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Communications. --- We should have been pleased if our correspondent had infused rather less of the 'Cayenne pepper' into his article. But, as the provocation was great, we publish it without alteration.--Editor. For the Warsaw Message. REV JOHN HARPER. Mr. Editor:--You will please excuse the freedom I use, in requesting you to insert in your paper, some thoughts suggested by the perusal of an extraordinary article published in the 'Nauvoo Neighbor,' over the signature of 'John Harper.' Strange events are happening in these latter days, and we should not be surprised at any thing, however absurd and ridiculous. I confess moreover, that I was a little startled on reading the above named article, which I take the liberty to pronounce from beginning to end, a tissue of the most absolute falsehoods. And who, I would ask, is this John Harper? I answer, that in my private and public opinion he is, (as well as I can identify him,) as near the little end of nothing at all, blown up into a bladder of wind, as I can imagine, or else a tiny drop of water swelled to a bubble to its utmost tension; or forsooth a Toadie, trying to inflate himself into the bodily shape and personal identity of a Jackass. In such utter contempt do I hold such cattle I should certainly have passed by his effusion in silence; as every one acquainted with him ought; and permit it to go for what it is worth, treating it as I trust that every decent man will, whatever emanates from that lying and disgusting print, yclept 'The Nauvoo Neighbor'. But sung that the said John Harper, who claims to be, ('Angels and ministers of grace defend us') a preacher of the Gospel of an orthodox church, not the Mormon church, as he, himself, avers, I should say however, that he may be soon, for undoubtedly he is a most fit material, might exert in consequence of his clerical title some little influence on a few honest persons, ignorant of his true character. I therefore deem it a duty to give, so far as I am able, a short sketch of this Rev. Hoosier since he made his debut in those parts. When I first became acquainted with him I found as I supposed, remarkable for nothing save his superlative ignorance and vanity, topped off with an inordinate thirst for office. But it would seem that neither Whigs or Democrats, Anti-Mormons or Mormons have been abe to find one that he was supposed qualified to fill; and so particularly anxious was he, to procure the favors of his latter-day friends, the dear Nauvoo Saints, that like Jacob of old, he determined to go to Nauvoo and serve there 'near six weeks,' in order to secure their embraces. But it appears he only succeeded, so far as to convince even the Mormons themselves, that he was very much troubled with a disease, of which some persons are afflicted usually called the "Big-head." Hence I suppose the terms "disappointed office seekers" and "disgraceful circumstances" are so flippantly used in his communication already alluded to. I shall now proceed to notice some of the assertations he has made in regard to the meet ing of the 6th of September and show that he has basely and wilfully misrepresented the facts. He states that he knows the leaders of this meeting to be "Broken down office-hunters," and "some if not all of them have been running to Nauvoo," &c. I ask the Rev. Bubble, if his neighbors Messrs. Daniel Beaver, Reuben Graves and Valentine Wilson (men compared with whose standing in community, this chaffy thing would not be named in the same day) are "broken down office-hunters" and "disappointed office seekers" terms which ring in his ears, no doubt, like death bells! It was of such mob, I would have him to know, that from every part of the county, this meeting was composed. Yet this mutton head has the daring affrontery to charge such citizens with being the authors of what he is pleased to call "the disgraceful circumstances that have recently transpired at Carthage." He has also the graceless impudence to state, that, "he felt called on to say that the preamble and resolutions published in the Message &c., are grossly absurd and most of the statements are qualifiedly false; and that the meeting throughout was conducted under an unholy influence." Indeed, Mr. Ignoramus! And I call upon you, to point out one single statement made in the preamble and resolution that is "unqualifiedly false." Can you do it sir? No, you know sir that every charge made in that preamble is susceptible of the most positive proof, and if you do not, it is to be attributed to your stupidity and ignorance. Perhaps though, it is a matter you had not thought on; possible the imp who wrote that silly article for you put those words into your mouth without consulting you: taking this for granted I shall pass on. Again he says "the Message states that the preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, and this statement he knows to be false, that he and many others voted in the negative" &c. Now sir, I happened to be at the meeting as well as yourself, and have no recollection that more than one vote was heard at any time in the negative, and that one was supposed to be given by a stultified Mormon, who was generally considered a cypher. And admitting that you did vote ne you say, and it does not alter the case in the |
