The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-14
TORDINANCE No. 5.
CITY POUND.

Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any hog, sheep, ass or goat to run
at large in this city, and all such an |
imals found running at large within |
the corporate limits of the ty shall
be subject to be :impouuded az pro-
vided by ordinance.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
city marshal and police to take up
any hog, sheep, dog, goat or ass found
running at large in this city in viola
ton of this ordinance and place the
same in some secure pen or place to
be provided by the city for that pur-
pose. And such officers shall imme-
diately upon taking up of any such
animals post up notices in three pub
lie places within the city of sucn TAX
ing up and shall also give personal
notice to the owner of such animals
lif known. In such notices such Off
GERS shall give a full and accurate
description of the animal taken up
and shall require the owner of such
animal to take the same away within
five days, or said animal shall be
dealt with according to ordinance.
Sec. 8. If the owner of any hog,
goat, dog, sheep or ass SO taken up
shall not claim and remove the same
from the possession of such officers.
: Ave days within the posting and Civ
: ing such notice, such animal shall on
] the Monday following be sold in front
= of the United States court house III
the city of Ardmore, md. Ter, dt
= pubIic auction for cash and the pro-
j, ceeds of such sale shall be deposited
II hv such officer in the city treasury
4 to the credit of the pound fund, ano
t NAV be recovered at any time within
V tweIve months from the date of sucf
c deposit by the owner of such ANNA
e on production of satisfactory eVl
a dence of ownership before the may
or, who shall thereupon order th'
e payment of such fund to the owne
e less the expenses of lmpounolng a
n provided by ordinance.
r Sec. 4. For each hog, sheep o
Ii goat the city shall be entitled to col
% Iect fifty cents for taking the sam
re m and twenty-five cents per day TO
d, keeping of any sheep, hog, goat o
ID dog. and for each ass for taking Tn
r, same ND one dollar, and fifty cent
We per day for keeping the same, and !
IL shall be the duty of the oncer
I'll charge of all such animals 10 CIV
d. them daily a reasonable quantity
ny food and water and to treat all sue
re animals humanely while IN Poun'
he The fees SO colISCIOu ~
IN nosited in the city treasury 10 tI
nd rredit of the pound fund and shall Z
all gether with the unclaimed funds II
mt Thich unclaimed animals have bee
al. sold. be used only to deflay the O.
an nenses of the pound unless otherWl
he provided bv the city council.
rec Sec. 5. It shall be the duty OF u
his CITY marshal or any other omcer
ne. take up any dog running at lari
or without a cellar and duly tagged
res nrovided by ordinance and lmpoul
nes the same subject to the requlremeIn!
OF. of notice as provided by tnis orui
a ance and if not claimed In nVe ua
Iall after the posting or giving OF 81 81
the notice, and the charges pau "
lch shaIl be killed and its carcass TenlG \;
nee "a from the CITY limits by the CT
me, scavenger. lowfnI
uty horses. COWS and mules to run
the large in the city between the n1'
r or of Z O'Clock p. m, ana o o'cIocH
re- m and IL shall be the duty OF 0V
in as or keepers of all such anlmAlS
be Sacurely pen the same dLrinR
ling Jn,e above specified and 1t Is ma
the duty of the city marshal 10 u
tied m ali such animals If found RUM
or at large during the Perlo1 ap' -"
left mentioned and impouno tne 90
this ard nroceed in the same manner
e IN nrovided for in the case OF ~
sheep Il @ and goats. frovlded that that.
Of ordinance shall not be effective
Il or twantv days from date OF pass
ling and nublication.
lere- ga Anproved this 18th day of july 1
nor JNo. l.. GAIT, MAyo
city DAVE BEST, City Recorder.
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