Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-06-08
ORDINANCE NO. 90.

An ordinance restraining and prohibit
ing horses, or any animal of the horse
kind, bulls, work oxen, steers and goats
from running at large within the city
limits of the City of Aberdeen, and
prescribing penalties for the violation
Of this ordinance.
The City council OF the City of Aber-
deem do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. 1t shall be, and it is here
by declared to be, unlawful for horses or
any animal of the horse kind, bulls, oxen,
steers or goats to run at large within the
city limits OF the City OF Aberdeen, and
any person owning or having control of
any such animal and permitting the
same to run at large within the said
limits, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
such person shall be fined in any sum of
money not less than Two and fifty one
hundredths dollars and not more than
Ten dollars, and may be committed to
the city Jail until such fine and the costs
of prosecution are paid; such imprison-
ment not to exceed five days.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be and it is hereby
made the duty OF the city marshal, his
deputies and any nightwatchman of the
city, to apprehend and take into custody
any and all such animals SO found run
ming at large within the city limits, and
as soon as may be thereafter such officer
shall notify the owner of such animal
that the same has been taken in charge
by him; and the owner of such animal
may recover the same from the city by
paving the necessary costs and charges
for taking and holding such animal, in.
Guiding the cost Of keeping and feeding
the same, and by further paying to this city
the sum of Two dollars as penalty for
permitting the violation of this ordinance,
which penalty shall be in addition to
the penalty provided for in the first
section of this ordinance.
SEC. 3. If the owner of any such ami
NAL so taken up cannot by reasonable
inquiry be found, then it shall be the
duty OF the officer having such animal in
charge to cause notice OF the taking up Of
such animal describing it, to be pub.
lished in the official paper of the city for
two consecutive weeks to the effect that
such animal will be sold on certain day
for the purpose of paying the necessary
costs, charges and penalty provided, un.
less the said animal shall have been
sooner redeemed; and if such animal be
not redeemed before the time of sale
then such animal shall be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, and the proceeds thereof shall be
appropriated first to paying the costs,
charges and penalty provided herein,
and, second, the balance, if any. shall be
held by the city to- be paid over to the
former owner Of such animal upon his
making demand therefor.
Sec. 4. The City Council shall by
resolution to that effect provide pound
or proper place for keeping any such
animal SO taken up until redeemed Oh
sold as provided herein.
SEC. 5. Violations of this ordinance
as provided in Section One, shall be
prosecuted in like manner as is or may
be provided for the prosecution of viola.
tions of the general ordinances Of the city.
SEC. 6. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed and approved June z, 1898.
Attest: A. G.. LITTLE,
A. w. BUSH, Mayor.
City Clerk.
Date Of first publication. June s, 1898