The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-07-28
Pounds.

The Con:nson Council Of the City Of ST. Cloud
do Ordasn
Sec. l. That the Street Commissioners
when directed by the Common Council,
shall construct a good suitable pound or
pounds to be placed under the care of a
pound-keeper, to be appointed by the Com
mon Council. Said pound-keeper shall
hold his Office for one year, unless sooner
removed, and be entitled to compen sation
as the Common Council may direct;
Provided, That the Mayor may direct
said pound-keeper to do police duty when
ever he may think proper, but without ex-
ira pay or compensation to said pound
keeper.
SEC. 2. No horse, mule, goat, sheep,
swine, or any cattle shall be permitted to
run at large in the city of st. Cloud, at
each and every of such animals maybe i'm
pounded in any common or public pound
Of the city, from whence they shall not be
released until the owner or owners, or
some other person, shall pay to the pound
and discharging or selling each and every
may have been expended By the said pound
ence Of any such animal during the time
the same shall have been impounded as
aforesaid; and any owner of any horse,
mule, goat, sheep, swine or cattle, who
shall permit the same to run at large with
m the limits OF the city of St Cloud, shall,
on conviction thereof, be punished by inc
Of three dollars; Provided, That nothing
in this section shall be so construed as to
prevent COWS and horses from running at
large from April first to December first In
each year.
SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the
pound-keeper to provide proper and neces-
sary sastenancc for all animals so i'm
pounded, and the reasonable costs for pro-
vidlng such sustenance for such animals
shall be paid to the pound-keeper before
such animals shall be released from the
pound; and it snail be lawful for any such
pound-keeper to sell at public vendue to
the highest bidder, for cash, any animal or
animals impounded as aforesaid, at any
time after the expiration of" three days
from the time they shall be so impounded,
the said pound-keeper giving at least forty
eight hours previous public notice of the
time and place of sale, by four ADVERTISE
ments, one Of which shall be put on the door
of the Court House, another at the Post
Office and the others in two Of the most
public places in the ward Of the city where
such animals may be impounded; but if
said animals or any of them are redeemed,
or an offer is made to redeem them by their
owner or his agent, by paying the pound
keepers fees aad the penalty provided in
the preceding section together with the ex
penses Of sustenance as aforesaid, at any
time before they are actually sold, the same
shall not then be sold, but shall be releas
ed by the pound-keeper. The pound
keeper shall render to the Common Council
monthly, statement under oath of all
fees and all moneys received by him, either
for penalties or for animals sold by him,
and shall, at the same time, pay over to the
Treasurer oil fees, penalties and moneys
collected by him for lmpounding or selling
any such animals.
SEC. 4. Whenever any animal, i'm
pounded rs aforesaid, shall be sold, and
shall not bring enough to pay the fees and
penalties, the same shall be recovered of
the owner of any such animal by suit be-
fore City Justice in the name Of the city.
the fees, charges aud penalties 80 recov-
cred to 60 to the City Treasury.
SEC. B. Any person or persons who
shall break open, or IN any manner, d.
rectly or indirectly, aid or assist in break
ing open any City Pound, shall, on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by fine of
Twenty five dollars.
SEC. 3. Any person who shall hinder,
delay or obstruct any person or persons en-
gagged in driving to the City Pounds any
animal or animals, beast or beasts, liable
to be lmpounded in the City Pounds, shalt,
for each aud every hindrance, delay or OBJ
struct;on, on conviction thereof, be punish
ed by q fine Of not less than Five nor more
than twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 7. Any pound keeper, appointed
as aforesaid, who shall refuse or neglect 10
take up, distrain or impound any animal
mentioned in Section two ofthis Ordinance,
known to him to be running at large con-
trary to the Ordinances Of the city, shall.
on conviction thereof, be punished by fine
| of not less than Ten nor more than Fifty
dollars. 49,. .-,.~. ..... -.
SEC. 8. This Ordinance shall take effect
from aud after its publication.
Ayes-Ald. Bridgman, Clark, Lamb,
Powell, Robbers. J. g. Smith, P. Smith and
Schulten. 49,
OSCAR TAYLOR: 4
Mayor.
Attest: N F. BARNES,
.. ~... City Clerk. 81.
Ordinance No. IA was read a 6ret and
second time, and passed. ~
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