The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-10
AN ORDINANCE
Prohibiting the Running Of Animals at
Large Within the City limits.

Be 1T Ordained by the City
Council of the City of San
Angelo:
Article T. All hogs, goats, horses
COWS, calves, oxen or cattle,
mules, jackasses, jennettes, and
sheep running Mt large within the
corporate limits of the city of
San Angelo are hereby declared
public nuisances and they shall
be removed as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Art. 2. All persons are pro-
hibited from herding any cows,
horses or other animals, prohib-
tied from running at large, on
any vacant lot, block or parcel of
ground within the corporate
limits of this city, and all per-
sons are prohibited from tieing or
stalking out any such animal on
or across any street, avenue, side
walk, crossing or alley in this
city, or so near thereto that such
animal can get on or across such
sidewalk, alley, street, avenue or
crossing. And the pound keeper,
city marshal or policemen are re.
CURED TO impound such animals
as violate the provisions of this
article, and such officers shall be
entitled to collect for the same
such fees as are herein allowed
for the impounding of other ami
mails under this ordinance. Any
person, whether for himself or
another, who shall violate this
article shall be fined not less than
81 and not more than $500.
Art. B. No person is prohibit
ed from herding his cattle,
horses, COWS or other animals on
the vacant lot. block or parcel of
ground within the corporate
limits of the City of San Angelo;
provided, the written consent of
such owner of said lot, block or
parcel of land is obtained and
filed with the city secretary, and
notice of said consent given to
the city marshal and each police
man. This right to herd shall
not extend or be permitted before
Z a. m. or after I p. m.
Art. 4. If any person or per-
SONS shall attempt to take any
hog, hogs, goat, goats, COW, cows,
calf, calves, OK, oxen, horse,
horses, mule, mules, jackass,
iackasses, iennette, jennettes or
sheep out of the city pound with
out permission of the city mar
shall or city policemen, or shall
tear down or injure or interfere
with the city pound in any way
whatever, he shall he fined not
less than five nor more than fifty
dollars.
Art. .. Any person who shall
willfully permit any hog, hogs,
goat, goats, calf, calves, OK, oxen,
COW, COWS, horse, horses, mule,
mules, jackass, iackasses, ien-
nette, jennettes or sheep to run
lat large within the corporate
limits of the city of San Angelo
shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction
thereof before the Recorders
Court shall be fined therefor in
any sum not to exceed ten
dollars.
Art. 6. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person to keep any stall
lion, iackass or bull for service to
mares, jennets or cows, in any
open lot i'll this city, or permit
any bull, stud-horse or jack to
run at large in the city.
! Art. Z. 1t shall be unlawful
for the owner Of keeper of any
horse or mule afflicted with the
contagious disease known as
: "glanders," to allow the same tc
, be driven at large in the city, but
such owner or keeper shall re-
strain such animal on his or he
own premises and the marsha
, shall cause any such animal 81
afflicted found running at larg'
q to be shot.
Art, s. Any person violatin!
any provision of the proceeding
articles where the punishment L
not otherwise provided shall b'
: fined in any sum not more thai
t $4,000.
. The rule calling for a seconc
e and third reading of an ordin
i ance shall be and is hereby sus
: pended and waived and this or
! dinance shall. become a law ant
+ be of full force and effect from
t and after its passage.
S Passed, approved and adopted
a March Sth, 1904.
a G. III. POWELL,
SEAL Attest; Mayor
FRED 5. WEBB,
9 City Secretary.
Republican Precinct Convention.
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