Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-29
ORDINANCE NO. Is.

Hurley 90 Orualn as IoIloWS'
Section /. No person being the
owner or possessor OF horse, ass,
mule, COW, goat, sheep, hog, pig, or
other neat cattle, or either of them
shall permit or allow the same or any
OF them to run or be at large in any
of the streets, alleys or public places,
or in any uninclosed lot or field with
in the following limits within the city
OF Hurley, said limits being fixed at
all of wards numbered one and two
and all Of ward number three, except
that portion south of the south line Of
the Protestant cemetery il said city.
Section 9. Every person permitting,
allowing or suffering any animal men
toned in the preceding section to run
or be at large ON any of the streets,
alleys or public places, or in any unin-
closed lot or field within the limits
mentioned in section l of this ordin-
ance shall forfeit and pay a penalty
OF not less than two nor more than
twenty-five dollars and costs of pro-
secution, and in default of payment of
such penalty and costs shall be com
mitted to the county Jail of Iron coun-
ty until such penalty and costs be
paid, not exceeding however twenty
days.
Section 3. The Board of Public
Works OF said city is hereby author
lied to provide a suitable Enclosure of
ground to be designated as the public
pound of said city, which shall at all
times be under the charge and super
vision OF the city marshal, or such
designated by the mayor of said city.
Section T. 1t is hereby made the
duty of the city marshal, and of each
and every policeman, and the same
authority is given to all inhabitants of
said 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 / within the limits therein pre-
scribed, and it shall be the duty of the
pound master or person in charge of
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 a 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 hereinbefOre 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 hall, 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 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 facts in connection
Herewith. and file an itemized report
thereof with the city clerk at the end
OF each month
Section s. Any person who shall
wiltuily injure said city pound, or shall
wrongfully or forcibly take, drive or
release therefrom any animal lawfully
confined therein, or who shall inter
rnpt, impede or interfere with any DO
lice officer or any other person in ner.