The Forrest City times., 1907-06-21
ORDINANCE.

AN Ordinance to be entitled an Ordinance to
 amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance
 to restrain the running at large of cattle,
 horses mules. asses. swine. sheep. goa Is
 and geese within the limits of the town oi
 Forrest City.
 Be it ordained by the common council of the city of Forrest City that section two of an ordinance entitled an ordinance 10 restrain the running at large of cattle. horses mules, asses. swine. sheep, goats and geese, W thin the limits Of the town of Forrest City, Ark. be amended so as to read as follows: The mar shal. or his deputies. shall select and establish within the corporate limits of the city of For rest City, a suitable place for the impOundiDg and safe keeping Of all animals taken up hy him or them found running at large within said city. and all stock found running at large of the kind specified in this ordinance upon the streets and alleys or public places within the limits Of said city, shall be iaken up by the marshal or his deputies and im
 pounded and safely kept within the place designated for the purpose. The marshal shall forthwith notify the owner or owners CT such animal if the owner be known to him, and if the owner shall within tventy-four hours after having been notified, appear and claim the animal and pay all costs Oi inc re strainng of such animal. tbe said animal shall DC delivered 10 him. If tho owner of any such animal be unknown 10 the marshal or if any known owner of such animal. after having been notified of the taking up of any such animal, shall fail to appear and claim such animal within twenty-fOur t24D hours, and pay the cost as hereinafter provided. within twenty-f0ur (24) hours after receiving such notice, then lu either event, he marshal f, or officer taking up or impoundlng any such animal, shall post written notices in al leas [ three public places in said city, and shall give notice by publication in some newspaper in said city. which notice shall be published one time in such newspaper, giving description of The animal or animals, setting out therein the marks, brands, and flesh marks of said animal or animals so impounded. and calling upon the owner or owners thereof to prove his or their ownership or interest therein, 10 such officer or officers having the same in his or their possession within ten days after the publication of said notice. and upon such proof being made to the satisfaction of such person or officer. and the payment ot actual expenses and cost incurred. including lees for taking up and impOundinR such animal, and The taking care Of the same such officer having possession of such animal shall deitVer the same 10 the owner.
 And If such owner or owners, after having been notified as above provided. shall tall 10 claim any such animal and pay the lees and legal charges for taking up and impound- ing the same, within ten days after tho pub lication and posting of said notice, the mar shal or other officer impOunding such animal shall advertise the same for sale at pubic outcry to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the public pound, on a day to be fixed in said notice not less than i've days from the date Of the publication Of the notice calling on the owner 10 prove his property in the same which advertisement shall describe The animal or animals as in the published notice and place, the said marshal or ohicer I'm