The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-27

lw ;r +,a+ ,ar+ If the Town outside of and not n- cuded in the original plat of said Town as mappeu anu plated by the Mena Townsite Company provided also that this ordinance shall apply to any of sald ad which may be merely driven through the streets ol the Town to be sold slaughtered placed in pen or other enclosure; also this ordinance shall not apply 10 any animal that owned by any party living outside o1 the incorporated Town of Mena.
 Sec 2 It shall be unlawful for any steer or OK wearing bell of any kind to run at large within the original plat of the Town of Mena, Arkansas between sun-down and sun-up of any day.
 Sec. 5. If any person owning controlling any or the animals named n Sections and of this ordinance shall suffer or permit any of such animals to run at large in the points published in said Sections and P within the Town of Mena he or she shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than than five dollars for each such offense
 Sec A. It shall be the duty of the Town Marshal and any Policeman of the Town of Mena, to cause any ot said animals found running at large contrary to this or dinance be taken up and impounded i'll some place or pound provided for that purpose and there kept until disposed of as hereinafter provided
 Sec. 5. If the owner of such animals so taken up shall be unknown, the Marshal Policeman taking up the shall place said animal in pound and if the owner fails to and claim said animal, for three days, the Marshal shall proceed to sell the same at public sale for cash after first giving days notice by daily advertisement n newspaper published in the Town by posting conspicuous places i'll said Town five written printed notices of such sae and out of proceeds of said sale pay all the costs and expenses thereof and fifty cents for taking Up and mpounding and fifty cents per day for feeding and watering said animal and pay the residue to the Town Treasury
 Sec 6. The of any animal impounded may redeem the at any time before sale by paying the minimum fine above provided Ill Section and all the costs and expenses of taking up, mpounding feeding and caring for the same.
 Sec 7. If the controller of any of said ami nal is known and fails to and claim and redeem said animal within three days after such taking up by paying the cost of taking up, impounding and feeding for such time the Marshal shall proceed to advertise and sell the same as provided in Section of this ordinance for disposing of the animal of unknown owners.
 Sec s. Any person who shall unlawfully prevent or attempt to prevent the impounding of any animal as herein provided for any person shall unlawfuy break open the pound i'll which any such animals may be confined, shall be deemed guilty of a msdemeanor, and convictions thereof shall be fined in any not exceeding twenty-five dollars
 SEC. That all laws and ordinances or parts of laws ordinances conflict with this ordinance and the same hereby repealed.
 SEC 1O That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage and publication
 Passed October B. 1897.
 Approved, October 8, 1897.
 THAD M CARDER, Mayor w. W WHITLEY, Recorder.
 Ordinance No IOA