The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1867-09-21
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Entitled "dn Ordinance to 4mend the
Third aud Fourth Sections of an Or
diRanee, or Resolution, knowA as the
Quarantine ResoiutioR,'" adopted by
the Board Of Police of the IoHn of
Opelousas, on the Tenth Day Of 4u-
gust, 1867, and for Other Purposes.
GECTION I. Be it ordered by the
- Board of Police of the Town of OPP
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and are hereby repealed, and that here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 or
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 permit of the President of
said Board of Police to visit such infect
ed district.
SEC III. 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 n
fine of twenty-five dollars, for each and
every violation thereof.
SEC. IL Whereas it has been salts
factorily 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
whatever, viii be permitted to be brought
into the said town of 0peleusas from the
said town of Washington upon any pre-
tence whatever, and that, in future, no
goods, wares, merchandise or other arti-
cles not prohibited by the resolution, or
ordinance. to which this is an amend
ment, shall be permitted to be brought
or come within the corporate limits of
said town of Opelousas from Barry's
Landing or other landings on the Bayou
Courtableau, without the special permit
of the President of said Board, and then
only to be delivered to the wagons or
other vehicles transporting the same at
the distance of q quarter of mile from
the said Warehouses or other places of
delivery.
Sec. ". Be it further ordained by
said Board of Police, That all steamboats,
or other water craft plying between the
city OF New Orleans and any landing ON
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, adopted
on the 10th of August, 1867; and that no
passenger or passengers ON any steam
boat or water craft as aforesaid shall be
permitted to come within the corporate
limits of said town of Opelousas, within
ten days from the time of his or her land
ing from said steamboat or water craft
as aforesaid.
Sec. V. That this Ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
Ordained September 9th 1867.
f. A. KING,
Presia't. Board Of Police Iown Opelousas.
Attest: Jos. ID. RICHARD.