The Little River news., 1918-10-19
ORDINANCE NO. s3s.

 other animals of like kind and cattle, sheep goats and geese within the li1n- it's of the Incorporated town of Ash , down, Arkansas, and to provide for tae { impounding O. the same and for pun ishment of offenders, and other pur- poses.
 Be it ordained by the town council of the Incorporated town Of Ashdown. Arkansas.
 Sec. i. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person or persons to allow or permit his or their horses. mules, asses, cattle, sheep, goats or geese or other animals of like kind, to run at large within the limits of the Incorporated town of Ashdown. Arkan- sas. Provided, cattle may run at large from sun up till sun down and PROVI- DED that sucking calves under 1 year old may run out at night.
 Sec. 2. It is hereby made the duty of the City Marshal or Poundmaster
 if one may be selccted) to impound and take charge of any such horse, mule, ass, cattle, sheep, goat or geese as may be found running at large within the corporate limits of said town.
 When any animal or animals shall be impounded, said Marshall or Pound master shall at once notify the owner of such animal or animals, if known to such person or officer, that such ami nal or animals or goose or geese have been taken possession of and if the owner of said animal or animals or goose or geese shall, within twenty four hours after being notified, appear and claim his stock, the same si3il be delivered to said owner upon the pay ment of the impouAding fee which shall be Che Dollar together with cost of feeding, for each head, except for geese which shall be 25 cents e.ch an1 cost of feeding.
 If the owner of said stock so inn pounded be unknown to suol Marshall so taking up or impound;ng s,id stock, then such Marshall shall publish mo- tice in some newspaper in said town or post three notices in public places in said town giving description of such animal or anima Is or geese 50 inn pounded, setting out therein their brands and flesh marks, and calling upon the owner of the same to prove his ownership or interes, therein to such Pound Master or Marshall nav ing such animal or animals CT geese impounded, within ten days after the publication of said notice. Sucn notice may embrace any number of animals or geese so impounded at the date of the publication of such notice. If sucn proof thereby made to tile satis action of such Pound Master or Marshall of such ownership or interest therein to entitle such person to the possession of said animal or animals, then said Pound Master or Marshall shall de- liver such animals to such owner. when such person shall have paid the impounding fee of $1.O0 together with the actual epense of caring for such the actual expense incurred in the talk ing care of such animal or animals. provided the expense of caring for such animal or animals shall not begin until twenty four hours after the same have been impounded.
 Sec. 3. When any such person who owns or has an interest in an animal or in animals or geese impounded under the provisions of this ordinance, shall appear and pay or offer. to pay all legal fees charged uder the pro- visions herein and demand possession of such animal or animals he shall be entitled to the possession of such ami nal or animals at any time before the hour of sale mentioned in the mo- tice.
 Sec. 4. If any such animal or ami mals or geese shall be advertised, as provided in Section ? of this Ordinance and no person shall appear and claim the possession of the same, said ami mal or animals or geese shall be sold for cash, to the highest and best bidr der, by the City Marshall, at the City Pound, or at such place as may be designated by the City Marshall or Pound Master in his notice.
 Sec. 5. Said Marshall or Pound Master, shall be entitled to the sum of Two and One-half Dollars and expense bill for esrh animal caught and inn pounded aforesaid. to bo paid out of the City Treasury, and tho Mayor and the Marshall of said City be, and they are hereby authorized to make such contractst for the keeping, feeding and watering of eny such animal or ami mols or geese as may be impounded, to the end and purpose that the same may be cared for, which shall be paid out of the City Treasury. Priv;ded that