least; for as you are considered nobody, it was evidently no vote. So I take it that you and the Mormon would be as nought added to nothing; & what would be the result? Why just nothing at all. He says "it was a Whig meeting so far as he could discover." In this he doubtless lied· Did he not see some of his most respectable neighbors who are democrats in the meeting? If he has forgotten, I will remind him of a few names; did not your nearest neighbor Mr. Danl. Beaver take an active part? and was not Mr. Hy Hunter and Mr. John Cameron with many others, all worthy farmers, present and warm advocates for the case? You know these persons above named to be democrats, and I have selected them because they are your neighbors and it leaves you no excuse for your gross misrepresentations. Now I would ask what has called forth this malignant production from the half-witted puff of wind! Can it be, as he would fain have us think, in consequence of his enlarged patriotism and wide-spread philanthropy including as he boastingly asserts, "not only this State but the whole United States," (extensive surface that, for so small a pattern) or is it in sympathy for this most abused and mob-immolated people; or is it rather because he hopes if he still continues, (Spaniel-like) to while about them and wag his tail, in other words his tongue, in their favour, they may induced at last, peradventure to toss him a crust. I shall now wind up by admonishing his mock Reverence that if he shall again undertake to misrepresent and slander a large and respectable portion of the citizens of his county, and for the base purpose too, of pandering to the most vicious and corrupt combination of adventurers of whom the history of the world gives any account,he may, like another foolish viper of which I have read, find himself biting a file, or it may turn out A RASP. --- For the Warsaw Message. ARREST OF THE PROPHET. Mr. Editor:--Having read an article in your last Message under the caption of "The last case at Nauvoo," allow me through the medium of your paper, to enquire of those most likely to know, the reasons why Mr· Charles did not execute the writ mentioned by arresting Smith, and having him brought before the proper Justice, there to answer. Did Smith refuse to come? if so, has the con. stable no other power at command, to assist in compelling an individual against whom he has a warrant to obey? Is the service of the "posse comitatus" at his command or not? Has a constable a right, when commanded by a legal writ, to arrest the boys of an individual charged with crime, to consider that man's word, or any other evidence whatever, that he may adduce or offer before him as a constable, sufficient reason why he should not do his duty by serving such writ? The writ says "arrest and bring the body forthwith;" does it add likewise "unless you receive such evidence as may lead you to think he should not arrest?" No, nothing of the kind; the language of the writ is imperative, commanding him to do a certain act--and does not give him a discretionary power, to do it, or leave it undone at his option! If Smith had been arrested & discharged by a court at Nauvoo, for the same crime with which the writ charged him--he should have produced evidence of the fact, before Justice Rockwell who issued the writ, and not before Constable Charles, who was charged with the execution of it. Did Constable Charles return the writ, with an endorsement, that Smith was arrested and discharged by a court at Nauvoo, for the offence charged in the writ? Did Justice Rockwell receive such an endorsement, as a sufficient service of the writ? It is said by some that the sight of the Lusty Prophet so "unstrung the nerves" of our fearless Constable, as caused him to retrace his steps with despatch, back to the meridian of his own home. But I hope "he" will repudiate the idea of "fear," and give a "correct" statement of the "why and wherefore" of his course in the matter of the "writ." A CITIZEN. Hancock Co, Sept. 28th 1843. --- The Mormons.--Joe Smith's now batch of parsons are traversing the whole state. It seems they are not altogether unsuccessful in their Missionary labors. Recently at Bunkum, a small place on the road to Danville, three of these preachers persuaded as many females to leave their liege lords and go with them to that city of delights and terrestrial paradise, the holy city of Nauvoo. What arguments the pious fathers made use of we have not ascertained, nor whether their success were owing to personal attractions--a find bead of hair a handsome hand. &c, Matters which have been to the full as effective with the ladies in the pulpit as out of it. The husbands of the three Bunkum ladies were respectively a landlord, a tailor and a blacksmith. The son of Vulcan swore lustily that he would overhaul the saints and give them a sound drubbing. From what we hear we conclude that the others were but too glad to get rid of those who should have been but were not their better halves.--Chicago Express. A French dentist, failing, after several trials, to extract a lady's tooth, accounted for it by saying that 'nothing bad could come out of her mouth.' t the late term of the Circuit Court in Rockville, Indiana, Miss Mary Brison recovered a judgment for $1000 damages, in an action for a breach of marriage contrct against Mr. Bryant Seymour. American cheese is now taken to England, brought back, and readily sold as prime English cheese. Good. A proposition is before the Boston board of Aldermen to pave the city with iron. |
