ORDINANCE No. 41
An Ordinance entitled “An Or
dinance to Prohibit the Run
ning at Large of Sheep, Goats
or Any Animal of the Hog
Kind.”
Be It Ordained by the Common
Council of the Incorporated Town
of McCrory:
Section 1. That the running
at large of sheep, goats, or any
animal of the hog kind within
the corporate limits of the Incor
porated Town of McCrory is
hereby declared to be a nuisance
and same is hereby restrained and
prohibited.
bee. Z. lhat any person wno
shall knowingly permit any ani
mal mentioned in Section 1 of
this Ordinance to run at large in
the Town of McCrory, whether
the said person be the the owner
or custodian of such animal, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemean
or, and, upon conviction, may be
fined in any sum not to exceed
$10.00.
Sec. 3. That whenever any
sheep, goat, or any animal of the
hog kind shall be found running
at large within the corporate
limits of the Town of McCrory,
it shall be the duty of the Mar
shal to immediately impound the
same and at once notify the own
er of such animal, if known to
the Marshal, that such animal
has been impounded, and, if the
owner of such animal shall ap
pear within tw7enty-four hours
after being notified, and prove
his ownership of the same to the
Marshal or impounding officer,
and shall pay all charges incur
red against such animal, up to
the time of proving his owner
ship, then the Marshal or im
pounding officer shall deliver said
animal to the owner thereof.
Sec. 4. That if the owner of
any animal impounded under the
provisions of this Ordinance shall
not appear within the time men
tioned in Section 3 of this Ordi
nance, or if unknown to said
Marshal, it shall be the duty of
the Marshal to post in three pub
lic places in the Town of Mc
Crory a notice giving a descrip
tion of the animal impounded,
setting out therein the mark,
brand and flesh marks of such
animal, and call upon the owner
to prove his ownership therein to
such Marshal within ten days of
the publication of such notices,
and. upon such proof being made
to the satisfaction of the Mar
shal or impounding officer, and
upon payment of all expenses in-*
curred in taking up such animal,
feeding and posting notices, such
animal shall be delivered to the
owner, and at the time of giving
such notice as provided herein
and as a part hereof, the Mar
shal shall advertise the stock de
scribed therein for sale, and, at
the expiration of ten days, if the
ownership of such stock has not
been proven and the expenses
due thereon have .not been paid,
shall seil same to the highest
bidder for cash, and at such!sale
each animal shall be bid off and
sold separately, and an accurate
record shall be kept of all ani
mals sold, the name of the pur
chaser and the amount for
which said animal was sold, due
report of which shall be made to
the Council of the Incorporated
Town of McCrory as soon as
practicable thereafter. The pro
ceeds shall be applied to the
payment of the expenses incur
red in taking up such animal, an
itemized bill for which shall ac
company each report for each
animal, and the remainder shall
ho r>aid into thp town treasurv of
the Town of McCrory and held
subject to the claim of owner of
animal, who may apply therefor
to the Mayor at any time within
six months, and the Mayor, upon
satisfactory evidence of owner
ship, shall issue a certificate of
same to the City Council, and it
shall direct the Recorder to draw
a warrant in favor of such claim
ant for any amount that may re
main in the treasury subject to
such claim.
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of
the Marshal taking up such ani
mals under the provisions of this
Ordinance to enter into a book,
to be kept by the Marshal for
that purpose, a description of
and the date of the seizure of all
animals, the name of owner, if
known, and, if unknown, the
date of the notice given and of
all subsequent proceedings relat
ing to the sale thereof, the
amount realized and the amount
applied to expenses incurred, and
the amount turned over to the
treasury, which said book, upon
reasonable request, shall be open
to inspection by any person de
siring see same.
Sec. 6. That before any such
stock thus impounded shall be
delivered to the owner, as pro
vided in Sections 3 and 4, the
owner shall pay to the officer in
charge of such stock, or the Mar
shal, twenty-five cents for catch
ing each animal, and not exceed
ing fifty cents per day for taking
care of and feeding each sheep
or goat, and twenty-five cents
per day for each hog or any other
animal of the hog kind, unweaned
animals excepted, including sev
enty-five cents for advertising
required by the provisions of
this Ordinance.
Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of
said Marshal of the Town of Mc
Crory to provide some suitable
enclosure in which to confine an
imals taken into possession by
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him under the provisions of this
Ordinance, and all necessary food
and water for the care and pres
ervation of all animals, and he
shall have full control of all ani
mals so confined, and any person
or persons who shall release any
animal from the said enclosure
without the consent of the im
pounding officer, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction before the Mayor,
! shall be fined in any sum not
! less than $5.00 nor more than
$25.00.
Sec. 8. That all Ordinances
and parts of Ordinances in con
flict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed, and this
Ordinance shall take effect and
be in full force from and aftei
its passage.
Adopted June 19, 1917.
Approved June 19, 1917.
Walter W. Raney, Mayor.
Attest:
W. N. Dunehew, Recorder.
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Piercey
daughters, Misses Mary an
! Ruth, motored to Beebe Tuesday
' returning home Thursday.
I Mrs. Clair C. Carson and two
children arrived Wednesday &
Higden for a visit to Mesda
G. L. and K. H. Carson.
will go from here to Chicago.