The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-06
No. 128
An ORDINANCE

PROHIBITING ANIMALS FROM
RUNNING AT LARGE WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OFTHE TOWN
OF CRESTED BUTTE. COLORADO.
PROVIDING A SYSTEM OF PRO
CEDURE AND A PENALTY. FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF: PROVID-
ING FOR SALE OF SUCH ANIMALS
AND DISPOSITION OFYFUNDS DE-
RIVED FROM SUCH SALE: AND
REPEATING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREwTTH-
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE. COLO
RADO.
Section l. No horses. asses. mules.
cattle sheep, goats or swine shall be
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
stray'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 upon the prop
ertv or premises owned held or occu-
pied by any person within said Town,
and the term shall also amply to such
animals when picketed: nrovided.
however. that. such term shall not
apply to animals driven through TIE
Town upon and along the streets
thereof
Se-. 3. II shall be the duty of the
marshal of said Town or any rolice
officer thereof or any person apnoint-
ed in writing by said marshal for
said purpose. to take uD. stable or
impound any such animals DESIGNATED
in Section One Of this ordinance
found running at large as aforesaid
The marshal upon the taking I'D
and inpoundirg of any such animals.
shall forthwith give notice thereof
by posting noticrs- one at the en-
trance of the pound and one at the
postoffice, of such taking up and i'm
pounding. piving 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 on expense of not to exceed
one dollar
Sec a. SAID notice shall contain.
as near as may be- description of
the animal or animals imDounded.
and shall state that unless said ami
NAL or animals shall be claimed and
the costs of impounding, feeding and
advertising such animals be paid to
the Town Marshal previous to the
date named in said notice which
date shall be the eighth day 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
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
inals irrDourded shall be known to
the marshal he shall not cause the
publication of said notice as herein
provided. but shall cause q notice as
above desc ribed to be Immediately
served upoR 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 no
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 as though the notice
Rod baar, t,ttI,rfSfrad
Sec 3. II the owner of the an
imal or animals impounded shall
claim them of the marshal within
the time specified in said notice and
paw all costs then accrued because of
the impoInding. feeding. and adver-