The Opelousas courier., 1867-09-28
No. 16.
AN ORDINANCE

Entitled AIN Ordinance to Amend IT,
Third and Fourth Sections Of an d
dinnncc. or Resolution, knowh as IT,
'OunrGntine Res0lution,'' 1dopted b
the Board of Police Of the Torn
OpeIousas, on the Tenth Day Of A"
gust, 1867, and for Other Purpose
CECTION !. Be it ordered by tn"
- Board Of Police of the Town OF Op
elousas, That so much OF the said I'd sec
ton of said resolution, or ordinance, 0
said Board, to which this is an amend
ment, as excerpts ministers OF the gospe!
physicians and nurses from the prohibl
tions and penalties of said section bt,
and are hereby repealed, and that here
after no person but an accllmated resi-
dent physician, going into any town o.
other place infected with yellow fever.
shall be permitted to return into the sal'
Town of Opelousas within ten days after
his exposure to said disease, and then
only upon the permit OF the President OF
said Board Of Police to visit such infect
ed district.
SEC II. That 50 much of the 4th sec
tion of said quarantine ordinance, or res
olution, as prohibits any person or pei
sons having charge of any public con
veyance from carrying into said town o!
Opelousas any person or persons VII"
have been in any district infected wit
yellow fever. shall be so intended as t.
embrace and include the owner or pos
SCISSOR of any private conveyance whic!'
may bring any person or persons, good
or merchandise, coming from such infect
ed district into said town, and said OWL
er or proprietor Of said private convey
ance so offending, shall be subject to !,
fine of twenty five dollars, for each ant
every violation thereof.
SEC. III. Whereas it has been salts
factorily made known to this Board, tha
the yellow fever has become epidemic il
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 Q.
goods, medicines and other articles not
prohibited, it is therefore ordained by
said Board Of Police, That from and afteI
the passage Of this ordinance, no goods,
wares, merchandise, medicines OF othel
articles of any description not prohibited
whatever, will be permitted to be brought
into the said town of Opelousas from th'
said town of Washington upon any pre-
tence whatever, and that, in future, No
| goods. wares, merchandise or other artl
! cles not prohibited by the resolution, OF
ordinance. to which this is an amend
ment, shall be permitted to be brough;
or come within the corporate limits q
said town of Opelousas from Barry
Landing or other landings on the Bayo'
! Courtableau, without the special permij
of the President of said Board, and then
only to be delivered to the wagons OF
other vehicles transporting the same a
| the distance of a quarter of a mile fron
! the said Warehouses OF other places Q
delivery.
SEC. ". Be it further ordained b.
said Board of Police, That all steamboat
or other water craft plying between th'
city of New Orleans and any landing o.
the Bayou Courtableau be, and are here
by declared to be infected with yellow
fever, within the meaning of the ordi
nance or resolution of the Board, adopte.
on the 10th of August, 1867 and that n
passenger Or passengers on any steam
boat or water craft as aforesaid shall b
permitted to come within the corporate
limits of said town of Opelousas, within
ten days from the time of his OF her land
ing from said steamboat or water Graf
as aforesaid.
Sec. V. That this Ordinance shall tax
effect from and after its passage.
Ordained September 9th 1867.
F. \. KING,
I Presid't. Board Of Police Torn Opelousa
Attest: Jos. ID. RICHARD,
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