Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-26
ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE TO RESTRAIN SWINE
FROM RUNNING AT LARGE IN THE
VILLAGE OF EAGLE RIVER

FROM RUNNING AT LARGE IN THE
VILLAGE OF EAGLE RIVER.
Pursuant to the powers authorized
to be conferred the Town Boards by
Section S19a, S & B An. Statutes and
said powers having been confer red on
the Town Board of Eagle River by
resolution passed by the qualified
electors OF said Town of Eagle River
at the last annual Town Meeting
held at the Town Hall in the said
Village of Eagle River on the Bird day
ofApril. \. D., 1894, the Town Board
of the Town of Eagle River do ordain
as follows:
SECTION I. No swine shall be per-
mitted to run at large in the Village
of Eagle Eiver, and any person being
the owner or keeper Of any such
swine, who shall permit the same to
run at large in this Village Of Eagle
River shall pay fine Of not less than
one Dollar nor more than Five Dollars
for each Offense.
SECTION II. It shall he lawful for
any person over eight cen years OF age
to take up any swine running at large
in the Village of Eagle River and
take or drive the same to the Pound
or place provided by the Town
Board for the purpose, ana for SO do
ing he shall receive from the Pound
Master, when collected, an impound-
ing fee of Fifty Cents for eacn swine
so impounded.
SECTION III. The superintendent
of Police shall be the keeper Of the
Public Pound and it shall be his duty
to take up and impound any swine
known to him to be running at large
within the Village Of Eagle River,
and also to receive and safely keep IN
said pound all swine found running
at large in said Village OF Eagle and
brought to said Pouud us provided
in the next preceding Section to be
impounded; and to enter in a register
to be kept by him for that purpose, q
description of each animal SO i'm
pounded or received by him, ana the
name of the person impOunding OF
delivering the same to be impoundcd
and he shall notify the owner OF such
animal, if known to him, of the i'm
pounding OF such alimal, and fOl
every violation OF any provision oi
this section, the person guilty OF such
violation shall pay a fine Of not less
than One Dollar for each offense.
SECTION ". Theresh be charged
for each, animal impouEded an i'm
pounding fee of Fifty Cents, anL also
Fifty Cents for each day or part OF a
day for providing susteiance for each
animal impOunded.
SECTION V. The owner of any such
animal so impounded may secure the
release OF such animal upon payment
to the keeper Of the Public Pound OF
the impounding fee and charges for
sustenanceas provided i'll the preced-
ing section, within three days after
the same are SO impounded. The
Pound Master shall retain therefrom
said charges for such sustenance and
also said impoundinG fee, ii said ami
NAL shall have been impOunded by
him. and in case the same sha,l have
been impounded by any other person
he shall pay such person the said i'm
pounding fec.
SECTION VI Any such animal not
released as before provided shall be
sold by the Pound Master at public
auction in said Village. Notice OF the
time and place and of sale shall be
given by posting notices in at least
six public and conspicuous places in
the Village of Eagle River at least six
days prior to the day of sale and the
Pound Master shall receive for his
services in selling, five per cent of the
purchase money.
SECTION VII. The money received
at such safe, after deducting the I'M
pounding fee and charges for keeping
the said animal, and fee for selling,
shall be forthwith paid to the Town
Treasurer who shalt give his receipt
or the anne, and the Pound Mas ter
shall Immediately after such sale file
a report thereof with the Town Clerk
describing the animal or animals
sold and the amount received for
each one, and provided that any
animal or animals are impounded by
any person except the Pound Master
said impounding fee shall be forth
with paid TO the person impounding