Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-11
Santa Monica Pound Ordi-
nance.

The Board Of Supervisors Of the County Of Los
Angeles do ordain as follows
SECTION 1t shall DO unlawful from and after
the date OF the passage Of this ordinance for any
hog, sheep goat, COW, bull, steer, CALI horse or
Jack 10 run at large within that certain portion
Of tho Township d la Ballons, located In Los
Angeles County and State OF California, and de-
scribed ~ follows, to.wits
bounded west by the Pacific Ocean'
south by the sonth line of the Lucas Rancho
east by llth street Of tho Town Of Santa Monica
north by Idaho Avenue
Board, annually, Al the frat meeting Of said
Board, held In the month OF April. Of each year.
or ~ soon thereafter ms may be practicable, o
Pound Keeper, whose duty 1t shall be to take
Into hia possession any animal included within
the above named classes. which shall be found
running at large within the aforesaid described
District, and he shall place such animal in
proper inclosure, and properly care for tho same
during the time that II nay be in his custody.
SEC. 3. 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 |, into possession,
and that unless called for within days, that pro.
ceedings will be taken against the ownor Of said
animal. or, In case such owner cannot be founds
against said animal, to pay the costs and OK.
penses aud other charges due thereon. And II
the said Pound kee. or shall have any Inf rna-
ton as to the ownership of said animal, and the
residence OF the owner he shall transmit q 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 nIder
this ordinance shall apply to said Pound Keeper
for such animal, the same shall be delivered to
suon applicant upon payment by him Of the fines
and costs hereinafter fixed.
SIC g. II at the date fixed in the notice above
provided for no application be made by the
proper party for the animal impounled, then
such Pound Keeper may bring suit in ths proper
Court for the costs, charges ard fines herein
fixed, together with the costs OF suit. Where
the owner 10 known. such suit shall be 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 or 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
| contain the name Of the plaintiff, q description
Of the property involved. the name Of Court,
county and State, general statement Of the
| cause of action, and notice that unless the
complaint Is answered within ten days after being
posted ut the place used as 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 OF
| 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 tho same at the place where such Pound
Is kept and the time for answering the com.
plaint shall run from the day Of 20 sting and the
effect Of such service shall be to hnd the owner
or owners OF such animal or animals whose
whereabouts is unknown to the Pound Keeper.
SEC .. The Pound Keeper shall have the
right to collect the following rates, finos and
charges for every horse, cow, bull. calf, or steer
at the rate Of fifty cents In u. \. current coin,
per head per day: For every hog, sheep or goat
at the rate of twenty five cents In like coin per
day, together with all costs Of serving notices
and of proceedings taken hereunder.
SEC. I. Thislordinance sballEgo into effect on
April lst, 1884.
Adopted March 18th, 1884, by unanimous
vote. G. PRAGER,
Chairman Board Of Supervisors, Los Angeles
County.
A true copy.
mh7-2w A. w. POTTS, Clerk.