The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-02-28
No. 128
AN ORDINANCE

PROHIBITING ANIMALS FROM
RUNNING AT LARGE WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN
OF CRESTED BUTTE. COLORADO,
PROVIDING A SYSTEM OF PRO-
CEDURE AND A PENALTY FOR
ING FOR SALE OF SUCH ANIMALS
AND DISPOSITION OF FUNDS DE-
RIVED FROM SUCH SALE: AND
REPEATING ALL ORDINANCES
OF PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THFREWTTH
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE, COLO
RADIO.
Section 1. No horses, asses, mules,
cattle. sheep, goats or swine shall he
permitted to run at large within the
corporate limits of the Town of
Crested Butte. Colorado.
Section 2. The term running at
large shall be taken and held to ap-
ply to any of such animals driven or
strav'ng away from the property or
premises of the owner or keeper
thereof or from any point without
the town. into and upon the streets
alleys, public parks or other public
places of the Town. or unon the prop
ertv or premises owned held or occu-
pied bv any person within said Town,
and the term shall also apply to snch
animals when picketed: rrovided.
however. that such term shall not
ppply to animals driven through the
Town upon and along the streets
thereof
Se-. ?. 1t shall be the duty of the
marshal of said Town or any police
officer thereof or any person ppnoint-
ed in writing bv said marshal for
said purpose, to take un. stable, or
impound any such animals DESIGNATED
in Section One of this ordinance
found running at large as aforesaid
The marshal upon the taking up
and irpoundirg of any such animals.
shall forthwith give notice thereof
by posting notices. one at the en-
trance of the pound and one ct the
postoffice, of such taking up and inn
pounding. giving -the location of said
pound, and shall Immediately give
seven days notice of sale, to be pub
lished in the official state live stock
paper at an expense of not to exceed
one dollar
Sec 4 Said notice shall contain.
as near as may be. description of
the animal or animals imponnded.
and shall state that unless said ami
NAL or animals shall be claimed and
the costs of inlnounding. feeding and
advertising such animals be paid to
the Town Marshal previous to the
date nsmed in said notice. which
date shall be the eighth dav after
the date of the first publication of
said notice. they shall be sold as
hereinafter provided In case the
animal is branded and the owner un-
known, in addition to the notices and
publication heretofore mentioned
the marshal shall carefully note all
the brands or earmarks found on
such animal and the Kind. sex and
color thereof. and send at once to
the Secretary of State full de-
scription of such animal or animals
and the place and date of such TAX
ing up and impounding. as provided
by statute: provided that If the own
er or owners of any animal or an
imals impounded shall be known to
the marshal he shall not cause the
publication of said notice as herein
provided. but shall cause a notice as
above described to be Immediately
served upon the said known owner or
owners or their representatives by
registered mail, and such service for
the purpose of sale shall be euuiva-
lent to the publication of said mo-
tice: provided. further, that in case
said known owner or owners. after
receipt of said notice, shall fail to
claim said animal or animals and nay
all the costs as above provided with
In seven days after, the receipt OF
said notice, then the marshal shall
sell said animal or animals in the
same manner rs though the notice
had. been published.
Sec. 6. If the animal or animals
nal or animals impounded shall
claim them of the marshal within
the time snecified in said notice and
nav all costs then accrued because oi
the imrolnding. feeding. and adver-
tising, then the marshal shall release