The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-12-17

BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board
of Council of the City of Paris, Ken
lucky, as follows:
| SECTION THAT it shall be IN
lawful for any person, firm or cor
poration to permit any Horse, Cattle
Goat, or Hog to run at large, or be
tethered or herded for the purpose of
grazing, in any street, lane, alley,
highway, square or commons in the
City of Paris.
SECTION 2.-That the Mayor of
the City of Paris shall provide a
pound at the City Qparry, suitable
for the purposes of this ordinance.
SECTION 3.-(a) Any person find
ing any horse, cattle, sheep, goat, or
hog running or being at large, or be-
ing tethered or herded for the pur-
pose of grazing, in any of the streets,
lanes, alleys, highways, squares or
commons in the City of Paris, may
drive. lead or carry same to the
pound provided for herein, and there
deliver same to the keeper Of said
and safely keep it until called for
and redeemed by the owner thereof,
or by his agent.
The person driving, leading or
carrying any such animal to the
pound shall receive the sum of One
Dollar for each animal so impounded,
which shall be charged against such
animal, and paid by the owner there
Of, when such animal is redeemed.
(b) In addition to the One Dol
lar paid for delivering such animal
to the pound, the keeper of the pound
shall be entitled to charge a fee Of
nifty cents for the first day or part
of the day the animal is impounded,
and seventy-five cents for each sue
ceeding day or part of a day the an
imal remains in the pound, unre-
deemed by the owner thereof. 49,
SECTION 4.-The owner Of any
animal impounded, as herein provid-
ed, may redeem the same at any time
within thirty days of the date Of i'm
pounding the same, or at any time
before the sale of same at public
auction, as hereinafter provided for,
by paying to the keeper of the pound
all the legal costs and charges
against same.
. SECTION 5.-If the owner of any
animal or animals impOunded under
this ordinance does not redeem same
thirty days after the date of i'm
pounding same, it shall be the duty
of the keeper of the pound to sell
the same at public auction, at the
pound, to the highest bidder for cash,
selling each animal separately, after
first having given five days notice of
the time, terms and place of said
sale, with description of such ami
NAL, in some newspaper published in
Paris, Kentucky, or by written or
printed handbills, posted at not less
than five public places in the said
city. iss..
The money arising from such sale,
after deducting and paying all OK
penses of taking up, impounding,
feeding and selling same, shall be
paid to the owner or owners OF such
animals upon due proof of owner
ship; if no owner appear and make
claim to any such fund within thirty
days after such sale, such money
shall be paid into the City Treasury,
and placed to the credit of the gen.
eral fund.
SECTION Eff any person shall
willfully break or otherwise open
any pound and let out any aniIaal
impounded by virtue of this ordi-
nance, or shall interfere with any
officer in the discharge of his duty
under this ordinance, or other per-
son. by taking out Of his possession
or custody, or attempting by force or
otherwise to take out Of his posses
sion or custody, any animal or ami
mails that may be driven, led or car
ried by him for the purpose of inn
pounding the same, he shall be DEEM
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than Five Dollars nor more than
Twenty-Five Dollars for each offense.
SECTION Amy person who
shall wilfully or negligently allow
any of the above mentioned animals
to run at large in any of the places
mentioned herein shall, in addition
to the penalties provided in above
sections, be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than
Five Dollars nor more than Twenty
five Dollars for each offense.
SECTION 8.-All ordinances or
parts of ordinances in connection
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 9.-This ordinance shall
be in force and effect from and after
it's passage and publication as re-
E. B. JANUARY, Mayor.