Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-13
RDINANC NO. So.

An Ordinance TO Prohibit the Keep
Ing OF swine. md Providing for
the Arrest OF tho same. Within lac
Incorporate Limits of the Town
OF Gold Hill, Passed March Esd,
A. ID. 1859.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
L town OF Gold Hin do ordain:
SEC. 1. ANY person or persons, owning or nav
ing in his possession any swine. and keeping,
penning or feeding the same within one hundred
wards OF any private residence or place OF bus
mess other than the residence or place OF bust
ness OF the person or persons owning oFkeepinS
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 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 fine.
SEC. .. The Marshal and all policemen under
his direction shall arrest and take into custody
all swine found vagrant within the limits of the
town of Gold Hill, and conflnc them in some
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
tody OF the Marshal or any policeman OF the
town OF Gold Hill.
SEC. 3. The Marshal shall keep a 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 al the entrance
OF the yard. stable. barn or place where the said
animals are secured, q list OF all such animals
as 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 a newspaper published within the
town of Gold Hill, for two days, and amer such
Advertisement the Marshal shall sell, or destroy
IL found worthless, all such animals not re-
claimed.
SEC. 5. The Marshal shall provide all necessa
~ 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 NJ
any time, before the sale, or amer disposition
thereof, redeem the same, by paying to the Mar
shsl his proper fees and charges for arresting
and keeping and costs OF advertising. Us herein
provided. 1fnot 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, ii 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. afty
cents for ~arrcsting and driving, one dollar and
my cents Che said one dollar and my cents TO
be paid to the person making the arresD; ana
fifty cents for the benefit OF tho town, 10 ueiray
incidental expenses.
Sic. :. 1t shall be the duty OF the Marshal or
any policeman of the town 10 report 10 the Town
Attorney any violation of the provisions coo.
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 Eve hundred dollars, and not less than
thirty dollars, In United States gold coin.
SEC. 8. This Ordinance shall take effect on tho
1st day OF May, A. d. 1869.
WIN. ID. c. GIBSON, President.
II. c. MANNING, Clerk.
Gold Hill, March Esd. 1863. mh25-1w