St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
ORDINANCE No. 419.


An Ordinance in relation to Impounding
animals.
The Common Council of the City of st. Paul
do ordain as follows
Section l. The Mayor of the City of St.
Paul shall from time to time, detail one or
more policemen or some other and suitable
person or persons, who shall be vested with
the usual powers and authority of police of
ficers of said city and the policemen or per-
sons so detailed shall perform and dis
charge all the duties required and enjoined
of and upon them by this ordinance or which
mayhereafter be required of them by the
Common Council.
Sec. 9. No horse, mule, goat, sheep,
swine, poultry, chickens, geese or any cattle
shall be permitted to run at large at any
time within the following described limits,
beginning at the point where the south
line of the city intersects the east bank Of
the Mississippi river, thence eastery along
said south line of said city to the south east
corner of said city; thence north along the
east boundary line of said city to its intersec-
ton with the center line of the right Of way
Of the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railway company; thence westwardly
along the center line of the right of way of
the right of way with the st. Paul, Min1eapo-
lis and Manitoba railway company, at or near
the north line of De Bow, Smith, Risque d
Williams addition to st. Paul; thence west
along the center line of the right of way Of
said last named railway company, to its in
tersection with the center line of Dale street;
thence south alone the center line of Dale
street to its intersection with the center line of
Tpjv
center line of University avenue to the
center line of Victoria street; thence south
along the center line Of Victoria
street, to the Mississippi river;
thence eastwardly along down the bank of
said Mississippi river, as 1t winds and turns
to the place of beginning. and all of the
Sixth ward of the city of st. Paul, and if SO
found running at large, each and every such
animal or fowl shall be impounded in every
public pound of the city, by the policemen or
persons detailed by virtue of the provisions
of section one of this ordinance; provided,
however, that in said Sixth ward
mich cows may run at large
therein from and between the hours of six
co. O'Clock in the morning and six (6) O'Clock
in the afternoon Of each and every day.
Sec. 3. That any person who, being the
owner or having the custody of any horse,
mule, goat, sheep, swine, poultry, chicken,
geese, or any cattle. and who shall permit the
same to run at large in the city Of st. Paul,
within the limits described in section one, Of
this ordinance, shall, ON conviction before
the Municipal court, be punished by fine
not exceeding twenty $500 dollars.
Sec. 4. No horse, mule or cattle which
shall be impounded by the public pound, by
the officer on duty at such pound, shall be
released until the owner or some other such
person shall pay to the officer in charge Of
the pound the sum Of five dollars for each
horse or mule, and two dollars for each COW,
calf, OK or steer. All other animals and
poultry, above mentioned, which shall be
impounded, as provided by Ordinance, shall
be released only By the payment to the officer
in charge of the pound, the sum Of twenty
five (25) cents for each and every one there
Of
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the officer
in charge Of the public pound to provide
sustenance for all animals or poultry that he
may impound, the expense thereof to be
paid by the owner. It shall be lawful for
the pound keeper to sell at public yendue, to
to the highest bidder, for cash,
any animal or poultry so impounded
after keeping the same three days.
So soon as any animal or poultry is i'm
pounded, the Pound Master shall give pub
lie notice By advertisement, for at least three
days where such animal or poultry can be
found, and that, after the expiration Of three
days notice, he may sell the same: one notice
shall be put up at the city postoffice, one at
the court house, and three more at the most
public places in the ward where such
animal or poultry were found. Any such
animal or fowl may be redeemed at any