Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24
AN ORDINANCE.

Prohibiting cattle, horses, sheep
and swine from running at large i'll
the Borough of Laporte, Pennsylvania:
Providing penalties for the violation
Nsuch ordinance, providing suitable
IL Aosures for the eInpounding OF
said animals at the expense of said
borough, and providing for appoint
ment of Pound Masters and the prop
er enforcement of said ordinance.
Section |. BE it enacted and or
dained by the Town Council of the
Borough of I.aporte, Pennsylvania
and it is hereby ordained and enacted
by the authority of the same, that it
shall hereafter be unlawful for the
owners, keeper or keepers of horses,
cattle, sheep or swine to permit said
AIMING S or any of the,n to run at large
upop ihe streets, alleys, lanes higL-
ways, or public places or upon private
pre- 5erty not owned, LEI led or control
led by the owner, owr trs keeper or
keepers of such aniina 5, within the
limits of the Borous II of Laporte
Pennsylvania.
Section . The To- IL Council shall
provide suitable lot, lots or enclos-
ures within the borough limits, for
the impounding of horses. cattle, sheep
or swine found running at large with
in said borough limits. Said lots or
enclosures shall be properly fenced
and made secure for the purpose in
tended, and the gates thereof shall be
provided with suitable locks and
tastenings. and all expense connected
with such pound shall be paid by the
Borough of Laporte.
Section 5. The Town Council shall
annually appoint two persons to act
as pound master, whose duty it shall
be to Immediately impound all cattle,
horses, sheep or swine found running
at large within the Borough of La
porte, and within twelve hours give
notice to the owner, owners or keep
er of said animal or animals that the
same have been impounded; or post
three notices in three of the most
public places within said borough
describing the animal or animals inn
pounded, and also that if the said
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not called for and all costs and expen-
ses paid within five days that the said
animals so impounded will be sold to
the highest and best bidder. Provid-
ing further that any owner or lessee
of real estate within said borough.
shall have the right to iinpound cat
tie. horses, sheep and swine found
trespassing upon his or her premises,
i'll case the regularly appointed pound
master refuses so to do or cannot be
readily found to act in the premises.
And in order that this provision may
be readily enforced, il is hereby pro-
vided that one key to the lock or
to the gate of such pound
shall be continually i'll charge of the
of the Town Council, who
shall Immediately deliver it to any
person making application therefor
for the purpose of impounding ami
mails as herein provided, with notice
to owners as hereinbefore provided.
Section 1. For each and every animal
under the provisions OF this
ordinance, the owner or owners, keeper
or keepers shall pay the sum OF fifty cents
for each day or fraction of a day that the
same shall be inpounded. All such fines
shall be collected 10y the poundmaster,
before the release of tie animal or ami
mails impounded, and shall be kept by
him in payment OF his services.
Section ). The poundmaster shall
have tull and entire care. maintenance
and custody OF animals impounded under
this ordinance and Is hereby authorized
To provide feed il necessary for the i'm.
pounded animal or animals unit. the
owner thereof shall secure their release
hy the payment OF all fines and all expen-
ses incurred in their keeping. Provided
that after three days personal notice to
the owner or owners, keeper or keepers of
said animals, or five days notice 10y adver-
tlsements such animal or animals may
by sold under direction ot the town coun.
ell, and the proceeds of such sale, alter
the payment OF the pondmaster Tor his
services and all expenses incurred in con-
nection with the impounding, keeping
and sale al said animal or animals, shall
he paid To the owner or owners ol SAID
animals il application tc made therefor
within oue year from the date of sale.
Section Il. This ordinance shall take
effect ON the first dav OF June, A.p. 1906.
Section !, All ordinances or parts OF
ordinances inconsistent herewith are
herebv repealed.
May, !, 1906.
JAMES MCFARLAND, Pres.
Approved May :, 1900.
W. 1T. RANDALL, Burgess.
Attest; f. III, lNGlIAM. Secretary.