The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-02-23
ORDINANCE NO. lao

An, Ordinance of the Town Of Phil
adelphia, Mississippi, in relation to
making it unlawful for stock to run
at large in said town, and creating
the Office of Pound Keeper and As
sistant Pound Keeper, fixing their
duties aud compensations and fixing
penalties for violating same.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Philadelphia, Mississippi
that it shall be unlawful for any COW,
calf, OK, horse, mule, hog, sheep, goat
or any other animal of like kind, to
run at large anywhere within the
corporate limits of the town, either
in the daytime or night time; and
each and every animal of the kind
herein mentioned, found running at
large anywhere in the town in viola
ton of this section, shall be taken up
and dealt with as hereinafter provid.
cd.
Section2. There shall be a pound.
keeper, whose duty 1t shall be to take
up all animals found at large in vio-
lation of the preceding section, and
Sonfine them in a pound to be main
tanned at the expense OF the town at
such place in the town as may be de-
termined upon by the mayor and
board of aldermen.
Section B. Whenever any animal
shall be taken up and impounded the
pound-keeper 81 all Immediately IN
form the owner or owuers thereof, if
known, or, if the owner be not known
then the poun 1-keeper shall immedi-
ately post an advertisement on the
town bulletin board at the Court
house, giving as full and accurate de-
scription of the animal as possible,
with notice that the same has been
impounded.
Section 4. The pound keeper is
hereby authorized to charge fee of
fifty cents for each animal impounded
and for each animal remaining in the
pound longer than six hours he is
authorized to make additional char
ges, for each day after the expiration
of said six hours, according to the
following rates, to wit: For each
horse, mule, COW, calf, OK, or other
like animal, per day rs cents. For
each hog, pig, sheep, or goat, per day
80 cents
Section 5, The fees and expenses
provided for by the preceding section
shall be a charge against the owner
or owners of animals impounded, in
favor of the pound-keeper, and are
to be received by him as part COM
pensatlon for his services, on pay
ment of which fees or charges, the
animal for which same are paid shall
be delivered into the custody of the
owner or his agent.
Section 6. If the owner or owners
of any animal impounded cannot be
found, or shall fail or refuse to pay
the charges fixed and regulated by
the foregoing sections. and if such
animal be not taken from the pound
within twenty four hours after per-
sonal notice, or after notice by post
ing as hereinbefore provided, then
the pound-keeper, after giving days
notice by posting advertisement of
sale on the bulletin board at the
Court house, said advertisement to
specify the day and hours of sale.
and to contain as full and accurate a
description of such animal IA posi-
BILE, shall proceed to sell said animal,
on the day named in the notice, for
cash, to the highest bidder, at the
town pound, or at such other place
as may be designated in the notice
or advertisement, and, after deduct
ing all expenses of sale, together with
all fees hereinbefore provided for,
shall pay the balance of the proceeds
of such sale to the owner, il the own
er be known; otherwise, said balance
shall be paid to the town Depository,
to be by the Town Depository placed
to the credit of the general fund and
paid out only on general warrant du-
ly authorized and ordered by the
mayor and board, as all other gener-
al warrants are ordered to be issued.
Section7. 1t shall be the duty of
the pound-keeper, on Monday of each
and every week, to deliver to the
town Depository all money received
by him during the preceding week
on account of the sale of animals i'm
pounded. He shall take the Town
Depository receipt for same and file
1t with the town clerk, together with
an itemized statement showing the
names of all persons, when known
whose stock he has impounded, the