The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-28
ORDINANCES No. ila

An ordinance TO restrain hogs rom running at
large within the limits of the city
BE 1t ordained by the city Council of the City OF
| Cairo:
s,cTIoS /. That no hog or pig shall run at large
within the limits of The said city and the owner
| or keeper OF such ANNA :, who shall knowingly
! suffer or permit Them to run at large shall for.
let and pay TO said city a sum not less than three
| dollars n r more than ten dollars for each ana
every oifense.
SEc. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the said City Mar.
| shal and of the Police Constabes and each Of
| them TO take up oil animals found running 1t
large within the limits of 81 city contrary 10 the
ordinance thereof and contine them in some se.
cure pen, pound or other place, ana the officer
taking up said animals shall provide suitable and
necessary sustenance for them. and the reasona-
bic cost of providing such sustenance shall be
PAID 10 the oihcer before the animal stall be re.
leased by him
SEC. 3, Any animal taken up under the provi-
SION OF his ordinance, may be sold by the officer
taking II up, at any time after the expiration Of
three days from the time OF bting taken up, of
which sale two days previous notice shall he giy-
-n by posting up " tlen or printed notices OF The
time and place OF sale, at the front door Of the
County Court house, at the post office and City
Clerks office, describing the animals by their
color, size, marks and brands,
SEC. 4, The officer taking up and mp ounding
any animal shall be entitled to chut ge and i've
for the same fifty cents and for each twenty.
four hours the same may be kept, wen,y five
cents dditional and II sold, hny cents for each
animal sold, but II any person Shall apply and
pay the officers tees and costs OF snstenance and
impound ny, at any time before sale Of such ant
mails, they snail be released by the othcer.
sEc. .. An accurate account shall be kept by the
officer making the sale aud rendered to the Guy
Council at every stated meeting thereof, and all
animals sold by him, aud his fees and charges
thereon, and all moneys received by him for the
sale of such animals. after deducling therefrom
the fees and costs of lmpounding, sale, and susie.
nance, suall without delay, be and, ms special
deposit, into the City Treasury and the Treasurer
shall receipt for the same ana shall keep II IN
separate account subject 10 the order of the CITY
Council.
SEo. q. If at any sale Of animals, under the pre-
visions OF this ordinance, no person shall bid the
whole amount OF costs for taking up, keeping and
selling said animals, the officer entitled to receive
the fees may, for himself, bid the amount CT his
costs and cha GEES, ana II no pei son bids any more
said animals may be struck oil to him as IN other
cases,
SIC. 7, If any person shail break open any pen,
pound or other incloseure, in which any animals
may be confined or kept under the requirements
ofthis ordinance, or shall directly or indirectly
aid abct the same or escape OF any such AM
mails, he or they shall forfeit and pay to sand
CITY sum not less than ten dollars nor more
than hfty dollars for each and every ofepse.
SEC ;. II the City Marshal or any Police Con-
stable shall neglect or refuse to take up and i'm
pound any animal known by him to be running
AT large contrary to the ordinances OF the city, he
shall forfeit and pay to said city q sum not less
than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars for
each ana every otfense.
JOHN NJ. LANSpEN,
Attest Mayor,
NJ. J, HowLEN, .1ity Clerk, iny23dlot