Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-29

Sdlu city, TO drive or convey to said
city pound any animal mentioned in
/ section of this ordinance, found run
ming or being at large at any of the
places in said city mentioned in sec
tion l within the limits therein pre-
I scribed, and it shall be the duty of the
pound master or person in charge of
I said city pound to receive into said
/ pound any such animal that may be
! driven or delivered thereat, and to
keep therein and to care for and feed
them until the same shall be applied
! for and delivered to the owner or per-
son entitled to the possession thereof.
Provided that the said pound master
or person in charge of the same shall
not be compelled to deliver any such
animal without the prepayment by the
person entitled to the same, of one
dollar for impOundage and fifty cents
for each day or part of day such ami
NAL shall have been kept in said
pound.
Section 5. If, at the expiration of
four days from the time of the i'm
pounding of any animal mentioned in
section l of this ordinance, the same
shall not be claimed by the person en-
titled thereto and the impounding fee
and the fees for the keeping and care
of the same, as hereiubefore specified,
shall not have been paid, the pound
master or person in charge of the
pound shall advertise such animal for
sale by posting three written or print
ed notices of such sale, for at least for
ty-eight hours, prior to such sale, one
of which notices shall be posted on or
near the front of the city hail. one at
the front door of the court house and
one on the gate of the city pound,
which notice shall fully describe the
animal so to be offered for sale, and
the time Of sale. If at or before the
time of sale mentioned in such notice
the person entitled to redeem such an
imal shall fail or neglect to pay the
impounding fee, the fee for care and
keeping and the further sum OF fifty
cents for such advertisement, the said
pound master shall sell the same at
public auction and from the proceeds
of such sale. after first deducting all
impoundage and fees as herein men
toned, together with the sum OF fifty
cents for such sale, shall pay the bal
ance, if any, into the city treasury.
The pound master or person in charge
of the city pound shall keep or cause
to be kept at the city hall a record of
all animals impounded therein, the
time received and kept therein and
the disposition of the same whether
by delivery to the person entitled to
the same, or by sale, and the impound-
ing fees and fees for care and keep
ing. and all other ia Is in connection
Herewith and file an itemized report
thereof with the city clerk at the end
of each month.
Section 6. Any person who shall
wilfully injure said city pound, or shall
wrongfully or forcibly take, drive or
release therefrom any animal lawfully
confined therein, or who shall inter
rupt. impede or interfere with any po-
lice officer or any other person in per-
Torrance of their duty under this or
dinance. or in the driving or impound-
ing of any animal, or in doing any act
authorized to be done by any of the
provisions of this ordinance, shall be
punished by a fine of not less than five
dollars or more than fifty dollars and
costs of prosecution, and in default OF
payment of such fine and costs shall
be imprisoned in the county Jail OF
Iron county until such fine and costs
be paid, not exceeding thirty days.
Section Z. Any animal mentioned
herein shall be deemed to be running
at large if any such animal shall for
any length of time be upon any street.
alley. public place or uninclosed lot or
ground, unfastened or unattended by
some competent person in charge Of
the same.
Section s. The compensation OF the
policeman of said city and OF the
pound master or any person in charge
of the pound and of every person driv-
ing animals to the pound shall be the
fees for impoundage, care and feeding
and for sale hereinbefore established.
Section 9. Any person who shall
drive, bring or convey any OF the ami
mails mentioned in section ! OF this or
dinanca from outside the limits mer-
tioned in said section l to within the
limits therein prescribed for the pur-
pose or with the intent of having any
such animal impounded or who shall
aid, assist, procure or advise the driv-
ing, bringing or conveying of any such
animal from without the limits men
toned in said section l to within such
limits for the purpose or with the in
tent to have such animal impounded
shall. upon conviction thereof, be pun
ished by a fine of fifty dollars and
costs of prosecution. and in Lefault Of
payment of such fine and -osts be i'm
prisoned in the county jail Of the
county Of Iron until such fine and costs
be paid but not to exceed fifty days.
Section 10. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from ard
after its passage and publication.
Adopted by the common council
Of the city of Hurley at a session
thereof held this 18th day Of June
1918