The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-08-29
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avenue; thence along Fourth aye1,e
to Corrine street: thence ALONE Cor.
rine street to Second aveune: thence
along Second avenue to Hardy street:
thence along Hardy street to Green
street; thence along Green street to
Miller street; thence along Miller
street to Valley street: thence along
valley street to Fourth street: thence
along Fourth street to West street;
thence along West street to Fifth
street; thence along Fifth street to
bouie street; thence along Bouie street
to Mississippi Central Railroad thence
along Mississippi Central Railroad to
the choosing of the Mississippi Central
Railroad and the New Orleans & North
eastern Railroad at the pbint Of be-
ginning, and the inside lines OF said
streets, alley, creek ana railroads shall
be the boundary lines, and to deal
Herewith as herein provided.
Sec. 2. That whenever any live
stock shall be fmpounded, 1t shall be
the duty Of the pound-keeper to at
once advertise the same for sale by
posting written notice thereof at the
front door Of the City Hall for at
least 1ve days before the sale, STATING
therein the time and place Of sale, and
describing the property to be sold, and
said property shall be sold at the
pound by the pound-keeper on the
day named in the notice, unless re-
deemed or replevied as hereinafter pro-
vided. 1t shall be the duty of the
pound-keeper, when any live stock is
impounded and advertised for sale, to
at once serve written notice on the
owner of the impounding thereof, and
OF the day of sale thereof, in one of
the following modes, to-wit:
1st-If he can be found in the city,
by personal service on him. 3
2nd.-H he cannot be found in the,
city, by personal service on some mem
Der of his family above sixteen years
og age and willing to receive the same.
3rd-If he cannot he served In either
of the foregoing modes, by mailing said
notice to him at his postoffice If It be
known, and if it be not known. by mail
ing the same to him at Hattiesburg.
Mississippi, and in all cases where the
owner is unknown. or is not served
with notice by delivering to him or
some member of his family above the
age OF sixteen years, written notice of
the impounding and date Of sale, such
notice shall be posted at the front
door of the City Hall.
Sec. 8. That said notice shall allow
at least five days to intervene between
the impounding and the advertising of
said sale and the day of sale; and the
owner may redeem such impounded
animal at any time before the sale,
NV naUinx no
II the owner shall not redeem the same
or replevin such impounded animal,
the same shall be sold on the day nam
ed in the advertisement
Sec. 4. The proceeds of all sales Of
animals over and above the
cost and expenses shall be paid into
the city treasury, and shall be paid to
the owner by the Mayor and Board Of
commissioners, when satisfactory
proof has been furnished that the
claimant is entitled to such proceeds.
Sec. 8. The pound-keeper shall care
for all animals impounded and shall
feed and water the same, and shall
receive such compensation as may be
fixed by the mayor and board of COM
missioners, and he is hereby invested
with the authority and powers of a
police officer and subject to the orders
and regulations of the Chief of Police
the same as other policemen.
Sec. 6. All the fees for impoundiupy
animals and caring for and attending
to them shall, when collected. be paid
to the City Treasurer who shall receive
the same and pay them into the CITY
treasury, and file his report with the
City Clerk and shall be as follows:
For impounding each animal taken
up between sun set and sun rise a
sum of S1.00; for impounding each
animal taken up between sun rise and
sun set $3.50; for feeding each COW and
horse per day 30c> for the notice and
25c; for making each
sale 25c; for feeding other animals;
per day 10c. None of said fees shall
be charged against the city except the
cost of feeding impounded animals.
Sec. Z. The Mayor and Board Of
shall by resolution elect
4 pound-keeper.
Sec. 8. If any person shall break or
enter the public pound and liberate-
any animal therein impounded, or take
same therefrom without the permits
sion Of the pound-keeper, he shall be
punished therefor by fine of not more
han $4,000 or by imprisonment for
more than thirty days, or by both such
inc and Imprisonment.
Sec. .. That If any owner or person
IN charge Of any animal herein describ-
ID shall turn the same out upon the
public streets or knowingly permit any
such animal to run at large within the
limits If said rifv doccribo~5 a.. c~ok.1-