Liability for, and recovery of, pound fees

(1) The person lodging any cattle in a public pound shall, on delivering them to any pound keeper for the purpose of being lodged in any public pound, be responsible to such 10 pound keeper for all fees, charges and expenses of keeping such cattle. (2) All fees, charges and expenses shall and may be recovered from time to time by the pound keeper on summary conviction in the manner as any penalty may be recovered under this Act, however, (a) it shall be lawful for any magistrate, if in his discretion he thinks it proper to do so, to order the public sale of any cattle impounded for or in respect whereof any fees, charges or expenses may be due and recoverable; and (b) all sales under this provision shall be carried into effect by such person as may be appointed by such magistrate by public auction to the highest bidder, notwithstanding that he may not have taken out a licence as an auctioneer. (3) A pound keeper, after deducting fees, charges and expenses together with the expenses of any sale, from the proceeds thereof, shall pay over the balance to the owner of the cattle so sold, or to any person entitled to receive it. (4) If the owner is unknown or cannot be found, the pound keeper shall within one day after the sale pay the amount into the hands of the Clerk of Court in the judicial district where the sale took place, in trust for the party entitled thereto, and the receipt of such Clerk of Court shall be a discharge to the pound keeper, and if no claim for the balance is made within one year, it shall merge in and form part of the town fund of the local authority.