Sec. 6. The public ground comprised between St. Denis, Viger square. Craig, St. Hubert, and Dubord Streets, with the vacant space on the south-west side of St. Denis Street, forming the continuation of the square herein referred to, shall be known and designated as "Viger Square." square. Sec. 7. The public ground extending from St. Mary Papineau square. Sec. 8. The public ground formed by the intersection of Chaboillez St. Maurice, Inspector, and Chaboillez Streets with St. Joseph Street, as now bounded and comprised in the St. Antoine and St. Ann's Wards, shall be known and designated as "Chaboillez Square." square. Sec. 9. The public ground at and adjoining the intersection Richmond of St. Antoine and Richmond Streets, as now bounded, in the St. Antoine Ward of this City, shall be known and designated as "Richmond Square." square. Sec. 10. The public ground intervening between Beaver Beaver Hall Hall Terrace and Phillips Place, with a portion of Dorchester Street as boundary on the south-east side thereof, in the St. Antoine Ward of the said City, shall be known and designated as "Beaver Hall Square." Sec. 11. The public ground lying and situate in the said Phillips square. St. Antoine Ward, bounded by Cathcart Street, Union Avenue and St. Catherine Street, on the south-east, south-west and north-west, and by Phillips Place on the north-east side thereof, shall be known and designated as "Phillips Square." Sec. 12. The public ground in front of St. James' Church, St. James' lying and situate in the St. Louis Ward of the said City, bounded by St. Denis Street on the north-east, and by private property on the south-east, south-west and north-west, shall be known and designated as "St. James' Square." square. Sec. 13. The public ground extending from St. Mary Parthenais Street to Parthenais Street as now bounded, in the St. square. Mary's Ward of this City, shall be known and designated as "Parthenais Square." Games prohib Sec. 14. No person shall play at ball, cricket, or at any ited in squares. other game or play whatever, in any of the inclosed public squares or grounds in this City, under a Penalty not exceeding Five Dollars, or an Imprisonment not exceeding Fortyeight Hours for every offence. No person to injure trees, grass, &c. on squares. Duties of City Surveyor in relation to squares. Sec. 15. No person shall walk, stand or lie upon any part of any of the enclosed Public Squares or grounds laid out and appropriated for shrubbery or grass; or pull up, break down, remove or injure any of the trees, grass, shrubbery, flowers, fences or other fixtures or things in and about, or pertaining to any inclosed Public Square or ground, under a Penalty not exceeding Five Dollars, or an Imprisonment not exceeding Forty-eight Hours for every offence. Sec. 16. It shall be the duty of the City Surveyor to superintend all inclosed Public Squares or grounds, and keep the fences thereof in repair, the walks in order, and the trees properly trimmed. He shall likewise cause printed or written copies of the second and third Sections of this ordinance to be posted in the said squares or grounds. No horse, cattle &c., to run at large. Penalty. BE CHAPTER XXV. By-Law concerning Public Pounds. E it ordained and enacted by the Council of the City of Sec. 1. No Horse, Cattle, Swine, Hog, Sheep, or Goat, shall be permitted to run at large at any time in the City, or graze, browse, or feed upon any of the streets, squares, lanes, alleys, or public places of this City, under the following Penalties against the owners or keepers, or persons having charge of the same, viz. : For each Stallion, Bull, Boar, or Ram.... $1 00 established. Sec. 2. Public Pounds shall be, and they are hereby Public pounds established in this City, as follows, viz.: one at the Cattle Market, in the St. James' Ward; one at the St. Gabriel Market, in the St. Ann's Ward, of the said City, and one at each of the Police Stations in the said City; and the Clerks of the said Markets, for the time being, and the Sergeants or Policemen, on duty at the said Stations, shall have charge and act as Keepers of the said Pounds respectively. animals. Sec. 3. All Horses, Cattle, Swine, Hogs, Sheep, or Goats Impounding found at large within the said City, or grazing, browsing, or feeding upon any of the streets, squares, lanes, or alleys of the said City, may be taken by any person or persons and driven or carried to either of the said Pounds, or to any Police Station in the said City, for delivery at the nearest Pound; and it shall be the duty of the Pound-keepers, or Duties of pound persons having charge of such Pounds, to receive and im- keepers. pound the same, and to enter in a book to be kept by them for that purpose, the names and places of abode of all persons who may bring any such horse, cattle, swine, hog, sheep, or goat to such Pounds, and the time of bringing the same respectively; and the said Pound-keepers shall pay to the persons bringing any such horse, cattle, swine, hog, sheep, or goat to such Pounds, one half of the penalty incurred for each and every animal as hereinbefore provided for. policemen. