Bisbee daily review., 1902-02-14
Ordinance No. 8.
Be it ordained by the Mayor ar

Be it ordained by the Mayor and Com 1 mon Council of the Town of Bisbee Sec. l. The Poundmaster of the | Town of Bisbee shall take up and i'm. pound all animals found at large stray. ing. wandering or running loose, or not in charge of or under the care or control Of some person or persons, in the streets, alleys or other public places, or vacant and uninclosed lots in the town of Bisbee, except dogs. upon which the town tax has been paid, and wearing the metal tag as hereinafter provided.
 Sec. 2. If the owners of any i'm. pounded animal, except dogs, shall be known to the poundmaster, and shall reside or have known place of busi- ness in the Town of Bisbee, the poundmaster shall notify the owners of such animal. personally or by letter through the post office, or by leaving such notice with the Town Clerk that such animal has been impounded. which notice must be given within 24 hours after such animal shall have been taken up and impounded.
 Sec. 3. The Poundmaster s all. within 24 hours after the taking up and impounding any animal, except dog, make written report to the Town Clerk, stating the kind of an animal and describing it by colors or other wise, or by any marks or brands that may be on it, and when taken up and fimpounded: and such report shall be kept open to public inspection for at least 60 days after it is filed.
 Sec. 4. The Poundmaster shall keep all animals taken up and impounded by him in safe, convenient and com. fortable place withic the Town limits, and shall keep such animals constantly supplied with water to drink, and shall feed such animals at least once every 24 hours and treat them in 6 humane manner, during all the time such ani. mals may be inpounded, which shall not be less than five days, unless sooner claimed by the owner thereof, as here. matter provided, except dogs, which shall be kept not less than two days, if not sooner claimed by the owner thereof
 Sec. 5. All dogs taken up and im- pounded under the provisions of this ordinance, if not claimed by the owner or owners thereof as hereinafter pro- vided within two days after being i'm. pounded: at the expiration of that time shall be killed by the Poupdmaster under the supervision of the Town Marshall, and the bodies shall at once be removed by the Poundmaster at least one mile from the town limits and buried at least 200 yards from any travelled road: and the Town Marshal shall report the number of dogs so killed and removed under his super- vision at least once a month to the Town Clerk. The Poundmaster shall be paid by the Town If Bisbee the sum of Fifty Cents for each and every dog so killed and removed by him: and all other fees or charges allowed the Poundmaster under this ordinance shall be collected by him from the owner or owners of the animals taken up and impounded, who may claim the same, or shall be retained by him from the proceeds of the sale of such ani- mals at public auction.
 Sec. 6. If the owner or owners of any dog taken up or impounded under this ordinance shall within two days, or the owner of any animal other than a dog. shall, within five days after such have been taken up or impounded, ap- | ply to the Poundmaster and claim such animal and pay him the fees and charges hereinafter provided, then the Poundmaster shall deliver such animal to the owner or owners thereof.
 Sec. !. All animals other than dogs taken up and impounded under the provisions of this ordinance, which J shall not have been claimed, and the fees and charges thereon as herein after provided been paid to the Pound master by the owner or owners within five days, shall. as soon thereafter as may be convenient, be sold by the Poundmaster at public alction, in front of the Copper Queen store in said Town of Bisbee to the highest cash bidder, between the hours of nine and eleven o'clock a. m., and he shall retain from the proceeds of the sale of such animals, the fees and charges hereinafter allowed to him and shall
 immediately pay to the Town Clerk any balance remaining after deductine such fees and charges, and shall vent
 and brand all animals sold by him al public auction with @ brand t(
 be krown as the Town brand and pro
 vided by the town for that purpose.
 Sec. 8. The Poundmaster shall bs
 allowed as fees and shall be entitled tt
 collect from the owners of animals
 taken up and impounded and claimed by the owner or owners thereof, before
 delivering such animal, the sum of ont
 dollar fo- every animal so taken up
 for the said taking up and impoundins of such animal and the giving of th' notice hereinabovc provided; and fo the taking care of, watering and feed