Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-05-14
RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION
Be it resolved that the following
ordinance be and the same is hereby
submitted to the legal voters of the
City of Toledo, Oregon for the adopt
ion or rejection, at special election
to be held as herein provided:
An ordinance prohibiting the run.
ming at large of cattle within the City
limits of the City of Toledo, Oregon,
providing penalty ther of, providing
for impounding of any cattle found at
large within the City, and providing
for the sale OF such cattle to pay the
amount of the penalty, the cost of
keeping and the expense Of taking up
cattle found at large within the City,
and providing for the referring of this
ordinance to the people at special
election for their approval or rejection.
Be it Ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Toledo, Oregon:
Section l. That it shall be unlawful
for any cattle to run at large within
the City limits of the city of Toledo,
Oregon.
Section 2 1t shall be the duty of
the City Marshal Of the City of Toledo,
Oregon, to take up and place in the
pound any cattle found running at
large within the city limits of the City
Of Toledo, Oregon, that possession of
said cattle may be regained by the
owners thereof, by paying to the City
Recorder the sum of $500 for each
and every head of cattle so taken up
the Marshal, and paying to the City
Recorder the further sum of S100 for
each and every day that each and
every head of said cattle are impound-
ed.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
City Marshal when taking up any
cattle within the City of Toledo, Ore
gon, to Immediately advertise for sale
the cattle that are impounded by post
ing in three public places a notice OF
sale of such cattle, such sale to be at
! the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. on the
10th day after such notices are posted
and to contain a description of the
cattle to be sold, the place of the sale,
the time Of the sale, the amount of the
penalty, and to state the amount that
will be added each day for keepers
charges.
Section 4. If on the expiration of
the time set forth in Section of this
ordinance for the advertising of cattle
they shall not be redeemed, the City
Marshal SHALL at the City pound auc-
tion such cattle to the highest bidder
for cash and shall pay over to the City
Recorder of the City of Toledo, Ore
gon, the amount Of the penalty, and
the keepers charges due upon such
cattle, the balance if any there be of
sale price of such cattle shall be paid
to the owner thereof, upon demand.
Section s. That this ordinance shall
be referred to the voters of the City of
Toledo for approval or rejection at
special election to be held on the 21s,
day of May, 1920, at the usual voting
hours, and that the provisions of Or
dinance number 16S of the City of To-
ledo, Oregon, governing the submis-
sion of charter amendments to the
voters by the Council shall apply as
to the provisions for the submission of
tins ordinance to the city voters TO.
approval or rejection.
Passed by the Common Council Of
the City of Toledo, Oregon, this Sd
day of May, 1920, by the following
vote:
Yeas: VIM. Andrews, ]. w. Graham,
W. E. Ball, VIM. Enos.
Nays: W. T. Ball.
Approved by the Mayor this 2rd
day of May, 1920. r. D. Burgess,
Attest, X. r. Miller, Mayor
Recorder.
Resolved Further, that the Council
of the City of Toledo deem it advis.
able and does hereby and herein call
a special election to be held on the
21st day of May, 1920, at the City Hall
in said City between the legal votins
hours on said date, and that said time
and place for holding said special
election, and the following named per-
sons be and they are hereby designed
as and for the judges and clerks OF
said special election, to-wit: Fred
Chambers and Charles Mock, Judges.
. And Anna Franklin, Ellen Redfield
|, and Ed. Wade, Clerks.
BE it further Resolved that the City
Recorder of the City of Toledo. Ore,
gon, forthwith submit to w. H. Water
, bury, City Attorney of said City, a
copy of the above Ordinance covered
by this resolution with directions to
the SAID Attorney TO prepare suitable
ballot title for said measure, and re,
turn the same to the Recorder within
5 days.
Be it further Resolved that the Re.
corder be and he hereby is instructed
and required to publish the Ordinance
herein set forth, publication of this
resolution to be in full in the Lincoln
lCOunty Leader, a neWSDaper published
in the City Of Toledo, once or oftener
not less than Z days Immediately pre-
ceding said special election at which
said election is to be held.
Passed by the Common Council this
7th day Of May, 1920.
Approved by the Mayor this 3rd day
OF May, l92o. r. D. Burgess,
Attest: Il. II. Miller, Mayor
Recorder.
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