New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-31


class forty cents, and for each animal of the
second class fifteen cents. and should the ami
NAL or animals SO impounded ba not claimess3,s3
their rightful owners, should The title to Sna5l
ownership be not made out to the satisfacJAL
Of the Street Commissioner, or should the ex-
pense of arrest and charge for keeping and feed
ing as imposed by this ordinances be not paid by
the owner or owners, and such animal or ami
mails be suffered by their owners to remain in
the Pounds for q longer time than forty eight
hours, then it shall be the duty Of the Street
commissioner to advertise such animal or ami
mails ma for sale, three times in the English and
FRENCH languages, during ten days, in the Off
cial journal Of the city, specifying the marks,
brands Or other signs by which they may be
identified. the true cost Of such advertisements
to be paid by the owner or owners Of such AMI
mails; and should suel owner or owners foil
after the expiration NJ aueh advertisement--to
come forward and oann their property, or re-
fuse to pay the sums due for the charges and
expenses Of feeding and keeping such animal or
animals, then the Street Commissioner shall sell
the same at public auction at the Pound, to the
highest bidder for cash, and shall pay over the
amount into the City Treasury for the use Of
the city.
Sec 8. BE it further ordained That the
Street Commissioner and his deputies, and the
day and night Police be, and they IRE hereby,
authorized and directed to take up all hogs run
ming ut large in any OF the streets of the city,
and nnpound the same, and if the same are not
claimed by tloir owner or owners within three
days thereafter, then they shall be sent to the
Work house Of the city, for the use Of the city,
or the saia Street Commissioner shall cause the
same to be slaughtered and sold as the case may
require, and pay over the amount Of such sales
into the Treasury for the use Of tile city,
Sec. 4. BE ii further ordained, That any per-
son or persons, not authorized to do so by the
Street Commissioner, who shall remove or take
away from any Of the City Pounds any animal
taken up under this ordinance, shall be subject
cd to fine of not less than ten or more than
twenty dollars for each and every such offence,
recoverable before any Court Of competent .juris-
diotion in the District where such offence shall
have been committed.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That from
and after the passage Of this ordinance, it shall
not be lawful for the owner or owners Of any
cart, dray, wagon, carriage or other vehicle to
suffer the same to remain in any of the streets
or public ways Of the city, during the day or
night, unless the same shall be in actual use at
the time, under . penalty Of three dollars; and
any such cart, dray, carriage or other vehicle
shall be taken by the Street Commissioner or
his deputies, by the day or night police, to the
City Pound OF the District where SO found in
contrayention, aud be there kept for three days;
and should the owner or owners of the same not
claim and pay the fines on the same within
three days after the same have been iIapounded
then it shall be the duty Of the Street Commis-
sioner to advertise and sell the same as provided
for IN the case OF strayss i'll the 3D. section OF
this ordinance, OF he shall report the same to
the Assistant Attorney Of the city.
See, d. Be ii further ordained, That from and
after the passage Of this ordinance. it shall not
be lawful for any person or persons to cucumber
or obstructany Of the streets, public roads, pub
lie grounds, public squares or promenades,
sidewalks or cutters Of The city, by depositingin
or on the same any box, bale, hogshead, barrel,
or any goods, wares merchandise OF any ar
ticle or object whatsoever, except for the neces-
sary time for loading and unloading the same,
in order that ut all times ii free, eomtnodious
and convenient passage may be left to pedes-
TRANS, and TO carts, dfays or other vehicles, and
to the How Of water in the cutters: and should
any owner or owners, or any person or persons
having charge Of the same, or any of them
after being notified by the Street Commissioner
or any Of his deputies to remove such obstrue-
tions-fail to do so Immediately, he they
shall be liable to pay fine ut not less than five
or more than one hundred dollars, recoverable
before any court Of competent jurisdiction.
And i shall then be the duty OF the Street
Commissioner or his deputies, under his drec-
tons. TO remove and store the same in some safe
and convenient place with some responsible per-
son, or, MS the ease may require, remove the
same to the public pound Of the District where
50 found ii. Prevention and if the same shall
not he claimed by the owner or owners thereof
the duty of, and the said Street Commissioner is
hereby directed to advertise and sell tfs,.sssg
as provided for In the cases Of strays n
ETC., IN this ordinance; provided always, that e
the provisions Of this section shall not be appli-
cable to the case Of building or repairing any
house or other edifce, as regulated by existing
ordinances.
BE it further ordained, That all ordinances
and resolutions Of the late Municipalities, Or Of
the late City Of Lafayette conflicting with the
provisions Of this ordinance, be, and the same
are hereby repealed.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the
City Of New Orleans, that from and after the
passage Of this ordinance, it shall not be lawful
for any person Or persons to use any pirogue,
canal or other craft on any Of the canals dug
By, CT belonging to the Corporation, for the
drainage Of the city, under u penalty of o fine
of ten dollars for each eontravention and the
FORGETTING Of suid canoe or other craft SO found
in said canals.
And be it further ordained, Tint any person
or persons who shall wilfully injtre Or destroy
any Of the protection leyees made by or belong
ing to the city, shall be fined in a sum not less
than twenty-five, or more than one hundred
dollars, recoverable before any court Of compe-
tent jurisdiction.
Resolved, Tint the contract of NJ. G. Almin-
dinger for draining the third section Of the New
Orleans Draining Company, be amended SO as
also 70 include the District comprised within the
following bounds. viz: the River Mississippi,
Claiborne, or ST Avid street, Cotton Press
street, and Elysian Fields street, and that the
quarterly payments for performing the work be
increased at the rate Of one hundred and fifty
dollars per month, provided the securities Of sud
Alminainger shall sign the contract SO amended.
Resolved, That the Surveyor be- and he is
hereby, authorized and instructed to have the
stores and other buildings on Fulton street and
on the East side Of New Levee street, properly
numbered, with the least practicable delay
Resolved, Ivy the Common Council of the City
Of NeWOrleans, that the adjudication made on
the 18th March, 1862, in pursuance with the
resolution passed by the late Council of NUM-
cipality No One, on the 25d February, 1852, on
the subject Of a railroad through Canal, Clai-
borne, and other streets, by his Honor the
Mayor, to Louis Surgi, be and the same is
hereby rejected.
The majority and minority reports of the Com
mittee on Streets and Landings, presented by
Messrs. Bailey and Lanata on the 9th Of July
last, came up the order Of the day.
On tlle majority report being read as follows.
Mr.. Bailey moved its adoption, which was car
risd.
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