The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-23
lORDINANCE No. 80. |
CITY POUND.

CORDINANCE No. 36.
CITY POUND.
AN ORDINANCE to Amend the Or
dinance Entitled "City Pound"
Authorizing the Impounding of
Certain Animals in the City of Ard
more, Approved July 18th, 1898.
Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Ardmore: That the
Ordinance Entitled "City Pound"
Authorizing the Impounding' of Ger
tain Animals. Within the Corporate
Limits of the City of Ardmore, Ap-
proved July 18th 1898, be and the
\ Same is Hereby 80 Amended as to
Hereafter Read as Follows:
SECTION /. 1t snail be unlawful
for any hog, sheep, goat or ass to run
at large In the city; and all such an
imals found running at large within
the corporate limits shall be subject
to be impounded as hereinafter pro-
vided.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any dog or bitch to run al large
city without being properly tagged,
as provided by the ordinances of this
city; aud any such dog or bitch so
found running at large shall be sub
| ject to impoundment as hereinafter
| provided.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be unlawful for
any horse, mule or COW TO run at
large thin the corporate limits of
the city, between the hours of 8
O'Clock p. NJ, and O'Clock q. m,
and any such horse, mule or COW so
found running at large shall be sub
lect to impoundment as hereinafter
provided.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
city marehal and police to take up
any hog, sheep, goat, dog, ass, horse,
mule or COW found running at large
within the corporate limits of the
city of Ardmore, contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance, and in
violation of same, and place the
same in some secure pen or place to
be provided and designated by the
city council for that purpose and to
he known as the city pound, and
such officer shall Immediately upon
taking up of any such animal or ami
mails, post up notices in three pt b.
lie places within the city of such
taking up, and shall also give per-
sonal notice to the owner of such an
imals, if known. Snch notice shall
contain an accurate description of
each animal taken up, and shall re-
quire the owner of such animal to
take the same away within the time
herein sfter designated, or said ami
NAL snall be dealt with according to
this ordinance.
SEC 5. If the owner of any dog 30
taken up, shall not claim and remove
the same from the possession of the
city pound keeper, paying the
charges thereon, within two days
from the posting and giving such
notice, the city marshal shall kill
the same, and the CARCASS shall be
removed to the city dump ground by
the city scavenger.
SEC. 6. If the owner of any hog,
sheep, goat, ass, horse, mule or cow
so taken up. shall not claim and re-
move the same from the possession
of the pound keeper, paying the
charges thereon, within f1ve days
from the date of posting and giving
such notice; such animal shall be
sold by the city marshal, at the city
pound in the city of Ardmore at
public auction, for cash, to the high |
est bidder. and the proceeds of such |
sale shall be deposited by the city |
marshal in the city treasury, to the |
credit of the pound fund, and may
be recovered at any time within |
twelve months from the date of such |
deposit, by the owner of such ami
NAL, on production of satisfactory /
evidence of ownership before the /
mayor, who shall thereupon order
the payment of such fund to the /
owner, less the expenses of impound-
ing and keeping as provided herein.
SEC. z. The city marshal or po-
licemen shall be entitled to collect
10 cents for taking up and impound-
ing each dog, % cents for each hog
and so cents for each sheep, goat,
ass, horse, mule or COW, and said
fee or ices shall be paid to the city
marshal, when such animal or ami
mails are released by the owner;
but if such animal or animals be
sold or killed as provided herein,
the receipts from each sale shall be
deposited with the city treasury to
the credit of the pound fund, and
the city marshal shall present his ex
psnse account for the impoundinR of
same, to the city council, and If said
account be found correct, q warrant
shall be drawn on the city treasurer
Tor the payment of the same
SEC. 8. The city pound keeper
shall be entitled to collect IS cents
per head for each day he keeps any
hog, dog, sheep, goat, ass, horse,
mule or COW impounded in accord
ance with the provisions of this or
finance, and said fee or fees shall
De paid to the city pound keeper,
when such animal or animals are re-
by the owner; but il such
animal be sold or killed as provided
herein, the city pound keeper shall
present his claim for such keeping,
% the city council, and IL found COR
'ect, warrant shall be drawn on
he city treasurer for the payment
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