The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1867-10-05
AN ORDINANCE

Entitled "An Ordinance to Amend III
Third and Fourth Sections Of an Or
din0nce, or Resolution, kAown as til
Quarantine Resoiution," Idopted b.
the Board Of Police Of the 1orn o
Opelousas, on the Tenth Day of Al
gust, 1867, and for Other Purposes
SECTION |. Be it ordered by the
| ~ Board of Police of the Town of Op-
elousas, That so much of the said Sd sec.
ton of said resolution, or ordinance, OF
said Board, to which this is an amend
ment, as excerpts ministers of the gospel
physicians and nurses from the prohibi-
tions and penalties of said section be,
and are hereby repealed, and that here
after no person but an acclimated resi-
dent physician, going into any town OF
other place infected with yellow fever,
shall be permitted to return into the said
Town of Opelousas within ten days after
his exposure to said disease, and then
only upon the jpermit of the President of
said Board of Police to visit such infect
ed district.
SEC II. That so much of the 4th sec
tion of said quarantine ordinance, or res
olution, as prohibits any person or per-
sons having charge of any public con-
yeyance from carrying into said town of
Opelousas any person or persons who
have been in any district infected with
yellow fever, shall be so intended as to
embrace and include the owner or pos
SCISSOR of any private conveyance which
may bring any person or persons, goods
or merchandise, coming from such infect
ed district into said town, and said own
er or proprietor of said private convey
ance so offending, shall be subject to
fine of twenty-five dollars, for each and
every violation thereof
SEC. III. Whereas it has been salts
made known to this Board, that
the yellow fever has become epidemic in
the town of Washington, and whereas,
from the contiguity of the two places,
this town is in imminent danger thereby
of becoming infected in the transit of
goods, medicines and other articles not
prohibited, it is therefore ordained by
said Board of Police, That from and after |
the passage of this ordinance, no goods, |
wares, merchandise, medicines or other |
articles of any description not prohibited |
will be permitted to be brought |
INTO the said town of Opelousas from the |
'aid town of Washington upon any pre-
;ence whatever. and that, in future. no
goods, wares, merchandise or other arti-
les not prohibited by the resolution, or
ordinance. to which this is an amend
nent, shall be permitted to be brought
II come within the corporate limits of
aid town of Opelousas from Barry's
landing or other landings on the Bayou
;ourtableau, without the special permit
II the President of said Board, and then
My to be delivered to the wagons or
ther vehicles transporting the same at
he distance of a quarter of mile from
he said Warehouses or other places of
elivery.
SEC. Nv. Be it further ordained by
aid Board of Police, That all steamboats, \
+ other water craft plying between the |
lty OF New Orleans and any landing on
he Bayou Courtableau be, and are here
y declared to be infected with yellow
ever, within the meaning of the ordi- ,
ance or resolution of the Board, adopted I
n the 10th of August, 1867 and that no !
assenger or passengers on any steam :
oat or water craft as aforesaid shall be !;
ermltted to come within the corporate :
mlts OF said town Of Opelousas, within !
N days from the time of his or her land S
lg from said steamboat OF water craft l
aforesaid. 5
Sec. V. That this Ordinance shall take !
feet from and after its passage. !,
Ordained September 9th 1867. i
F. A. KING. 2
residt Board Of Police Town Opelousas. 8
Attest: Jos. d. RICHARD, I
Clerk ofsaid Board of Police, St