The Little River news., 1921-05-28
ORDINANCE NO. 245.


 cows, sheep, goats, hogs, and other animals of like kind and geese within the corporate limits of the city of Ash down, Arkansas, and to provide for the impounding of the same and for the punishment of the offenders and for other purposes,
 Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Ashdown, Arkansas:
 Whereas, the Legislature of the State of Arkansas did, at it's regular 1921 session, pass a special act, same being Act No. 266, permitting the cit ies and towns of Little River county, l Arkansas, to regulate by ordinance the running at large of live stock within the corporate limits of same and for charging the owner of said stock an impounding fee for such animals found running at large within said limits impounded by proper authority and providing therein that same shall be in full force and effect on and after III tltCtlOu lldo DSSI uSIt, upOI Iiic cail of the mayor of said cities and towns, at which election so called a majority of the qualified electors of said city CT town express themselves a. favoring such law, and,
 Whereas, on the 10th day of May, ! 1921, au election was held in the City of AshdCwn, upon proper proclama- tion of inc Mayor, and as provided in said special Act, and,
 Whereas, the couney election com missioners of Little River county have duly certified that at said election helc on the 10 tn day of May 1921, for the purpose of voting on the ques- tion cfwhether or not the stock would be kept dp or be permitted to run at l large within the corporate limits of 1 the city of Ashdown, Arkansas, a majority Of the qualified electors of said city voted as being in favor of said spec,a! act Mo- 266.
 Section l. It is hereby declared to l be unlawful for any person or persons to allow or permit his or their horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, goats or geese or other animals of like kind to run at large within the corporate limits of the City of Ash down, Arkansas
 Section 2. It is hereby made the duty of the City Marshal or Pound master eff one may be selected) to impound and take charge of any such horse, mule, asst COW, sheep, goat, hog ol geese that may be found running at large within the corporate limits of said town.
 When said city marshal or pound- master shall take charge of any ami nal or animals, whether owned by a resident or nonresident of said city, for the purpose of impounding said 1 stock found to be running at large in 1 the corporate limits shall at once not l fly the owner of such animal if 1 known to such marshal or poundmas- l ter taking up and impOunding the same, of an impounding fee, or arg < of 50 cents per head -for taking up and impounding~such animal, and a tuEth1aII charge of twenty five cents for every day or a fraction thereof for each head of stock so impounded, for taking care of and feeding said animal, which said animals shall be surren- dered to the owner thereof upon his paying to said Marshal or Poundmas- ter said fees and charges, If the own CT of said stock be unknown to the ! Marshal or POundmaSter taking or impounding the same, then such Mar shal or Poundmaster shall post noti- ces in at least three public places in such city or town giving a descrip- ticn of such animal and setting out the marks, brands and flesh marks oi said animal so impounded, and warn ing the owner thereof that unless he shall prove his ownership in said ani- nal to the said Marshal or Poundmas- ter having the same in charge, with in a period of ten days from the date of the posting of said notices and pay ing the impounding fees and charges which have accrued by reason of the impounding of said animal under tht provisions of this ordinance, the sait animal will be sold to satisfy the same If the owner shall prove his owner ship within said period, and shall pay the impounding fee and charges which may have accrued up to the date o1 payment, the said animal shall be sur rendered to him. If the said animal shall remain unpaid for at the expir' ation of said period, then the Marshal or poundmaster having impounded the same, shall proceed at once to sell the animal or animals at public vendue tC the highest and best bidder for cash in hand and deliver said animal or an