The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-25
AN ORDINANCE
Relating to the City Estray Pound.

: situated and being on the south 81
. Of the public ground known
Washington Square," in the FIJI
: Municipal Ward. be and the same
hereby designated as the City Estrs
Pound, for impounding auimsls M
ming at large or doing damage With
the corporate limits Of said CITY. s
hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2.-The City Council aha
appoint Pound Keeper, whose teri
OF Office shall be for two years unle:
sooner removed by the City Council
or until his successor is sppointe
and qualified to Office, and who's
compensation shall be as provided i
Section Fourteen Of this Ordinance
SEQ 3.-The Pound Keeper befor
entering upon the duties of his Office
shall take an Oath Of Office and Civ
bonds with approved security to Sal
Lake City, in the penal sum of Fiv,
Hundred dollars, conditioned for thl
faithful performance OF the dutiei
thereof; said bonds to be approved BY
the Mayor, and be fled with the Re
corder.
SEQ. At shall be the duty OF the
City Poundkeeper toreceive and take
care Of all animals committed to his
charge and provide all necessary for
age therefor, and use due diligence
to find the owners OF said animals, By
examining the Record of Marks and
Brands and otherwise, and shall re-
ceive and file all bills of damage duly
presented and enter the amounts in
the Pound Book, which shall be open
to the inspection OF the public; he
shall not deliver any animal to the
owner until all costs and damages
are paid or satisfactorily arranged for.
SEQ. 5.-The City Poundkeeper
shall register. in the Pound Book, all
animals delivered to him for COM
mitment. which registration shall set
forth when received, from whom.
where found. amount of damage
done, kind of animal, approximate
age, color, marks. brands, and such
other description as may aid the
owner to identify his animal, a true
copy OF which the Poundkeeper shall
post up on the outside oil
the entrance door OF said Pound.
SEC. c All animals remaining IN.
claimed three days from the time OF
Rhsll be advertised fer
iale by the Pound Keeper not less
than three times. 10 scme Newspaper
published in said city having general
circulation, stating the time and
place of sale. and giving a description
If said animals "a directed in section |
i've, and. that il not claimed and
AIKEN away within ten days from the
late thereof, be will expose them at
,ublio ssle and sell them to the
highest responsible bidder.
SEC. 1.-THE net proceeds of the
ale of all animals made in pursuance
( section six, of this ordinance, shsll
e paid into the City Treasury, subject
} the order OF the ogner OF said
if applied ior within six
lonths from the date Of sale; if not ]
pplied for by the owners within thai
me the City Treasurer shall place ]
ne amount to the credit o! city '
avenue.
SEC. S.-No cattle, horses, mules,
leep, goats or swine shall be allowed !
} run at large within the limits OF
lis city, aud ali such animals so
und may be taken up and driven to
le EstIsy Pound. Provided that
othing in this shsll be go construed
J to prevent any citizen from herdlug
ilch cows. work cattle, horses,
Jules or other animals on the I'm
lclesed lands within the city.
SEC. 9.-All damages done by any r
,imal trespassing shall be forthwith L
,praised by any disinterested citizen,
DO may make q reasonable charge
r such service, and shall set forth
said appraisal, in writing, the time
Id place of damage, the amount oil ,
together with his charges, !
e name of the owner of the animal,
known, the name of the person 80 {
.maged; also the kind and descrip-
IN of the animal, which appraisal,
not paid or satisfactorily arranged
r by the owner, or il the owner be =,
It found, shall. together with the :
final, be delivered to the City L
Provided. that if the
1uer deem the appraisal too high, :
id owner may choose another sp-
siser, who, with the first, may
axe new appraisal; or when they
mot agree, they two may choose q
ird, and the three may procaed to
axe final appraisal.
Sec. 10.-Apy animal found doing
mage may be taken up by any
Ison. and if the owner cannot be
and, or if found shall refuse to pay
costs and damage, said animal
ay be taken forthwith to the City
,und, and delivered to the Keeper =
erect, and may be holden and sold
provided in section six OF this =
dinsnce, unless previously re-
emed.
SEC. 11.-Any person other than
g City Poundkeeper taking up an
final, under the provisions of this
.dinanoe, and retaining it more 2
an twenIy-four hours, without the
loWledge OF the owner, shsll, on .
nviction, be liable to pay fine of
"a dollars, and shall lose all damages
at may have accrued thereon.
SEC. 12.-Any person taking his
IN animal or tina. of any other per-
n out OF the custody of q person 4
,lding the same tor damages doDeby Z
or out OF the City Pound by stealth, :
by force, or shall interrupt or hin
II any one while in the discharge OF
3 duty, under the provisions OF this
dinance shall be liable to a fine 10
" sum not exceeding ninety nine
,llars, or imprisonment not to exceed
nety days, or both fine and impris- :
lmeut.
SEC. 13.-ADy person who shall
or mischIevously secrete I
impound the animal of another, or
no shall malciously OF mIsonIev-
lsly aid and abet therein, shall, on
be liable to fine in any
I'M not less than ten dollars nor ex-
,eding twenty-five dollars for each
tense.
SEC 1.-The Poundkeeper's fees n
IT Impounding, Registering and
ostiDg up Notices shall not exceed
ne dollar per head for Horses, Mules
r cattle, nor twenty-five cents for
alves, Goats, Sheep and Swine.