Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-16
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 failows:
SECTION l. No horses, cattle, SWINE, sheep
or goats shall be permitted TO run at large,
within the limits of said city of Mineral Point;
aud it is hereby made the duty of the Chief Of
of Police City Marshall or any Alderman of
said city. to seize any and all Animals in this
section mentioned and named found running
at large in said city, and put them in a suitable
pound, or other safe place to be selected by
the person or 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 Hail; that said animal or animals
will be sold on the Saturday succeeding the date
uf said notice, at an hour to be named by said
officer, unless said animal or animals shall be
redeemed as herein after mentioned. At the
hour desi gnated I'm said notice of sale, the said
officer shall sell said animal or animals, sepa-
rutcly or in one body as he deems best, at
public auction 10 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 by
him, and one dollar for each aud every notice
OF sale SO posted by him, and i've per cent OF
the amount realized on the sale of said animal
or animals, and shall pay the balance TO the
owner or owners OF said animal or animals so
sold by him; aud 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 bee entitled TO the same by fling
with the Common Council satisfactory proof
that he or they are eatitled to the same,
SECTION .. Any person may redeem any
animal OF auimais mentioned in the preceding
section after the same shall have been seized
as above stated, and before the sale thereof,
by paying to the officer or person making such
seizure, all the costs included for keeping,
feeding and OBTAINING said animal or animals
up 70 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 S. The owner or owners OF any
horses, cattle, swine, sheep or goats who shall
permit or allow the same 20 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 : eosecution
and stand committed 70 the common Jail of
iowa county until said fine and costs are paid,
or be otherwise discharged by law. All
actions. suits or prosecutions under this section
shall Doe brought 10 the name OF the city OF
Mineral Point, upon compsiut made by any
Alderman Chief OF Police. City Marshal or any
Constable or citizen OF said city, aud shall De
condu.tn3 .n accordance with the statutes 80
tine state Of Wisconsin aud the rules and
practice Of The courts OF said state, and all fu
collected shall ne pld into the g.ty Treasury,
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take eject
ana % 10 force, from ana after it's publication
in tae city paper les saated hy the Common
Council.
To take effect on ana after jelly 1. 1881.
w PENHAILEGON.
Mayor