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

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Lafourche any dead cattle or other dead ami
mails under penalty of fine of five dollars,
to be paid for each contravention herewith.
CHAPTER XL-DoGs.
| AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO DOGS.
SEC. 5l.--Be it ordained, That no dog or
| bitch shall be allowed is run at large in the
streets or highways of the town, unless the
| owner thereof shall have obtained from the
Secretary d license for the same, and from
] the Constable, a collar with a number CORES
ponding with that OF the license, which collar
| so numbered, he shall cause to be attached
| to the neck of said dog or bitch; and any
dog or bitch found running in the streets,
| highways or other public places within the
| Corporation, without said collar, shall be
poisoned by the Constable, and buried by
| the owner or by the Corporation authorities
on his neglect or refusal under the penalties
| and as is provided by section 80 of these
ordinances.
| SEC. 52.-The sum of one dollar shall be
paid in advance for such license and the
actual cost for such collar.
Sec. 53.-That it shall ard may be lawful
for the Mayor to publish his proclamation
forbidding the running at large of any dog
bitch or whelp within the limits of the town.
feyen if supplied with licensed COLLAR, at
any period OF the year when the public safety
may require it. as when there are mad or
rabid dogs within or near said town, unless
such dog, bitch or whelp is securely muzzled
with muZzle to be fastened on with q lea
Their strap or chains, and during said period
it shall and may be lawful for the constable,
or for such other person or persons as may be
authorized by the Mayor to cause to be
killed or destroyed any dog. bitch or whelp
which may be found running at large contra
ry to the provisions herein contained.
CHAPTER XII.-DRAINs, DRAINING, .
CANALS, ETC.
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE To DRAINS, DRAIN
ING, bitches, CANALS, ETC.
See. 54.-Be IL ordained That it shall be
| the duty of the Mayor to appoint every year,
in the course of the month of June, "a special
committee of three, who shall carefully in
spect the drains draining, bitches and canals
of the town, and draw up a general state
| ment of the work to be done, to keep or put
the same in good condition, and so as to facl-
itate the draining of whatever stagnant
water there may be i'll said bitches, which
report shall be referred to the Committee on
Public Works.
The Committee on Public Works shall
then cause such works to keep in repair said
drains as may be found necessary to be done,
TO be given ont by contract, to be adjudged
to the person offering to contract for the
same on the lowest terms, after the said
works, to be contracted for shall have been
ten days advertised i'll the Official Journal.
See. 55.-That said works shall be COM
menced every year, in the course of the
month of July, or at the latest, ON the LIST of
August, and shall be completed by the first
September following.
That at the period appointed for the COM
pletion of the aforesaid works, the committee
appointed TO inspect the same, as provided
Shan Of fl,a
They shall deliver certificate of the works
being accepted to said contract when the
works shall have been executed to their sat
isfactiOn and in strict accordance with the
contract and they shall Immediately apprize
the Mayor and the Board of Public Works,
when the works shall not have been COM
pleted III time or in a satisfactory manner.
Sec. 56.-That all owners or occupants of
lots, within the town, are forbiddenn to slif-
fer stagnant water to remain on their prem
Uses, and they are required to cause their lots
to be leyeled and filled up whenever neees-
sary, so as to facilitate the running off of
water to the streets, and so that the said
waters BIO not poured away on the adjacent
lots and within the town, that shall be linn
tied by the Mayor, on a penalty of fine of
twenty-five dollars for each otfense, and
fifteen dollars for every month that the
offender shall neglect to comply with the
orders of the Mayor.
Sec. 57.-That no person, upon any pre-
tense, shall obstrlct the natural drains by
filling up stopping up or turning the course
of any ditch or canal which MAY be neces-
sary, and now serve for said Drainage; or
stop or obstrIlct the running off OF the water
in the bitches or drains of the town, or throw
or deposit in ony of the cutters, bitches,
canals or drains, any oyster shells, hay,
straw, dung, kitchen stuff, broken glass,
parings or bits of leather, paper or cloth, any
and every person herein offending, shall pay
a fine of from two TO ten dollars for every
such offense and for each of the cases above
stated, one-haIf of which shall 90 to the per-
son making known the information.
CHAPTER xIII.-DRUAIs.
An ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT TIE BEATING
OF DRUMS. PIG
See. 5s.-Be It ordained, That no drum
shall he beaten in town, except on occasion
of military and society parade. Every per-
son violating this ordinance shall be fined
five dollars.
CHAPTER XIy.-FENCEs.
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE PARTITION
FEScEs.
Sec. 59.-Be Il ordained, That all partition
fences in the town, shall be erected, built
aud Kept Ill repair at the JOINT expense and
cost of the persons whose grounds shall be
enclosed or separated thereby.
Sec. 60-That IN all cases where any dis
pute shall arise, as to the sum OF sums of
money to be paid by either party for the
erection, building or repairing any partition
fence, the party agglieved may complain TO
the Mayor. The Mayor shall appoint three
respectable frecholders of the town as I'M
spectors, whose duty il is TO examine said
fence, and report to the Mayor the sum to be
paid to, and by whom. Ihereupen, the
Mayor shall issue an order requiring the
delinquent within the term of ten DAYS to
pay to the person, to whom the same may he
due, the sum reparted by majority of the
inspectors. And if the delinquent shall neg
leef or refuse, after due notice of the order to
pay said sum of money, the person so neg
Letting or refusing, shall be fined fifty dol
lars for every day that he shall neglect on
refuse
Passed by the Common Council August &c,
1871. Approved September 4, 1871.
Z. w MASON, Mayor.
a tric copy from the original records.
". G. WILKINSON, Secretary.