Chattanooga v. Norman

An ordinance of' the city of Chattanooga provides that:

“It is unlawful, and is hereby declared to be a nuisance, for. any animal of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, or goat kind to be found running at large on the open lots, streets, alleys, lanes, or commons within the corporation, except the territory south of Montgomery Avenue, east of the *74East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad track, and west of Cameron Hill.”

Other ordinances, not necessary to quote, make it the duty of the pound-keeper to impound animals found running at large within this limit, and hold them until reclaimed…