Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-08
Santa Monica Pound Ordi-
nance.

The Board OF Supervisors OF the County OF Los
Angeles do ordain as follows
SEcrrosl II 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
lack to run Of large within that certain portion
OF the Township Of La Ballona, located In Los
Angeles County and State OF California and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Bounl lei west by the Pacific Ocean
south BY the sonth limo OF the Lucas Rancho
east by l1th street OF the Town OF Santa Monica,
north By Idaho Avenue.
SEC. 2. There shall be appointed BY this
Board, annually, at the first meeting Of said
Board, held In the month of April. OF each year,
or az soon thereafter as may be practicabie, a
Pound Keeper, whose duty 1t shall be to take
into his possession any animal included within
the above named classes. which shall pc 'ound
District, and he shall place such animal In
proper Enclosure, and properly care for the same
during the time that it may be In his custody.
SEC. ,. Whenever any animal shall be taken
in custody by said Pound Keeper, he shall imIne.
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-
ceedngs will bc taken against the owner Of said
animal. or In case such owne annot be founds
against said animal, to pay tine costs and ex.
penses and other charges due thereon. And II
the said Pound keel er shall have any inf, rma
tion as to tho ownership OF said animal, and tine
residence Of the owner he shall transmit like
notice through the United States mall or other
ordinarily or safe method OF communication to
such owner. -
SEC a. Whenever any owner or party entitled
to the possession Of an animal impounded nnder
this ordinance shall apply to said Pound Keeper
for such ANIMAL the same shall be delivered to
such applicant upon payment by him oil the hhes
and costs hereinafter fixed.
SIC s. 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
Court for the costs, charges ard fines herein
| fixed, together with tn, costs Of suit Where
the owner is 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 tie
| proper Court against the animal or animals as
the case may be. The complaint in such actie n
must describe the animals to common Ger.
| tainty. The summons inlthe action in rem shall
| contain the name Of the plaintiff, description
county and State. general statement OF tht
| cause Of action, and a notice that unlass the
complaint is answered within ten days after being
| posted at the place used as Pound that the
| Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the reliel
demanded in the complaint snch summons must
be directed to the defendant animal ol
or animals by description and must be issued b,
the Clerk Of the Court and issued under the sea
tnefeof. Sucn SUMMONS siiall nc serNeu ",
posting the same at the place where such Pound
Is kept and the time for answering the com
p.aint 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 or animals whost
whereabouts is unknown TO the Pound Keeper
SEC. 6. The Pound Keeper shall have the
right to collect the following rates, fines and
charges for every horse, cow, bull. calf, or steel
at the rate Of fifty cents in U. y. current coin
per head per day: For every hog, sheep or goa
at the rate Of twenty. five cents in like coin PEI
day, together with all costs of serving notice
and of proceedings taken hereunder.
src.7. ThiSordinance shallrgo into effect OIL
April LIST, 1884.
Adopted March 9Th, 1881, by unanimou
vote. Z. PhAGEh,
Chairman Board OF Supervisors. Los Angelo
| County.
A true copy. -. -,
| mh1-ew A. W. POTTS, Cierk.
Sos5oooK Wv cIrruuTo.
Los Angeles County Warrants that were issue
and not paid and protested for want OF funds
between the eighth day OF August, 1888, and tn
twenty ninth day OF February 1884 drawn o
the
4 Current Expense Fund,
Salary Fund,
And on the Road Funds OF Districts OF
Anaheim, North Anaheim, Azusa, Cahuenga
Compton, Downey, Duarte, El Monte. Florence
Garden Grove, Los Niotos, Norwalk, Orpngt
Pasadena, San Antonio, San Gabriel santa An
San Jose and Westminster.
Are now payable on presentation at this ofic
and will cease bearing interest from date hereof
J, w. BROADED. County Treasurer.
BY JOHN MILNER. Deputy.
Ina ADpeles March q 1874 NH. q