Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23
AN ORDIN ANCE

To prevent Horses, Cattle, Swine, Sheep and
Goats running at large.
The Common Council of the city Of Mineral
Point do ordain as faows:
SECTION !. No horses, cattle, SWINE, sheep
or goats shall be permitted to run at large.
within the limits OF said city of Mineral Point;
and it is hereby made the duty Of the Chief Of
Of Police. City Marshal, or any Alderman of
said city, 10 seize any and all Animals in this
section mentioned and named found running
at large Ia said city, and put them in suitable
pound, or other safe place TO be selected by
the person OF officer making the seizure The
said officer shall, within forty-eight hours
after making said seizure, give public notice by
posting a written notice thereof, describing
the animal or animals to be sold, on the front
OF the City Halls that said animal or animals,
will be sold on the Saturday succeeding the date
of said notice at an hour 70 be named by said
officer, unless said animal or animals shall be
redeemed as herein after mentioned. At the
hour dcs grated in said notice of sale, the said
officer shall sell said animal or animals, scpa-
rately or in one body as he deems best, at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash,
and out OF the proceeds OF such sale, said officer
incurred by him in keeping, feeding and de-
tanning such animal or animals. Also one
dollar for each and every animal so seized 10y
him, aud one dollar for each aud every notice
OF sale SO posted by him, and five per cent Of
the amount realized on the sale OF said animal
or animals, aud shall pay the balance to the
owner or owners of said animal or animals so
sold by him; and il said owner or owners
are unknown, or fail to demand the money
within seveuty-fOur hours after said sale, said
officer shall pay said balance into the city
Treasury and the owner or owners of such
money shall be entitled 20 the same by filing
with the Common Council satisfactory PROOF
that he or they are entitled TO the same,
SECTION .. Any person may redeem any
animal or animals mentioned in the preceding
section after the same shall have been seized
as above stated. and before the sale thereof,
10y paying to the officer or person making such
seizure, all the costs included for keeping
feeding and OBTAINING said animal or auimals
up to the time OF redemption, together with
one dollar per head for such seizure, and one
dollar for each and every notice of sale that
may have been posted by said officer.
SECTION o. The owner or owners Of any
horses cattle, swine, sheep or goats who shall
permit or allow the same to run at large In
said city SHALL upon conviction thereof, be
fined not less than Five dollars, nor more than
Twenty dollars with the costs of prosecution
and stand committed 10 the common jail OF
Iowa county until said fine and costs are paid,
or be otherwise discharged by law. An
actions suits or prosecutions underthis section
shall ue brought in the name of the city % f
Mineral Point, upon complaint made by any
Alderman, Chief of Police, City Marshal or any
Constable or citizen of said city and shall be
conducted in accordance with the statutes OF
the state of Wisconsin and the rules and
practice of the courts of said state, and an fines
collected shall be paid into the city Treasury.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect
ana be i'm force, from aud after its publication
in tht city paper dies ipnated by the Common
Council,
To take effect ON and after July Z, 1891.
w. y. PENHALLEGON.
Manor