Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-20
ORDINANCE NO. 3d..

An Ordinance to- Prohibit the Keep
Ing OF swine, and Providing for
the Arrcst OF the same. Within the
Incorporate Limits OF h Town
OF Gold Hill, Passed March 33d,
a. d. 1859.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THR
i town OF Gold Hill do ordain:
SEC. 1. Any person or persons, owning or hav-
ing in his possession any swine, and keeping,
p~enning or feeding the same within one hundred
yards Of any private residence or place OF bus
iness other than the residence or place OF busi-
ness Of the person or persons owning orkeeping
the same, shall be guilty OF a nuisance. and on
conviction before any Justice OF the Peace OF
the town OF Gold Hill, shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding Gye hundred dollars and not less
than thirty dollars, United States gold coin;
and II such lne be not paid, shall be imprisoned
In the town Jail at the rate OF one day for each
two dollars of said finc.
SEC 2. The Marshal and all policemen under
his direction shall arrest and take into custody
ali swine found yagrant within the limits OF the
secure place, to be provided by HIN at the cost
OF the town. They may also be taken up by any
other person, who shall commit them TO the Gus
tody OF the Marshal or any policeman OF the
town Of Gold Hill.
SEC. 8. The Marshal shall keep 4 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
bIlall keep con>plcuousIy postcu Ut INC entraNss
OF the yard, stable, barn or place where the said
animals are secured, = list OF all such animals
as are therein contained.
SIC. 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 af,er such
advertisement the Marshal shall sell, or destroy
II found worthless, all such animals not re-
claimed.
Ssc. 5. The Marshal shall provide all nccessa
nv 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 Mt
any time, before the sale. or after disposition
thereof, redeem tho same, by paying TO the Mar
shall his proper fees and charges for arrcsting
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 adyertis-
ing, retain the fees and charges herein author
lied. and pay the balance remaining in his
hands TO the Town Treasurer, for the use OF the
owners OF said animals, IL claimed within three
months; II not SO claimed, to be placed In the
Contingent Fund OF said town OF Gold Hill.
SEC. G. The charge upon such animals shall be az
follows: For each hog, for keeping, per day, hIty
cents; for arrcsting and driving, one dollar and
my cents Che said one dollar and hfty cents TO
be paid to the person making the arresD; and
ffty cents for the benefit Of the town, TO defray
incidental expenses
SIC. Z. II 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 l 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
own of Gold Hill, shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding Ave hundred dollars, and not less than
thirty dollars, in United States gold coin.
SEC. S. This Ordinance shall take effect on the
LIST day Of May, A. ID. 1863.
WIN. d. C. GIBSON, President.
II. c. MANNING. Clerk.
Gold Hill, March 23d. 1859. mh25-1w