The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-23
CHAPTER VII.-BATTURE.

SEC. 29.-Be ii ordained, That there shall
be reserved for the use of Bayou Lafourche
ferry the space of sixty feet at the mouth
of the Bayou, and sixty feet at the head OF
OpelousaS street, and the lessee OF said ferry
will be permitted to keep the same at the
former place in low water, and at the latter
place in high water.
| SEC. 3U-That there shall be reserved foI
the Mississippi river ferry, all that portion OF
the batture i'll front of Chetimaches street
sixty feet space.
SEC. 3l.-That there shall be reserved fol-
the locating and building of wllarves sta
| lions, etc, ETC., of the n. o. Mobile and
Texas K. r., six hundred feet of batture from
the head of Chetimaches street, the lower
| line of which street will be the upper line OF
| OF this reserve.
SEC 32.-That shall be reserved for the
landing of steamboats,, all the space from 100
feet above to 100 feet below Lessard street,
and the space of sixty feet at the head OF
said street, inclusive. Also, that portion OF
the batturc between the mouth of Bayou
Lafourche and Chetimaches street, and all
| that space below the woodwork of Bayou
Lafourche, and extending 200 feet below said
woodwork.
! SEC. 33-That there shall be reserved for
the landing of all boats, except steamboats,,
all that space between Houmas and Caba-
| hanosse streets.
SEC. a-That all the balance of the bat
| ture not herein reserved can be used by the
citizens for the landing OF d1iftwood, to
demolish and repair boats, to fish, to dry
nets, and the like.
Sec. 35.-That any one using any portion
| OF the batture for any other purpose than is
indicated above, shall be subject to a fine
not to exceed fifty dollars, or Imprisonment
not to exceed forty-eight hours.
SEC. 36.-That any person encumbering or
or obstructing the batture, levee and road in
front of all the streets perpendicular to the
river, shall he liable to fine of Twenty-Five
dollars for each day that he shall so encum-
Der or obstruct the batture, levee or road, as
above.
SEC. 37.-That any one obstructing the
navigation of the river or bayou within the
limits of the corporation shall be liable to q
fine of not less than fifty dollars, and impris-
oned not exceeding forty-eight hours, one or
both, at the discretion of the Mayor or other
officer trying the offender.
SEC. 3S.-That it shall not he lawful to take
dirt on the batture, unless at a distance of
thirty feet from the levee, under a penalty of
five dollars.
CHAPTER VIlI-CARTS, DRAYS AND
WAGONS
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO CARTS, DRAYs
AND WAGONS.
of each and every dray, cart or wagon kept
for hire or employed i'll hauling or used for
any purpose within the limits of the town
shall obtain q license to run such dray, cart
or wagon to be issued by the Mayor under
the seal of the Corporation, and counter
signed by the Secretary and Treasurer.
The Secretary shall number said licenses,
beginning with No. and terminating in each
case with the highest number issued during
the term of one year, commencing on the
lst day of January, and ending on the 3lst
day of December of each year. and they
must afterwards he renewed at the com
menement of each year, and every person
who shall cause to run within the limits of
the corporation any cart, dray or wagon
without having obtained a license as above,
shall pay fine of ten dollars for each con-
| travention.
SEC. 40.-That the Mayor, Constable or
other officer of the town are duly authorized
to cause to be stopped and carried before any
| competent tribunal any cart, dray or wagon
designated in this ordinance which shall be
found running within the limits of the town
without license or without number, and the
| magistrates are and remain authorized to
attain said vehicles and the horses or mules
drawing the same, and to send them to the
public pound, there to remain until the pay
ment of the license or fine imposed by the
present ordinance, or to be disposed of as is
Public Pound
SEC. 4l.-That the Secretary of the town
shall keep book in which he shall enter the
names OF all owners of draws, carts and
wagons, and the number and date of each
license
SEC. 42.-That each dray, cart or wagon
shall he numbered on the left side with the
number of the license issued for said dray,
cart or Wagon, with plain aud conspicuous
figures, and every person neglecting or re-
fusing to comply with this ordinance shall be
fined five dollars for each day.
SEC. 43.-That every driver of a cart, dray
or wagon used for public hire, when unem-
ployed, shall go to any place within the
limits of the town, to which he may be
directed, to transport produce, merchandise
and other articles Whatsoever or there to
load his cart or dray, and shall not refuse to
take such load to such other place, within
the limits of the Corporation, as he may be
required, under penalty of five dollars.
SEC 44.-That it is expressly forbidden to
drivers of carts, drays and wagons to place
them or stop them, so as to nconmode the
passage of other carriages, or hinder per-
sons on foot from passing over the crossway !;
nor shall they absent themselves from their
carts, etc, etc, while in the street, unless
they leave some person in charge of their
horses until their return, and they are for
hidden under any pretense, whatsoever, TO
thraugh the town, under penalty of atine of
ten dollars, for each and every offense herein
prescribed
CHAPTER IX.-COMMITTEES OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL.
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO THEIR DUTIES,
ETC, ETC,
SEC. 45.-Be II ordained, That the follow
ing permanent committees shall be appointed,
and all other committees created by former
ordinances are hereby abolished:
A Committee of Finance; a Committee of
Public Works.
SEC. 46.-That the committee above men
toned shall be composed of three members
Eeachl the first named of each to be its chair
Mall, unless otherwise provided.
COMMITTEE OF FINANCE.
SEC. 47.-That it shall be the duty of the
committee OF Finance to take into considera-
ton all such propositions relative to the
revenues may be referred to them by the
Common Council, to inquire into the state of
the public debt, of the revenue and of the
expenditures of the Corporation to report
from time TO time, their opinion thereon,
with such suggestions as they may deem