501 TOWN OF TAOS
ORDINANCES
YEAR: / 95D
NUMBER: � O I
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATINGs RESTRAINING AND PRO-
RIBITINa THE RUNNING AT LARGE 'WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF TAGS, NEW MEXICO, OF HORSES,
CATTLE, BURROS, SWINE;; SHEEP AND GOATS, AND PROVID-
ING FOR THE IMPOUNDINGs SELLING OR DESTRUCTION
BHEREOI?
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOXIN OF
TA.OSj NEW MEX100 E
SECTION 1. Animals,, Not A& Run ate.
That from and after the lath day of January, 15+51,
it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to permit
any horses, oattle, mules, burros, swine, sheep or gosts, to run at s
large within the corporr-.to limits of the Town of Taoe, as suclL lim-
i to now exist, or may hereafter be extended, altered or changed.
SECTION 2. ImooundIDZ-
That it shall be the duty of any KarshF-11, Con-
stable, or other Peace Officer of the Town of Taos, or the ?ound-
keeper, to sieze any such animal, or animals, so running; at 1P rf;e
within the corporate limits of the Town of Taos, and turn the s&me
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over to 'the Town ?oundkeeper, for impounding, sale or destruction,
as hereine i'ter provided.
SECTION 3. Redemotion by Owner.
That at any time within ten days after the impound-
ing of any such animal, the owner thereof may reclaim the sane by
furnishing to the Mayor, Town Clerk or Town Poundkeeper lef;Gl proof
of ownership of such animal, or animala, and paying all sts in
connection with the impounding of such animal, or animals, including
the per diem cost of keeping and feedJLng of such animal., or animals,
s the same may be established, from time to t!rre, by the Board of
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That any such animal, or animals, so impounded, and
not reclaimed by the oimor, or owners, as above ,)rovided, shall be
sold by the poundk:eepe3r, a.t public ruction, to the highest for
cash, upon order of rho 1Aayor, after .�,ritten Not;3,00 o.' Such s,-.1e,
describing the animal, or anismle, to be gold, and the time and place
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of sale, shall have been posted for rive (5) days in three (3) con-
spiouous places within the To-,;n of Taos,, one or which sbpall be the
Post-o:"five, and the.t the owner may regain posser:Aion or such animal, +`
or animals, before the time fixed for the sale thereof, aJ ,;.B.ying to
the pound master all costa in connection with the lia-poanding of such
animal, or a.nlm?.ls. ..11 money ror.Uzed from the se'.le of such animal, ,.<+
or anisnale, shall be applied, as follows:
a. To the costs and expenses of sale.
b. To the costs and expenses of impounding,
a, Any and X11 residue shall be paid over to the To-`m Clerk
to be deposited in the general fund of the mown of T&or.
SECTION 5. Destruction of Impounded Animals.
That amy such anima,, or animals, not reclaimed by
the owner, or owners, or not sold, as above provided, shall bn killed
by the poundkeeper, upon order of the Mayor, "fter a written notice
deacribing the animal, or animals, to be Killed, the time Pnc place
where they are to be killed, shell h.=ave been posted for rive (5) days
In three (3 ) conspicuous p1L ces, within the Town of Taos, one of which
places shall be the Poet-offioe, and that the owner, or owners, may red-
gain possession of such animal, or &nimals, before the time fi3.ed for
they killing thereof, by paying to acid poundms.ster F11 costs in con-
nection with the Impounding of said animals.
SECTION 6. OwrersU2 or Carcass.
The carcass of all animals killed under the provis-
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SECTION Appointment of Pound-keeRer.
Dat 1 p a j,, Comi)enoation and ; emoval.
The Hayor shall i)ppolnt a citizen of. the Town of
Taos e.e mound-keeper, ,..,ho shc.11 , <- t his oun e:,-penae, ,Urnish a loca-
Lion for impounding animals and furnish all necensary feed for im-
pounded animals, from the date of Impounding to tho cLte of roclaiming,
sale or ki In of such impounded animals. Such Pound-keeper shall be
rosponsible for the proper and humane ogre of such animals while im-
pounded, and the humane killing thereof, when the us•me Pro ordered
killed by the Mayor. Such ?ound-keeper $ball receive mach corkjaDsa-
tion, ai3 may be from time to time fixed by the ",,3o&r,,l -)f Trustnea.
Such Pound-keeper may be removed by -the Hsyor, at any time, `t:Tith the
art.)roval of the Board of Trustees and .,Ithout eny hep.ring 1-,,,,-)on such
order of removal.
SECTION 8. Per Diem Pound Costs.
The Board of Trustees shall, from time to time,
by Resolution, establish a per diem cost for the operption of the
pounei. herein provided for., -which Ghf-11 in no event be leas than one
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1,00 dollrr.rs, nor more than Five 5.00 dollars,
per diem, %-,hich cost -.,han so ests.bliched shall be the per ftiem cost
which oi;nors sh�-..11 be required. to -,)Ay to regain possession of Ira-
pounded animals.
13ECTION 9. RUeallaE Clause.
All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Approved, Passed and Adopted, this 8th day of January, 1951.
ZaZ aohn B. Sanchez-
(SEAL) MAYOR
ATTEST:
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TOWN CLERK