THE WARSAW MESSAGE. --- TH. GREGG,....EDITOR. --- Warsaw, Illinois. --- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1843. FOR PRESIDENT, HENRY CLAY, OF KENTUCKY. --- FOR VICE PRESIDENT, JOHN DAVIS, OF MASSACHUSETTS. Subject to the decision of a National Convention. Notice.--The partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. WM. Y. PATCH, TH. GREGG. The business of the office will in future be conducted by the undersigned, to whom, or to his authorized agents, all payments must be made. TH. GREGG. Warsaw, Sept. 6, 1943. --- TO SUBSCRIBERS.--We are in great need of a little Cash, to purchase a supply of paper for the winter. Those indebted to us will greatly oblige us by forwarding by mail or handing to Agents the amounts of their indebtedness. Bills will be forwarded in a week or two. --- We are under the necessity of adopting a new rule in regard to Job work. Hereafter, all Jobs done in this office must be paid for on delivery. The Rule is imperative--and will be strictly adhered to. Sept. 27. --- The Proceedings of the Anti-Mormon Convention at Carthage, and the Letters of Governor Ford to the Governor of Missouri, in an Extra, for sale at this office. Our Exchanges Have been much neglected of late. We shall endeavor to be more punctual hereafter. All those to whom this No. of the Message is addressed, will please consider it an invitation for a regular exchange. --- A Wheel within a Wheel. Some smart chop at Nauvoo, who signs himself 'Viator,' is writing letters to a little paper at Boston, called 'The Bee,' in which, although professing to be no Mormon, his chief object appears to be to prove the Mormons the nicest most virtuous, and orderly people on the earth. One of his article, on the legal rights of the brethern, is a perfect curiosity in its way. In it he attempts to show, that the city of Nauvoo contains, by virtue of its Charter, all the rights and powers possessed by the State of Illinois, or any of the other States of the Union; that the City Council is possessed of the same powers, within the limits of the city, as the Legislature of the State may exercise over the people of the State: in short, that it is the supreme Law-making power of the city. Next we may expect to find 'Viator' addressing Congress, asking the admission of the 'State of Nauvoo' into the Union! 'Viator' intimates that he belongs to the legal profession. Now, we venture the opinion, that no 'legal gentleman' in Nauvoo, unconnected with the Mormon church, will dare to advocate such absurd and monstrous doctrines, over his own name! We shall see. --- It is stated that the Hon. Elisha Whittlesey has resigned his post as Sixth Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department. --- Van Buren in Illinois. We announced last week that the State Register had hoisted the Van Buren Flag, and was going strong for him, 'subject to the decision of a National Convention.' We will not give some of the reasons urged by the Register, for this movement in favor of the Sage of Lindenwold. 1. The Popular will of the State. The Register asserts that a large majority of the Democracy of the State prefer Van Buren to any other candidate. This may be, but we can find many sensible men belonging to the 'Democracy,' who think Colonel Johnson is stronger in Illinois than Van Buren. Put that and that together. 2. Van Buren was cheated out of his election in 1840. He was, eh? These people! How they sometimes 'cheat' the office-helders! If turning corrupt men out of office, is cheating them, we will agree with the Register, that Van Buren was badly cheated. 3. 'We are sure of his principles.' Ah! there you are right! His principles are easily distinguished. There are 'seven' of them--'five loaves and two fishes'--and he and his branch of the 'Democracy' are remarkable for their adherence to them. 4. 'It is not the man but the principles we restore.' We very much doubt whether the 'man' would care to be restored, if the 'seven principles' are not restored with him. Strong reasons, these, for the support of Van Buren. What say the many Johnson, Calhoun and Gass men, throughout the State to this movement of the Register? None of our business, however. --- The Illinois Statesman, of Sept. 11, contains 12 columns of matter illustrating the editor's opinions on the subject of Slavery. From a partial glance at them, we infer they are about so-so. --- The Baton Rouge Gazette has the following: 'If any of those who owe this office have any money, or can get any, honestly or dishonestly, righteously or unrighteously, by work, theft or murder, we wish to share it with them. The article is necessary to our getalongativeness,' |
The Illinois Statesman, Published in Jacksonville, and conducted by Professor J. B. Turner, of Illinois College. manifests an unusual solicitude lest the Mormon brethern should be abused and maltreated, by the old citizens of this and the surrounding counties. We will not complain of the Statesman's solicitude in the matter; for, with it, we will readily agree, that the honor and fair fame of our State and people, depends upon the manner in which this controversy is conducted. That it requires prudence and coolness, as well as promptness and energy, all will admit; but that something must be done to arrest the growing evil, the Statesman itself cannot but acknowledge. Although there may be some evil-disposed persons among those calling themselves Anti-Mormons, who would be willing to 'drive out' the Mormons for their offences, yet such is not the character of the body of the Anti-Morman party. With what of surprise, then, will the reader regard the following annunciation made by the paper above alluded to, in its notice of the Carthage Convention. It says: 'And still these gentlemen [the members of the convention] call on their fellow citizens to exterminate, root and branch, some 10 or 15 thousand men, women, and children, without judge, without jury, without trial, without any specifications of circumstances, and without eve hearing the opposite party in their own defence.' Now, we ask--in heaven's name--when was there ever so gross a charge made against a body of citizens? And upon such flimsy grounds? It is a slander--yes a slander--upon a large body of the people--of the whole people, of this section of country; and the Statesman owes it to the cause of truth and justice to retract. We do not charge our brother of the Statesman, with intentionally misrepresenting the views and feelings of his fellow citizens: But, if we understand the policy and measures of the party with which we have always acted, he had been most grossly deceived in his estimate of them. We have been, and we desire to be, a law-abiding people; and we are not willing that our friends abroad should make such wholesale charges against us. It is enough that the Prophet and his minions and panderers, should vilify and traduce us, in sermons and speeches from the stand, and in letters to the penny newspapers, without our having the epithets of 'mobocrats' and 'murderers' flung in our faces, by those who should be our friends. For our part, we will repel them, let them come from what quarter they may. --- The Royal Family. The following items of expense paid by the People of Great Britain, for the support of the Royal Family, is furnished by Thurlow Weed, from the Queen's civil List, in his letters to the Albany Evening Journal:
Besides many other similar appropriations. Who wants a hereditary Monarchy? --- Why all the Mormons should be secretly instructed from Nauvoo, to vote for Browning, is a mystery.--State Register. We know not that such was the case: But we do know that the Mormons in the Sixth District were instructed to vote for Hoge -- Can the Register explain this? If so, does it not 'owe it to the public to do so?' --- Thurlow Weed, in his letters form G. Britain, giving a description of the British Museum, says the number of books in the library of that institution, is at least 300,000; and that it occupies apartments a quarter of a mile long. --- There is a movement in New York in favor of remodeling the constitution of that State. One of the changes attempted to be made, is in the mode of electing Judicial officers; to throw the appointment of Judges directly to the people and to shorten their official term. --- The Cambridge Palladium says: The number of American vessels engaged in the Oil trade and whale fishery is 645. Of this number 217, or one third of the whole, belong to New Bedford. --- There are over 400 prisoners in the Ohio Penitentiary--and the nett income for last year exceeded 21,000 dollars. --- There are four mints in the United States, viz: At Philadelphia, New Orleans, Dahlonega, Ga., and Charleston, N. C. --- The entire specie in the World is estimated at 1,900,000,000 dollars, of which 1,000,000,000 dollars is supposed to be in Europe. --- There was in the port of Chicago, on the 7th inst., 58 vessels--viz: 4 steamers, 1 ship, 1 propeller, 9 brigs, 41 schooners, and 2 sloops. --- Somebody has said--bow not to the rich till you are unable to stand before an honest man. --- General Green, Postmaster at Boston, it is said will be reappointed to that office. --- American Lobsters have been sent to Eng land by the Steamships. |
Dreadful Disaster! Explosion and Loss of Life!!--Destruction of the Steamer Clipper on Bayou Sara. By last Saturday's St. Louis Republican, received on Monday, we learn that the bailers of the Steamboat Clipper exploded on the 19th ultimo, causing her entire destruction, and a tremendous loss of life. Full particulars will be found below from an Extra from the office of the Louisiana Chronicle: -- Louisiana Chronicle Extra. Wednesday morning, Sept. 20 1843 Destruction of the Steamer Clipper No. 1--Great Loss of Life.