 10 his knowledge.
SECTION THIRD.
And be it further ordained That it shall be law
| full tor any person-and is made the especial duty
of fhe Marshal-to take up ard put into the public
pound, any and all swine fOu running at large
within the corporate limits Of said town from and
| after SAID flrSt day OF July, A ID 1867.
The person or persons so impounding such swine
shall notify the owner or owners, ii known and i'm
all cases shall notify the Marshal. The owner or
owners may have each swine released and deliy-
cred to them by paying 10 the Marshal twenty.
five cents for the swine mpounded If ONLY one
and ten cents per head for each additional head of
swine if more than one for the first dav. and fifty
cents per day Cor each additional day said swine
shall remain irnpoundcd fifteen cents of which
shall be paid BY the Marshal to the person i'm
pounding such swine
| II such swine are not redeemed within one day
after such impoundmg if the owner is unknown.
or within day after notice 10 the if such
owner Is kI own. the same shall be sold by the
! Marshal within FIVE DAYS thereafter. The Mar
shall shall advertise such swine for sale. in five
public places in the town. giving description of the
swine owners name il known, time of impound
ing, amount of charges and time and pa ce of sale
and If not redeemed before, sLch swine shall be
Sold Mt the time and place mentioned, to the high
est bidder Mt auction, and the swine be delivered
to the purchaser.
SECTION FOURTH.
And be it further ordained. That the money
arising from such sale shall be used
Ist-To pay the fees for impoundng and keep
Ing said swnc
2d-The costs of sale hereinafter provided for;
3d-The penalty and costs provided for in
ton second of this ordinance. if judg-
ment has been rendered therefor;
4th-The residue. if any. shall be paid to the
Treasurer of the town, to be held subject to the
order OF the owner of such swine.
SECTION FIFTH.
Be it further ordained, That If swine impounie..
are sold. the Marshal shall be entitled to fifty c
for advertising each sale under this ordinance M
ten per centum on the amount Of all sales, in
dition to the fees for redemption above p-Oviie :.
and if such sale shall be advertised, and the swim"
be redeemed before sold, the owner shall pay said
sums in addition to the sums above herein provi-
dcd, to the Marshal, before said swine shall be
leased
SECTION SIXTH.
Should the Marshal fail or refuse to mpoupd
swine y hen found mining at large in said town.
(havIng know edge notice thereof and proceed
to carry out the provisions of this ordinance to
his duty Hereunder. he shall forfeit AMI pay 10
said town sam not less than more than
three dollars. with of prosecution, for each
and every of refusal or failure. to be prose
cuted for in he name of the town. ne for misde-
meanor. JACOB b. n. KLINGER,
President Of the Board of Trustees.
Attest
r.. s. A. c. THOMPSON, Clerk. and the seal Of
said town. junl2 2Ot4