The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-06-10
AN ORDINANCE.

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stock of any kind or description
from running at large within the
corporate limits of the town OF luka.
WHEREAS, The Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen of the town OF luka,
do hereby adjudge and declare that
horses. mules. cattle or stock OF any
kind or description running at large
within the corporate limitseof the
said town is a public nuisance !;
therefore. be it ordained by the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen OF
theisaid town of Iuka, lat the regular
June meeting, 1920. that hereafter
it shall be unlawful for horses,
mules. cattle or stock Of any kind,
OF whatever age or size. to run at
large within the corporate limits OF
the said town.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty
of the Marshal of said town. upo \
seeing or hearing any information
of any horses. mules. cattle or other
stock described in this ordinonce,
running at large within the corpo-
rate limits of said town. to pro-
coed at once to take possession OF
same and put them in a place pre-
pared for that purpose and then and
there to safely keen the same until
disposed of as hereinafter provided.
That as soon as any stock as above
described shall have been taken
possession of as aforesaid, the said
Marshal shall at once advertise
the same by posting notices in at
least three public places in said
town, giving description OF said
stock, the time of their taking up,
and unless the owner shall, within
days. come for it and claim the
same and pay the charges for keep
ing the same, to.wit: Toe per day
for keeping horses, mules or COWS or
stock OF any kind referred to in this
ordinance, for each day such stock
are kept, and S1.00 for taking up
each head of horses, mules, COWS or
other stock described in this ordi-
nance, he will advertise and sell
the same, which he is hereby au
thorized to do. at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, after
giving three days notice OF the time,
place and terms of sale.
Sec. 5. That said Marshal shall
have 81 90 fer each head of horses,
mules, cows or other stock referred
to in this ordinance, so taken up
by him and by the authority of this
ordinance, and that the night watch
man or special police shall have
the same amount for each horse,
mule, or COW or other stock referred
t. IN this ordinance 50 taken up by
him, and the Marshal or night
Waterman or special policeman
shall have 81 90 for advertising and
selling cash head of horses, mules,
cows or other stock described in
this ordinance, so taken up and sold.
Sec. A. That any citizen OF the
said town upon whom any stock
described in this ordinance may be
trespassing, shall -have the author
ity to take the same up, and ii the
owner of said stock so takea up is
known to the party upon whom the,
stock has trespassed or is tresspass-
ing and shall take up the stock, he
shall at once report the same to the
owner thereof, and shall have au-
thority to charge the said owner the
sum at 81 90 per head for each head
so taken up and 75c per day for
each day the lid stock is i ept up
by the said party taking the same
up, after the owner thereof has been
notified. but if the said owner shall
not redeem the said stock from
such citizen within five days after
receiving notice that his stock has
been taken up by such citizen, then
the said citizen shall deliver the
said stock to the Marshal of the
town, who shall deal with them as
if they had been taken up by the
Marshal originally,
Sec. S. That in case any stock
is taken up as aforesaid, shall not
be claimed and taken out by the
owner thereof as herein provided
for, that the money arising from
the sale of the same shall go to de-
fray the expenses herein provided
for, and any balance shall be paid
into the town treasury there to res
main subject to the order OF the
true owner of the stock so sold, to
be drawn upon the proper proof
before the Mayor of said town.
After taking such proof, the Mayor
shall receive zoe out of the said
sum for each head of stock SO sold,
but if not drawn out by the said
owner as herein provided, within
six months from the date of said
sale, then the funds shall be placed
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