The Meeker herald., 1919-05-10
Ordinance Number Il9

An Ordinance Prohibiting the Running
at Large Of Live stock and Domestic An.
finals Within the Town OF Meeker, and
Prescribing Regulations Tor the Prcvcn-
tion OF Same.
BE IT ORDAISED ny THE BoAED OF TRus-
TEES OF THE TowS OF MEkkER:
Section one. No horse. mare. geldIng,
steer, cow, heller. calf. goat. sheep, swine,
pig or hog shall he permitted to run or be
Mt lnrge within the corporate limits OF the
section Two. when any such animal or
animals shall be found running at large
| shall he the duty OF the Town marshal or
any police officer. to take up the same and
place It or them In the public pound. II amy
there be, and II there be no public pound
then In some other convenient plnce for safe
keeping. That upon taking up and I'm
ponna,ns, "f any Ssr sHSn "s nnIs. or nis.r @
pounding the same, shall forwith give notice
thereof, by posting notices, one mt the en-
Office Mt Meekcr, OF such taking up and I'M
pounding, said notices giving the location
Of said pound. and said marshal shall I'm
| medintely give u seven days notice of sale
to he published In the official state Live
stock paper, At AN expense OF not exceed
Section Three. Said notices shall contain
As near ns may be ~ description OF the ant
nal or animals impounded, giving the color
any. on Much animal or animals, and sim u
| state that unless said animal or animals
snail De cMltusu, ana tnc COSTS b Ieeutuk
and advertising said animal be paid to the
| said marshal or chief Of police previous to =
date named In said notice. whIch date sha y
be the Eighth day after the date Of the first
publication OF said notice. that he will sell
said animal or animals ~ hereinafter
provided.
| owner unknown. In addition to the notice
and publication heretofore mentioned. the
| said marshal or police officer shall carefully
note all the brands or ear marks found
thereon, and the kind, sex and color OF such
animal or animals. and send ht once 10 the
Secretary OF Stntc n full description OF such
animal or animals. the place and date OF
| such tnking up and impounding. Provided,
animal or animal, impounded shall be
known Ia the marshal or police officer. IL
Will not he necessary TO cause the publich-
said marshal or police officer shall cAus. n
| notice as above described to he Immediately
served upon the said owner or owners or
| their representatives. either by personal
| service or by registered mall, ana such SER
vice for the purpose of sale shnli he equiv
alcnt to the publication of snid notice; /;
Provided. further. that In case snid known
owner or owners after receipt OF snid notice.
| shall fall TO claim snid animal or animal.
and pay all the costs rs nbcyc provided
within seven days after the receipt OF said
| notice, then the marshal or other police
officer shall proceed to tcll snid animal or
aniunnis In the snnie manner ns though the
| Section -Four. II the owner of the animal
or animals impounded. shnll claim them OF
| the marshal or police officer within the
time specified within said notice, ana pny
all the costs then accrued because OF the
mixing up, feeding and advertising. then
| the marshal or police officer shnli release
| said animal or animals. The costs OF feed,
| ing said nirnnl or animals shall he charged
against the owner along with the other
| costs In connection with said impouhdlns
and shall not exceed the rate OF thirty cents
per day, per head, for such time as said
nnimnis may he in the pound.
| section Five. II the animal or animals
shall not be clnined, npd the costs paid MS
l ,rn n thp nrppppuInI sections, tnt
| marshal or police officer on the eighth Day
after the day Of the first publication OF the
| notice or service OF notice upon the known
owner or owners or their representatives AS
the cnse may be. shall sell said animal or
n he pound ,a pHos a aT%n me-" c"
at ten O'Clock In the forenoon on the snid
eighth day. provided that II the said eighth
day shall fall on Sunday, then the snle
shall be inndc on the following day. COM
mcncinp at ten O'Clock In the forenoon.
section Six. The proceeds OF such sale ,
| shall first be applied to the payment OF hll
the accrued costs OF feeding and auNertisins.
| and nny suplus shall be paid over To the
| sutiicicnt money il not realized from such
| snIe to pny said costs, then the mnrshhI
shall so notify the Town Treasurer md such
| claimed surplus received from the sale OF
other animals under this act.
| Section seven. when any surplus money
| shall be paid into the Town Treasury under
| the provisions of this net. the owner OF the
nm imnls from the sale OF which such surplus
!
sale Of which such surplus arose shall be D.,
| entitled to u warrant from the hoard OF
| Trustees upon the treasurer therefore, pro-
| yided such owner shall make application
| therefor md satisfactory proof OF ownership
within one year after the sal. OF such AMI
NAL or aninnls.
| section Eight. That any person. hrm or
| corporation. knowingly permitting any I'VE
| stock ms hercinnbOve designated TO run NJ
large within theN corporate limits q the
| Town OF Mcekcr. shal be deemed guilty OF
| n misdcmeanor, and shall be subject TO q
| fine of not less than Two DOLLARS ana not
more than Five Dollars. for the first onense,
and not less than Fifteen DOLLARS nor more
thnn Twenty-Five Dollars for the second or
additional ofYense. And for each and every
| oncnse committed under the provisions OF
| this section. the owner or owners OF any
nninnl or animals found running at large
within the corporate limits OF the Town of
| Meeker, shall be presumed to be wilfuliy
and knowingly permitting and letting Hhid
mn NAL or HnImals to so run At large.
| section Nine. That for each second and
| subseuucnt ofYense under the provisions oi
| this ordinance, the permitting of running
at large OF each and every animal where
| there be more than one, shall be held to
con stitutc n separate offense.
section Ten. That II for any reason amy
| section OF this act may be he Id or considered
| jnoperative or invalid such decision sh8ll
| not affect or be construed so as to hold In
VA lid the remaining sections OF this act.
section Eleven. Any person who shal
hinder, delay or obstruct any Omcer IN tht
| d schnrgs OF his duty under this ordinance