Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1907-06-29
BILL. NO, ID.
ORDINANCE NO. z
AN ORDINANCE FOR IMPOUND!NG AMI
MAILS, AND OTHER MATTERS IN RELA-
TON THERETO

AN ORDINANCE FOR IMPOUND!NG AMI
MAILS, AND OTHER MATTERS IN RELA-
TON THERETO.
The city council of the city of Yerington do
crdain:
SECTION 1, The chief of police sh-ll be ex-
officio pound master of the city of Yerington
with the power to appoint or more assistants
should he deem such necessary, subject to the
provisions of this ordinance.
II is hereby declared to be the duty Of the
chief OF police TO take up aud impound "a here
matter provided any horse, mule. kline ass hog
sheep or goat that may be found III or upon anv
street alley public square, upon any unin-
closed lot or grounds, within the corporate limits
of the city OF Yerugtan, as defined by an Act of
the Legislature Incorporating said city unless
such animal is securely fastened with tether
Of such length as will prevent such animal reach
ing the streets. alleys or public square.
SEC. 2, 1t shall be the duty of the chief of
police to procure an Enclosure. corral livery barn
or other suitable place TO be used as pound for
the safe keeping of all such animals mentioned
in Section Such arrangements 10 be subject to
the provisions of this ordinance aud without cost
to the said city
1t is hereby made the duty of the chief of
police TO take up and impound in such Enclosure
each aud every of the animals named in
Section 1, when found at any time running at
large within the corporate limits. but he shall
charge of any person who is driving it in
through or from the city.
SEC. & The chief of pocice shall keep reg
lister book. which he shall deliver to his
in Office, III which he shall enter a full descrip-
ton of each animal impounded, with all natural
and artificial marks and brands with the time
when and place where taken up. and if such
animal shall not have been redeemed before
there may be. in the opinion of the chief of
police. probability that the expense for which
said animal may be liable will exceed the value
thereof he shall advertise the same not less
than three days in some newspaper printed in
the city giving in such advertisement trans
cript of the description entered in his register
and notice that said animal will be sold by him
to pay charges that have and will have accrued
against it, with cost, and every sale shall take
place in front of the door of the police court
room between the hours of 10 O'Clock a IN and
O'Clock p. a day not less than three
more than'ten days after the first appearance
of the advertisement and at the time and place
designated; the chief of police shall if not pre-
viously redeemed sell the animal at public auc-
ton for each, TO the highest bidder and upon
payment of the purchase money he shall deliver
the animal with bill of sale (nade in his offic-
ial capacity to the purchaser.
SEC a. Whenever any animal has been sold
or redeemed the chief of police shall enter in
his register, under the same number as its de-
scripton, the date ii was redeemed if redeemed
and by whom, and the total costs and expenses
specifying each item charged against il and paid;
the date il was sold, il sold, and to whom. and
for what price; and the total costs and expenses
specifying each item charged against it, and the
balance II any paid to the treasurer.
SEC. s. On the first Monday in each month
the chief of police shall pay into the city treas
ury all moneys arising from the sale of animals
as provided in Section three of this Act. after
deducting therefrom all costs and expenses in
Cured in the impounding, keeping and sale of
said animals, taking the treasurer's receipt
therefor, duplicate OF which he shall file with
the city clerk, and shall at the same time make
ont and present to the city council statement
under oath of his transactions of the previous
month giving the number of each kind of ami
NAL impounded, the number sold. the gross
amount realized from such sale the net amount
Il any, paid into the treasury. the total amount
charged by him for feeding and keeping and the
total amount of his other fees; and within three
days after any sale the chief of police shall file
with the city clerk statement under oath con-
tanning all the matters required to be set out in
his register in regard to the animals sold, which
statement shall be numbered to correspond with
the register number of such animal
SEC. g. The chief Of police shall take diligent
care that no mpounded animal is confined as
to injure itself or to injure another animal and
he shall not beat. bruise MAIN ii. alter it, or
change or deface any mark or brand that may be