The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
NO. 2,

An ordinance to Restrain the Running at Large
Of Animals and Impounding the Same.
The Village Council OF the Village of Foreston
do ordain as follows:
SECTION J. That lot ten (10) Of block one "a
of Oleson's First Addition 10 Brdgman townsite,
be and hereby is designated and established as
public pound in and Of said village: That there
shall be a pound keeper in and OF said village
who shall be elected by the village council and
who shall have the care and management Of said
pound and who shall impound therein all the
animals liable to be impounded under the ordi-
nances OF said village.
SECTION O. That no horse, mule, goat, sheep. cat
tie, or any other animals, shall be permitted to run
at large in the said village between the hours Of
eight o'clock in the afternoon and Ave O'Clock in
the forenoon, and If found so running at large,
each and every such animals may be impounded
in the public pound of said village, whence they
shall not be released until the owner or owners or
some other person shall pay to the pound keeper
the of fifty cents, for receiving and discharg-
ing or selling each and every animal 20 impound-
ed, and any sum that may have been expended by
said pound-keeper for the suitable and proper
subsistence of any such animal during the time
the same shall have been impounded as aforesaid;
and any owner or person having the possession
or care of any horse, mule, goat, sheep, swine,
cattle or any other animals, who shall permit the
same to run at large within the limits of the said
village during any of the time above prohibited,
shall on conviction thereof be punished by a fine
of not less than or more than three dollars
SECTION g. It shall be the duty of the pound
keeper to provide proper and necessary susten.
ance for all animals SO impounded, and the req
sonabe costs for providing such sustenance for
such animals shall be paid to the pound keeper
before such animal shall be released from the
pound; and it shall be lawful for any such pound
keeper to sell at public vendue to the highest bid
der, for cash, any animal or animals impounded
as aforesaid, at any time after the expiration of
three days from the time they shall be so i'm
pounded; the said pound-keeper giving at least
forty eight hours previous public notice of the
time and place of sale, by four advertisements,
| one of which shall be put on the door of the vii
lage watch house, another at the post office, and
the others in two Of the most public places in said
village, but if said animals, or any of them, are
| redeemed or an offer is made to redeem them by
their owner or his agent, by paying the pound
Keepers fees, and the penalty provided in the
preceding section, together with the expenses Of
snstenance as aforesaid at any time before they
are actually sold, the shall not then be sold
but shall be released by the pound-keeper. The
pound-keeper shall render to the village council
monthly, statement under oath of all fees and
all moneys received by him, either for penalties
| or for animals sold by him, and shall ut the same
time pay over to the treasurer all fees penalties
and moneys collected by him for impounding OF
| selling any such animals
SECTION 4. Whenever any ANIMAL impounded
as aforesaid, shall be sold and shall not bring
| enough to pay the fees and penalties, the same
| shall be recovered of the owner of any such ami.
NAL by suit before village Justice, in the name
of the village, the fees, charges and penalties &c
| recovered to go to the city treasury.
| SECTION 5. Any person or persons who shall
| break open, or in any manner directly or indi.
| rectly aid or assist in breaking open any village
pound, shall upon conviction thereof be punished
by fine of not less than five dollars nor more
| than fifty dollars and shall be imprisoned in the
watch house of said village until such fine is paid
not exceeding sixty days.
| SECTION 6. ANY person who shall hinder, de-
lay or obstruct any person or persons engaged il
driving to the village pound, any animal or ami
| mails, beast or beasts, liable to be impounded il
the village pound, shall, for each and every
hindrance, delay or obstruction, on conviction
thereof, be punished by fine of not less than Nv.
nor more than twenty-five dollars.
SECTION Z. Any pound-keeper, appointed al
aforesaid, who shall refuse or neglect to take up
distrain or impound auy animal mentioned il
section two of this ordnance known to him to b,
running at large contrary to the ordinances of tn,
village, SHALL on conviction thereof, be punished
| by fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty
! dollars. .. ..
| SECTION g. This ordinance shall take etfeC
from and after it's publication.
Approved August End, 1892. . -"
E. NJ BACON, President.
Attest: