The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-20
AIN ORDINANCE.


To Establish a City Pound And To
Prohibit the Running At Large of
All Animals Within the Corporate
Limits Of the City OF Punta GOrda,
Florida.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of
Punta Gorda:
Sec. 1,-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, bull, 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
1mals found running at large, within
the said limits shall be liable to a
line thereof of not less than One OF
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
lngs, and furthermore for any fine
imposed upon the owner under the
provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 3.--Any person residing within
the corporate limits who may find
any animal or animals enumerated in
Section 2. running at large, therein,
ria rcs,,n
the city pound, and for the service
rendered, may demand twenty five
cents for each animal impounded,
which shall be paid such person when
1t shall be judicially determined that
suca 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 found by
MIN SO running at large, and to re-
ceive and impound any and all such
animals driven to said pound.
Sec. 5.-It shall be the duty of the
City Marshall as soon as practical
aIter lmpounding any animal to re-
port such impounding to the Mayor.
giving the name of the owner or keep
er, II known, and to make formal
complaint against the owner, known
or unknown, of the particular viola
tlon OF the ordinance for which the
animal or animals We're impounded.
Sec. 6.-The Marshall shall provide
suitable sustenance for all animals
1mpounded and shall keep the same
safely 1mpounded until all legal costs. |
Tees and expenses of impounding and |
keeping and amount of fine shall be |
paid, or until said animal or animals |
snail be sold or released in accord
ance with the provisions of this or
dinance 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
OF no sale or redemption made he
snail be reimbursed by the city.
Sec. 7.-f the owner or keeper of
'uch animal or animals running at
arge within the territory described
Section shall apply to the Mayor {
before adjudication to redeem the t
'ame and offer to pay all the costs, | !
ees and expenses already incurred,
md II 1t shall appear to the Mayor
hat IT is first offense on the part of r
ne owner or keeper, and not a case S
1 willfui offending or negligence, the b
mayor shall have authority to release
UGH animals on payment of costs, d
ees and expenses, but the release v
hall be in writing and noted in the c
layers Docket with the reason C
herefor. a
Sec. 8.-After adjudication and be- p
pre- sale, the Mayor shall have au- n
lority to release any impounded an t,
nal on payment of fine, costs, u
les and expenses; such release, shall G.