The Police Jury of the pariah of Ascension
do ordain as follows:
SEc. 1. That Chapter XII of the Code
Ordinance of the said parish, compiled by
M. Masks and published by Ascension
Leader in 1871, shall be amended by attach
ing to said chapter the to!lowiung seetlon :
"' SEC. 15. That all animals found at largr
in any lands fronting on the Miisslinppi
river or Bayou Lafourche having an inclos
ure along its front line sufficient to turn
stock, may be taken up by the owner of
said lands or his agents, and thereupon may
be treated as if taken up on the public high
way under sec. 9 of this chapter; or nmay ie
delivered to the Justice of the Peace of the
ward, to be kept until the owner comes
forward and pays all reasonable charges
and costs incurred or ascruicn" to the said
Justice, or by his order: anti the said Jus
tice is authorized to advertise at description
of said estras, anal if no person shall come
forward in thirty days and prove ownership
and pay the costs and charges due on said
animals, the samie shall be sold at publio
auction by the tJutice of the Peace of the
ward, after ten days notice published in a
newspaper and set up in the ward, and the
proceeds thierolf, after deducting costs and
charges, paid unto the Parish cTrasurcr, to
be held by Ihin tor the account of the owner
of said aniluals ; provided, that nothing
couthined in this ordinance shall be held to
apply . to he sv-cnth ;iand eighth wards."
Scc. '?. 'IThat the fee of the Justice for
verifyving the ownership shall he fifty cents,
provided no advertisement be made till
after three days, and for posting advertise
ments one dollar.
