Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
ORDINANCE 27s.


titled: "An ordinance 81 the city b
East Las Vegas. providing for til,
Ievying, collection and distribution o.
. tax on bicycles and other vehicles
and for other purposes properly con.
nected Herewith, enacted and adopted
July I'd, A. D. 1895, and prescribing
additional penalties for the violation
thereof.
BE Il ordained by the city council
OF the city OF Las Vegas.
Section /. Any person. firm Or cor.
poration. using or doing business with
any OF the vehicles mentioned or De.
scribod In said ordinance No. IA. en-
titled: An ordinance Of The city or
East Las Vegas, providing for the
levying. collection and distribution of
tax on bicycles and other vehicles.
and for other purposes properly con-
nected herewith enacted and adopt.
ed on July III, A. ID. 1896, within said
city Of Las Vegas, without first hay.
ing taken out and obtained the license
In said city ordinance provided for
and required. in every such case the
city marshal of The city of Las Vegas
shall seize and take Into bis posses
sion the said vehicle or vehicles 40
used BY said person, firm or corpora
tinn, with the horse o. horses or 9th.
Or animals drawing the same. and
shall place the same In the city
pound OF the city Of Las Vegas, under
his direction and In HIS custody. and
retain the am IN his possession and
custody ninth the license and the costs
and expenses Of such seizure and tak.
Ing into possession, and caring FOR
Haid vehicle or vehicles. horse or
horses or other animals drawing the
same, are paid.
Section 2. The city marshal selling
such wagons and animals shall RI.
ceive as fees for bis services the
sum OF ono dollar fifty cents for
seizing and taking possession 81 every
such horse and wagon together with
one dollar per day for caring for the
same, together with the actual OK
pense incurred by him for caring for
or feeding the same. and shall Be
entitled 10 the further sum 81 one
dollar fifty cents for making sale or
each wagon, horse or team, II saIa
thereof IL made according 10 The PRO
Visions In this ordinance hereinafter
contained; but in no event shall the
city q Las Vegas be Liable for such
fees and compensations. excepting tho
cost o. feeding the horses or animals
no seized and taken possession 81.
Section .. In the event that tho
said person, firm or corporation, SO
using, doing business with or owning /
said vehicle, or the horses or animals i
found. drawing the same. shall not !
take out the license required by said 4
ordinance No. ~. within s~eyenty.two |
hours after the seizure of such Y ,
hicle or animal seized BY said city |
marshal. and pay all costs OF such /
and takine possession thereof. &
81
provided by this ordinance, then h
said vehicle or wagon. etc, and v
he animals so seized shall be sold {
md disposed Of III the following man e
ner, to-wit: as soon as mas &c. after c
expiration of said sryenty.two
hours after the seizure or said prop. 7
srty. etc. said city marshal shall fis
! day, which shall be not less than
I've days after the seizure Of said q
property, for the sale thereof, and G,
,hail give az least two days public "
iotice BY posting three written Il
notices. one near the entrance "a the II
MY hall Of the city of Las Vegas. m
the other two In two different In
public places In the city OF Las We. 10
a., which notice shall contain n gen. bs
srai description o. the property 10 en-
soid. together with The time and Ir
place fixed for the sale thereof, and ca
, copy Of such notIce shall also he al
on the person firm Or corpora pl
lion IN whose hands sich property
was seized or the owner thereof. ot
either q such parties can be found
~ ne city q Las Vegas. IL the said
ci'y license and the costs. fees and w
expenses against said property a. th
seized and advertised 70 81 sold. shan IN
be paid BY the time fixed tor mia or
sac thereof, then said cry marshal ha
maj appear at the time and place tn,
% said notice for the saIe ~ ed
sa'd property and shall thon and III
'lere offer ,he same al public sale %
Q me highest and best bidder for mi
IN hand and shall then ana there Nj
ven the same 10 The highest ma ~, frc
thGfafnr $50 ~,