The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-29
AN ORDINANCE

Il, Prcuent Cattle and other Stock from
Running at Large uithin the Corporate
Limits Of the To,cn Of anderson.
IQE 1T ORDAINED by the Intendant
I'D and Wardens of the Town of Ander-
son, in Council assembled, and by the au-
thority of the same
lst. That no owner of Horses, Mules,
Jacks, Jennets, Colts, Bulls, Cows, Calves,
Goats, Sheep, Hogs, Pigs, Oxen, or other
stock, shall wilfully or through negligence
run at large within the corporate limits of
this Town, and any person or persons vio-
laling this Ordinance shall, upon convic-
ton thereof, be fined for each head of Cat
tie or other stock so suffered or permitted to
run at large, Fifty Cents.
I'd. 1t shall be the duty Of the Town Mar
shal, or any one or moro OF his assistants,
to take, seize and impound any Cattle or
other stock found upon the streets in viola
ton of the foregoing section, and retain the
same in his custody until released according
to the provisions of this Ordinance.
Sd. Whenever the Town Marshal, or his
assistants, impound any Cattle or other
stock as hereinbefore provided, he shall at
once inform the owner thereof, and such
owner may secure the release of the same
If the owne, refuses or neglects to pay such
fine Immediately, the Town Marshal shall
procure summons from the Clerk Of the
Town Council, directed to the owner or
owners of such Cattle or other stock so i'm
pounded, informing him thereof, and re
quiring him to appear before the Town
Council five days thereafter, to answer the
charge Of wilfully suffering or permitting
such Cattle or other stock to run at large
within the corporate limits of the Town.
4th. That if the owner of such Cattle or
other stock so impounded shall at the ap-
pointed time appear before the Town Coun-
Gil and answer such charge, the Council
shall proceed to try the case according to its
rules for the trial Of other offences, and if it
finds the party charged mot guilty." his
Cattle or other stock shall at once be deliy.
cred to him; but if it finds him guilty"
he shall pay the fine, together with the cost
of feeding and caring for such Cattle or
other stock, the cost of the trial, before they
are delivered to him. And if he refuses or
fails to pay such sum, the Town Marshal
shall advertise said Cattle or other stock, by
pasting notices in three public places in the
Town for FIVE days, and sell the same to
the highest bidder, paying out of the pro-
cesds of sale the sum due the Council for
fine, together with all cost and charges, and
returning the overplus, if any, to said owner.
9Th. If the owner of impounded Cattle or
other stock cannot be found out for two
days, the Town Marshal shall advertise for
FIVE days by posting in three public places
in the Town asummons directed ITO whom
it may concern" stating the day of trial.
also describing the Cattle or other stock. and
the trial shall proceed as provided in Section
4 cf this Ordinance.
9th. If the owner, after being personally
served with summons, if known, or by ad-
yertisement, if unknown, refuses or fails to
appear at the time of trial, it shall be taken
as plea of guilty, and the case proceeded
with accordingly.
7th. Nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent the owner of Cattle or other stock
impounded from obtaining the same from
the Town Marshal before trial by paying the
fine prescribed in Section l, together with
such cost as may have accrued up to the
time of such payment.
Sth. This Ordinance shall 60 into effect
on and after the first day of September
next and continue until amended or re-
pealed.
9th. All Ordinances and parts of Ordi-
nances conflicting with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Done and ratified in Council, and the seal
of the corporation of said Town affix-
[sEALl ed thereto, this the 9th day of Au-
gust 1878.
G. T. TOLLY, Intendant.
THos. G. LIeoE, Town Clerk.
August %, 1878