The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO
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Section 1.Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of st. Landry That estray animals
of the horse, COW, lnIle or ass kind shall he liable
TO he taken up by any person finding such ami
mai or animals, and retained III possession until
disposed OF III acc0rdtssnce with the provisions Of
this ordinance.
See. 2. Be it further ordained, That any per
son taking up estrays shall Immediately give TO
the.clfrk of the Police Jury a description of the
same, with marks and brands thereon, together
with the date of taking mp the animal. which
shall be registered BY the said clerk i'll a book to
he kept by him for that purpose, together with
the name OF the person reporting the cstray.
Sec. 3. BE 1t further ordained, That all animals
so taken up shall, Immediately after the registry
provided for above, he advertised in the official
T Journal for two insertions. with description of
the same, marks, brands, date OF taking up. etc.
beng therein set forth, and giving notice that
the said property will be sold at public auction
to the highest bidder. for cash. for what il will
bring. at Il time and place therein to he dpSig-
nated-ImleSS the owner shall previously come
forward. prove the property to be his own, and
pay the legal charges thereon; provided that
such sale shall be made by the nearest constable
ana at the office of the nearest Justice OF the
Peace.
See. I. Be it further ordained. That the pro-
cetdS, or any sales so made shall he divided
equally, one-half thereof to be appropriated to
the payment of the costs and the person taking
up the eStray, and the other halt to he deposited
~ the Parish Treasury. by the constable making
the sale.
Sec. ). Be it further ordained. That in ease
the animal advertised be reclaimed by the owner
thereof previous to the sale, the party in lOS.
session shall he entitled to claim and receive,
before delivering up the property, in addition
10 the cost OF the advertisement the sum Of ten
cents per day per mead for taking care Of said
animals If kept on pastnragc. and the sum of
twenty-five cents per day per head if fed upon
gram provided that no charges shall he allowed
for maintaining IN cstlpy animal if the person
claiming the said charges has employed the said
animal at his work.
See. BE ii further ordained, That all sums
piild INTO the Parish Treasury. i'll accordance
with Section 4 hereof. shall he placed to the
credit of the contingent fund. and that any
owner OF animals sold by virtue OF this OrliI-
Hncc, upon applying to the Police Jury and rs-
having the same approved. shall be paid out Of
the said fund the amount deposited there as
proceeds OF the sale of his property.
sec. 7. Be 1t further ordained, That an eSrraV
annual. Ill the meaning and intent of this Ortin-
ance Is one, the owner Of which cannot be as
tcrtalned after due inquiry made in the neigh
b0rhOOd where the said animal is found.
Sec. $. Be it further ordained. That any per
son taking up cStray animals and failing to com
ply with this ordinance, shall receive no COM
pensatlon therefor, and amy person taking up
such an animal and retaining the same in his
possession, i'll violation hereof, shall be liable TO
pay tllc owner or the same for the time he I'M
lawfully holds possession of the same the sum
OF not less than twenty-five cents per day, nor
more than one dollar per day. to be recovered
before the nearest Justice of the Peace.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That all Oulin-
anccS or parts OF ordinances heretofore passed
by this body. on the same subject matter hereof,
be and the same arc hereby repealed. and that
this ordinance shall take effect from and after
its publication. JOHN RON President.
Attest: G. MAYO. Clerk. Isept J8-tf