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<br />ORDINANCE N0. -21 C9 (P .
<br />AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE KEEPING AND HARBORING OF LIVESTOCK, HaGS, FOWLS,
<br />GUINEA PIGS AND RABBITS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; PRESCRIBING
<br />SANITARY CONDITIONS AND REGULATING ZHE LJCATION OF PENS AND ENCLOSURES FOR
<br />LIVESTOCK, HOGS, FOWLS, GUINEA PIGS AND RABBITS: PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOUNDING
<br />AND SALE OF LIVESTOCK RllNNING AT LARGE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; REPEALING ALL LAWS
<br />AND PARTS OF LAWS IN OONFLICT HEf3E6'VITH.
<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY "!NE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
<br />ARTICLE I - LIVESTOCK
<br />Section 1. It shall be unlawful for the owner, keeper, or person in charge of
<br />any horse, mule, jack, jenney, cow, cattle, sheep, goat or similar animal to
<br />allow or permit the same to run at large within the limits of the City of Paris.
<br />SECTION 2. IMPOUNDING. The Chief of Police shall take up or cause to be taken
<br />up any such animals foeand running at large within the limits of the City of
<br />Paris, and shall impound any such animals in a suitable place, and he shall
<br />within three (3) days after such animal has been impounded post three notices,
<br />one at the County Courthouse, one at the City Hall and one at the place where
<br />such animals shall be impounded, giving therein a full description of such
<br />animals so taken up and impounded and stating a day and place of sale of such
<br />animals, which date shall not be less than five (5) days from the date of the
<br />posting of such notice, and any such animals shall be sold at public auction to
<br />the highest bidder for cash. Upon the consummation of any such sale, the Chief
<br />of Police shall pay over such monies to the City Clerk, from the proceeds of
<br />which the City of Paris shall collect a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50)
<br />per head for taking up and impounding each such animal and fifty cents ($.50)
<br />per day for feeding and taking care of each such animal, and one dollar ($1.00)
<br />per head for selling each such animal. After deducting the fees and charges for
<br />impoundingo keeping and selling each such animal, the City of Paris shall pay
<br />over the balance of the proceeds of such sale, if any, to the owner thereof upon
<br />request from said owner at any time within six (6) months after the date of any
<br />such sale. The owner of any animal impounded may reclaim the same from the
<br />city at any time before sale by paying all fees and expenses of taking up and
<br />keeping such animal. In the event that there are no bidders or buyers of and
<br />for any such animal at any public auction held in accordance with and pursuant
<br />to the foregoing provisions, the Chief of Police shall have the authority and
<br />right to order and direct the immediate destruction of any such animal by any
<br />humane process and to make the necessary arrangements for the destruction of the
<br />dead carcass by any means.
<br />SECT~„ION~3. STAKING AND GRAZING. It shall be unlawfut for any person to stake
<br />aiy Iive animal for the-purp"e u#--grazing upon or +4t-hi:n reach of any pub3tc
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<br />s't,r~t.,, _6JSewa1k or park within the limfts of the Cit~+ of Paris. ,
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<br />_ . , SECTION 4. From and after the effective da'te o~ this ordinance, it shall be
<br />unlawful for any person$ firm, corporation or association of persons to main-
<br />tain, own or control any premises within the city limits of the City of Paris
<br />where more than an aggregate of two head of the animals mentioned in Section
<br />1, above, are kept or harbored in one enclosure. "One Enclosure", as that
<br />term is used herein, shall be held to mean any and all connected buildings,
<br />whether under one roof or otherwise, and buildings and sheds which may have
<br />entrances to the same or adjoining lot or lots, and lots, adjoining lots, or
<br />lots with a gateway or other opening between them.
<br />Provided, however, that in cases where any "One Enclosure", as
<br />that term is herein used and defined, embraces an aggregate of more than
<br />one-half acre of land, for each one-half acre embraced in such enclosure in
<br />excess of one-half acre one additional head of the animals mentioned in
<br />Section 1, abovet may be kept or harbored in such enclosure.
<br />_7 .vA t,c311p,v.L0iy }iciiuu5 UT zime, f10L ZO exceea ~It]ays9 awaizing
<br />their use in connection with the operation and maintenance of such packing house
<br />or similar institution or their sale at such auction or commission sale barn;
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