Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-11-22

ORDINANCE NO. 2l3.
An ordinance restraining and prohibit

ORDINANCE NO. al3.
An ordinance restraining and prohibiting
from running at large within certain
limits Of the City Of Aberdeen during
the night time from eight O'Clock P. M.
to six O'Clock A. M. Of the following
day, and prescribing penalties for the
violation II this ordinance.
The City Council Of the CITY Of Aber-
deem do ordain as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be, and It lie hereby
declared to be, unlawful for cows or
heifers over the age Of one year to run ut
large within the limits hereinafter de-
scribed and designated Of the City of
Aberdeen OF q night time from eight
o'clock p. M. to six O'Clock A. M. Of the
following day, to.wit: Commencing at
the water front on the south extremity
Of Fairfield Street, thence running north
to Eighth Street; thence on Eighth
Street, west, in direct line to ID" Street
in Highland Addition; thence southerly
on I'D" Street to Fifth Street; thence
westerly on Fifth Street to IL" Street,
Weatherwax & Benn's Addition thence
southerly on IL" Street to Market Street !;
thence westerly on Market Street to
Michigan Avenue; thence southerly on
Michigan Avenue to the Chehalis River;
thence easterly along the water front to
place OF beginning; and any person
owning or having control OF any such
animal and permitting the same to run
at large within the said time and said
limits, shall be deemed guilty OF q mis-.
deanor, and upon conviction thereof such
person shall be- fined in any sum Of mon
ey not less than Two and Fifty one
hundredths Dollars and not more than
Ten Dollars. and may be committed to
the city Jail until such fine and the costs
Of prosecution arepaid; such imprison-
ment not to exceed five days.
Section 2 1t shall be and it is hereby
made the duty of the city marshal, his
deputies and nightwatchman Of the city,
to apprehend and take into custody any
and all such animals 90 found running
at large within said time within the said
limits. and az soon as may he thereafter
such officer shall notify the owner Of such
animal that the same has been taken in
charge by him; and the owner Of such
animal may recover the same from the
city by paying the necessary costs and
charges for taking and holding such
animal, including the cost OF keeping and
feeding the same, and by further paying
to this city the sum Of Two Dollars a. Q
penalty for permitting the violation Of
this ordinance, which penalty shall be In
addition to the penalty provided for in
the first section OF this ordinance.
Section 8. II the owner of any such
animal 30 taken up cannot by reasonable
inquiry be found, then it shall be the
duty Of the officer having such animal In
charge to cause notice Of the taking up,
Of such animal describing it, to be pub
lished in the official paper of the city for
two consecutive weeks to the effect that
such animal will be sold on certain day
for the purpose Of paying the necessary
costs charges and penalty, unless the said
animal shall have been sooner redeemed
and II such animal be not redeemed be-
fore the time Of sale. then such animal
shall be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, and the
proceeds thereof shall be appropriated
first to paying the costs, charges and
penalty provided herein, and, second, the
balance, If any, shall be held by the city
to be paid over to the former owner Of
such animal upon his making demand
therefor.
Section 4. The City Council shall by
resolution to that effect provide pound
or proper place for keeping such animal
so taken up until redeemed or sold a.
provided herein.
Section 3. Violations Of this ordinance
~ provided in section one, shall be pros
ecuted in like manner az is or may be
provided for the prosecution Of violations
Of the general ordinances Of the city.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after ito
passage and publication.
Passed and approved November 18th,
1900.
A. P. SToCKwELL.
Attest: Mayor.
GEO. A. BLACK.
City Clerk.
Date Of last publication Nov. 3d..