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property, in open ground, or outbuildings, where
there is danger to contagious property being dam
Jagged thereby, shall, on conviction thereof, pay
1.-The same as set forth in Sec. 1st Of this ordinance;
and no such fires as set forth in the proceeding
sections shall be allowed without permission from
1.-THE Mayor, who shall make due inquiry concern
ling the same, whether there may be danger to the
adjacent property where said fire is desired to
he made; and in all cases such fires and all dam
ages that may arise to individuals from The same,
shall be at the risk of the applicant for the same.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons who shall fire
off any gun or other instrument (by ,rhatecer
|name), charged with powder or other explosive
combustible, to make a report, within the city
limits, shall on conviction thereof, pay for each
and every offence for the use of the city, not less
than three dollars and not exceeding twenty dol
lars.
Sec. 4. Any person or persons who shall be
found guilty of carrying lighted torches or throw
ling fre-balls or rockets or other such devices in
THE city limits, shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
Idemeanor, and shall be fined for each and every
offence in the sum not less than five dollars and
not exceeding twenty dollars.
Sec. s. Whoever shall be guilty of throwing
a stone or stones, or cause the same 10 be done
in the streets, or from private property into or
across the same, or in any lane, avenue or alley,
Tor any other missile or missiles, whereby life or
limb Of person is in danger, or whereby property
lis liable to be damaged, or TO the annoyance Of
any individual or individuals, shall on conviction
pay for each and svery such offence not
less than three dollars and not exceeding ten dol
Sec. 6. So much of Sec. 3rd of this ordinance
as relates to firing of guns, shall not be so con-
strued as to prevent the manufacturer or repairer
of such firm exercising within the city limits the
privilege of testing the same-provided he or
they comply with the following regulations: LIST,
to cause a battery at least four feet high by four
wide, and two feet thick with plank casing, and
fill the same with sand so as to max it secure
from balls passing through the same, to be set
up in some retired place as far from any public
street as can be conveniently on his or their prop
erty, or property Of others that may be procured
by then for that purpose, and TO be used only by
those that are set forth in this section.
Sec. Z. This ordinance, or any part thereof,
shall not be so construed as to prevent the May
or from allowing and permitting any public cele-
bration of national or other public events within
the city limits, under proper restrictions.
Sec. 8. In all cases of breach Of this ordin-
ancs, or any part thereof, BY minors, servants or
others not cognizable in law, proceeding shall be
entered against the parents guardians, master or
agent, as the case may be, in behalf Of the city
BY the informer or officer, as in other breaches
Of ordinances.
Sec. 9. This ordinance to be in full force from
and after its passage.
Passed October Both, 1s49.
W. X: KENNEDY, Mayor.
B. H. BOOK, &C.
(No. 35.)
fin ordinance requiring the attendance Of COun-
Gilman.
Be it ordained BY the City Council Of the city Of
Louisiana, as follows:
That any councilman failing to attend a regular
or called meeting Of the council, when properly
notified thereof, shall forfeit and pay for the use
of the city a sum not less than one dollar; provi-
|ded any councilman so failing to attend cannot
give q good and sufficient reason for his or their
non-attendance.
Passed Both l849.
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