Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-12
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[OFFICIAL.]
ORDINANCE No. 81.

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loFFICIAL.]
ORDINANCE No. 81.
An Ordinance to prohibit and restrain the
running at large of horses, cattle, swine
and sheep within the city of Austin.
The Common Council of the city of Austin
SECTION l. No owner of any horse. colt,
ass, mule. swine, sheep, COW, OK, or other cat
tie, shall suffer or permit the same to run at
city Of Austin, Mower county, Minn., and any
person who shall violate the provisions of this
section, shall. upon conviction thereof before
Jastcs Of the Peace Of said c fS5et
not less than three (3) dollars, and in default
thereof shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten
days: And if any of the animals mentioned
In this section be found running at large at
any time, within the limits of said city, each
and every such animal may be impounded in
the public pound of said city, from whence
or owners shall pay to the pOund-master the
fees, expenses, and penalties hereinafter pro-
SEC. 2. The Common Council of said city
may establish and designate some enclosure
as public pound and for that purpose the
enclosure so established and designated,
shall constitute the public pound in said city
of the pound-master. The Common Council
of said city may appoint some suitable per-
son as pOund-master, who shall have the care
SEC. g. It shall be the duty of all consta-
bles and police officers Of said city to take
up and impound any of the animals men,
found within the limits OF said city, running
at large. And it shall be lawful for any per-
son to take up any animal running ut large
In said city. contrary to the provisions OF this
pound of said city, and for SO doing, he shall
receive from the pound.master the sum of
twenty-f cents for each animal rightfully
1uiv To- In md n finn hon hiah
sum the pound-ma ster is to collect, together
with his fees, from the owner of the animal,
or by sale thereof, as hereinafter provided.
master to receive into the public pound,
all animals brought there in pursuance of
any of the provisions of this ordinance, to
take proper care of and provide proper sus-
tenance for all animals impounded; to de-
liver to the owner or other proper person any
animals that may be redeemed before sale
thereof; and If such animal Is not redeemed
imponnded, then forthwith Sundays except
ed after the expiration of said twenty-fOur
hours. to post four az notices, one at the
postofhce, one at the pound where such ami
NAL is impounded, one at the court house,
and the other at the most public place In the
third ward of said city. The notice shall be
substantially in the following form:
| Pound Notice.-Taken up and impounded in the
public pound at (here insert location Of the pound
on the-day of-1s- (here insert description
of animal or animals) which viii, if not redeemed be
fore sale, be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash (subject to redemption within two
months from day of sae) at said pound at the hour
| of ten O'Clock in the forenoon on the--day o.
1S-.
! The day of sale fixed in such notice shall be
| the third day after the animal or animals
cept when the same would fall upon Sunday
Christmas, New Years, Fourth of July, OF
any other state or national holiday, or any
election day. when it shall be the day follow
| Inn md oYlir ~ min 0rQ moi
deemed before the sale thereof, authority Is
hereby given to said pound-master to sell the
same in accordance with such notice, and the
title to the animal 80 sold shall be vested in
the purchaser at such sale, subject to re
demption within two ~ months, If the owner
or other proper person snail appear within
said time, and make out his right thereto
And such animal or animals shall be restored
to such owner or other proper person, upOI
paying to the purchaser the amount tor which
said animal or animals were sold, together
with all lawful charges and expenses, fOl
keeping such animal or animals, and interest,"
thereon at the rate of ten per cent. per an
mum. If the owner of said animal or animals
the day of said sale, and make out his right
thereto and pay the sum for which said ami
NAL or animals were sold, together with al
charges and expenses for keeping the same
purchaser at said sale shall have perfect
title to the same.
SEC. 5: The pound-master shall be entitled
his
impounded, fifty cents; For providing sus
tenance for every such animal, twenty-iv.
cents per day; For making sale Of every ami
NAL, twenty-five e gents; For furnishing ant
SEC. 8. The proceeds Of the sale of any o,
all animals under the provisions of this ordi
nance shall be applied First to the Pound
receive for fees and sustenance under thu
provisions Of the last section, and all sum!
paid out by him for driving such animal o.
three e.; and the surplus shall be paid to ths
known. and if Unknown the pound-maste1
the to ae
statement containing a description of the ami
NAL or animals sold, the gross amount of such
sale, and the amount of fees, expenses ant
of the animal or animals sold, or his lega
representatives shall at any time within ONT
year frOm the day of sale, furnish satisfac
city, Of the ownersSip Of such animal OF AMI ani
mails M, he shall receive the amount so deposit
sEc:7 At any time before the sale Of an,
this ordinance, the owner thereof or othel
proper person may redeem the same by pay
ing to TIE pound.master such sums as he may
under this ordinance.
SEC. 8. The pound.master shall keep a rec
ord, In which he shall enter a description o.
all animals impounded In the public pound
tho day when received, and time Of redemp
ton, and by whom redeemed before sale, ant
If sold, the date Of sale, name OF purchaser
and amount for which the same was sold, ant
the amount, date, and name OF the person K
whom the proceeds of such sale, were paid
If any pOund-master shall refuse or neglect
to perform any of the duties required in THU
ordinance, he shall, upon conviction thereof
before any Justice of the Peace of said city
pay fine of not more than twenty-five dol
lars, nor less than FIVE dollars, and costs Of
prosecution. and in default thereof, be i'm
prisoned not exceeding twenty days.
SEC. 9. Any person or persons who shall
break open, or In any manner. directly or in
directly, aid or assist in. or consent to, or ad
wise the breaking open of any public pound
or any enclosure designated by the Com
mon Council Of said city IS pound shall
fine of not more than fifty dollars, nor lest
than ten dollars, and in default thereof, t.
be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (3O) days
SEC. 10. Any person or persons who shall
hinder, delay. or Obstruct any person or per
sons engaged in driving to the public pound
any animal or animals liable to be impounded
In such pound, shall for each and every hind
rance, delay or obstruction, on conviction
thereof, be punished by fine Of not more
than twenty-five dollars, nor less than Ave
dollars, or ia default thereof, to be imprisoned
for the period Of not moro than ton days.
SEC. j. That oil ordinances Of said city OF
Austin heretOfOre passed, relating to tho run.
ming ct large Of cows. and other animals, are
SEC. II. This ordinance shall take effect
and b in force. from and after the LIST day Of
November, A. ID. 1850.
~ Passed .ssa August 9th, 1850. Approved August