The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18
A RESOLUTDN.

OPP and duly adopted.
WHEREAS it is the desire of a
great many 1.-THE citizens of the City
of Williamson that a proper ordi-
nance be adopted by the Council
thereof, prohibiting the running at
large of cows and other live stock,
within the corporate limits of the
said City of Williamson. and
WHEREAS, it is the sense of the
Common Council of the said City of
Williamson that before passing upon
this question, which is of vital inn
portance to a great many citizens,
and inhabitants of said city, it
should have a free and open express
sion of the views of all persons in
terested in this question, and
WHEREAS, it appearing to the
Council that such an express
sion of opinion could best be had by
vote of the qualified voters of said
City Of Williamson upon such ques-
ton therefore be it resolved:
SEC. /. That a specia election be
and same hereby is called in and for
tue 1llS vi w " De Hciu dl
the City Hall on Saturday the 4th
day Of May, 1912, between the hours
of sun up and sun down of said day
SEC. H. That the Recorder of
this City be and hereby is required
TO prepare and furnish TO the cleo
ton officers hereafter to be appoint
ed to hold and conduct said election,
printed ballots, upon which shall be
stated in brief way the object of
said election, and upon which shall
be printed in separate columns
For Cow Ordinance" and Against
Cow Ordinance"
SEC. III. That if majority of
the qualified voters voting at said
election shall vote For lCow Ordi-
nance, then it shall be incumbent
upon the Council as soon after the
declaration of the result Of said
election as practicable to assemble
and regularly adopt the following
ordinance:
Be 1t Ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Williamson:
Sec. /, That it shall be unlawful
for any person, or persons owning or
having in his possession or control,
any COW, cows cattle or any live
stock, of any kind or description, to
permit the same to run at large
within the corporate limits of the
City of Williamson
Any person or persons violating
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of an offense
against the City, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine
Of not less than five ($5.00) dollars,
nor more than twenty-five t$25 00) |
dollars for each offense. Each day
that such cow, cows, cattle or live
stock are permitted to run at large,
shall constitute separate offense
within the meaning of this ordi-
nance.
Sec. 2. The police officers of said |
City shall take up and impound any
animals mentioned in the foregoing |
section found running at large within
said City, and shall at once notify
the owner of such animal if he is
known, of the fact that such animal
has been impounded, and such own
eT may redeem the same by paying to
the officer impending said animal a
fee OF one dollar, together with the
expense of keeping the same If any
animal so impounded is not redeem
ed by the owner or some one for
him within five days after the same
is impounded the Chief of Police of
said City shall after advertising said
animal for one week, by publishing
notice thereof in some newspaper in
said City, make sale of said animal
at the front door of the City Hall
by way OF public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in hand.
From the proceeds of SAID sale, he
shall pay the costs and expenses of
sale and tn expense of impounding
and Keeping such animal and the
balance, If any, he shall turn over to
the owner thereof If such owner is
unknown and cannot be found, he
shall pay such balance to the treas
urer of said City, keeping account /,
thereof together with a description
OF the animal sold"
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall he
come effective on and after thirty
days from the date of it's passage.
Sec. ~. 1t shall be the duty of
the Common Council to appoint
election officers to hold and conduct
the said election and certify the re- g
suit thereof and the duty of the :
Common Council to canvass the le-
turns of said election and declare the a
result thereof under the rules and I
regulations provided by the general !
law and all requirements OF the cleo
ton law now in force in this state =
shall be complied with in holding Z
and conducting said election, and in .
determining what persons are enti- ),
tied to vote thereat.
Sec. V. The expense of holding :
and conducting said election shall he .
paid by the said City Of williamson 6
from any funds in the treasury not :
otherwise appropriated.
Sec vi. This resolution shall be- :
published in the Mingo Republican
and the Progressive West virginian" u
for two successive weeks erior 70 =
said election.
Teste: j. F. KEYSER, Recorder