The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
AN ORDINANCE.

To Establish a City Pound And To
Prohibit the Running At Large or
All Animals Within the Corporate
Limits of the City of Punta. GOfda,
Florida.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of
Punta Gorda:
Sec. There shall be City Found,
the site of which shall be determined
by the Marshall, who shall have au-
thority to change the same and to es
tablish sub-pounds when necessary.
Sec. animals prohibited from
running at large. No horse, mule,
jackass, hull, steer or other cattle,
sheep. hog or goat shall be allowed to
run at large at any time within the
corporate limits of Punta Gorda,
whether the owner thereof lives with
in or without the same. The owner
or keeper of any such animal or an
imals found running at large, within
the said limits shall be liable to a
fine thereof of not less than One or
More than Twenty-Five Dollars, or to
Imprisonment in the City Jail not to
exceed twenty days or both, in the
discretion of the Mayor, the animal
or animals so running at large shall
be subject to lien for all costs, fees
and expenses incurred in the proceed
ings, and Furthermore for any fine
imposed upon the owner under the
provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. Amy person residing within
the corporate limits who may find
any animal or animals enumerated in
Section 2, running at large, therein,
may drive such animal or animals to
the city pound, and for the service
rendered, may demand twenty five
cents for each animal impounded,
which shall be paid such person when
it shall be judicially determined that
such animal or animals were RUM
ing at large contrary to the provis-
ions of this ordinance.
Sec. At shall be the duty of the
City Marshall to impound all animals
enumerated in Section 2 found by
him so running at large, and to re-
ceive and impound any and all such
animals driven to said pound.
Sec. Sit shall be the duty of the
City Marshall as soon as practical
after impounding any animal to re-
port such impounding to the Mayor,
giving the name of the owner or keep
er, If known, and to make formal
complaint against the owner, known
or unknown, of the particular viola
ton OF the ordinance for which the
animal or animals were impounded.
Sec. 6.-The Marshall shall provide
suitable sustenance for all animals
impounded and shall keep the same
safely impounded until all legal costs,
ices and expenses of impounding and
Keeping and amount of fine shall be
paid, or until said animal or animals
shall be sold or released in accord
ance with the provisions of this or
dlnance and the Marshall shall be
paid his actual expense for said sus-
tenance and safe keeping out of the
proceeds of the sale of such animals,
or the redemption of the same, and if
such proceeds be insufficient thereto
or no sale or redemption made he
shall be reimbursed by the city.
Sec. If the owner or keeper of
such animal or animals running at
large within the territory described |
In Section shall apply to the Mayor
before adjudication to redeem the
same and offer to pay all the costs,
fees and expenses already incurred,
and if it shall appear to the Mayor
that 1t is a. first offense on the part of
The owner or keeper, and not a case
Of wiiiful offending or negligence, the
mayor shall have authority to release
such animals on payment of costs,
ices and expenses, but the release
shall be in writing and noted in the
Mayors Docket with the reason
therefor.
Sec. 8.-After adjudication and be-
,ore sale, the Mayor shall have au-
hority to release any impounded an
NAL on payment of fine, COSTS
'ees and expenses; such release, shall
De in writing and noted in the docket,
,ut the release of any impounded an