Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-24

Pursuant to law. and by virtue OF a
Resolution, duly passed and adopted by
the electors of the Town OF Eagle River.
in said County, at an annual Town
Meeting held in said Town, on the Bird
day of April A. D., 1900, the Town
Board OF said Town of Eagle River, DO
ORDAIN as folloWs:-
Sec I. No swine nor horses shall be
permitted to run at large in the Town
of Eagle River, and any person being
the owner or keeper of any such swine
or horses who shall permit the same to
run at large in said Town of Eagle
River, shall pay a fine of not less than
5000 Dollars nor more than One Dol
lar, for each otfense.
Sec. IL. 1t shall be lawful for any
person Is years of age or over to take
up any swine or horses running at large
in the Town of Eagle River and take
or drive the same to the pound, or place
provided by the Town Board for the
purpose, and for so doing he shall re-
ceive from the Pound Master when
collected an inpounding fee of 5000
Dollars for each swine Or horse i'm
pounded.
Sec. Ill. The Superintendent OF po-
lice shall be the keeper of the Public
Pound, and it shall be his duty to take
up and impound any swine or horse
known to him to be running at large
with the Town of Eagle River, and also
to receive and safely keepin said Pound
all swine or horses found running at
large in said Town OF Eagle River, and
brought to said pound, as provided in
the next preceding section to be inn
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be kept by him for that purpose, d de-
scription of each animal SO impounded,
or received by him, and the name of the
person impounding the same, or deliv-
ering the same to be impounded. And
he shall notify the owner of such ami
NAL if known to him, the impounding
of such animal, and for every violation
of any provisions of this section the per-
son guilty of such violation shall pay a
fine of not less than 5000, nor more
than One Dollar, for each offense.
Sec. ". There shall be charged for
fee of 5000 Dollars, and also 25-l00
Dollars for each day or part of day for
providing sustenance for each swein
impounded and 5000, for each day
or part of day for providing sustinance
for each horse impounded.
Sec. Y. The owner Of such animal so
impounded may secure the release of
such animal upon payment to the keep
er of the public pound, the impounding
fee and charges for the sustenance pro-
vided in the preceding Section, within
three days after the same are so inn
pounded. The Pound Master shall re-
tain said charges for such sustenance;
also said impounding fee, if said ami
mails are impounded by him. And in
case the same shall be impounded by
any other person, he shall pay such per-
son the said impounding fee.
Sec. VI, Any such animal not re-
leased as before provided, shall be duly
sold by the public Pound Master at pub
lie auction IN said Town. Notice of the
time and place of such sale shall be
given by posting notices in at least six
(6) public and conspicuous places in
said Town at least six co. days prior to
the day of sale, and the Pound Master
shall receive for his services III selling
five % per cent of the purchase money.
Sec. VII. The money received at such
sale, after deducting the lmpOundlng
fee and charges for the keeping OF said
animals and a fee for selling shall be
forthwith paid to the Town Treasurer
who shall give his receipt for the same
and the pound master shall immedl-
ately after such, file their report
thereof with the Town Clerk describing
the animal or animals sold, and the
amount received for each, and provided
that any animal or animals are imponn-
ded by any person except the pound
master, said impounding fee shall be
forthwith paid to the person impound-
| ing the same.
Sec. VIII. Any person who shall
| break open in any manner, directly or
indirectly, aid or assist in, or council or
advise the breaking open OF the Town
Pound, shall pay fee Of not less than
| Ten Dollars, nor more than Fifteen
| Dollars, for each such otense.
| Sec. TX. Any person who shall OBJ
struct, hinder or prevent the impound-
ing of any swine or horses found running
at large in said Town, or resculng tn