Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-23
ORDINANCE NO. So.

| An Ordinance to Prohibit the Keep
ing OF swine, ind Providing for
the Arrest OF the same. Within the
Incorporate Limits OF the Town
OF Gold Hill, Passed March 23d,
A. ID. 1860.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TIE
L town OF Gold Hill do ordain:
SEC. /. Amy person or persons, owning or hay-
ing In his possession any swine, and keeping,
kpennlng or feeding the same within one hundred
yards OF any private residence or place Of bus.
mess other than the residence or place OF busi-
ness Of the person or persons owning orEeeping
the same, shall be guilty Of a nuisance. and on
conviction before any Justice OF tho 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 fno be not paid, shall be imprisoned
Ia the town Jail at the rate Of one day for each
two dollars Of said fine.
SEC. 9. The Marshal and all policemen under
his direction shall arrest and take into custody
all swine found vagrant within the limits OF the
secure place, to be provided by him at the cost
Of the town. They may also be taken up by any
other person, who shall commit them to the Gus
Ntody OF the Marshal or any policeman OF the
town OF Gold Hill.
SEC. 3, The Marshal shall keep o true and
faithful record Of the number and description OF
all swine taken or brought into his custody, and
the date and manner OF their disposal and he
shall keep conspicuously posted at the entrance
OF tho yard, stable, barn or place where the said
animals are secured, 3 list OF all such animals
a. are therein contained.
" SEC. 4. All such animals taken into custody
under the provisions Of this Ordinance, II not
reclaimed within three days thereafter, shall be
advertised In q newspaper published within the
town OF Gold Hill. for two days, and amer such
advertisement tho Marshal shall sell, or destroy
II found worthless, all such animals not ~.
claimed,
SEC. 8. The Marshal shall provide all neccssa
~ subsistence for all such animals while In his
custody. The owner Of any such animal taken
up and kept In custody by tho Marshal may at
any time, before the sale, or after disposition
thereof, redeem the SAINT, by paying 10 the Mar
shall his proper fees and charges for a~rrcstinS
and keeping and costs OF advertising, as herein
provided. II not SO redeemed. the Marshal shall
sell and dispose OF such animal or animals, after
advertisement, and out OF tho proceeds from
such sale, after payment Of the cost OF adycrtis-
ing, retain the ices and charges herein author
lied, and pay tho balance remaining In his
hands TO the Town Treasurer, for the usc OF the
owners Of said animals. II claimed within thrcc
Contingent Fund OF said town of Gold Hill.
SEC. 6. The charge upon such animals shall be a.
follows: Foreach hog, for keeping, per day, nfty
cents; for a%rresting and driving, one dollar and
fifty cents (the said one dollar and my cents to
NC paid to the person making tho arrcst); and
nifty cents for the benefit OF the town, to defray
incidental expenses.
SEC. Z. 1t shall DO 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 / 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 five hundred dollars, and not less than
thirty dollars, in United States gold COIN.
SEC. S. This Ordinance shall take effect on the
1st day Of May, A. D. 1869.
WIN. D. C. GIBSON, President.
II. c. MANNING. Clerk.
Gold Hill, March 23d, 1859. mh25-1w