The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-15
ORDINANCE NO. SO.

ORDINANCE NO. 0o.
An Ordinance Relating to stock and Do-
mestic Animals. -,..
he It ordained by the Board Of Trustees OF
the Town of Meeker:
HkcrIONI No horse, mare, geldfng, colt
cow, heifer. cali, goat. sheep. pig or nog
shall be permitted to run or be at large
Hithin the corporate limits Of the Town OF
$50: !. When ans. such animal o. animals
shall be found running at large withihl , re e
the duty Of the Town marshal. Or any police C.
oieer to take w the same ana a Pl iSs,a =.
sns Il th tss p9be'' s nnec poaSd then II
sOme other convenient place, for safe keep
ing. Upon the taking up and impoundtnE
or other police officer impounding the same,
shall forthwith give notice thereof BY post
Ing notices. one at The entrance d nee 70 t me
shall set forth the description Of the animal
the owner. II known to him, the date and
hour Of the impounding, and shall Mrth 81,
state that unless the animal or animals De
claimed and the costs Of impOunding ana
feeding the same be paid to the marshal or
other officer tmponnding said animals.
impounding, that the said impounding will
be reported to the police magistrate for ad-
judicatton. .,ho mt.
or animals and pay all costs then accrued
sst or q IN .s osies BY
ton OF this ordinance. then the said AMI;
NAL or animals shall he forthwith released
SEC, 1. fthe owner or owners Of any ami
NAL or animals impOunded under the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall 0s unknown,
branded, the marshal, or other officer taking
up and impounding said animal or animals,
a%irsd By section g note sarsuy
all brands. earinarks, age, sex and color 81
such animal or animals, and shall forthwith
send written description thereof to the
Secretary of the state Board of stock In
spection Commissioners, At Denver, Colo
nse sstra s ! Under the aw and have been
impounded under the ordinances Of the
Town Of Meeker. The marshal shall also
tary Of state, at Denver, Colorado, stating
the facts, in the same manner AS required to
m cent tq the ., IN sase oar"
sKC.6 II the animal or animals shall not
be redeemed and released, as set forth IN
shall or other officer shall Immediately Ale
with the police magistrate a copy OF the mo-
e ssss Se h sa w a h.s cp
porste limits Of saia Town, giving the date
that he has duly posted the required notices,
giving the date and hour Of said posting,
and that no owner or owners has appeared to
animals; the said complaint shall further
state the name Of the owner or owners, II
H I The ding Of said notice and complaint
with the police magistrate, the said police
magistrate shall docket the case and issue
or owners OF the animal or animals
impounded and upon the rstIrn 81 The war ,.!;
tosn or the havina n sp
peared, shall deny any or all Of the material
ncts stated In the complaint, the said po-
in other cases, as to the truth OF the material
shall find the saine to be true, the defendant
nor more than $1,000 together with costs,
which shall include the marshal's fees for
service sr ~ u waPrant, sabposhas, attendance
at court, and the feeding and care Of said
animal Or animals, a. well - the witness
torneys fees, hs In other cases, and the pO-
lice magistrate shall enter Judgment there
fer against ,ald deiendsns ana snail order
shall be sold to satisfy said judment and
ssc, q. II the owner or owners shall forth
Nth pey setd finst tudgnsent ard costs, the
marshal shall releaae said animal or ami
aoi tes q 4 or
ii the owner or owners shall fail and refuse
to pay. said fine, Judgment and costs or to
1t shall be the duty Of the marshal to adver-
tise said animal & animal. for sale and to
sell the same ~ pubic sale, In the manner
provided by law for the sale Of goods and
chattels on execution, and the proceeds of
such sale shall be applied, first, to the
and the cOstsOf advertising and conducting
said sale, and of feeding and caring for said
animal or animals, and the balance, II any,
shall be paid over to the Town Treasurer.
In case sufficient money Is not realized,
from the sAle of any such animal or animals,
to pay said fine, Judgment and accrued
costs, then the police magistrate shall issue
his writ Of execution for any residue, to be
| satisfied ms provided by law for the enforce
ment Of judgments for fines and penalties
for the violation of Town ordinances.
8EC.7. II the owner or owners OF any ami
NAL or animals, impOunded under the pro-
visions Of this ordinance, shall be stated,
| In the complaint herein provided for, to be
magistrate shall be against .the unknown
owner or owners" and upon the Onicer Ming
his copy OF notice and complaint ,As provided
In Section hereof, the police magistrate
shall instead OF issuing his warrant, tissue a
notice in substance An follows.
"WhereaA the marshal Tor other oficer) Of
the Town Of Meeker has complained to me
that he has taken up and fmpOunded giving
description Of nnfmals) found running at
large within the corporate limits OF said
Town, and that the owner or owners thereof
are to him unknown,
SNOW therefore, notice Ia hereby given
at my Office in Meeker, on the --...-.....-. day
the hour of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT O'Clock In the
--...-....... noon, when and where the said un-
known owner or owners may appear and
defend II I'D to do seems fit.