1895 City Council Minutes (Board of Trustees)

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r.- • An Ordinance. pair thither,as shall have been designated by note carefully all brands and ear-marks found I The day named in said notice for trial shall thereon,and the sex and color of such animal, not be less than five nor more than eight days the chief engineer. SECTICN 8. The fire department may hold and at once send a memorandum thereof to the from the time of issuing said notice, and the An Ordinance in relation to fires and fire meetings at such times and places as shall be secretary of state, fully discribing said marshal shall forthwith post three copies of department. specifiedin the rules and regulations of said dc- animal and the date of such taking up and im- said notice,one at the pound,one at the Louis- BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees vrlle post office,and one at the office of the said partments,or otherwise,at which meetings the�pounding. of the Town of Louisville: chief engineer shall preside, and the depart- SECTION 6. If the owner of such animal so magistrate,.and make return of said notice, SECTION 1. The fire department of the ment may make such rules and regulations for impounded shall claim it of the marshal with- with the time and place of posting endorsed Town of Louisville shall consist of a Chief the management and government thereof as•in the time included in said notice so posted, thereon. Engineer,an Assistant Enineer,and the mem- are not repugnant to law or to any ordin- and pay all costs then occured because of the SECTION 12. Upon the arrival of the hour bers of each and every regularly orginized fire, ante of said town. impounding and feeding of said animal, then of trial as mentioned in said notice,the magis- hose or hook and ladder company that now exist SECTION 9. It shall be the duty of said en- the marshal shall release said animal. trate shall proceed as in case of personal service or shall hereafter exist in said town. Provid- gineers to watch all matters connected with SECTION 7. The charges, costs, expenses or appearance,and if the owner shall appear ed that no hooknd ladder company shall have at the hour of trial,such proceedings shall be this ordinance,and forthwith report any viola- and fees of the officers under this ordinance in more than fifty active members and no hose tion thereof to the mayor. case of the impounding of such animals, shall had as provided in sections nine and ten of company shall have more than thirty members SECTION 10. In all cases of fire the hose be as follows: The marshal or other officer this ordinance;but if no owner shall appear to at any one time. company that shall first reach a fire hydrant shall receive for taking up and impounding answer or defend at such trial,then the magic- • SECTION 2. At the first meeting of each with the necessaay hose to attach to the same each animal,twenty-five cents;for making and trace shall receive evidence of the facts as al- atcceeding board of trustees,or as soon here- shall be entitled to the use of such hydrant; posting three notices as required by law, for leged in the complaint,and if he shall be satis- after as may be, there shall be appointed by and when in such case such company shall not each animal,twenty-five cents;for making and fled of the truth thereof,he shall render judg- said board a chief engineer and assistant engi- have sufficient hose to reach the fire, other sending discription to secretary of state, for ment against said unknown owner, and order Weer of said department,each of whom ekhall i companies shall be compelled to attach their each animal,twenty-five cents;for making and that the animals be sold and the proceeds hold his office for the time of other appointed hose to that of the first company for the pur- filing complaint and posting three copies of thereof applied to satisfy the judgment, fine officers,and shall be subject to removal from I pose of reaching such fire,and said first com- the notice of trial,fifty cents; for advertising and costs and keeping-of said animals. Such office and other punishment for dereliction of I pany shall be entitled to the use of the nozzle and selling each animal at public sale,one dol- sale shall be made as in manner provided in duty,in the manner of other appointed officers. at the fire. Provided,that no hose company lar;for the care of each animal, including the section ten of this ordinance,and any surplus SECTION 3. As soon as may be, after the shall be prevented from attaching its hose to keeping,stabling,feeding and watering there- remaining from such sale shall be paid to the annual election of town officers, the members any other hydrant,when it shall have sufficient of,the actual cost thereof, not to exceed twen- town treasurer. of said department,at a meeting thereof, may hose to reach the fire therefrom. - ty-five cents per day or fraction thereof. The SECTION 13. If upon any trial herein pro- recommend by joint ballot,as nominees,one per- SECTION 11. Any person who shall attempt police magistrate shall receive the same fees as vided for,the magistrate shall be of the opin- son for chief engineer and owe for assistant en- to hold possession of any hydrant without the are now allowed him by law in trials for viola- ion that any of the material allegations of the gineer of said department,and the board shall hose at hand for immediate use or shall refuse tions of ordinances. complafrt are not sustained, he shall order receive and consider such recommendation. to let the water be turned on,or,having a key SECTION 8. If such animal, so impounded, the impounded animals to be returned to the i SECTION 4. The chief engineer shall have in his possession shall refuse to use it to turn shall not be claimed and costs paid within the owner,and shall tax the costs of the grossed- �� the superintendence and control of all engines, on;or shut off the water,shall be deemed guilty time stated in said posted notice, the marshal