The Cape County herald., 1911-08-25
ORDINANcE No. a80.
An ordlnance 10 nrohihit gtoc

be ~ ordained by the council
Of the City of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri, as follows:
Section 1. What Stock Prohibited IRON
running ai LARGE.
Il shall be unlawful hereafter
for horses, mules, asses, jennets,
jacks, cattle Of any kind, goats,
sheep, hogs, pigs, geese or
ducks to run at large on any
street, alley square, commons or
levees within the city; and the
fact of their running at large
shall be evidence of The consent
thereto by the owners thereof.
Section q Duty Of City Mlrshsl N Re-
specl 10 stock rHnuina at large.
Ii shall be the duty of the City
Marshal, at all times to take up
any of the fowls or animals,
named in Section l Of this ordi-
nance found running at large,
and confine them in some suit
/ able enclosure, to be selected by
him fer that purpose. and when
4 so taken up and confined, it is
hereby made his duty to sell the
same at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, selling
/ each animal or fowls separately,
first having given FIVE 90 days
notice in the newspaper doing
the city printing, or by printed
or written hand bills, posted at
not less than five (5) public
4 places in the city, of the time
and place of sale, giving a gen
/ eral description of the animals
or fowls to be sold,
The money arising therefrom,
after dedUcting the expenses of
taking up, impOunding and sell
ing same, shall be paid to owner
or owners, of the animals or
! fowls sold on proof Of owner
snip; but if no owner, or owners
appear within thirty 600 days,
the said money, after deducting
costs, shall be paid into the City
/ Treasury and placed to the credit
of the general revenue fund,
provided that any owner, or
| owners, of any animals or fowls
impOunded may at any time be-
fore sale reclaim the same ON
proof of ownership and payment
of all fees hereinafter named.
! Section 3. Fees.
The City Marshal shall charge
and collect the following fees for
service under this ordinance:
For taking up and impounding
each horse, mule, ass, read of
cattle, or each animal not herein
named, fifty cents (50c); each
hog, sheep or goat, twenty-five
cents (25c); for each goose, ten
cents (10c); for each duck, five
cents (5c); for feeding each
horse, mule, ass or head of cat
tie, per day, soc; for feeding
each hog, sheep or goat, per day.
15c: for feeding each goose or
duck, Sc. Provided. all such
charge shall be paid by the Mar
shall to the City Treasurer and
/ by him credited to the general
| revenue fund.
Section e. Certain acts misAemeanorsi
I penalty.
Any person who shall wilfully
break or otherwise open any
pen or pound, or let out any ami
NAL or foul impounded by virtue
of this ordinance, or shall inter
| fere with the marshal or his as
sistants, or policemen, in the
discharge Of their duties under
this ordinance, by taking out of
/ the possession of the marshal OF
his assistants, or policemen, on
attempting by force or otherwise
to take out of their possession OF
| custody any animal or fowl that
may be driven or taken by them
for the purpose of impounding
! the same, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof, shall be fined
| not less than five dollars $500
nor more than fifty dollars (S50)
for each offense.
Section S. Misdemeanors and penalties
/ continued.
Any person residing in this
city who shall violate, fail or re-
fuse to comply with any provis-
ion of this ordinance, and all
persons residing in this city
! whose animals or fowls shall be
found running at large in any of
the places mentioned in Section
l Of this ordinance, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr,
and, on conviction thereof, shall
be fined not less than ($5. 00) nor
more than fifty dollars $4,000.
Section 6. Conflicting ordinances Fepealed
Time Of taking effect.
All ordinances and parts of or
dinances in conflict with this or
dinance are hereby repealed; and
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