New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-10

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ing as imposed by this ordnance 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 longer time than forty /
hours then it shall be the duty Of the Street /
Commissioner to advertise such animal or ani- |
mails for sale, three times in the English and |
rench languages, during ten days, in the Off /
cal Journal Of the city, specifying the marks, |
brands Or other signs by which they may be |
identified, the true costof such advertisements
to be paid by the owner or owners Of such ami /
mails; and should such owner or owners fail |
after the expiration Of such adyertisement-to
come forward and claim their property, or re.
fuse TO pay the sums due for the charges and |
expenses Of feeding and keeping such animal OF
animals, then the Street Commissioner shall sell
the same al public auction at the Pound, 10 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 are hereby, |
authorized and directed to take up all hogs run
ming at large in any Of the streets Of the city,
and impound the same, and if the same arc not
claimed by their 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 said 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 the city.
Sec. 4. Be it 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
ed 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-
diction 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, unles 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, and 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 impounded,
| then it shall be the duty of the Street Commits
sioner to advertise and sell the same as provided
| for in the case Of strays, in the Sd section Of
this ordinance, or he shall report the came to
the Assistant Attorney of the city.
| sec, -. lie IL luEtnef Uflalneus mat IRON aiVt
after the passage of this ordinance, il shall not
be lawful for any person or persons TO cucumber
or obstruct any Of the streets, public roads. pub
| lie grounds, public squares or promenades,
sidewalks or cutters Of the city, by deposting in
| or ou the same any box. bale, hogshead barrel,
| or any goods, wares or merchandise, or any ar
ticle or object whatsoever except for the neces-
sary time for loading and unloading the same,
in order that at all times a free, eommedious
Ia 1afr fa
trians, and to carts, drays or other vehicles, and
to the flow Of water in the cutters; and should
any owner or owners, or any person or person;
having charge Of the same, or any of them
after being notified by the Street Commissioner
or any Of his deputies to remove such obstruc
tions-fail to do so Immediately, he or the,
shall be liable to pay a fine of not less than . 7,
Tor more than one hundred dollars, recoverabl
lbefore any court of competent jurisdiction.
4 And it shall then be the duty Of the STREE
; Commissioner or his deputies, under his dre'
!, tious, to remove and store the same in some sa
: and convenient place with some responsiblepc1
u SON, or, as the case may require, remove Il
T same to the public pound Of the District whel
1t so found in contravention: and if the same sha
mt be claimed by the owners there
d within three days thereafter, then it shall
7, the duty Of and the said Street Commissioner
hereby directed to advertise and sell the san
= as provided Tor in the cases of strays and dray
J.. ETC., in this ordinance provided always, tbs
the provisions of this section shall not be appl
d cable to the case Of building or repairing an
t house or other edifce, as regulated by exIstin
ordinances
) Be it further ordained, That all ordinance
a and resolutions of the late municipalities, or
the late City of Lafayette, conflicting with tn
y provisions uf this ordinance, be, and the sam
: are hereby, repealed. -
: Mr. Eusts having voted with the majorit
,.l, +l,,, .1tt,,
l. the Board Of Aldermen authorizing the sale
the contract for the construction of sugar pla
70 forms in the Second District, which motion pr
y vailed.
The resolution being again before the Boar
c and being read,
IL Mr.. Eusts moved its adoption
l. Mr. Place moved to amend by inserting $ al
1t for the construction of platform on the Lev
ID of the First District, from Canal to pelo
rs streets, for bacon and whisky
re Mr.. Watkins called the previous questio
N which was carried.
The previous question being ordered, the ye
s. and nays were called on the passage of the res
y luton, and it was adopted by the following yot
Yeqs-Messrs. Andrews, Bailey, Dolhond
e, Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Mccormack, Nix
k, Philbrick, Shaw, Stetson, Sykes, Watkins, al
l. the President, Dir, Alpuente-l4
Nays Messrs. Leeds, Mackey, Place a.
Summers -
IN Mr. Watkins, ON behalf Of the Committee
y Claims, presented the following report and res
ID luton, and the rules being suspended they we
read and adopted;
10 The Committee on Claims have examined t
~ communication of +. LaCroix, and would reco
90 mend the adoption Of the following resolutio
-, JNo. A. W ATKINS,
=, THos q. MAcKEY,
ne ID. B. FORBES.
Sc Resolved That the Mayor be, and he is hel
MS by, authorized to appoint one commissioner
,e meet commissioner appointed by I. Lacroix
a. assess the value Of property used for public p'
poses in the Third District. in opening New
on leans and Claiborne streets, and st. BernG
Avenue, belonging to the said Laeroix.
i Mr. Stetson, on behalf of the Police Comm
tee, presented the following reports, and Il
2 were read and adopted:
,rc The Police Committee, to whom was referred
ras resolution offered by Mr. Willson,on the 2ls tn
te authorizing the Mayor to appoint four additio
watehmen, to be stationed in the vicinity Of
ee New Basin, beg to report in favor of REFER
said resolution TO the Mayor, and ask to be {
md charged from its further consideration,
not IL. G.. SrErSoN,
Nit L. WILrZ,
,n6 s. W. pHuBRICE
/, to The Police Committee, to whom was refer
at the resolution otterelby Mr.. Wilson on the l