The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-12

The City Of Seattle does ordain as follons:
SECTlcN 1. Horses Mules. Goats,
and Hogs are prohibited from running
at large in the public streets.
SEC. g Horned or Neat Cattle arc
prohibited from running at large in
| the public streets between the hours of
nine o'clock in the evening and five
o'clock in the morning.
Sec. 3. IL shall be the duty of any
police officer and of the City Marshal
to arrest and impound any animals
found upon the public streets in viola
ton of this Ordinance and for each
day or part of day that any such
animal shall be 50 impounded the
owner thereof shall pay to the officer
arresting such animal for the care and
keeping tn reof fifty cents, and also the
further sum of Sc 80 for making such
arrest.
SEC. 4. If at the expiration of two
days the amount so due shall not be
paid, the City Marshal shall proceed
to give at least five days notice by
publication in the official newspaper
of the city of the time and place when
and where he will expose the said
| animal or animals to sale by public
auction, at which time and place no
shall at public auction expose the said
animal or animals to sale, and out of
the proceeds shall pay all the expenses
aforesaid and all other necessary ex
penses, and pay the residue to the City
Treasurer. The said notice shall de-
scribe the said animal or animals with
reasonable certainty, and shall state to
whom, if anyone. the Marshal sup
poses said animal or animals to belong,
| and if such owners name is wholly
unknown to the Marshal. that fact
| shall be stated in said notice. If such
owner shall he known to the Marshal
and can be found within the city. q
copy Of said notice shall be served
upon him al least one day prior to the
| sale.
Sec ). The Marshal shall file with
the City Clerk within five days after
any such sale report in writing setting
forth all Of the above matters touching
any such sale, and such report shall
be signed by him, and as affecting the
validity Of any such sale shall be abso.
lutely conclusive of the facts therein
stated.
SEC. 6. For all services not provided
for in this Ordinance the Marshal shall
be allowed the usual fees for similar
services, payable out of the proceeds
| Of sale.
Sec :. The owner Of any such animal
or animals may have the same deliv-
cred to him at any time before the sale
| by paying all accrued expenses and
at any time after such sale, on applica-
tion IL the City Council, such owner
shall be entitled to a warrant on the
Treasurer for any surplus of cash Of
such sale paid to said Treasurer, with
out interest.
SEC. S. The owner of any such
animal or animals may redeem the
same at any time within thirty days
after the sale by paying to the pur-
chaser the amount paid by him for
such animal, aud in addition thereto
one per cent. per month thereon.
SEC. 8. Ordinance No. Ill, entitled
"An Ordinance to prevent Horses,
Mules, Goats, Hogs. and Horned or
Neat Cattle from running at large"
approved October 18th. 1878. is hereby
repealed, and all other ordinances or
parts of ordinances conflicting in any
manner with the provisions Of
this Ordinance are also hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 10. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force at the expiration
OF five days after the same shall have
been published.
Passed the Common Council of the
City OF Seattle October 10th. 1879, and
approved and returned the same day
| o. JACOBS,
Attest: Mayor.
f. g OsRoRHr (,itv CLERK