River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-05-28

or upon any pubic ground, IN the city
River Falls. and any such animal found so
large may be impounded, and forfeited an
sold as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. No person shall permit or alloy
any cattle, horses, mules. sheep, swine o
geese in his custody or under his control t
so or be at large, or to pasture or feed in an
street, highway or alley. or upon auy publ
ground in the city of River Falls.
| See. 3. Any person who shall find any cat
| tie, horses. mules, sheep, swine or geese a
large in any street, highway or alley or upoi
any public ground in the city OF River Fall
may take the same to any public pound 0
the city.
Sec. A. 1t shall be the duty of the pounC
master, or any person in charge OF any pound
in said city, to receive any animals brought
| to such pound, in accordance with the pro
visions of this ordinance.
Sec. 5. The pound master shall place al
animals brought to any pound in said city il
! accordance with the provisions Of this ordi
nance, in the pound, and keep the same un
| til released tberefrom according to law.
Said pound master shall provide food and
water Tor all animals in the pound and prop.
erly care for the same. He shall also keeI
a record OF all animals brought to said pound
the time when brought, what disposition is
made OF the same, the cost of keeping the
same while in the pound and all moneys re-
ceived by him as such pound master Said
pound master shall report monthly in writ
Jag to the common council the facts contain.
ed in such record
Sec. g. On receipt at any time before sale
of the expense of impounding and keeping
any animal or animals in any pound and the
fees OF the pound master, said pound master
shall release the same.
Sec. T. The pound master shall receive as
compensation the sum of one dollar as fees
for the impounding of any one head of cattle,
horses, mules. or SWINE, twenty-five cents
for each sheep but not to Xceed two dollars
for any number belonging to one owner i'm
pounded at one time, and twenty-five cents
for each goose so impounded by him togeth-
er with the actual cost of keeping such ami
mails and taking care of the same while in
of the animals such fees as are are paid to
constables for sale under execution and if
the animals are advertised the amount paid
by him to the printer for such advertising.
Sec 8. Any person who shall violate any
provision OF section two of this ordinance
shall pay penalty of not more than five dol
lars nor less than one dollar.
Sec. 8. Any person who shall willfully
prevent or obstruct the taking to the pound
OF any animal found at large in any street,
highway or alley, or upon any public ground
within the limits of the city, or shall take any
animal out OF any pound in said city without
the consent OF the person i'll charge OF such
Shall pay pSudlly vi HUt LlOIc blIdI
twenty five dollars nor less than one dollar.
Sec 10. The pound-master shall within
twenty-tour hours Sundays exceptedl after
impounding any animal pursuant to the pro-
visions of this ordinance unless the same be
sooner redeemed give notice to the owner, if
known, that such animal tbriefy describing
it, is impounded pursuant to the provisions
of this ordinance. describing it by its num-
ber and that unless the same is redeemed
as provided by law the same will be sold at
public vendue to the highest bidder for
cash at a date mentioned in such notice
not less than six nor more than thirty
DAYS from the date OF such notice, at
public place in said city specified in the
notice, to detray the expenses of i'm
pounding the same with fees and costs.
Such notices when posted as hereinafter
provided shall be, whether the owner be
known or unknown, a sufficient notice of
sale. Such notice may be given to the owner
if a resident OF the city verbally or by leav-
ing copy thereof at his usual place OF abode
with some member OF his family OF suitable
age and discretion. If not q resident of the
city it shall be sufficient to give such notice
by mailing to him letter containing such
notice at the post-office in the city of River
Falls, the postage being first paid, addressed
to such owner at his usual post-otice adj
dress il the same can be ascertained.
Sec H. If the post-office address of any
such owner cannot be obtained or if the
owner of such animal is unknown, the
pound-master may summon verbally two
electors of said city who shall appraise the
value OF such animal and certify such APP
prasement in writing to such pound master,
briefly describing such appraised animal.
If the value of such animal be found by them
to exceed twenty-five dollars the pound
master shall within one week after such APP
praisal give notice to the owner and all per-
sons concerned, of like import as that men
toned in Sec. 10 of this ordinance, by pub
fishing the same in the official paper of the
city Such notice shall be published once
in each week tor three successive weeks.
Sec, 10. If the value OF such animal shall
be appraised at less sum than twenty five
dollars such notice shall be given by posting
tour copies of such notice, one at the public
pound in said city, one at the post-ofice and
the remainder at public places in said city,
and such notices when so posted shall be
sufficient notice of sale. If the animal shall
not be redeemed when notice shall be given
in either of the foregoing cases within three
days after such notice the pound master
shall, except in the last named case, give
notice OF sale by posting three of such mott
ces in three public places of said city, one Of
which places shall be at the pcst-ofice and
one at the public pound. All notices of sale
shall specify the hour OF sale and the place
where the same will be sold which shall be
at the public pound of said city.
Sec. 10. Ifthere shall be any surplus aris-
ing from such sale after deductlng the costs
and expenses of impounding, keeping and
selling such animals the same shall be paid
into the city treasury, and the owner Of such
animal may obtain such surplus by present.
ing a claim duly verified which shall be
audited by the council and if found correct
the same shall be paid to such owner with
out interest if claimed within six years after
such sale.
Sec. ii. failure to give notice to the
owner of the animal in the manner provided
in this ordinance shall not invalidate any
sale made if notices of sale shall have been
posted, but the pound master shall be liable
to the owner for such damages as he may
suffer by reason of the failure to give such
notice.
Sec. 10. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed May II, 1885.
Approved May IL. 1886.
A. D. ANDREWS, Mayor.
Attest: ALLEN p. WELD, City Clerk.
NUMBER 20.
An ordinance to provide for the licensing of
skating Kinks and other places of amusement
billiard and pool tables.
The common council of the city of River Falls
do ordain as follows: