§ 27. Animal pound.

Be it enacted, that, in order to give effect to the foregoing section, said mayor and council shall have authority to establish a pound and to change the same whenever they see proper; to fix a schedule of charges and penalties to be paid by the owner of such impounded animals before they are released from the pound; to regulate the mode and manner of sale or disposition of impounded animals or fowls where no owner appears or where payment of impounding fees charged, penalties, or cost is refused; to provide for the disposition of the proceeds of the sale of impounded animals and to provide for the punishment of all persons who, without authority, break or enter the pound.