Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-05-26
Order and Bylaws.

state Of Wi.cousiu-C 0uuty of Iowa-TOwu Of
Mineral Point
AT The annual meeting OF said town OF Nm
gFal Point, held al lhc town hall o. said town
% the 9Th day If April, 1881, pursuant to
notice thereof regularly given, the following
order and bylaw Nas adopted by 8 majority
Of The voters present st such annual town
meeting. ard between the hours Of nine aud
ten O'Clock " the forenoon OF that DAY. The
chairman OF the board II supervisors yf said
town having az the opening Of said annual
town meeting stated the business by il 10 be
transacted ana which statement included the
following order and bylaw.
/, Is hereby ordered by the qualified electors
Of the town Of Mineral Point assembled at
the annual town meeting If -aia town, on the
9th day Of Apvil, 1851 and hereby made s.
bylaw VI said town that hereafter il sAan be
unlawful for any cattle, horned animals, hors-
e., sheep, swine, mates, jennies. or asses to
run al large, ana such INITIALS are hereby re
strained from running at large IN any Of the
highways Uf said town. under = penalty not 10
exceed ten dollars in any one case for the VIC
latiun Uf this order and bylaw which penalty
is 10 be Ascerlaned and fixed a. hereinafter
provided, aud there are hereby established in
said town three public pounds 10 be located
a. follows
One at Bareltown, Of which Thomas Ire
gilgu, j. appointed pound master one at J Ohm
StepLeueuu's place, near where the old ziuc
furnace used 10 be. OF which John Stephenson
is appointed pound master: and the third al
Graysyi.!e, Of which Jom Z. Sathcrs j. ap-
pointed pound master. II shall be the duty
Of the pound master to impOunu all such ami
mals above described. running at large in the
highways of said town, contrary 10 provisions
OF this order and bylaw.
Whenever any such animal j, mpONndcd
under the provisions of this order and bylaw.
The pound.masteF shall within tweutY-fOur
hours notify the owner Of such animals if
known and q resident of said town, that the
same has been impOunded, and request him
to take charge Of said animal upon payment
ct cost and fees for such impending, which
shall in no case exceed ten dollars.
The fees OF such ponnd-master are hereby
established as follows; For impending each
animal, fifty cents for the care and feed Of
each animal, tity cents per day bot for no
more than ten days in any one case.
II tie owner of any animal shall neglect for
tFer.y four hours after notice that such ami
me-, mas been impOunded 10 take charge Of
the same, aud pay The costs and fees above
established, OF IN case the owner OF such ami
NAL j. not known, or a nonresident Of said
town, II shall be he duty Of such pound mas
ter Immediately 10 post notices IN three of the
most public places in said town. that al i GER
tain hour named in said notices, not less thar
three and not more than five days thereafter,
tile said animal will DC sold az said pound to
pay for said costs and fees. For posting said
notices said pound master shall be allowed one
dollar All sums realized from the sale of said
animals over and above the costs and fees
above established shall bc paid by said pound.
master 70 the treasurer Of said town, and if
the owner OF such animal does not claim such
surplus within two weeks thereafter, the same
shall by said treasurer bo turned into the gen
cral fund of said town.
This order and bylaw shall take effect and
be Ia force at the expiration Of tive weeks
after copies Of il shall have been by the town
clerk posted up in three public places in >aid
in his Office.