ings agaiuyst the town. engine houses, hose, hosecarriages, hook and of a misdemeanor. shall forthwith file with the police magistrate SECTION 14. The owner of any anil at ladder trucks and equipments and the fire ap- SECTION 12. Whenever any hose of the fire a copy of the notice posted,with his complaint impounded may have them rf any vided for, paratus of every discription belonging to the department shall be laid upon any street, alley under oath to the effect that the animals there- imp time before the sale,l>q=costs, judgments, j g town,and see that the same are always kept in or other highway for the purpose of being used in described, were found running at large any ,a,b1e a ai by paying to the me g nst them at the good repair and ready for immediate use; he by said department,it shall not be lawful for within the co-operate limits of the town shall have command of the intire department any wagon,dray,street railroad car or any other giving the date thereof; that he had caused fines and lie "se. and all disputes and controversies arising in re- vehicle to pass over the same,and the owner or said animals to be impounded,and had duly timepi;N]O• When any surplus money shall ,�.gaid into the town treasirr under the pro_ lationtoany matters connected with said de- driver of such,who shall drive or cause the posted them as required by law;that no o_?I visions of this ordinance,the owner of the ani- partment among any of its companies,officers J� mals from which such surplus arose shall be or same to be driven over such hose so laid, shall the impounding,appeared, eared,claimfn the paid the A.-then members,when on duty,shall be summarily de- be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. g te, entitled to a warrant from the board of trustees cidedby said engineer,or,in his absence lrom SECTION 13. No person shallinsult,menace, known to him;and if npte"magistrate shall upon the treasurer therefor. Provided, such the place of difficult by the officer in command; oppose, authority g, case and issue his war- owner shall make application therefor and p y, y hinder,obstruct,o pose,or without authorit so stating. as far as practicable said engineer shall attend give an order to an engineer or fireman while SECTION ch animals,cif person named as the satisfactory proof of owner •ship, •within one all fires that may occur in said town, and all on duty,nor shall any person presume to act ebec,- y person be so year after the sale of such animals. p orders given by him to any company of fire- ar;a member of any company belonging to the- , I---`ry'rd upon the return of the warrant ex- ,2,44I:-'br if the defendant be not found, ()r SECTION 16. No person shall break open, or men shall be obeyed;said engineer shall have fire department of the town until he has b?'" _ aid or assist in breaking open,any pen. corral 1 i all of the having appeared shall deny any or other enclosure with intent of releasing any control of all matters relating to the extin- ijuly elected or appointed n'L t 4 ti' - l 1 t or all of the material facts stated in the com- guishment of any such fire, the prevention of r S E A :4,_ 1 ,ich plaint,--the magistrate shall•inquire as.in other animal therein confined pursuant to the pro- the spread thereof,and the protection of pre r _ ^ a _ _'m _ca es_ iy_tn the.m5tt?re allowed in--the c ps a ordinance,and no person shall city in such cos in�uch cases and'4,41 artrlaO •�GCIE= Mg ti dtt)utri� l .��nc plaint,and if he shall find such matters to be animal con I ile a.•ing any such • - _ 'Sa.>lc} _ t• of re -.. t 'S.taft true,he shall assess against said defendant a e e t i ��"lmelit of fires as ma uire - ha ti, ace 0; mega SIIIICIE" pu>;'I • g• n'mal o aid d fined$except the town marshal o assist r s e P dl?e fine in accordance with the provisions of •this or such person as may be by the town marshal I _ - - •y-ue-ru]nrred, and shall _- have power to order any company, fireman h-"`r ten "� 31•arr1P, gDa2D I n,,,^ authorized io release the same. Whoever shall ordinance,and tax against him accosts the mar- orother person swat from any such fire, and Wn[• BEAMOND, shal'a fees for taking n im impounding violate any of the provisions of this section _• any person refusing to comply with such order Attest: g P, P g,posting shall be deemed guilty of a misdereanor, and Mayor• notices, service of warrant and subpoenas,at- shall• deemed guilty of a •misdemeanor, and Toll TnIR7,AwAy' tendance upon court and care of said •animals, upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less said •engineer shall have power to arrest any Secretary, witness fees and magistrate fees, as in other than five nor more than fifty dollars. • such offender,to call all necessary •assistance cases,and shall enter•judgment against the de- SECTION 17. If any person,being the owner - for making such arrest, and shall cause said An Ordinance, fendant•therefor,and that the animals so im- o(Yender to be delivered over to the town mar- or leaving the possession or control of any ani- pounded be sold to satisfy the judgment fine, mal,shall permit the same to run at large within shal or some other authorized officer without and costs. the limits of this town, he shall be deemed unnecessary delay. An Ordina�zce in relation to animals run SECTION 10. If the defendant shall then guilty of a misdemeanor,and upon corlyjct,yY��__-- SECTIOx 5. The assistant engineer shall as- ning ctt,large, forthwith pay such fine, judgment and costs, thereof shall be fined Kist said •chief engineer BL IT oItDAIVui by the Board of Trustees the marshal shall forthwith release sai,� .