The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
poRoUoH ORDNANCE NO, a

TIE, HOGS, SHEEP, POULTRY, |
&C.
lie IL ordaind and enacted by the |
! Chief Burgess md Town Council of
the Borough & Rldgway, and it is |
hereby ordaina and enacted by the |
authority of thesame-
|. That the Cief Burgess, with the
advice and cnsent of the Town
| Council shall appoint citizen of said |
Borough, who shall be called the
Pound Keeper who shall fill the
office of Pound Keeper f,om the date
Of his appointment until the first
Monday of Apil, 1882, and annually
thereafter and whenever, and as often
as, aLy vacanC may occur in the
office of Pound Keeper, shall appoint
one such ciizento fill said office.
2. That said Pound Keeper shall
give bond in sich sum as the Town
| Council may designate, with two
sufficient sureti's, to be approved by
the Chief Burgess, conditioned for the
faithful performance, of the duties
! of his said Office, and for
Treasurer of said Borough, as required
| by this ordinance.
8. That the sail Pound Keeper is
hereby authorized and required 10 pro-
vide II good aud sufficient POund. in
| which all horses, innres, colts, mules.
cattle. hogs, goats sheep; also, all do
nestle and barn yard fowls, viz:
Geese, ducks, turkeys, pcacocks
Guinea fowls. cocks aud heils-;ound
running at large in said Borough,
MAY he taken up snd impounded, and
kept until redeemed by the owner or
| owners thereof, or otherwise disDOspd
! of, ~ hereinafter provided.
4 That it shall be unlawful for the
owner or owners Of any horse, mare,
colt. mute, cattle, hog, goat or sheep,
to suffer nr permit the same. or any o!
them. to run at large at any time in
said Borough; or inr the owner OF
owners OF any goose, duck, turkey,
! peacock, Guinea fowl. cock or hen, tu
suffer or permit the same, or any Of
them, to run at large in said Borough
during the months of May, June, July
and August OF any year.
.. That any person violating the
fourth section Of this ordinance shall
forfeit and pay, for the use of the Bor-
ough, the following fine. and pena-
ties, viz: For eacl and every horse.
mare, mule, colt, COW or head of catt e
of amy kind. pig. hog, sheep or goat
soid ~ fine of one ,lIl1r. ana rnr a,,nrv
ynosn du.k tur',ev nrnnncl, Cui,,n,
fowl chicken rnrk mr. hon rnnni,,,r
at larye during the mouth nt lIav
Iunr' J,,lv or Aums # in any venr -
aforesaid n fine of twenty I've rrnts
6 II shall bc thpd,,tv 9f tho pnuud
I[crnrr or Hirh Constabia of SID
Bor6lrh 70 take mn and inInnund auv
and ali horses. mares. colts mult
r0wS cattle. Mrs hn1s shc.n and
.onts found running at Iarsr at any
/. time in said Borough: ana any and nil
reese. ducks tlriCy-' naucnc,is. t;,ii-
nca fowI., chickens. cock or hens
found running at lar.n during the
months of MAY. June, .Tuly AMI Au-
uu., in any wear s- ugorc4sid
7. IT shall be the duty of the Pound
Keeper, within twe.ve hours after any
animal or fowl as aforesaid a shall have
been iInpounded, to rive personal no
tice 10 the owner or owners of the same
Of the taking up and inpnllndiur oi
any animal or fowls as af5rcsaid: ard
in case the owner or owners are an
known to the Pound l[crper he shall
rive notice rs aforesaid bv at least siN
written or printed handhills. fully de
scribing said animals or fowls. posteo
: uD in the most pubic places in sale
t Borough; and if the said animal or an
imals, fowl or fowls, shall not be
claimed or redeemed within five day,
after notice given as aforesaid, it shal
be the duty of said Pound Keeper, af
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