St. Landry democrat., 1890-05-24

constables making said sales, shall receive
for their services after deducting costs
the one-half of the price of adjudication
and the other half thereof shall be Immediately
paid over into the parish treasury. That the
owner of said hogs shall have the right of redeem
ing the same previous to the sale thereof after
proving property and paying the constable fifty
cents per head and the cost OF feeding said hogs.
That the said constable shall be allowed fifteen
100 cents per head per day for feeding said
hogs taken up under the provisions OF this ordi-
nance, and for the time they are kept by him pre-
ylous to the sale. That the said constabes shall
present monthly reports to this Jury showing
the number of hogs taken up by them, the costs
| incurred thereby, the number redeemed the num-
Der sold by them and the receipts thereof
| SEC. ,. Be it ordained etc. That the Consta-
bles Of the Parish Of St. Landry, or any citizen
are authorized to take up cause to be taken
up all hogs found running at large within pro-
hbted districts and to impound and sell them
as is specially provided for in the foregoing Sec
ton.
Sec. f. Be it ordained etc, That it shall be
the duty OF every person who finds any animal or
animals which have broken his Enclosure fence,
to notify the owner or owners, if known, Of such
fact, and said owners shall use such means as
they may think best to prevent said animal or
animals from again breaking said Enclosures or
fences and upon said animal or animals breaking
a second time into the same Enclosures or fences,
the owner or owners of said fences Enclosures
shall have the right to take said animal or AMI
mails to the nearest Justice OF the peace, who
shall notify the owner thereof to come forward
and pay the damage such animal or animals may
have DONE said damage to be assessed by two
dsInterested persons to be selected by the JUS |
tee and II the owner or owners OF said animal !
or animals shall refuse to pay said damage, then
the Justice shall forthwith sell said animal or |
animals to the highest bidder after posting 10
days notice in three different places when the
owner is not known and 2 days when the owner
is known. And if the owner of said animal or
animals be not known said animals shall be sold
in the manner above provided without the pre-
liminary notice by the owner of the fence or in
ciosure-the proceeds to pay costs and damages,
and the balance it any remain, to be paid into
the parish treasury if the owner be not known
and to the owner if known.
That pending the above proceedings the person
keeping said animal or animals shall be allowed,
as part OF the COSTS % cts day per head.
Sec. 5. Be it ordained etc. That the Justice
Of the Peace shall give to the Clerk of the Police
Jury, whose duty it shall be to record the same, a
description of the brands Of animals whose owner
IS unknown, and if not branded a description of
The animal itself which has been sold by him.
Sec. 6. Be it ordained ETC., That all Ordinances
IF the Police Jury in conflict with the provisions
IF this Ordinance be and the same are hereby re-
)eaed.
Sec. Z. Be it ordained, etc. That this Ordin-
lnce take effect from and after its first publication
n the official journal.
Ordained this the 18th day of April, in the
ear of our Lord 1890. i
E. NJ. BOAGNI, President
Attest Ii. E. EsToRGE, Clerk