--It has become our mournful duty to record one of the most terrible catastrophes which has ever happened on the Mississippi. Yesterday, at about a quarter past 12 o'clock, as the steamer Clipper No. 1 was backing out from her moorings at our landing, she blew up, with an explosion that shook earth, air and heaven, as through the walls of the world were tumbling to pieces about our ears. All the boilers bursting simultaneously, machinery, vast fragments of the boilers, huge beams of timber, furniture and human beings in every direction, were alike shot up perpendicularly many hundred fathoms in the air. On reaching the great height, the various bodies diverged like the jets of a fountain in all directions--falling to the earth and upon roofs of houses, in some instances, as much as two hundred and fifty yards from the scene of destruction. The hapless victims were scalded, crushed, torn, mangled, and scattered in every possible direction--many into the river, some in in the streets, some on the other side of the Bayou, nearly 300 yards; some torn asunder by coming in contact with pickets and posts, and others shot like cannon-balls through the solid walls of houses at a great distance from the boat. All in front of the wheel house appears as though swept by a whirlwind. But anything like an adequate description of the scene of the wreck and ruin, is utterly out of the question. What remains of the hull has been firmly lashed to the shore: but it seems to have broken in two and partially sunk. She had just taken on board, at the Rail Road Depot, about 80 pales of cotton, nearly all of which (together with the money-chest and most of the cabin furniture), we are glad to learn, has been saved. On reaching, the spot, under whip and spur, we immediately bent our steps towards tee temporary hospital hastily prepared for the reception of such as might be found to retain a spark to life. Tee scene was such as we hope never to look upon again. The floor of the two large ware-roems were literally strewed with the wounded and dying, and others pouring in as fast as it was possible to convey them--praying, groaning, howling, and writhing in every possible contortion of physical agony. In the midst of this confusing din, up to their armpits in oil and cotton and bandages, we found our praiseworthy physicians, like good Samaritans, doing good, quietly and silently, but with the activity, apparently of fifty pair of hands--now washing a burn, now dressing a wound, and anon splintering a fractured limb. Indeed, our citizens generally--every man and mother's son--appeared anxious as to how they might render some service to the poor sufferers, white and black, without distinction. The following are the most important particulars, as far as we have been able to gather them. The crew consisted of 1 captain, 1 mate, 2 clerks, 3 engineers, 2 pilots, 1 carpenter, 1 watchman, 1 chambermaid, 5 stewarts, 3 cooks, 15 firemen, 8 deck hands. Passengers--L. Thomas, missing; P. B Montamat, commission merchant, New Orleans, and one small boy wounded. Deck passengers--1 wounded, 2 not hurt. Capt. Lauret escaped unhurt. Mr. Bessy, chief clerk, missing, & second clerk killed. J. Tyson, chief engineer, badly wounded. Wm. Samper, second engineer, 150 or 200 yards, through the roof and gable end of a house into a back yard against a fence--one arm torn off, and fragments of his carcass, scattered over the trees. William Nelson, third engineer, killed. Arnault J. Lavaud pilot, missing, W. Wall, pilot, killed; John Patterson, mate, badly scalded, though likely to recover; Gabrial Pool, carpenter, missing; Watcman killed; Chambermaid saved unhurt; Stewards, all killed or missing; two of the cooks killed and one wounded; eight firemen killed or missing; four deck hands killed or missing. --- By a census lately taken, Burlington, Iowa contains a population of 1831 persons. It is said that Mrs. Norton, the authoress, has the intention of removing to the United States. The Shoe business is improving in Massachusetts. Gerham Parks has been appointed Attorney of the U. S. in place of John Holmes deceased, also, Wm. H. Rogers, Attorney of the U. S. for Delaware, in the place of James A. Bayard resigned. There are 39 towns and villages in the U S. of the name of Springfield. Van Buren, Calhoun, Cass, Johnson and Webster were all born in the year 1782. It is said that peach scions do well grafted in the butternut. It is the duty of every man to be a politician. The receipts into the New York Post-office amount in a year to 300,000 dollars. The total vote of Indians, at the last election was 121,000. 'The Mississippi Valley Farmer," is the name of a new Agricultural paper published at St. Louis, at $100 per annum. A rascal, on a trial in Lexington, Ky., actually picked his lawyer's pocket of a silver snuff box while he was making a speech to the jury in his favor |
Corporation Ordinances --- AN ORDINANCE To prevent persons from selling liquors in less quantities than one quart. Section 1. Be it ordained by the President and trusteed of the Town of Warsaw, That if any person or persons shall sell any wines or spirituous liquors in less quantities than one quart, within the limits of said town, without first obtaining a license of the clerk of the board therefor, he, she, or they, shall for every such offence, be subject to a fine of not less than fifteen nor more than fifty dollars, to be collected before any magistrate having jurisdiction thereof. All ordinances and enactments in any way conflicting with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Passed September 23, 1843. Attest, TH. GREGG, Clerk. --- AN ORDINANCE Appointing a Town Constable. Ordered, That John H Lawton be and is hereby appointed Town Constable, and that he be required to file a bond with the Clerk in the sum of five hundred dollars to be approved by the board. Passed Sept. 23; 1843. Attest, TH. GREGG, Clerk. --- AN ORDINANCE Authorizing the erection of a Public Pound, and appointing a Public Pound keeper, declaring swine running at large within the Corporation a public nuisance, &c. &c. Section 1. Be it ordained by the President and Trustees of the Town of Warsaw, That all Swine that may be found running at large, within the limits of the Corporation, are hereby declared a public nuisance. Sec. 2. The sum of Twenty Dollars be and is hereby appropriated out of any funds now in the Treasury, or that may hereafter be in the Treasury of the Corporation, for the creation, within the limits of this Corporation, of a Public Pound, to be erected under the supervision of one or more of the Trustees of the Town, for the uses and purposes herein after specified. