The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-01-22

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large Within the said eofpofste limits provided
fbs ordinance shall not apply n any animal being
driven ~ any person 10 M from any pasture where
The same u kept ~ whcn driven W any person
through the limits ~ saId city.
SEC. 2 That the said pound keeper when be
Al large IN violation N this ordinance shall within
twenty fur l2tl hours notify the owner thereof IN
writing, ifthe owner DO known 70 him. and " the
owner be not known 10 the said pound keeper he
shall advertise for the owner OF said animal Ave l
days by posting notices In three ~ more public
places within the said thy Of pascagoula the said
notices 10 contain fair description " the animal
and shall give notice that the same was taken up
running NJ arge 10 violation Of this ordinance and
shall be sold unless the owner shall come forth and
prove his property and pay the charges. Said
notice 10 state The lime and place Of sale.
| " no person shall appear and claim said animal
| In Ave 90 days from the posting OF said notice,
then the said pound keeper sh III proceed 10 sell
the said animal 10 tho highest bidder for cash, al
| public 0utcfy, between the hours 81 10 o'clock
a. m. and o'clock p. M. the sale to be made at
| the place where the animal shall be impounded,
| aud after paying all expenses and charges Incl
dental To the taking up and advertising Of said ani
nal for sale and Of making said sale the balance,
II my shall be. paid over to tho owner Of said ami
| nal II any shall appear and prove his ownership
The owner ahall be allowed three 3l months from
the time Of making the sale 10 establish his claim
after the expiration OF which time IL shall be the
balance Of money in his hands to the treasurer Of
said city, taking his receipt therefor. And the
pound keeper shall keep record Of oil animals
taken up by him and all Of the sales made by him
under this ordinance, and any person claiming any
animal impounded for violation OF this ordinance
or any fund arising fiom the sale Of said animal
otherwise to the satisfaction Of the pound keeper
in case the animal has not been sold before the
money has been turned into the treasury, who shall
and stated by the pound keeper.
Sec. 4. The said pound keeper shall be allowed
the sum Of one dollar Qsl) per head for each animal
Of the COW kind, mule jack, jennet or horse flfty
five !25) cents for each pig taken up in pursuance
Of this ordinance, and dfty t50) cents per day fol
each animal Of the COW kind mule jack. jennct o.
or pig for keeping and feeding Of said animal ant
he shall be allowed the sum Of twenty-five t25
cents for advertising and twenty Ave (25 cents fo
each sale made by him as provided herein thu
same to be taxed as part Of the cost and in no cas-
shall the cost exceed the proceeds Of the sale o
any animal taken up.
Sec, g. Any animal Of the kind mentioned Il
the first section of this ordinance may be taken vi
and confined by any person into whose enclosure
or on whose grounds such animal may hav
strayed or be found, such person not having con
sented for the animal to run at large thereon. Tn
animal when taken up md confined shall be fe'
and watered and the pound keeper Of said cit
notified within twenty.four t24) hours after th
taking up Of said animal, and same delivered :
said pound keeper on demand after euch notice
and the owner shall pay to the person who ha
taken and cared for 1t the same fees named i
Section of this ordinance, which charge shall b
lien on the animal and shall be paid before 1t
delivered to the owner, and in case the animal b
not taken away by the owner the same shall b
, sold by the pound keeper rs provided In Sectieu
! Of this ordinance, and the animal otherwise dea
with by the pound keeper as II the same had bee
taken up by him. except that in case it Is sold q
provided IN this ordinance the person taking U
and delivering same to the pound keeper shall
entitled to receive his charge out Of the proceed
Of sale il sufficient sum be realized from the sal
to pay all charges against such t animal Il sai
pro rated between the pound keeper and the pc
son taking up the animal.
Sec. g. That this ordinance shall take effect an
! be in force thirty 1907 days after its passage.
/. Adopted this the 4th day Of December 1908.
/. Adopted section by section and as whole !
the following vote: Ayes, p Smith, s. II. Bugs
and NJ M. Watkins; nays j. d. Clark.
III C.S. MERIwErHER, Mayor
al NJ. M. WATKINS, Clerk.
III Dec. 25. 1908. 47-4t