St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-16
keeper, or keepers. to Immediately in

EE $50
pound such horned stock, cattle, hogs,
ETC., as may be found roaming at large
within the rea or district herein des.
eribed, in d safe and secure enclosure 10
be provided by and ut the expense OF
the city for the purpose. He shall keep
q record in which he shall enter q fun
and complete description OF any stock,
etc. impounded by him, the time when
same was impounded, the locality
where said stock, etc., was found roam
ing at large, and the name of the owner
of said stock, etc.,i same be known. He
shall, within tWenty-four hours after
impounding sny stock, ETC., under this
ordinance, notify the owner thereof,
either in person or in writing, If same
be known, and If said owner shall fail
to Immediately redeem such stock, ETC.,
in the manner provided for in this ordi-
nance, said pound keeper, or keepers,
shall at once advertise same for sale in
the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 4. Be 1t further ordained, etc,
That twenty-four (24) hours after the
imponnding Of any stock, ETC., under
this ordinance, and in the event sarne
shall not have been redeemed or with
drawn from the pound by the owner
thereof, as provided for In this ordi-
nance, the said pound keeper, or keep
ers. shall advertise said stock. ETC., so
~impounded, for sale at public auction
for cash, said advertisement to be for q
period of not less than five f5l clear days,
and to be by written or printed notices
posted in at least five [5l conspicuous
places within the city limits. Said adj
vertisement shall contain q complete
description of the stock, etcy offered for
sale, together with the name of the
thereof, ii same be known, and
shall clearly state and designate the
time and place of the holding of such
sale. All sales of impounded stock
under this ordinance, shall be made in
front Of the parish Court House, with
out appraisement, and at twelve [l21
n9onof the day on which said
sale is advertised to take place, all of
which shall be clearly set forth in said
advertisement rs herein provided.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That any owner of stock, etc., impound-
ed under this ordinance, shall, at any
time before the sale Of such stock, etc,
provided for, be permitted to re-
deem or withdraw the same upon the
payment Of all such costs or charges
authorized to be assessed against same
by this ordinance, and as may have act
ually been incurred, and shall demand
and receive from the pound keeper, or
keepers, a receipt therefor.
Section g.. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the pound keeper, or keepers, here
provided for shall receive the follow
ing fees as full compensation tor their
services, and none other, to-Wit:
For impounding horses, mules and
horned stock of the COW kind, the sum
Of one dollar pei head. For properly
keeping, feeding and caring for same,
the sum of twenty-five [25l cents per
day, or fraction Of a day, per head.
For 1mpounding sheep, goats and hogs,
the sum of fifty [5Ol cents per head.
For properly keeping, feeding and
for same, the sum of fifteen isl
cents per day, or fraction of a day, per
head.
For impoundtng geese, the sum of
twenty-five 1851 cents per head. For
properly keeping, feeding and caring
for same, the sum of five Isl cents per
day, or fraction of q day, per head.
Provided, however, that should the
of stock, etc. under this
ordinance be effected by more than one
pound keeper only one fee shall be
allowed, the same to be divided equally
between the keepers IS their right or
claim therein may appear.
Section z. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the pound keeper, or keepers,
herein provided for shall make monthly
report to the Board of Alder
men of this city, setting forth in detail
number and kind of stock, etc., inn
pounded by him the number and kind
If stock, etc, sold at auction rs pro-
vided by this ordinance, and the
amounts derived from such sales; the
number and kind Of stock, etc.. re-
leemed or withdrawn from the pound,
1r before sale, by the n thereof,
the amounts paid to said keeper, or
keepers, therefor the number and kind
II stock, etc., impounded at the time of
making the report, If any; the gross
Ir1ount collected from all sources on
recount of the imponnding of stock, etc.,
md the net amount turned into the city
reasury in connection Herewith, If
my.
Section s. Be further ordained, etc,
That thesaid keepertor keepers, herein
'rovidedfor, shall be entitled to retain
nut of the funds collected by him under
his ordinance, such charges or fees as
re allowed him by this ordinance for
npoundlng and keeping and properly
eeding and caring for such stock, ETC.,
9 may have been impounded and kept,
AIRED for and fed by him and subse-
redeemed OF sold as herein pro-
ided for, and the balance of Such funds,
any, shall be Immediately turned
yer by him to the City Treasurer, who
nall enter the same on his books to the
.edlS OF b owner OF such stock, ETC.,
Old under the provisions of this ordi-
anee. Provided, however, that should
ne owner of said stock; etc, fail to
aim the proceeds derived from the
he OF such stock, ETC., within sixty 1901
avs from the date OF the sale of such
.ock, etc.. he shall be deemed TO have