The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-09
ORDINANCE No. %.

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An Ordinance to Establish and
Regulate a Pound for Animals
in the City Of Ely and to Regu-
late and Restrain the Running
at Large of Horses and Other
| Animals.
The city council Of the city of Ely
do Ordain:
Section /. The city council shall
provide by lease or otherwise a good
suitable pound, and the same shall be
known and designated as the City
Pound, and shall be placed under the
care of the pound master and assist
ants, who shall be appointed by the
city council, and who shall have
power and authority OF policemen to
EenfOrce the provisions OF this Ordin-
ance, and perform all duties prescribed
| by this ordinance.
Section 2. Any qualified acting
| police officer, constable, street COM
missioner, or other person may be APP
pointed and act as pound master.
When more than one person is requir-
ed to attend to the duties required of
the pound master, others may also be
appointed who shall be designated
assistant pound master and such
assistant pound master shall have the
same power and authority and per-
form the same duties as required of
the pound master under this ordin-
ance.
Section 3. No horses, mules, cattle,
swine or sheep, shall be permitted to
run at large, at any time within the
limits of the city of Ely, and il found
running at large, each and every such
animal shall be impounded in the
City Pound, from whence they shall
not be released until the owner, or
person claiming the same, shall pay
the pound master, or his assistant,
the fees, expenses and penalties
incurred at the time the same is re-
strained and, as hereinafter prescrib-
ed.
Section A. The provisions of sec
tion three 81 shall not be 80 construed
as to prevent the animals mentioned
from being driven, or led through the
streets and alleys, of the city of Ely.
but such animals shall not be per-
mitted to travel on the sidewalks or
loiter on the highways, or on vacant
lands adjacent 10 such highways.
Section 5. The pound master or
assistants, shall provide necessary
subsistence for all animals imp0und-
ed, and the expense thereof shall be
paid by the owner or the person claim
ing the same. If not sooner released,
within twenty-four GA hours after
any animal is imp0unded the pound
master, or assistant whichever may
impound such animaD shall cause
notices containing description Of
the imp0unded animal to be posted
at the city post Office, at the building
in which the city council chamber is,
and at the City Pound. Said notices
shall further state a. time and place
not less than ten days. from the time
of posting of said notices, when and
where such animal if not redeemed,
as hereafter provided, shall be sold at
public auction to the highestcash bid
der. All impOunded animals may be
redeemed at any time before sale by
paying all expenses of taking and
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ISL O0) to the person impounding the
same.
Section 6. When sale of an
animal is made under the provisions
of section five ~ a certificate of sale
in duplicate shall be made containing
a description of the animal sold, the
amount OF poundage dues, for which
such animal was sold, and the price
for which such animal was sold, and
the name of the purchaser, and shall
be signed by the pound master or
assistant making the sale, one copy of
which shall be delivered to the pur-
chaser of such animal and the other
filed in the office of the city clerk of
the city Of Ely.
| Section I. The owner of any animal
sold under the provisions OF this Or
dinance may at any time within
thirty days, after the sale of any
animal tender to the purchaser, or his
assigns the amount for which such
animal was sold, besides reasonable
charges for keeping the animal, and
such person then owning such a
Ianimal shall deliver the same to the
owner. and such owner may recover
from the city of Ely, the amount
of money paid over TO the city by
the person making such sale any
time within one year, from the date
of such sale, if no claim is made
within one year, the same shall be
forfeited to the city of Ely.
Section 8. The pound master and
assistants shall render monthly
statement to the city council, (veri-
fed) of all fees, charges and moneys,
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and after deducting expenses paid or
incurred by him, or item shall pay
the balance over to the city treasurer,
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