Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-01
NO. So.

An Ordinance q Prohibit the Keep
Ing of Swinr. md Providing for
the Arrest OF the same. within the
Incorporate Limiis Of tiic Town
of Gold Hill, Passed March 23d,
A. u. 1869.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
L town OF Gold Hill do ordain:
SEC. /. Any person or persons, owning or nav
ing in his possession any swine, and Keeping,
pcnning or feeding the same within one hundred
Yards Of any private residence or place OF bus
lness other than the residence or place OF bust
ness OF the person or persons owning orkceplng
the same, shall be guilty OF Il nuisance. and on
conviction before any Justice OF the Peace OF
the town Of Gold Hill, shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars and not less
than thirty dollars, United States gold coin
and IL such fine be not paid, shall be imprisoned
In the town Jail at the rate OF one day for each
two dollars OF said flno.
SEc. 9. The Marshal and all policemen under
his direction shall arrest and take into custody
all swine found yagrant within the limits OF the
town Of Gold Hill, and cOnilno them IN some
secure place, to be provided BY him nj the cost
OF the town. They may also be taken up by any
other pcrscn, who shall commit them 10 the GUS
tody OF the Marshal or any policeman OF the
SEQ. 3. The Marshal shall keep n true and
faithful record Of the number and description Of
all swine taken or brought into his custody, and
tho date and manner Of their disposal ; and he
shall keep consplcuously posted at the entrance
OF the yard, stable, barn or place where the said
animals arc secured, a list OF all such animals
Us are therein contained.
SEC. 4. All such animals taken into custody
under the provisions of this Ordinance, IL not
reclaimed within three days thereafter, shall be
advertised In a newspaper published within the
town OF Gold Hill, for two days, and amer such
advertisement the Marshal shall sell, or destroy
II found worthless, all such animals not re-
claimed.
SEC. s. The Marshal shall provide all necessa
ry subsistence for all such animals while In his
custody. The owner of'any such animal taken
up and kept in custody by the Marshal may at
any time, before the sale, or alter disposition
thereof, redeem the came, by paying TO the Mar
shal his proper fees and charges for arresting
and keeping and costs OF advertising, as herein
provided. II not so redeemed. the Marshal shall
sell and dispose Of such animal or animals, alter
advertisement, and out OF the proceeds from
such sale, after payment OF the cost OF advertis-
ing, retain the fees and charges herein author
lied, and pay tho balance remaining en- Si IN n, ms ms
owners Of said animals, If claimed within three
months; II not so claimed, to be placed In the
Contingent Fund Of said town of Gold Hill:
SEC. 6. The charge upon such animals shall be as
follows: For each hog, for keeping, per day, nifty
cents: for arrcsting and driving, one dollar and
any cents Qhc said ono dollar and my cents to
be paid to tho person making the arrest) and
fifty cents for the benefit OF the town, to defray
Incidental expenses.
SEC. Z. It shall be the duty Of the Marshal or
any policeman Of the town to report to the Town
Attorney any violation Of the provisions con:
tanned In Section 1 Of this Ordinance, who shall
cause the arrest OF the person so violating.
Any officer named herein refusing to enforce
the provisions contained In this Ordinance, on
conviction before any Justice Of the Peace OF the
town Of Gold Hill. shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding 1--WE hundred dollars, and not less than
thirty dollars, In United States gold coin.
SEC. s. This Ordinance shall take effect on tho
LIST day Of May. A. d. 1863.
WIN. D. C. GIBSON, President
II. c. MANNING. Clerk.
Gold Hill. March sd, 1860. mh2o-lw