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ORDINANCE SETTING OUT THE IMPOUNDING SWINE, GOATS, HORSES OR MULES THAT RUN AT LARGE IN THE CITY
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It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to allow any swine, goats, horses or mules, to run at large within the limits of this city.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to distrain and impound all swine, goats, horses or mules, whenever the same shall be found running at large in the City of Jonesboro, and to safely confine the same in a place provided by the City, to be known and used as a Public Pound, and as soon as practicable after the distraining of any such animal if the owner thereof is known to the Chief of Police he shall given notice to such owner orally, and if such owner shall within Twenty-four hours after being notified, appear and claim his swine, goats, horses or mules, the same shall be delivered to him; and if unknown, by notice published in some newspaper, published in said City, giving a description of the animal, setting out therein the marks, brands and flesh marks of the animal so impounded, and calling upon the owner of such animal to prove his ownership or interest therein to such Chief of Police having the same within his possession or custody, within five days after the publication of said notice, and upon proof being made to the satisfaction of such officer, and the payment of actual expenses incurred in the taking care of such animals, the officer having charge of the same shall at once deliver such animals to the owner.
After the expiration of five days from the distraining and impounding of any swine, goats, horses or mules, if the same shall not be claimed or identified by the owner, or by some one for him, and all charges and costs paid, the Chief of Police shall thereafter advertise such animals for sale at public outcry at the Public Pound for cash to the highest bidder, by posting three written or printed noticed in three conspicuous places in said City, which notices shall contain a description of the animals to be sold, and the name of the owner, if know, and when the same were impounded and the amount due at the time of posting the notices, and the hour and day of sale, and five days’ notice of such sale shall be required.
The Chief of Police shall be allowed fifty cents for impounding each animal, unless the number impounded at one time shall exceed two, when he shall receive twenty-five cents for each in excess of two; fifty cents for notices of each sale, and twenty-five cents for each animal sold. The Chief of Police shall report to the Clerk of the City each animal distrained, and the Clerk shall keep a record thereof, showing a description of the animal, and the name of the owner if known, the date of the impounding, and if sold, the date of sale and the amount for which the animal was sold, and the Clerk shall receive twenty-five cents for keeping such record of each animal, provided that no officer shall be entitled to any fees under this Ordinance in case of sale of the stock, except from the proceeds of said sale. Before any animal impounded shall be released, the owner thereof shall pay all charges and officers’ fees due including fifteen cents per day for watering and feeding and keeping and caring for each hog, and twenty-five cents for each goat, horse or mule, and all sums derived from any sale under this Ordinance in excess of the amount due to the officers as fees and for keeping and feeding, shall be paid into the City Treasury as a part of the general fund; provided that if the owner of any animal sold shall be known or ascertained within thirty days after sale, such excess shall be paid to such owner, if demand therefor be made within said thirty days.
Any person or officer violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars.
Passed and approved this 15th day of May, 1899