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of all Constables of the Police Duty of Force of the said City, whenever they see or meet any horse, cattle, swine, hog, sheep, or goat running at large in contravention of this By-law, or whenever their attention is directed by any Citizen to any such animal running at large as aforesaid, to immediately drive the same to the nearest Pound. Sec. 5. If the owner of any such horse, cattle, swine, Impounded hog, sheep, or goat, or any other person entitled to redeem be redeemed. animals may Duty of pound keeper on the same, shall appear and claim such animal at any time before the sale thereof, it shall be the duty of the Poundkeeper to deliver the same, on receiving the amount in full of the penalty and necessary expenses incurred for each and every animal. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Pound-keepers, on delivering the making delivery of any animal so impounded, before sale, or same. Notice of sale. Form of notice. Animals may be sold. Animals may be sold if not paid for. on payment of surplus money after sale, to obtain from the person or persons claiming the same, his, her, or their name or names, and residence, and to enter the same in a book, together with the date when such animal was left, and the date when the same was sold or redeemed, as the case may be. Sec. 7. If no person shall appear to claim such animal or animals so impounded, within five days after the same may have been impounded, or if the person claiming such animal shall refuse or neglect to pay the penalty and necessary expenses incurred thereon, it shall be the duty of the Poundkeeper to give at least three days' notice of the sale thereof. Sec. 8. Such notice shall contain a general description of the animal or animals impounded, and shall be posted up in some conspicuous place at the Public Pound where the same shall have been impounded, and also at the several public Markets in the said City. Sec. 9. If, at the expiration of the time specified in the said notice, no person shall appear to claim the animal or animals therein specified and referred to, or if any person shall appear to claim the same, but shall refuse or neglect to pay the penalty and necessary expenses accrued on such animal or animals, the same shall be offered to public competition and sold to the highest bidder by the Pound-keeper at the Pound where the said animal or animals are kept. Sec. 10. If, after the sale of any animal as aforesaid, the purchaser does not immediately pay the price thereof, the Pound-keeper may forthwith cause the animal to be resold, and so continue to do until the price is paid, and shall only give up possession after such payment. how applied. Sec. 11. In case of the sale of any impounded animal or Proceeds of sale, animals, the said Pound-keeper shall retain out of the proceeds of such sale, sufficient to pay the amount of the penalty, and all necessary expenses incurred by him on account of the said. animal or animals. Sec. 12. If, after such sale, and whilst the proceeds thereof remain in the hands of the Pound-keeper, the former owner .of any animal or animals so impounded and sold, shall appear and claim the proceeds of such sale, it shall be the duty of the Pound-keeper to deduct from the proceeds of such sale the penalty, and expenses, as provided in the last preceding section; to ascertain the name and residence of such owner, and to pay over the balance of the proceeds of such sale, if any, to the person so claiming to be the owner, upon satisfactory proof of ownership being given to such Pound-keeper. Owner of ani mal may redeem the same by paying fees. turns to be pound Sec. 13. It shall be the duty of each and every Pound- Monthly rekeeper, at the end of each month, to make out and present to made by the City Clerk a full and detailed report, showing the number keepers. of animals received into and discharged from the Public Pound during the year; the particular date when each animal was so received and when each was discharged, and whether the same was redeemed or sold, and if redeemed, how much was received by him on account of such animal, and the name of the person from whom it was received, and if sold, how much was paid therefor, the name of the purchaser and the amount of the Pound-keeper's expenses thereon, and the balance, if any, remaining over and above such expenses, and to whom paid, and the balance of such moneys remaining in his hands, which balance, if any, shall, prior to making such report, be paid over to the City Treasurer. breaking Sec. 14. No person or persons shall break open, or in any Penalty for manner directly or indirectly aid or assist in breaking open pounds. any Public Pound, or shall take or let any animal or animals out of any Public Pound, without the consent of the Poundkeeper, under a Penalty not exceeding Twenty Dollars, or an Imprisonment not exceeding Thirty Days, or both, for each and every offence. |