Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-16
Monday. the slst Day of March. 1884
Santa Monica Pound Ordi-
nance.

The Board Of Supervisors OF the County Of Lo.
Angeles do ordain as foiioSs ii
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful from and afte,
the date of the passage Of this ordinance for any
hog, sheep goat, COW, bull. steer. calf, horse oi
Jack TO run at large within that certain portion
o. the Township Of La Baliona, located in Lo.
Angeles County and state of California, and de
scribed as follows, to-wit.
Bounded west by the Pacific Ocean,
south b the sonth line Of the Lucas Rancho
east by l1fh street Of the Town Of Santa Monica
north By Idaho Avenue
Board, annually, at the first meeting Of said
Board, held in the month Of April. Of each year.
or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, a
Pound Keeper, whose duty It shall he to take
into his possession sny animal included within
the above named classes which shall be 'ound
running ut large within the Aforesaid described
District, and he shall place such animal in a
proper inclo-nre, and properly care for the same
during the time that it may be in his custody.
SEC. 3. Whenever any animal shall be taken
In custody by said Pound Keeper, he shall imnle-
diately post notices in three OF the moet
public places within aid District describing the
animal, the date when he took II into possession,
and that unless called for within days that pro.
ceedings will be taken against the owuor Of said
animal or, in case such owner cannot be founds
aFainst said animal, to pay the costs and ey
penses and other charges due thereon. And
the said Pound Kee er shall have any hf ma
tion a. to the ownership II said animal. sli1l y
residence OF The owner he shah ttansf3f an
notice through the United States mall Or MI
ordinarily or safe method of comm unicai&h D
such owner.
SIC. & Whenever any owner or party entitled
TO the possession Of an animal impounded nrfder
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.
SEC s II at the date fixed in the notice above
provided for, no application be made by the
proper party for the srimsi impounded, then
such Pound Keeper may bring sui, in the proper
Court for the costs, charges ard fines herein
hxed, together with the costs OF suit Where
the owner Is known, such suit shall be instituted
against him directly for the money due whers
the owner is unknown. the pcund, Keeper
sy .rsna shs animal or Animal, N the
the case may be, Tho complaint in such action
must describe the animals to common Ger.
tainty. The summons the action in rem shall
contain the name Of the plain .ifi. description
OF the property Involved. 7 the name o. Coart,
county and State. q general statement Of the
cause Of action, and q notice that unless the
complaint ID answered within ten days after being
ported at the place uesd - Pound that the
Plsintin WIN apply 70 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
tnereef 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 fnd the owner
or owners Of such animal or animals whose
whereabouts is unknown to the Pound Keeper.
Skc Q, The Pound Keeper shall have the
right 70 eoileet the following rates, fines and
charges for every horse, COW, bull, calf or steer
at the rate Of nfty centsin U. =. current CON,
per head psr day; For every hog. sheop orgoat
~ the rnte Of twenty five oonts in like coin per
day, together With all costs oi ssr, ing noticee
and OF proceedings taken hereunder.
src. Z niSordinance shailfso into eject on
April 1st 1854. ~ ~
Adopted March 9Th. 1885,, by q unsninous
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