The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-22
Ordinance No. X.

/ Df- IL ORDAlNED IA lHE CoCNN VI iiA1
| TOWN OF KENNEWICK.
Section l. No horses, mules, cattle, swine,
sheep or goats shall be permitted to run at
large within the corporate limits OF the town
OF kennewick.
Section >. Any such animal or animals found
running at large within the corporate limits
of the town OF Kennewick shall be taken up
and impounded in the town pound or other
suitable place within the town by the town
marshal or his deputy, or any citizen OF the
said town, and when so impounded by any one
| not the marshal or his deputy, the person I'M
pounding said animal or animals shall imme-.
diately notify the town marshal or his deputy
OF his action.
Section 3. Unless said animal or animals
after being impounded is claimed and taken
out by the owner owners, or his or their au-
thoriZed agent in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided, within forty-eight hours after being so
impounded, it shall be the duty of the town
marshal to advertise the said animal or ami
mails for sale, by posting written or printed
notices in three public places in said town, de-
scribing the animal or animals so impounded,
when and where taken up, and the cost and
charges which have accrued to date in con-
| nection herewith and further stating that
| said animal or animals will be sold at public
auction to satisfy said costs and charges, in
| cludng the cost OF sale thereof. Said notices
| shall further state the day and hour the sale
| will take place. which must not be less than
| five DAYS after the date OF said posting OF
notices; said sale to be held between the hours
! OF 10 O'Clock in the forenoon and O'Clock IN
| the afternoon Of said day. and must take place
at the town pound or the place used therefor
! in pursuance OF said notice. The town mar
/ shall shall make full returns OF his action to
/ the town clerk and pay the proceeds or SAID
! sale to the town treasurer, less his reasonable
cost and charges which shall not exceed the
amount hereinafter provided.
Section 4. The owner of any animal or ami
} mails impounded may redeem same at any
! time before said sale thereof, and have his
property restored to him by proving owner
ship thereof, and by paying to the town mar
shall the legal costs and charges for impound-
] ing and caring for same.
Section 5. The town marshal shall be en-
titled to the following fees and expenses
! for the mpounding OF animals found running
at large contrary to the provisions OF this
j ordinance, namely:
! For taking up and impounding each animal
i tne sum Oi tWcIt! -HNc ceHts,
/ For taking care of said animal each day i'm
pounded, the sum OF fifty cents
| For posting notices of sale, the sum of fifty
cents;
For making sale and his returns thereof, the
sum OF one dollar; and shall further be al
lowed the reasonable cost of feed and susie
| nance for said animal while so impounded,
which shall not exceed the sum of fifty cents
6oY nj OF
charges shall be taxed as costs against and be
| paid by the owner, retained out OF the pro-
ceeds OF the sale, provided that in event the
! town marshal is paid stated regular sal
airy, then he shall turn in and account to the
| town treasurer the full amount OF the fees
| collected monthly.
! Section G. In case of sale, any person. prov
ing that his or her animal or animals has been
sold and the price it was sold for, within six
months after said sale, shall be entitled to
receive from the town treasurer the price for
which the animal was sold, less the costs and
charges of the marshal for impounding, keep
ing and making said sale, according to the
provisions OF this ordinance; but unless such
proof is duly made aforesaid, within six
months the claim against the town shall be
forever barred.
Section7. The purchaser at the sale afore-
said shall receive bill of sale for the animal
or animals purchased from the marshal stat
ing the price paid at such sale. Such sale
shall forfeit and determine all title in said
animal or animals in the former owner, and
vest the title absolutely in the purchaser.
!. Sections s. Proof OF ownership claiming ami
NAL or animals or money, as hereinafter pro-
vided, shall be made in case o. claim Of ami
NAL or animals to the town marshal and a
claim of money to the town treasurer, and
shall be made in writing under oath. IL
. either of said officers deem such proof insuf-
ficent, the claimant may request such officers
to have such proof certified to the Police
Judge of the town for hearing thereon;
| whereon said Police Judge shall become pos
sessed of such action and have q right and
power to act thereon, and shall proceed to try
, and determine the ownership OF said animal
animals or money. When the Police Judge
becomes possessed of said action, he shall issue
, fnotice to the claimant stating when said cause
shall be heard, which shall not be less than
go days nor more than six days after such
notice has been personally served upon said
claimant.
Section 9. In case it is adjudged that the
claimant is the owner of such animal, animals
or money, upon delivery of a transcript of said
judgement TO the officer having custody OF
such animal, animals or money, the same
shall be delivered to the claimant upon pay
ment by Him OF costs and charges as provided
for in this ordinance, but not including the
trial on the proof of ownership. ii the court
: adjudged that the ownership is not in the
claimant, he shall adjudge the costs of the
trial against him.
Section 10. If any person shall break open,
| or in any manner aid or assist in breaking
open any pen, pound or enclosure with the
intention or releasing any animal therein con-
fined and impounded by virtue OF this ordi-
. nance, every such person who shall be con-
yicted thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less
than five dollars (s5.00) nor more than one
hundred dollars (Sl0000) for each and every
| offensc.
| Section IL. 1t shall be the duty of the mar.
shall to provide necessary sustenance for ell
animals impounded as aforesaid without fur.
ther charge than is prescrib bed and allowed
l in this ordinance.
! Section II. This ordinance shall be in full
! force and effect from and after its passage ap.
proval and publication in the official news
| paper OF the town.