The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-13
AN ORDINANCE.

All Animals NItniu tnc CVhpOhaO
Limits of the City Of Punta GOrda.
Florida.
Be it Ordained by the City Council OF
Punta Gorda:
Sec. There shall be City Pound,
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
imposed upon the owner under the
provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 3.-Any person residing within
the corporate limits who may ind
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"
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
tion 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,
fees 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
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
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 it is a first offense on the part of
the owner or keeper, and not case
OF willful offending or negligence, the
mayor shall have authority to release
such animals on payment OF costs,
fees and expenses, but the release
shall be in writing and noted in the
Mayors Docket with the reason
therefor.
Sec. S.-After adjudication and be-
fore sale, the Mayor shall have au-
thority to release any impounded an
imal on payment of fine, costs,
fees and expenses; such release, shall
be in writing and noted in the docket, |
but the release of any impounded an
imaI where the defendant is found
not guilty, shall be without fee or
expense to the defendant.
Sec. 9.-Upon the filing of sworn
in the premises by the Mar
shall in the Mayors Court, the mayor
shall appoint a day Of hearing and
and shall cause the no
flee of the tendency of the impound-
ment to be published in some news
paper in the city, the first publication
of which notice shall be five days be-
fore said day of hearing.
Sec 10.-If the Mayor on said day
of hearing shall, on the evidence adj
duced, adjudge that such animal or
animals have been allowed to run at
large within the aforesaid limits, as
charged in the complaint, he shall
proceed to infict penalty in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this
ordinance and order the sale of such
animal to cover costs of court and
sale, expense of impounding and
keeping and any fine for such infrac-
ton or ordinance as may be imposed.
Sec. lift any such animal or ami
mails so proceeded against to adjud-
ication, be not released by the Mayor,
the Marshall shall advertise the same
for sale on the day appointed for