Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-07
Santa Monica Pound Ordi-
nance.
The Board OF Supervisors Of the County of Los
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The Board OF Supervisors Of the County oi Los
Angeles do ordain as follows;
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful from and after
the date OF the passage OF this ordinance for any
hog, sheep, goat, COW, bull, steer, calf horse or
Jack to run OF large within that certain portion
OF the Township Of La Ballons, located In Los
Angeles County and State OF California, and dc
scribed as follows, towit:
Boun lei west by tn, Pacific OCEAN,
south by the sonth line OF the Lucas Rancho
east by 1lth street OF the Town OF Santa Monica,
north by ldiho Avenue,
SIC q There shall be appointed by this
Board, annually, at the first meeting OF said
Board, held in the msnth OF April OF each year,
or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, a
Pound Keeper, whose duty it shall be TO take
into his possession any animal included within
the above named classes, which shall be 'ound
running at large within the aforesaid described
District, and he shall place such animal In a
proper inclosure. and properly care for the same
during the time that II may be in his custody.
SEC. 8. Whenever any animal shall be taken
in custody by said Pound Keeper, he shall imme-
diately post notices In three OF the most
public places within said District, describing the
animal, the date when he took 1t into possession,
and that unless called for within days, that pro.
ceedings will be taken against the owner Of said
animal. or, In case such owne rannot be founds
against said animal, TO pay the costs and ex
penses and other charges duo thereon. And II
the said Pound Keeper shall have any inf rma-
tion as to the ownershipof Of said animal, and the
residence Of the owner he shall transmit o like
notice through the United States mail or other
ordinarily or safe method Of communication to
such owner.
SIC. L. Whenever any owner or party entitled
to the possession OF an animal impounded nnier
this ordinance shall apply to said Pound Keeper
for such animal, the same shall be delivered to
such applicant upon payment by him OF the fines
and costs hereinafter fixed.
SIC 8. II at the date fixed in the notice above
provided for no application be made by the
proper party for the animal impounded, then
such Pound Keeper may bring suit in the proper
fixed, together with the costs OF suit. Where
the owner is known, such suit shall bo instituted
against him directly for the money due. Where
the owner is unknown, the Pound Keeper
may bring an action In rem In the
proper Court against the animal Ior animals as
the case may be. The complaint In such action
must describe the animals to common Ger.
tainty. The summons inlthe action In rem shall
Of the property involved, the name Of Court,
| county and State, q general statement Of the
cause Of action, and q notice that unless the
complaint Is answered within ten days after being
| posted at the place used as q Pound that the
Plaintiff will apply TO the Court for the relief
| demanded In the complaint snch summons must
! be directed to the defendant animal or
\ or animals by description and must be Issued by
the Clerk Of the Court and issued under the seal
! thereof. Such summons shall be served by
posting the same at the place where such Pound
| Is kept and the time for answering the com
plant shall run from the day Of po sting and the
| effect Of such service shall be to find the owner
| or owners OF such animal OF animals whose
whereabouts is unknown to the Pound Keeper.
SIC Q. The Pound Keeper shall have the
right TO collect the following rates fines and
charges TOR every horse, COW, bull, calf, or steer
at the rate Of nfty cents In U. = current coin,
per head per day; For every hog, sheep orgoat
/ at the rate OF twenty ave cents In Ike esin per
day, together with all costs oil serving notices
| and OF proceedings taken hereunder.
SEC. !. ThiSordinanee shall4 No int effect on
| April 1st, 1884.
Adopted March 18th, 1884, BY unanimous
vote G. PRA0ER,
Chairman Board Of Supervisors Los Angeles
County.
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