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the President and Trustees of the Corporation shall appoint a Public Pound keeper, whose duties shall be as hereinafter specified by this ordinance, to-wit: That on complaint of any person or persons (resident of this Town) to said Public Pound keeper, that any swine are running at large within the limits of this town, to his, her, or their injury, or the injury of the inhabitants of the Town generally, it shall be the duty of said Public Pound keeper, on such complaint being made, to immediately seize of caused to be seized, all such swine as have been complained of as above, and to put into, or caused to be put into the Public Pound and there to fasten them in such a manner as will insure their safe keeing, and immediately give verbal or written notice to the owner or owners, or to his, her, or their agent or agents if they be known to him, and reside within the limits of the Corporation, that his, her or their swine are in the Public Pound; but if they are not residents of this Corporation, or or are unknown to the Public Pound keeper, then the Public Pound keeper shall give notice that such swine, (describing them by their marks as nearly as possible,) are in the Public Pound by putting up in two public places in the Corporation either written or printed notices, and if said swine are not applied for by the owner, owners or his, her or their agent within three days after such notice shall have been given, it shall be the duty of the public pound keeper on the next day after the expiration of the three days, between the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock, P.M. to sell at said public pound at public sale all such swine to the highest and best bidder cash in hand. Section 4. Be it further Ordained, That whenever the public pound keeper shall sell any swine that are enclosed in the public pound, the said public pound keeper shall receive out of the proceeds of said sale fifteen cents per head for seizing and enclosing said swine in the public pound, together with all just and proper expenses for feed and keeping for the same, and six and a fourth cents per head for selling the same; and when any swine are applied for and taken out of the public pound, that may have been enclosed therein, the public pound keeper shall be entitled to receive (before he shall release the same) fifteen cents per head for each head enclosed in the public pound, and the actual expenses that may have been justly incurred in feeding and keeping the same, to be paid by the person or persons applying for the same; and it shall be the duty of the public pound keeper to pay into the treasury of the corporation all the balance of the proceeds of the sale of such swine as have been enclosed in the public pound, after receiving such fees as he is entitled to by this ordinance, and to report to the trustees of this corporation so often as he may be called on by said trustees, setting forth in such report the number of swine that may have been enclosed in the public pound, also the number that have been sold by him and the amount received for the swine sold, and the amount paid into the treasury by him, which report shall be subscribed and sworn to by the public pound keeper. The public pound keeper shall be subject to removal from office by the trustees or a majority of them. Section 5. Be it further Ordained, That if any person shall make complaint to the public pound keeper, as provided in this ordinance, that any swine are running at large within the limits of this corporation, and the said public pound keeper shall neglect to seize or cause to be seized such swine complained of and immediately put them into the pound, he shall for every such refusal or neglect, be subject to a fine of not less than two dollars nor more than ten dollars, to be collected in the same manner as other fines arising under the ordinances of this corporation; and it shall be further the duty of the public pound keeper, before he enters upon the duties of his office to give a good and sufficient bond to the clerk of the corporation for the faithful performance of his duty as public pound keeper; said bond being subject to the approval of the trustees, or a majority of them. Section 6. Be it further Ordained, That if any person or persons shall be engaged or in any way accessory to cutting, carving or in any way defacing or opening, breaking into, or pulling, breaking, or taking town, the public pound, or any place used as a public pound, or shall be accessory in any way to the escape of any swine from the public pound or any place used as a public pound, when they shall have been put there or caused to have been put there by the public pound keeper, |