The Tupelo journal., 1912-04-19
An Ordinance.

To Prevent Poultry and certain Birds frcm
being kept and allowed to run at large in
the City of Tupelo, and to provide how
and where the owners of same shall keep
such Poultry or Birds. when owned or in
their possession. and to provide a penalty
for failure to obey this ordinance, and to
provide how such Poultry or Birds may
be dealt with when not kept confined as
herein required.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of Tupelo.
Lee County, Mississippi, that the owners or
any person having the care or control of any
turkeys, geese. ducks, chickens, guinea or pig
con shall be and are hereby required to keep
such fowls on their own premises.
Section 2. That if any person owning or
having in their control or possession; any such
fowls, shall intentionally allow the same to run
at large and leave their own premises, such
person shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction shall be fined not less than Sl.00
nor more than SIS 90.
Section 3 That if any of such fowls shall
60 upon the land or premises Of ony other per-
son. aside from the owner, or person having
control or possession thereof, such person, up
on whose premises such fowl shall 60. shall be
and are hereby given a right to kill same if
they so desire.
Section 4. If such person other than the
owner Of such fowls, upon whose premises the
same may 60, shall not desire to kill the same,
but instead thereof, desire to take up and con-
fine the same, they shall have the right to do
SO, and may hold the same until the owner of
such fowl shall have paid to such person SO
taking up the same the sum of Is cents for
each fowl SO taken UP, provided the person so
taking up same, shall within one day after the
taking up thereof, give the owner thereof.
when known, notice, either verbal or written,
Of such taking up, and if,such owner Of such
fowl shall not within two days after such no
tice is so given to them. pay the charges on
suci fowl and reclaim the same, in case such
, fowl so taken up, shall not be of greater value
than the charges thereon shall have the right
to kill and use such fowl. That in addition
to the above fee for takiug up such fowl of any
Of the above species, the person so taking up
the same, provided such notice is given, shall
be entitled to additional compensation for tax
ing care Of the same up to the time Of the re-
demption thereof, or the sale thereof. of five
cents per day for each day or part Of a day the
same is SO kept by the person so taking such
fowl up.
Section S. That where to owner or person
having control Of any such fowl, is unknown
to the person so taking up the same, and such
fowl is of greater value than the fee for taking
! up the cost and keep thereof, as above herein
provided, the same may at any time after five
days from toe taking up thereof, be sold by
such person so taking up the same. in front OF
the Mayors office in the City of Tupelo, Miss.
after notice of the time, tetms and place of sale
Of such fowl, has been given. by posting in
three or more public places in said City for a
period / Of three days, written or printed notices
thereof, and cut out of the proceeds Of sale,
| the person so selling the same, shall be enti-
tied to keep a sufficient amount thereof, to pay
the fees and expense dine, as fixed by this or
dinance, and the balance of said proceeds Of
sale shall be paid into the City treasury, for
the use and benefit Of the owner Of such fowl.
when known, and said sum so paid into the
City treasury, shall be paid out by said treas
urer, upon the allowance Of the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen to the owner thereof, as
other funds are paid out and disbursed.
Section g.. That if any person so taking up
any such fowl shall not desire to make sale
thereof, as herein above provided, they may, ii
they SO desire, turn the same over to the Mar
shall Of said City, to make such sale.
Section z. The above ordinance was re-
duced to writing prior to being voted on, was
rad and considered at a regular public ad-
purned meeting Of the Mayor and Board Of AL
dermen Of Tupelo, Miss held at the Mayors
office, on the 3rd day Of April, 1912. and the
same was voted on by yea and nay vote on
each section. there being present at said meet
ing, D. w. Robins, Mavor, and D. S. Ballard
and S. p. Clayton and E. r. Wilson, Alder
men.
All Aldermen present voting yea. on each
section. 3-3t
c. E. GOODLETT, D. w. ROBINS,
Clerk. Mayor.