• ••o alneer in the discharge of his of the Town of Louisville: m' CTlox 18. For the uses and purposes official •duties,and,in the absence of the •chief ma's upon sail • '-' specified in this •ordinance the town pound is • engineer,he shall exercise all the ()wars and SECTION 1. No animal shall be m'!,--'-- ••t gem em; but if the defendant shall P 1 hereb declared to be at Louisville,situated on P run at_1.tir e_c tl+- -w imperative 'limits of fail or refuse to pay caul fine, judgment and Y perform all the duties pertaining to t of oni,;h the Town of Louisville, and any'animal so costs,and to take charge of said animals,then lots n. IS in block Five, in the town of of the chief engineer. In the absence of both found running at large is hereby declared a it shall be the duty of the marshal to advertise Louisville, County of Boulder and State of engineers the foreman of the oldest fire tom- nuisance. and sell said animals at public sale •in manner•pony present,or in his absence the foreman of Colorado. SECTION 2. The town marshal and his dep- as provided for the sale of goods and chattels SECTION 19. The word animal wherever ap- the next oldest fire company present,shall ea- uty or deputies,and every citizen of this town on execution, and shall apply the critics such powers and perform such duties, years, PP Y proceeds, Peering in this ordinance shall be deemed to in es the age of twenty-one ears, are hereby first to the payment of the fine and judgment elude horses asses,mules,cattle,sheep,swine SECTION 6. The board of trustees may, authorized and empowered to abate such nui- and accrued costs,and shall pay over any sari- and goats. Words usedinthisordinanceimport- from time to time,appoint such number as it sauce by leading,driving or carrying any such plus to the treasurer of the town,but if suffi_ g singular number only may be applied may deem necessary of the members of the fire in the sin Y PP animal to the town pound and delivering the cient is not realized from such sale to pay such to the plural of persons and things,and words departmental special policemen,who shall in said animal to the town pound master or other judgment,fine and costs,then the magistrate importing the plural only may be applied to case of fire in the town repair to the place person in charge of said pound. In case there shall issue his writ ofe execution for theiesidue, the singular. Words importing the masculine where the fire may be and attend diligently to shall be no such town pound, or if it should to be satisfied as provided by law for the en- gender only may be applied to females also. the preservation of the public peace, the pre- become impossible or inconvenient to impound forcement of judgments for fines and penalties SECTION 20. During the absence from the ventions of thefts,and the loss or distraction such animal at such pound,then the said ani- for the violation of city and town ordinances. town or inablity of the town marshal to act, of property,and whilst thus engaged at such nisi may be impounded at any other suitable SECTION il. If the •owner of any animal im- his deputy shall at all times have full power to fires such policemen shkll have such power to place •within this town. make arrests of all offenders against the ordin pounded shall be unknown to the marshal, the act in his stead under the provisions of this SECTION 3. Until otherwise provided b •or- •proceedings before the magistrate shall be ordinance and in•its enforcement. antes of the town in the same manner as the •dinance the town marshal shall be pound mas- against the unknown owner,(giving the Wain- Passed by the board of trustees March 28th, town marshal,and bring such offenders before ter and his deputy or deputies shall be deputy ber and kind of animals impounded,)and upon 1895. a magistrate or deliver them over to any officer pound.masters. doing general police duty, said special police- the marshal filing his copy of notice and com- W rr. BEAMOND, men to be subject to the town marshal, and SECTION 4. Upon the taking up and impound- plaint,as provided in section eight of this or- Attest: Mayor.•shall be entitled to no compensation for their in gof any such animal as aforesaid,said marshal dinance,and it appearing that the name of the TOM THIIILA�YAi-, services other than fees that shall be legaly shall forthwith give notice thereof •by posting owner•is unknown,the magistrate shall issue a Clerk. taxed against any such offender by a magis- notices,one at the entrance of the pound, one notice in substance as follows: First published in the ADVANCE, on March trate, when such offender shall have been at the post of&ce in this town and one at the WI[EREAS, the marshal of this town has 3U 1895. brought before such magistrate by such police- office of the police magistrate, •of such taking complained to me that he has taken up and im- man. Such special policemen shall be exempt up and impounding,containing,as near as may pounded(giving kind and description •of the from all service as a fireman at such fires ex- be,a discription of the animal impounded; the animals)found running at large within this ps cept such police duties, and no person who name of the owner,if known to •him; and that town and that the owner or owners of said ani- • M rs. Ida H i Ito n, holds any other office in the fire department or unless said animal shall be claimed and the mals is unknown to him. in any company thereof shall be appointed as cost of impounding and feeding said animal be Now,therefore,notice is hereby given, that E such policeman. paid to said dnotic.l by a certain hour to be atrial will be had upon said complaint.at my CO FECTI0 � fl!. named in said notice,which shall be not less office,on the day.of at SECTION 7. No apparatus of the fire depart- than forty-eight hours after the impounding, the hour of o'clock. ...M.• when and ment shall be taken from the town,except to a then lee will report said impounding to the o- where the unknown owner ma a fire, without permission of the ma or and P g P y ppear and de- whenever mayor, lice magistrate for adjudication. fend if he sees fit to do so. Cigars and Tobacco. whenever any fire occurs out of town, it shall SECTION 5. In case such animal is branded Given under my hand and seal this day • be the duty of only such fire companies to re- and the owner is unknown, the marshal shall of POST OFFICE STAND. (SEAL.) - - "ti>r •