The Meeker herald., 1919-05-17
SATURDAY. MAY II, 1919
Ordinance Number IIe

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st Large OF 1--we f s,oen and bomsstio Dor % Am.
| finals Within the Town of Meeker, and
Prescribing Regulations for the Prevsn-
| lion OF Same.
| BE 1T OHDAisED ny THE BOARD or TKUs-
rEEs OF THE Town or MEKKER:
Section One. No horse, mare, geiding,
lSy .DS hss H ssf sS
at large within the corporate iimits OF the
animals shall be found running al large
shall be the duty of the Town marshal or
any police officer. to- take up the same and
+ or .hs% ~ the pnse vi II any
| then In some other convenient place for safs
keeping. That upon taking up and I'M
the marshal. or other police onicer, i'm.
pounding the same, shal Iforwith give notice
trance Of the pound and one 1T the post
| Office AT Meeker, OF such taking up and I'm
pounding, said notices giving .he Location
to be published in the oiiicinI State Live
| stock paper, at an expense OF not to exceed
one dollar.
section Three. Said notices shall contain
NAL or animals impounded, giving the color
and sex, Including copy OF all brands, y
my. on such animal or animals. and shall
| shnll be claimed, and the costs of feeding
and advertising said animal be paid to the
date named In said notice, which date shall
be The Eighth day after the date OF tho first
publication OF said notice, that he will sell
| said animal or animals M hereinafter
| provided.
owner unknown, In addition to the notice
| and publication heretofore mcnti Toned, tho
said marshal or police officer shall carefully
note all the brands or ear marks found
| thereon, md the kind, sex and color OF such
animal or animals. and send at once to the
animal or animals, the place and date Of
such taking up nnd impounding; Provided,
honsyer. thnt 4 the owner or own owners q any
| known to the marshal or police officer, II
Will not be necessary to cause the pubiica.
said marshal or police officer shall cause =
notice ns above described 10 be Immediately
served upon the said known owner or owners
or their representatives. either by personal
service or by rcgistered mail, ana such ser
icai oI ~ ,s n o sn' ~ sn,S q naics
| Provided. further. that In case said known
owner or owners after receipt OF said notice.
and pay all the costs as above provided
within seven days after the receipt of said
officer shall proceed to sell said animal or
| animals In the same manner Ms though the
| notice had been published.
or animals impounded. shall claim them OF
the marshal or police officer within the
all the costs then accrued because OF the
| taking up. feeding and advertising. then
| the marshal or police officer shall release
said animal or animals The costs Of feed.
| Ing said animal or animals shall be charged
against the owner along with the other
| and shall not exceed the rate of thirty cents
per day, per head. for such time M said
| section Five. II the animal or animals
shall not be claimed. and the costs paid as
ina rshni or police 6fficer on the eighth day
| after the day OF the first publication OF tho
"Wner or or swncrs or or Their reprasents,ives a.
the case may be, sh"fi sell said animal or
animals AMI at the pound a a public auction TO
| Mt ten O'Clock In the forenoon on the said
eighth day: provided that II the said eighth
| shall be made on the following day, COM
lnencine nt ten O'clock In the forenoon.
shall first be applied to the payment of ali
| the accrued costs of feeding and advertising,
md any supI1s shall be paid d.p oyer TO- to ,hs
| sufficient money Is not realized from such
sale TO pny said costs, then the marshal
detiiciency shall be paid from the un.
| claimed surplus received from the sale OF
other animals under this net.
| section Seven. When any surplus money
| shall be paid into the Town Treasury under
the Pnrov's,nn n,, OF am tnis act e. the Sw"es
entitled to warrant from the board Of
Trustees upon the treasurer therefore, pro-
| vidcd such owner shall make application
| therefor and satisfactory proof OF ownership
within one year after the sale Of such ani-
| mai or animals.
section Eight. That any person, frm or
| corporation. knowingly permitting any live
large within the corporate limits Of the
Town Of Mceker. shali be deemed guilty Of
\ II misdemennor, and shall be subject to
line OF not less than Two Dollars and not
more thau Five Dollars, for the first offenss.
and not less than Fifteen Dollars. nor more
than Twenty-Five Dollars for the second or
additional oir.nsc: And for each and every
oiYense committed under the provisions Of
this section. the owner or owners OF any
nnimnI or animals found running at large
within the corporate limits of the Town OF
Meeker, shall be presumed to be wilful!y
and knowingly permitting and letting said
animal or animals to so run at large.
section Nine. Thnt for each second and
| subsequent orense under the provisions OF
this ordinance the permitting OF running
ut large OF .nch and every animal where
there be more than one, shall be held to
| constitute u seph rate offense.
| Section Ten. That II for my reason any
| section ftlis act may be held or considered
imperative or invalid such decision shall
valid the remaining sections Of this act.
Section Eleven. Any person who shall
ne,% M hi, Hf "sy under tbs ordnnnrs
or who shall break open or In any manner,
directly or Indirectly aid or assist in break-
with the intention OF releasing any animal
or animals therein con fined. or who shall in
any, other manner Interfere with the mar
ment Of this ordinance. shall on conviction
tss fined in u sum not cx ceeding Fifty dollars.
of ordinances In conflict herewith are here
by repealed.
Passed and adopted by the Board Of
Trustees Of the Town of Meeksr at their reg.
unr meeting held for the month of May, at
Meeker, Colorado. this the Fifth day Of
May. A. d. 1917. and approved by the Mayor
fATrEsTl W. u. sIMMs.
+. b. SCOTT. Mayor.
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