The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-13
Corporation Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

phDlNANtE NJ. 81.
An Ordinance to prevent Horses, Cows, and
other animals therein mentioned, from run.
ming at large in the city of Westminster, and
to repeal Ordinance No. 20 in relation to
the same.
Section /. BE IL enacted aud ordained by
the Mayor and Common Council Of WestBin.
stei, That 1t shall not be lawful for the owner
or owners, or the possessor of any horse,
mare, geiding, mule, bull, COW, steer, calf,
goat, geese, or ducks, to permit the same to
run at large in any Of the streets, lanes, ALLEYS
or public roads within the limits of the civ Of
Westminster, under penalty of one dollar
for each of said animals so found running Al
large, for each offence, and costs of suit To
recover the same; except in the case of geese
and ducks for which the penalty is 10 be
twenty-five cents per head.
SECTION 2. Ind be IL enacted and ordained.
That II the owner or possessor of any of the
animals mentioned in said first section, extent
geese and ducks, SO found running at large,
be unknown to the Bailiff, be non resident
OF said city, or absent therefrom, il shall bo
the duty OF any Bailif of said city to take up
SAID animals so offending and impound the
same in some secure and convenient stable.
w pt lAotuItu AOT the DufDOSe,
and Immediately thereafter to give public mo-
tice Of such impouding by handbills posted up
in not less than Eve public places in and
through said city; stating therein that said
animal or animals so impounded shall be of
tered at public sale to the highest bidder for
cash at the time and place in said handbills
mentioned, unless the owners, or parties en-.
titled to the possession thereof, shall. within
hye days from the date of said notice. nav 10
the said Bailif the penalty imposed By the
hrst section of this ordinance and all costs
and charges for impounding said animals
including fifty cents for the services of said
Bailff for each animal so impounded, and an
amount sufficient TO enable him to pay for
necessary assistance, the hire or use oil said
pound, and the charges for keeping said ami.
mails whilst impounded; and, Gu payment as
aforesaid, said Bailiif shall forthwith release
said animals from said pound.
SECTION 3. Ind be ii enacted and ordained.
mat y the owner or possessor of any Of said
animals SO imponnded shall fail to pay the
penaity imposed thereon as aforesaid, and the
costs and charges aforesaid. before the time
fixed for sale thereof in said notice. then said
BALM shall proceed TO sell said animals so
impounded according to the time, place, man.
ner and terms Of sale in said advertisement
mentioned; and the Mayor of said city, on
sufficient evidence of the ownership of such
animal or animals, shall order the City Treas,
urer to refund to the said owner the proceeds
of the sale thereof, after deducting t6erefrom
the costs and charges for impending the
same, the penalty imposed thereon BY the
said first section hereof and FIVE per cent of
the amount Of such sale to compensate said
Baihff for making said sale.
SECTION 4. Aud be IL enacted and ordained.
ihatsaid ordinance, No. %, relating to Horses,
&c. running at large in said city, and all other
ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of
this ordinance, be and the same are hereby
repealed; and that this ordinance shall take
effect from its passage.
Adopted by the Mayor and Common Coun
cil, June LIST, 1874
DAVID F0WBLE, Mayor.
W. II, RiPPARD, Clerk. i6st