, 1923-10-18
AN ORDINANCE

Restraining the Running at Large
Of Certain Animals Within the
Limits Of the City Of Rawlins,
and Repeating an Ordinance, En-
TITLED An Ordinance, "For the
Protection Of Trees and Restrain
ing the Running at Large of Ger
tain Animals" Approved and
Adopted March 9th, A. ID. 1898.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY
OF RAWLINS:-
Section 1. That no horse, mare,
gelding, jack, mule, sheep, hog, pig,
goat, COW, steer, bull or calf, shall
be permitted to run at large within
the corporate limits of the City of
Rawlins, at any time during the year
Any of said animals found running
at large within the limits of said
City of Rawlins, are hereby seyerally
defined and declared to be a null
sance: and any person or persons be
ing the owner Of any such annals, or
entitled to the possession thereof,
who shall suffer the same. to run at
large or to be found at large within
the corporate limits of said city of
Rawlins, and who shall refuse to
pay the lees provided for in Section
Two (2) of this Ordinance for i'm
pounding such animal shall be
deemed the author of a nuisance
and upon conviction shall be fined
in any sum not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000 for each offense,
and in default of the payment of
such fine, shall be confined in the
city Jail of the said cit of Rawlins
for a term of not more than thirty
(3O) days.
Section Q. If any such animal
shall be found running at large con-
trary to the provisions of this or
dinance, it is hereby made the duty
of the City Marshal or City Police
Officer to take up and confine the
same in a pound or other place pro-
vided for that purpose, and no such
animal taken up and confined as
aforesaid. shall be released until
the owner or the person entitled to
the possession thereof. shall pay to
the officer having such animal in
keeping, the sum of $1.00 as fees
for taking up said animal, together
with the further sum OF S1.00 per
day for each and ever day such n
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as aforesaid; provided. the officer
impounding such animal shall pay
the Tees collected therefor into the
City Treasury, less the actual cost
OF feed for such animal during the
time said animal is so impounded.
Section 3. II the owner or per-
son entitled to the possession of any
such animal taken up and impound-
ed as aforesaid, shall not, within
three go days from the time t is so
taken into custody, pay the aforesaid
charges, It shall be lawful for the
City Marshal, and he is hereby auth
orized and empowered to sell at pub
lie auction the said animal. giving at
least five co days previous notice OF
the time and place OF said sale. by
posting the same up in three 90
public places In the City OF Rawlins,
to-wit: one at the front door OF
City Hall; front door OF Court
House, and front door Of any office
of Justice OF the Peace, and a copy
Of said notice shall be served upon
the owner or on the person entitled
to the possession Of such animal. II
known, at least n % day before
the sale, but such animal may be
redeemed at any time before sale
by payment of the officers fees and
expenses and charges as aforesaid.
Section I. In case an animal sold
pursuant to the provisions OF this
ordinance shall be sold for more
than sufficient to pay the fees and
charges aforesaid. such excess shall,
BY the officer making the sale. be
deposited with the City Treasurer
which shall be paid upon an order OF
the Board Of Trustees OF the City to