El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-27
gal hours a: public auction, the sale to

gal hours a. puOllc auction, the sale to
be at the pound. or in front of the city
hall as ne may deem best
Sec. 12-At auy time before the sale
of such animal or animals, under this
ordinance, The owner thereof, his agent
or attorney may reclaim the same by
making affidavit, or by giving sAtisfac-
tory proof of lis, her or their owner
snip On paying the fees of said officer
and costs Tor selz ny, raking up, feed
ing ana taking care, and posting said
notices as here matter provided.
Sec. 13-I0at in the event the owner
or owners fail or refuse to demand such
animal or animals as have heen seized
by sail officer uLder this ordinance on
or before the sale as advertised under
sec Ion IL Of this ordinance, then in
mat event, the said officer shall proceed
To Sell the said animal or animals at
public cutlery before the door of the
cay pound, or In frOaL of the city hall.
as ne may deem best, 10 the highest
bidder for cash, and shall forthwith
pay the amount of the sales to the civ
treasurer, retaining N his hands, the
amount OF bis fees, and expenses al
lowed him under this ordinance. The
said officer sualI keep correct Gescrip-
ton OF every animal sold oy him in d
cook kept for that purpose where it
may be at ali times examined by any
citizen.
Sec. 1.-THE owner or his agent or
his attorney OF any animal or auimals
that may be sold under this ordinance
may at any time within thirty Gays,
after the sale thereof, appear before
The mayor, ldenCify and prove by al
IdaviJ or otherwise his or her owner
snip of such animal or animals, and
thereupon the mayor shall give such
owner, his agent or attorney draft
upon Jne city treasurer for the amount
Tor which said animal sold, less ali
Gusts and expenses accrulDg from such
seizure, taking up, selling, etc. The
city Scaveuger shall BE- entitled 10 the
following fees which shall be paid him
by the owners of animals seized, or
impounded under this ordinance or be
retained by him out of the proceeds OF
impoundeu animals sold under this or
dinance, tO-wiI, for each and every
horse, mule, burro, and head of cat
tie, one dollar. F'O. each AID every
head OF sheep. swine or goat, the sun
OF twenty-five cents, for posting notices
of such sale seventy-fve cents, and the
animals of any one person seized al
The same time shall BE- IN Guided IN the
same notice. For making bill of sale
90 purchaser when demanded by pur-
chaser, fifty cents, for taxing care OF
and feeding impounded animals he
shall be allowed toe following fees; for
each horse, mule, burro, cattle, twenty
five cents per day, for each sbeep, goat
or swine, twenty cents per day.
SEC. Lot shall be unlawful for any
owner, or psrson in charge or CONTROL
OF same, to permit, or allow any auimai
or animals such as Is mentlOned 10
section 1U OF this ordinance to b.
herded, grazed or ailo we'd to ruu at
large in or upon any OF the pubic
stress, alleys, parks, vacant lots Or
public grounds within the city limits
Of the city OF Ell PasO, and any person
violating this ordnance shall be guilty
of 10 Sdem eanor, and upon convict On
thereof be fined in any sum not more
than 500. That all ordinances or pacts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed, and this ordinance
to take effect on and afGer publlca-
ion.
1t was stated that in San Antonio
the pound keeper received 81 instead
OF one as proposed here. Judge Cold
well said tbs city attorney ev .deutly
nurrIed 90 that he did not have time,
and as Mr.. Burton had not re ad th,
full oocumeot, tie judge called tie
cuudclls a teLtion to the fact that IL
Was about to act on an ordnance thai
lad not even been read. The clerk
than took the document and read it for
the editicatlOu of the council. Mr.
Clifford held that according to thai
ordinance d man could not Craze his
COW even upon private premises. Judge
Cold well he'd il was proper enough TO
protect the pound keeper, but he
thought one dollar Tor the first animal
OF several impounded WAS sufficient at
that price, W tn ten cents, Say for each
of the other animals. LIT the pubic
get the benefit OF the seizures, and not
he pound keeper entirely. The judge
ool Led to the way vacant lots was
Us, d N the proposed ordinance Us it
gave altogether too much latitude.
Captain Beall here appeared for
CRY Attorney Kemp who had go-e out
vi town t. bring home his f-m.ly. The