The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-10-31

he shall a, once give notice thereof to the
owner OF owners Of such animal or ami.
mails u such owner is known. or can be
reasonably diligence be ascsrtained by
said Marshal. aud u such owner or his
agent shall pay all charges against such
animal or animals as herein provided. the
said marshal shall deliver such animal or
animals to such owncr or his agent but in
event such owner shall not appear. or is
unknown to said marshal. and canno, BY
reasonable diligence be ascertain ed. or
shall fail ur refuse TO pay the said charges.
then the said marshal shall after the eNs
piration Oi twenty.four hours from the
time such animal OF animals we're i'm
pounded. pos, in four conspicuous places
within the limits OF the City Of Tucumcari.
written or printed notices OF the fact OF
such animal or animals being impounded
by him, giving the date when impounded.
the description vt the animal or animals.
and reciting the fact that the owner is un.
known, or II known has not appeared to
redeem said animal or animals. or has
failed OF refused to pay the legal charges
thereon, after due notice As herein pIovid.
ed, and tha, unless said owner ur his agent
shall, within hve days from the posting OF
said notice appear and redeem such ami
NAL or animals, the same will be sold to
satisiy the cost, oi care. maintenance. and
sale, giving the date and cost OF sale. Said
notices shall femain posted Tor a period Of
hve days, and. upon The sixth dan after the
Hay oi posting II the animal or animals
remain unclaimed or The charges unpaid,
sald marshal shall Iell. or cause the same
TO be sold IN the City of Tucumcari. said
animal or animals. SAID marshal shall
ksep and pay out of the proceeds OF said
sale all legal charges Tor the taking, keep.
ng. care and sale Of said animal OF ami.
mails, and the remainder Il any. said
marshal shall pay over to the City Treas.
urer. Tor the use Of the owner OF said ami.
nal or animals. but the city shall IN no
case be liable to, or pay such owner any
sum in excess Of that which its treasurer
received from the proceeds Of the sale of
said animal or animals.
Section ANY person who shall break
open any place or pound wherein any am.
nal - kept or impcunded under the pro.
visions Of this ordinance or who shall re-.
move or aud IN the removal OF ans animal
80 kept or lmpounded without having paid
all the costs charges and expenses herein
provided Tor. or who shall hinder. delay
or JbStruci amy person driving to the pound
any animal or animals under the provision
OF this ordinance. shall. upon conviction
be punished by a hne not exceeding TWEEN
ty.ive dollars, or by imprisonment in tile
city Jail for a ptriod OF no, exceeding thir-
" days, or 10y both such hne and impris-
onment, IN the discretion of the trial court.
Section 5. The provisions OF this ordin.
ance shall apply to all animals mentioned
in section one hereof. found running at
large contrary TO the provisions OF this or.
dinance, whether the owner or owners
thereof reside within the limits OF the City
OF Tucumcarl, or without the same.
Section %. The city shall in no case be
liable for or on acoougt OF any fees or eS.
penses incurred by reason OF the lmpound.
ing or sale OF any such animal under the
provisions IT this ordinance.
section 7. This ordinance. shall be in
full force and effect at the expiration of
tive days from the date Of publication.
Passed this 44th day Of Oct. A. u. 1905.
Approved this llth day OF Oct A. u.
1905.
\. Street.
Mayor of the City Of Tucumcar y VI.
Attest
j. t. Daughiry
Clerk