The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-06-15

so within the above described territory
of said city, shall, upon conviction, be
fined not more than Twenty-Five
1925 00) Dollars.
Section 2. That there shall be, and
is, hereby established a pound for the
keeping, as herein provided, of said
cattle or stock when found running at
large within said part of the incorpo-
rated territory of said city of Bay ST.
Louis. Said pound shall be in the Gus
tody, and under the management and
control, of the marshal of the city of
Bay ST. Louis, subject to such direction
as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
may give and make.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
marshal and other police officers of the
city of Bay st. Louis to carefully patrol
the streets and other public area within
such described territory of said city in
the enforcement of this ordinance.
Said marshal and other police officers
of said city shall take up and place in
said pound herein provided for, any
cattle or stock found, being or running
within the described portion of the ter
ritory of the city of Bay st. Louis, in
contravention of this ordinance. The
said marshal, after the impounding of
said animal, shall give public notice
that said animal describing IT'D has
been impounded and that unless said
animal be claimed within eight (S) days,
said animal shall be sold at public out
cry. Said public notice to be givin in
the following manner, towit:
By posting a public notice at the
front door Of the City Hall, and in two
or more other public places for eight
(8) days after the impounding OF said
stock.
Section 4. If said owner do not claim
said animal within the expiration of said.
time, then the City Marshal shall sell
said animal at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash, before the front
door of the City Hall, within business
hours. Out of the proceeds of sale he
shall retain fee of Fifty (50) Gents
per day for the keeping of said ami
NAL in said pound, and fee of Two
Dollars and Fifty $3.50 Cents for
taking up said animal, and fee of
five (O per cent. of the price paid for
it. it sold, for making said sale. The
balance of said purchase prioe he shall
pay into the treasury of the city of Bay
St. Louis, to DO paid to the owner of
said animal upon application and salts
FACTORY proof to the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the ownership of said
animal, said application to be made
within three (3) years from the date
of sale,
Upon the claiming of said animal
within three (3) years from the date of
said sale and upon satisfactory proof
of the ownership of said animal, said
Board of Mayor and Aldermen shall or
der the issuance of the warrant of said
city of Bay ST. Louis to said applis
can't for the balance of said purchase
price.
Section 5. Should the owner of said
animal apply to the city of Bay ST.
Louis before the date of the sale OF
said animal, as herein provided, the
said animal shall be delivered to said
applicant by said marshal upon salts
factory proof of the ownership of said
animal and upon the said applicants
paying the said marshal fee of Two
Dollars and Fifty $3.50 Cents for
the taking up of said animal and of
Fifty 500 Cents per day, as fee fol
keeping said animal in said pound
And it it shall appear to said marshal
that said animal was wilfully permitted
to run within said part of said city OF
Bay ST. Louis. it shall be the duty OF
said marshal to make affidavit before
the Mayor of said city, charging the
owner, custodian, or possessor of said
animal with a violation of this ordi-
nance. And said cause shall be tried
by the Mayor of said city and dis
posed of as other causes.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
that this ordinance take effect and be
in force from and after thirty (30) days
after its passage.
Approved in open Board THIS. the
9th, day of June, A. 2. 1912.
r. w. TOULME, Mayor
Attest: r. F. O'BRIEN, Secretary.