The Raymer enterprise., 1920-01-22
ORDINANCE NO. il.

AMI ThO ON1DANA EVn InG LOONp-
ING AND SUMMARY SALE OF SUCH
ANIMALS.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF RAYMER.
STATE OF COLORADO.
Section /. No horses, asses. mules. cattle.
sheep, goats, swine. shall be permitted to
run at large within the Town Of Raymer |;
nor shall any such animal or animals be
herded or picketed uron any street.
alley or public grounds. within the limits Of
the town !. nor shall any such animal or ami
mals be picketed upon any lot or rrivate
grounds so as to enable such animals to tres
rass upon any street. sidewalk, alley or pub
lie grounds Of the town; and any person or
persons owning or having the right Of poss-
ession to any such animal or animals herded.
pieketed or running at large as herein prohi-
bited. shall for each such offense incur q PEN
atty Of not less than one dollar nor more
than ten dollars and costs Of suit
Section 2. II Is hereby made the duty Of
the Town Marshall to take up and impound
any and all animals named in the foregoing
section found running at large, herded. or
picketed In violation Of this ordinance; and for
the taking up and the impounding Of such an
imals. the Town Marshall shall be entitled to
compensation as follows for every horse, ass.
mule. bull COW or calf. fifty cents for i'm
rounding and sescnty-fve cents additional for
every day such animal shall be kert For ev-
ing pigs. twenty-five cents for impoundinr
and twenty-five cents additional for every day
such animal or animals shall be kept by him.
For selling each ass. mule, bull or COW. one
dollar; each calf swine. goat or sheep. fifty
cents. And for all other services rendered
by him as required by law upon taking up
and impounding any such animals he shall
ed by law to constables for like services.
Section 5. The Town Marshall. upon the
taking up and impounding Of such animals,
shall forthwith give notice thereof by rost-
ing notice. one at the entrance Of the
pound, and one at the postoffice. Of such TAX
Ing up and impounding. giving the location
Of said pound and he shall immediately give
seven days notice Of sale. to be published
in the official State live stock paper at an
exrense Of not to exceed one dollar.
Section 4. Said notice shall contain o. near
as may be, description Of the animal OF an
imas impoundcd. giving the color and ssx.
including a copy of all brands, II any. on
such animal or animals. and shall stats that
unless said animal or animals shall be claim
ed, and the cost of feeding and advertising
said animals shall be paid to the Town Mar
shall previous to a date named In said notice,
which date shall be the eighth day after the
date OF the first publication of said notice.
that he shall sell said animal or animals -
hereinafter provided. In case an animal Is
branded and the owner unknown, in addi-
ton to the notices and publication heretofore
mentioned. the Marshall shall carefully noes
all the Brands or ear-marks found thereon.
and the kind, sex and color Of such animal or
animals and send ut once to the Secretary Of
State full description Of such animals. the
place and date Of such taking up and i'm
pounding and the Secretary Of State shall at
once forward notice giving the above facts
to the recorded owner or owners Of the Brand
or Brands found on such animal or animals.
Provided. that II the owner or owners Of any
animal or animals imrounded shall be known
TO the Marshall or Chief of Police, he shall
not cause the publication Of said notice as here
~ provided hut -shall cause a-notiee -above
described to be Immediately served upon the
said known owner or owners, or their repre-
sentative by registered mail, and such SER
vice for the purpose Of sale shall be equiva-
lent to the publication Of said notice Provid-
ed. Further. That In case said known owner
or owners after receipt Of said notice shall
fail to claim said animal or animas and pay
all the costs as above provided within seven
days after receipt Of said notice, then the
Town Marshall shall SELL said animal or ami
mals In the same mnner as though the no.
tice had been published
Section s. II the owner Of the animal or
animals impounded shall claim them OF the
Marshall within the time specified. within
said notice and pay all the costs then accrued
because Of the feeding and advertising, then
the Marshall shall release said animal or an
imals said cost of feeding shall be not to ex-
eeed thirty 1907 cents day per head for
such time as they may be in the pound.
Section 6. II the animal or animals shall
not be claimed and the costs paid rs provided
in the preceding sections. the Marshall. on the
eighth day after the date of the first publi-
cation OF the notice, or service of notice up
on the owner or owners or their representa-
tive as the case may be. shall sell said ami
NAL or animals at the round at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, said sale to COM
mence at 10 o'clock In the forenoon Of the
said eighth day. Provided. that II the said
eighth day shall fall on Sunday. then the
sale shall be made on the following day. COM
mencing at 10 o'clock In the forenoon.
Section 7. The proceeds of such sale shall
first be applied to the payment Of all accrued
cost Of feeding and advertising. and any sur
plus shall be paid over to the Treasurer OF
The Town; but II sufficient money Is MT real
lied from such sale to pay said costs. then
the Marshall shall SO certify to the Town
Treasurer and such deficiency shal be paid
from the unclaimed surplus received from the
sale Of other animals under this ordinance.
section 5. When any surplus money shall
be raid TO the Town Treasurer under the
provisions hereof the owner of the animals
from the sale Of which such surplus arose
shall be entitled to warrant from the Board
Of Trustees drawn upon the Town Treasurer
therefor. provided such owner shall make
application therefor and satisfactory proof
Of ownership within one year after the sale