Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-06-23

with this ordinance
Section 8. II the owner Of any animal or
animals impomded as above provided shall
make affidavit before any justice Of the Peace
within the Village Of LordsburR that he Is the
owner Of such animal or animals. describing
same. and that same are unlawfully held BY
said Pound Keeper. and at the same time exc
cute a bond with two or more good and suff-
cient sureties and payable TO said Pound
Keeper in a sum at least double the amount
Of the value Of such animal or animals &c
impounded and claimed by him, conditioned
that II he fail 10 prove that such animal or ami
mails are unlawfully held by said Pound Keeper
he will pay all cost Of such proceedings and wilt
also pay such Pound Keeper all his legal fee
and charges for the taking care and keeping
Of such animal or animals which bond shall
be approved by and filed with said Justice Of
the Peace. Whereupon said Pound Keeper
shall deliver such animal or animals TO SAID
claimant, and said Justice Of the Peace shall
set the hearing Of said complaint for a time
Of not more than five days after the day Of
filing said complaint and bond, and on said
day shall proceed with the trial Of said com
plant as in other civil cases and II said com
plainant fail 10 recover in said cause said Just
ice Of the Peace shall enter Judgment agains,
him and the sureties on his said bond for all
costs Of such proceeding and In favor Of said
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this ordinance, but II said complainant shall
recover in said case the Justice Of the Peace
shall enter judgment against said Pouna
Keeper for all costs Of seid proceedings
Section s. Any person who shall break opei
any pound wherein any animals are impoundec
under the provisions Of this ordinance, or wht
shall remove or aid In the removal Of any ami
mails so impounded without having paid al
the costs. charges and expenses herein provided,
or who shall hinder. delay or obstruct any
person driving to the pound any animal or
animals under the provisions of this ordinance
shall upon conviction be punished by a fine
Of not less than one dollar nor more than ten
dollars. or by Imprisonment in the Village O.
County Jail for a period Of not less than one
day nor more than ten days. or by both such
fine and imrisonment in the discretion Of the
court trying the case.
Section Z. Any person found guilty Of will
fully impounding an animal or animals foI
the purpose of gratifying personal spite Of
malice and any Pound Keeper failing or refus-
ing or neglecting, after notice. 10 impound any
animal or animals under this ordinance shall
be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars. or by impris-
onment in the Village or County jail for a
period Of not less than ten days nor more than
twenty-five days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the court
trying the case.
Section 8 The provisions of this ordinance
shall apply TO all animals mentioned in Section
1 hereof found running at large contrary to
the provisions Of this ordinance. whether the
owner or owners thereof reside within the
limits of the Village of Lordsburg, or with
out the same.
Adopted June 5. 1916.
G. W. HAMMER,
Approved June 8. 1916.
Mayor.
Attest:
EARLE KERR,
Clerk.
(SEAL)