Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
An 0rdin3nce-to Rest ain the Run
ming at Large of Stock.

An Ordinance to restrain the running at large
of Horses and Cattle within the corporate
limits of the village of Lancaster.
The President and Trustees of the vii age of
Lancaster do ordain as follows:
S,.ction /. II shall be aud is hereby made
uniawfui for horses aud cattle TO depasture and
run at large within the corporate limits OF th e
village OF Lancaster between the hour Of nine
O'Clock in the evening and fou O'Clock in
the morning. And each and every animal, Of
the horse or cattle kind, found so going at
large IN vioietion OF the provision OF TINS or
dinance shall be dis;rained as hereinafter rro-
vided, and fine of two dollars is hereby i'm
posed for every such animal found so going at
large in violation of the provisions herein con-
tanned, one half of which fine when collected
shall be paid into the village treasury, and the
other half shall be paid TO the officer making
the distress and enforcing the same, as herein
after provided.
SEC. 3. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
Marshal TO distrain and safely keep in some
secure place, to be by him provided, each and
every animal so found running at large in vio-
laton of the provisions herein contained, and
within twenty-four hours after such distress,
unless the same shall be made on Saturday, in
which case on or before the Monday morning
thereafter, the said Marshal. shall cause writ
ten notice, specifying the time when and the
| place where such beast or beasts was or were
dstrained, and the number of such beasts and
| the amount of fine or fines imposed thereon
and the expense of keeping such beasts, and
| the costs of making such distress, 10 be gwen
TO the owner or owners thereof, provided such
owner or owners are to him known and resi-
dents of said village.
| Sec. 3. Unless each and every beast so dis
| trained shall be seized in an action or dis
charged according to law within six days after
such distress the Marshal shall sell such beasts
at public vendue, giving two days notice OF
such sale by advertisement, to be fixed up at
three public places in said village, provided
| always that said Marshal shall furnish them
1 with sufficient food and water and take good
| care of said animals, and shall be paid there
for as part of the fees and costs in such cases.
Sec. a. From the proceeds ofsuch sale the
Marshal making the same shall retain sufficient
| to pay the amount of his fees and the costs OF
keeping such beasts and the charges of such
sale, together with the amount Of the fine OF
fines imposed by the provisions of this ordi-
nance; and if there be any surplus the same
shalt be paid to the owner or owners of such
beasts il known /; and if no owner appears a
such sale or within one week thereafter tC
claim such surplus, the same shall be p aid BY
the Marshal to the Village Treasurer to BE-
paid over to the owner thereof, at any time
within one year thereafter on proper proof be.
ing produced TO the village Treasurer
sec. ), This ordinance shall be published
as required By the charter OF said village auC
when 50 published sha take effect ana be il
ful fo,cs
Passed ani adopted this luh day OF June
1869. all the trustees o SAT- VI age being
Fre-eni, except IL. Rea'iin-.
Attest: p. n. PARSONS, Pest
A. Z. THOMPSON,
Clerk Village oi Lancaster.