Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-07-14
ORDINANCE.
CHAPTER NO. SEVEN.
An Ordinance to Prevent
Horses, Cattle, and Other
Animals From Run
ming at Large,

The village council OF the village of swanville,
Morrison County, Minn., do ordain as follows:
SEC l. No sheep, swine, goats, or poultry
shall be permitted to run at large at any time
during the year within the corporate limits of
the village of SWanvilie, Morrison County, Mimi.
SEC 2. No horses. mules, or cattle OF any kind
porate limits of the village of Swanville from the
first day Of April to the first day OF November, in
any year. between the hours of eight o'clock in
the afternoon of any day and six o'clock IN the
tween the first day of November and the first
day of April in any year.
SEC. 8. Any horse, mule, cattle, sheep. or
time when prohibited by this chapter or ord-
nance may be impounded in any common or
public pound in said village, and shall not be
released therefrom until the owner or some other
person in his behalf shall pay the following
charges: viz: One dollar as penalty for allow
ing such horse, mule, cattle, sheep. swine or goat
to run at large fifty cents for receiving andidts-
for driving each OF such animals to the pound:
provided that when such animal or animals are
not released within tWenty-four hours. the owner
thereof shall pay in addition thereto the sum of
fifty cents for each and every twenty four hours
such animal or animals Are kept in the public
pound or under the control and direction of the
poundmaster, which last mentioned sum shall be
for the necessary feed that may be provided for
such animal or animals and which is hereby
made the duty OF the poundmaster to provide,
and the further sum OF fifty centsfor each twenty
under the control of the poundmaster.
Sec. 4. Whenever any horse, mule, cattle,
sheep, swine or goat, shall remain in said pound
or under the direction and care OF the pound
master for five days, it shall be the duty of the
poundmaster to advertise such animal or ami
mails for sale at public auction by posting up three
notices OF sale in three OF the most places in
said village, which said notices shall be posted
at least six days before the day of sale and shall
contain the description OF the animal or animals
to be sold the time the same was impounded and
the time and place where such sale shall be held,
but the owner OF such animal or animals may
redeem and release the same at any time before
sale, by payment OF the penalty and all costs and
expenses that have accrued since the impouding
thereof together with twenty-five cents for each
notice SO posted, In case of sale the poundmas-
ter shall receive one dollar and TWENTY-FIVE cents
for each animal SO sold. The affidavit OF the
certificate of sale shall be filed with the village
record der which said certificate of sale shall con.
tain by whom such animal or animals were pur
chased, the price paid thu re!or and the time Of
such sale.
SEC. 5. The poundmaster shall render to the
village council, a monthly statement under OATH
OF all fees and all money collected by him for i'm
pounding or sell any such animal or animals
and pay tothe village treasurer all moneys col
lected, collecting the'efrora his fees.
SEC. s.. When any moneys SO paid into the vii.
lage treasury are claimed within one year from
date Of sale, by the owner OF the animal or ami
Ihals sold, they shall, upon proof of such own.
ership made to the president and recorder Of such
mails, after deducting the penalty and all subse-
Quent expenses.
SEC T. Whenever any horse, mule. cattle,
sheep, swine goats shall be sold under the
provisions OF this chapter or ordinance the owner
thereof may redeem the same within sixty days
BY paying to the purchaser thereof, Or to any
person who has subsequently purchased the same,
the amount of the bid therefor and the sum OF
three dollars to recompense such purchaser or
owner for his trouble, and all necessary expense
for keeping the same. not to exceed the sum OF
ten dollars
SEC 8. Whoever breaks open or in any man.
directly or indirectly aids assists in break
ing open any village pound, or whoever hinders,
delays or obstructs any person engaged in driv-
ing, leading or conveying any horse, mule, cattle
sheep, swine or goat to the pound and liable to
be imprisoned therein shall be deemed guilty Of
q misdemeanOF, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine OF not less than ten
dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, to-
gether with costs Of prosecution. or by imprson-
ment in village Jail r county Jail Of Morrso
County for period ofnot less than five days,
nor more than thirty days, until such fine a. d
costs are paid
SEC. 8. Any person violating any OF the pro-
visions of section one OF this chapter shall upon
conviction thereof. be punished by a fine of not
less than two dollars, nor more than twenty dol
lars for each day any of the animals therein
mentioned shall run at large, ami hail also pay
costs of prosecution and that this shall be in adj
dition, to and shall not inteiere with any other
remedy, relief or other mt de or manner Of pro-
ceedure given or prescribed in this chapter.
SEC. TO- This chapter or ordinance shall take
effect and be in force :ron and after its publ.ca-
tien.
Passed and adopted by the syilagc council Of
the village Of Swanye, in the County OF Nor
rison and state OF Minnesota this srd day Of July,
;. ) - =s a.. P. McRAE,
President of Coucil
BIB. COX,
Recorder.