Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
An Ordinance
To RESTRAIN ANIMALS FROM RUNNING
AT LARGE DURING CERTAIN SEA-
SONS OF THE YEAR.
The Common Council Of the


The Common Council of the CITY
of Mineral Point do ordain as fol-
lows:
Section l. 1t shall not be lawful for any
cattle or horses or mules TO be AT large in any
street, highway or alley, or upon any public
ground IN the city of Mineral Point, between
the first day of November of each year and the
first day of ApIil of each year; and 1t shall not
be la tul for any cattle, horses or mules TO be al
large in said city between the hours of eight p.
M and six a. m. between the first day OF April
and the first day of November Of each wear; and
any such animal so found at large may be inn
pounded and forfeited and sold as hereinafter
provided.
Section .. No person shall permit or allow
any cattle, horses or mules in his custody or nm
DER his control to go or De at large or 10 pasture
or feed in any street, highway or alley or upon
any public ground in the city of Mineral Point
contrary TO the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 3. Any person who shall find any
cattle, horses or mules at large in any street,
| highway or alley or in any public grounds of
said CITY, contrary to the provisions OF this ordi-
nance may take the same TO the public pound of
| the city.
Section A. 1t shall be the duty of the pound
master or person in charge of the pound to re-
ceive any animals brought to the pound in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this ordinances
and TO pay the person bringing the same the sum
| of twenty tive cents for each such animal.
The pound master shall place all animals
| brought to the pound in accordance with this
! ordinance, in the pound and keep the same
| therein until released by law. Said pound
master shall provide food and water for all ami
| mails IN said pound. He shall also keen a record
| of all animals brought to said pound when
| brought, what disposition made of them, cost
| of keeping same in pound, fees paid 10 per
sons for bringing said animals. and all MONEYS
received by him as such pound master
Section 5. On receipt at any time before sale
| of the expense of impounding and keeping any
| animal in the pound, and all costs incurred said
poundmaster shall release the same.
section G. In addition to the amount paid out
for expenses of lmpounding and keeping the
pound, the pound master shall be entitle to re
celve for each animal sold or redeemed as his
fees for services rendered. to be paid by the per
son redeemlng, or TO be retained out of the pro-
ceeds of sale, the of fifty cents for the iirst
| and twenty-five cents for each subsequent day
Section :. Any person who shall prevent, OBJ
struct or hinder the taking to the pound of any
animal found at large in said city contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance. or shall take anv
animal out of the pound in said city, without the
consent of the person in charge of said pound
shall pay penalty of not less than one dollar
nor more than five dollars.
Section $. The pound master or person in
charge of the pound, shall, when such ownership
| is known, forthwith notify the owner or person
entitled to the possession OF any animal confined
in said pound, that such animal is then confined
therein and that unless the eX penses OF impouud-
poundmaster, or person i'll charge, within two
days thereafter that upon the third day after such
notice has been given, excluding Sunday. said
animal will be sold at public vendue at u O'Clock
noon. at the front door of the City Hall in said
city, by the pound master, or person in charge OF
the pound, and the proceeds OF the sale apDro-
priated to defray the expenses incurred in i'm
pounding aud keeping such animal, SO far as the
same may be necessary, and that the surplus if
any, will be paid over 10 such owner or person
entitled to the possession of such nnimal.
Section 9. Where the owner or person entitled
to the possession of such animal is unknown
such notice shall be given by three printed or
written notices to be posted up, one in the post
office, one in front OF the city hall, and one on
public square of the First ward; which notice
may be substantially as follows: Notice
A COW or horse, or other animal as the
case may be-described follows: here give
accurate descliption,l Is in the Pound i'll this
city, having been taken running at large CON
trary to- the ordinance in such case made and
provided. The owner is notified that unless the
charges incurred i'll impounding and keeping
such animal are paid to the undersigned within
two days from the date of this notice, said ami
NAL will the third day hereafter, Sunday
excepted, be sold to defray such charges, at the
front door of the city hall in this city, and the
surplus, ii any, subject to such owners order"
To be signed and dated.
Section 10. The sale may be adjourned from
day to day, for not more than two adjournments,
for lack of bidders.
Section II. Any person who shall violate any
provision OF Section of this ordinance shall
pay penalty of no more than five dollars, nor
less than one dollar, together with the costs in
Cured in enforcing the same, and indefault of
payment shall be committed to the common Jail
of Iowa county until such penalty and costs are
paid, or the person adjudged SO TO pay be other
wife discharged by due course of law.
Section - The Poundmaster shall be APP
pointed by majority vote of the Common
Council of the city at any regular or special
meeting thereof; and the committee on public
property are hereby authorized and Instructed
to locate the Pound in any suitable build
ing which they may be able 10 obtain at a
reasonable expense; otherwise to locate said
Pound, to erect and maintain the same; the eX-
pense thereof 10 be paid out of the city treasury
Section 10. This ordinance shall be i'll force
from and after its passage and publication in
the official paper of the city.
W. A. JONES,
Municipal Judge and Ex-oilicio Mayor.
Attest I. S. Ansley, City Clerk.
1T. s. Ansley, Clerk of the city of Mineral
Point, do hereby certify that the above is true
and correct copy of an ordinance which was
passed by the Common Council of said city on
the Sd day of Drcember, A. d. 1884.