HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHAPTER #15 An Ordinance to Prohibit the Runnin~ &t Large o~' horses,~
o&ttle,' hog~, mulel, cheep sad go&ts,' of any ~ge or sise,'
within the Corpor&te Limits of the Town of Seba4ti&n! F[orl~o
Be ~t Ordained by the II&yet and Town
Town of Seba~tianl Fl~rl~:
Sec,,
Th&t the runnin~ &t
Council of the
large of horses, o&ttle,'
hog~, mules, sheep-e~d~ go&ti, of any age within, the
oorpor&te limits of the Town of Sebastian, Florida, be, ~nd
the smae is hereby,' prohibited.
Soo, 9. That a~l horses, c&ttle, ho~$, mules, lheep and
go&ti,' Of any ~go or si~o, found running at l&rge within tho
corporate limits of the Town of Sebutian shall be' impounded
by the~m&rthal, or any other police officer, of said town,'
a~d without delay the town m&rehal, or,' in his absence,' any
other police officer of said town, sha~l notify the owner
or owners thereof, if known, or his or her agent, if the same
be known, of the impounding of the said &nima~l or &nimals. Aud
if the owner, or his or her agent shall not be known, the officer
aforesaid shall post &t the g~te or entrance to the pound where
such animals are confined,' and at the door of the Council Room,
· nd at the postoffice of said town, an &dvertisement or notice,
in printing or wxitlng, describing such animal~or &nimale lo
impounded, and therein notify all persons concerned th&t said
aaimal or a~imale, if not claimed, ~nd all oha~ges and ex-
penses of impounding the same are not paid within three daTs
there&fret, giving the d~te thereof, will be sold &t such pound
to p&y all costs and charges and expenses of taking and'-im-
pounding the same, and thereupon,' after notifying the parties
either in person or by notice aforeeaAd, the Town M&rshaX sh~ll
three days there&fret, and on the d&y mentioned in s &id notice,
prooeed to sell laid animal or &nimall to the hAgheot and best
]:ldder for oaeh, and :d~o' after the lale of any animal or
animall (named in Seotion I of thil ordinaaoo) the owner
shall,' after pzoTing hi, or her claim,: be entitled to tho amount
above all ooltl &nd expenlel of impounding &nd lale Of laid
ma2, or &nimaXi. The laid lale lh&ll be made between the houri
of eleven otclook a.m. a~d three o~olook p.m. of laid day given
in laid notice,
Sec. 3. That all animall lo impounded under the pro-
viiionl of thit ordinance ihall be delivered to the owner, hll
agent or lerv&nt, upon payment to the town marlhaX, or other
police officer for the benefit of the town," the mum of $ ~ ~
per each day or pa~t of d~y such animal il ~mrpounded,
Sec. 4. The officer receiving the money for the im-
pounding of any animal or anim&ll under the provition of thil
ordinance ihall pay the la~l to the Town Clerk and take hil
receipt for the lame,
Sec. 5. The Town Marlhal,'- or other police officer, is-
'pounding any animal herein mentioned, ih&ll be allowed the colts
of feeding a3xd w~terlng the laid animal or animall not to ex-
animal driven into laid pound under the provilionl of thil
dinance} the laid lum'to be paid by the Town Council al and
in the lame manner al other billl. Provided, however, that no
feel or ooItl Of feeding or watering any animal herein mentioned
lhall be paid to the Town Marshal or other police officer until
all moneyl oolleoted~ by him under thil ordinance shall have been
paid to the Town Clerk, a~ provided in Section 4 hereof.
Sec. 6. The Town Marlh&l shall keep a record in a book,
to hl furnilhed by the Town, of aA1 ~nimall impounded under the
proviliont of thil ordinance, giving the date of the impounding,
the dilpolition made of lame,' and, if iold, to whom, the amount
lold for, the date of the tale, the name of the owner of luch
anita&l, if known, and & full doscrlption of such &nimsl.
Sec. ?o All ord4nanoee and parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed,
Sec° 8° This ordXnanoe sh&ll be in fu~l fforoe and effect
immediately ~pon itl passage and approval by the Mayor.
! Sereby Certi£y that
passed by tho ~01~ Council the
tho fore~oin8~ ordinano® ~wu duly
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TO t~..h~::-Mayor of the Town of 8ebeatXsn,
lflorXd~:
! hereby oertXfy that the fore~oin~ ordXnanoe wsa duly
passed by the Town Couno$1 on tho /~d~ of February, 19~50
Approved by me thts ~'~y of February, 1925,