The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-07-04
An Ordinance.

| Washburn, do ordain as follows:
Section l. No cattle, horses OF
swine snail be permitted or allowed
to run at large in the unincorporated
| village of Washburn in the town oil
Washburn: Any owner or keeper ,oi
cattle, horses or swine who sshall
permit or allow the ssame to run at
large III said unincorporated village.
shall forfeit not less than the sum OF
one dollar and not more than FIVE
dollars for each and every offence, to
be recovered from the owner or
keeper thereof.
Section 2. It shall be the duty
of the chief of police, policeman,
night watchman or any elected or
appointed officer to impound and
safely keep such cattle, horses and
swine, in such pound as the board
of supervisors of the town of Wash
burn shall hereafter establish.
Section 3. It shall be the duty OF
the party or person in charge of such
pound to keep a true and correct
record of all animals SO impounded
giving a description of each animal:
the name of the owner, if known and
the day of impounding.
Section 4 1t shall be the duty OF
the keeper Of said pound, after the
delivery of any animal to such pound
to Immediately notify the owner, il
known, of the impounding of the
same.
Section 5. It shall be the duty of
the chief of police or policemen to
serve such notices of said keeper of
the pound.
Section 6. Any cattle, horses or
Swine impounded in any public
pound shall be released therefrom on
payment of the owner or other per-
son in behalf of such owner, to the
Chief of Police or the Keeper Of
such pound of the sum of one dollar
for each animal impounded, toget:
her with the expenses of subsisting
and caring for the same, which shall
not exceed the sum of fifty cents for
each day or fractional part of day.
Section Z. Any impounded
animal not released as heretofore
provided within fifteen Q5 days from
the impounding thereof, shall be
sold by the keeper of the pound or
the chief of police at public auction
in said village. Notice of the time
and place of the sale of such animal
SO impounded shall be gwen by the
keeper of such pound or the chief of
police by posting in at least six g.
public places in said town, at least
five days before the sale, notice
signed by the keeper of the pound or
the chief of police, describing the
animals to be sold and the time
and place of such sale, and such to
be made to the highest bidder, for
cash.
Section 8. The money received at
any such sale, after deducting the
amount of the release fee. expenses
of subsisting and sale shall be paid
TO the owner of the animal sold,
when ascertained; and if not ascer-
tanned within thirty (30) days, said
sum shall be paid to the town treas
urer of the town of Washburn, by
/ the keeper of the pound or chief OF
| police, who shall take his receipt
therefor and deliver the same to the
Town Clerk of the town of Wash
burn.
Section 9. Any person or per-
sons who shall directly or indirectly
aid or assist in breaking open the
pound or place designated for the
keeping of such an imals while inn
pounded, or who shall interfere in
any manner with the possession OF
| the keeper of such pound or Chief of
police of any such animals impounded
be fined not less than five dollars
and not more than ten dollars for
each offence.
Section 10. Any person who
shall hinder, obstruct, prevent or
interfere. or any person who shall
assist in the interference of the i'm
pounding of any cattle, horses and
swine, found running at large in
such unincorporated village shall be
fined not less than five dollars nor
more than ten dollars for each
offence.
Section II. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after the oath day of June A. D.
1901.
Passed, adopted and approved this
3rd day of June, A. D 1901.
(Signed,) NELs NELSON.
[. A. OSCAR,
JOS. ARsoNEAU,
Board of Supervisors of the Town of
Washburn.
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