Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-19
An Ordinance
TO RESTRAIN ANIMALS FROM RUNNING
AT LARGE DURING CERTAIN SEA-
SONS OF THE YEAR.

The Common Council of the City
of Mineral Point do ordain as fol
lows:
Section /. 1t shall not be lawful for any
cattle or horses or mules to be at large in any
ground in the city of Mineral Point, between
the first day of November of each year and the
first day of April of each year; and it shall not
be lawful for any cattle, horses mules to be al
large in said city between the hours of eight ?.
m. and six a.. m. between the first day of April
| and the first day of November'of each year; and
any such animal so found at large may be i'm
pounded and forfeited and sold as hereinafter
provided.
Section .. No person shall permit or allow
any cattle, horses or mules in his custody or I'M
der his control to go or be at large or to 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 or1i-
nance may take the same to the public pound of
the city.
Section 4. 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 ordinance,
and TO pay the person bringing the same the sum
of twenty-five 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
master shall provide food and water for all ami
mails in said pound. He shall also keep 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 6. In addition to the amount paid out
of lmnOulQllp and kppniDO "a
pound, the pound master shall be entitled to re-
celve for each animal sold or redeemed as his
son redeeming, or to be retained out of the pro
ceeds of sale, the sum of fifty cents for the first
and twenty live cents for each subsequent day.
Section Z. 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 any
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 s. The pound master, or person in
charge of the pound, shall, when such ownership
is known, forthwith notify me owner or person
entitled to the possession Of any animal confined
in said pound, that sI.eh animal is then confined
therein and t.sat unless the expenses of impound-
ing and keeping such animal are paid to said
poundmaster, or person in charge, within two
days thereafter that upon the third day afer such
notice las been given, excluding Sunday. said
animal will be sold al public yendue 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 appro-
priated to defray the expenses incurred in i'm
pounding aud keeping such animal, so lar as the
same may be necessary, and that the surplus If
any. will be paid over TO such owner or person
entitled to the possession OF such nnimal.
Section 9. Where the owner or person entitled
20 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 hail. and one on
public square of the First ward: which notice
may be substantially as follows: " Notice
COW - or horse, or other animal as the
case may be-described as follows here give
city. having been taken running az large con-
trary to the ordinance in such case made and
provided. The owner is notIned that unless the
charges incurred in impounding and keeping
such animal are sid TO the undersigned within
two DAYS from the cale Of this notice, said ami
nal will on the thru day hereafter, Sunday
excepted, be sold to defray such charges, at the
surplus, If any, subject &c such owners order.
To be signed and dated
Section 10. The sale may be adjourned from
day 70 day, for not more than two adlournme1tss
for lack Of bidders
Section IL ANY person who shall violate any
provision OF Section ? Of this ordinance shall
pay penalty Of no more than nye dollars, nor
Cured IN enforcing the same, AID indefaRlt Of
payment shall be committed TO the common jan
OF Iowa county until such penalty and costs are
psid or the person adjudged 50 70 pay be other
wife discharged BY due course OF law
Section II The Poundmsster SHAH be APP
pointed by a majority vote OF the Common
Council Of the cry at any regular or special |
meeting thereof; and the committee on puoDe
property are hereby authorized and instructed