The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28
An Ordinance Concerning Streets ina the
Town of 0~peIOasas.

ditiOn as at all times to admit Il free passage Of
water.
ART. II. The owner and occupant of any
house or lot shall he bound to keep clean and
i'll good order the sidewalks i'll front thereof !;
so as to offer at all times IL free and safe passage
for persons Oh foot, under Il penalty Of five dol
lars for each neglect.
ART. III. The owner or occupant of amy
hOusc or lot shall be bound to keep clean and
in good order the bitches or drains in front
thereof, SO as to admit a free passage OF the Wa
ter therein, to the satisfaction OF the supervisor,
under IL penalty of five dollars for each neglect.
ART. ". Ii any person shall i'll any manner
Obstruct the free passage Of any OF the streets,
sidewalks or bridges said person shall be COM
PEELED to pay Il fine not exceeding ten dollars,
and forfeit the materials thereof to the benefit
Of said town, said materials to be removed at
the expense OF said offender.
ART. V. All buildings and fences Ill sad town
shall be erected III such II manner us not to be
over their proper lines, either at the base or at
the top; and no Vcrandah, swinging sign or
other projection over the sidewalk shall be less
than nine feet over the surface of the walk, 1t
being understood that they shall he constructed
in such a manner as to be safe alld durable, and
not to obstruct Il free passage along the side
walk. Penalty for non compliance, 81 50 to $25.
ART. VI. Whenever any building, fence or
other erection shall become dccayed or be i'll
any danger of failing wholly or Ill part INTO
the street or upon any adjoining lot, the owner
thereof shall be bound, upon receiving notice,
either to pull dow such building, fence OF 9th
er erection, OF cause the same to be nrlliy Sc
cured so to prevent the falling thereof. Penal
ty for neglect, one dollar pei day after que no.
titicatiOn.
ART. VII. Whenever it shall become neceSsa-
~ to place i'll any of the streets of dtOWna any
materials to be used i'll building or repairing,
said materials shall be disposed OF 50 as not TOM
terrupt the flow of water i'll the cutters, and to
leave Il safe and free passage along SAID streets,
and on the sidewalks and within a reasonable
time after the completion of the said building OF
repairing, all the remaining materials DIRT, rub
biSh, etc, shall be removed, and the streets,
cutters, and fOOtWayS left clean and i'll good
order, and whoever shall neglect to comply
with the provisions OF this article shall pay Il
fine OF ten dollars after each notification.
ART. VII. All merchants, retailers OF goods,
wares or merchandise, inn keepers, keepers Of
GOtfee-hOuSes and bar rooms and keepers of amy
kind OF public entertainment, shall be bound
to erect and keep i'll good order, IL horse rack i'll
the street fronting their respective public
houses, which rack shall be OF sound anddurablc
materials, to be apprOYedDy the supervisor, who
shall determine the position, height and length
of the said rack.
ART. TX. All trees planted i'll the streets shall
be planted at not less than one foot nor more
than two feet from the edge Of the sidewalk,
and all pillars or posts, for the support of any
verandah, awning OF swinging sign shall be
placed on the edge of the sidewalk Ill such a
manner as not to cause the crulnbling or fal-
ling into the ditch Of the same or Of the mate
rials of the sidewalk, the trees shall be
trimmed inSucn a manner as to afford a free
passage, and as far as possible to prevent acct
dents from high winds or from the falling Of
any Of the limbs or branches. Any person who
shall neglect the observance OF this article shall
pay Il fine OF five dollars.
|. ART. Y. Any cOmbustible materials of any
kind, which may be left on the sidewalk or i'll
the streets until after sunset, shall be removed
at the expense OF the owner who shall forfeit
and pay d fine of five dollars.
ART. XI. Whenever any sick, dying or dead
animals shall be found i'll the streets, bitches or
drains or on the bridges or sidewalks, every
such animal shall be removed by the Town
Council to a proper place at the costs OF the
owner thereof, should said owner neg
lect to cause said removal.
ART. XII. 1t shall not be lawful to erect any
kind of mud chlmney or to employ any kind
of unsafe or cOmbustible materials i'll the cree
ton Of chimneys, nor to make fire i'll any
cracked, dilapidated or unfinished chimney,
oven, furnace or stove. Every person Offend
ing against the provisions Of this article shall
be compelled to pay ID fine OF twenty-five dol
lars.
ART. XIII. No cOalpit or lime kiln shall be
fired or burned within the limits OF said town,
under a penalty of twenty-five dollars and for
fixture Of the materials OF what said cOal-pit OF
lime kiln may be composed.
ART. XIV. If IL flame shall be seen to issue
from the top of any chimney i'll said town, the
owner or occupant Of the building to which
such chimney may be attached, shalttOrtet and
| pay IL fine of five dollars for each time that any
flame shall be seen to issue as aforesaid.
ART. XIV. If any person in said town shall
light or cause to be lighted, Il fire i'll any build
ing, except i'll the chimney, oven, stove, fur
mace or other appropriate and secure place, at
tached to said building, OF i'll any enclosed or
unenclOsed lot, or i'll amy other place SO its to
endanger the property Of the public or any III
| dividual, such person shall be liable to pay a
fine of five dollars for each offence. Andi it shall
be the duty of the supervisors of wards, and OF
every leader OF patrol to cause to be Immediate
ly e~Ntinguished all fires which they may in
their Judgment consider dangerous as afOre-
said.
ART. XVI. If any person shall take or carry
or caused to be taken or carried, any kind Of
light or fire i'll the streets or ill the fOOtWayS OF
said town, or into amy stable or other place
containing GOmbustible materials Of amy dcs-
CriptiOn, without having such light on fire safe
ly secured i'll Il lantern OF otherwise, such per-
son shall forfeit and pay n fine of five dollars.
ART. XVII. All stacks of fodder or grain
shall be placed i'll the lot i'll such a manner as
to be as far removed as possible from the line
OF the street and from all buildings in other
places wherein fire may be used and so secured
as to be out OF danger from the tire or sparks
or spontaneous combustion. And ii, from neg
lect of this article, any stack of fodder or grain
shall take fire, the owner thereof shall forfeit
and pay Il fine of five dollars.
ART. XIII. No person shall erect any hog
pen, fowl house, privy, or any other thing i'll
such Il position as to be an annoyance to the
occupants Of any adjoining lots or to the pub
lie, and whenever it may be considered by the
public OF by occupants Of adjoining lots that
a nuisance exists Ill any particular lot OE place,
complaint may be made to the supervisor of
the ward or to the town constable, either OF
whom shah cause notice to be given to the
owner, who shall cause such nuisance to be in-
medlately removed at his own expense and
shall furthermore be compelled to pay a fine
not exceeding ten dollars for every neglect at
ter such notification.
ART. XIX. In all cases where no agreement
between the parties exists to the contrary,
TeQceS held III common, as referred to i'll article
1872 of the civil code of Louisiana, shall be
made i'll the following manner: Posts OF good
material, and OF sufficient length to be at the
top even with the rest of the fenc3 shall be
placed perpend1cularly on and along the divid-
ing line, having one end inserted in the ground
at least eighteen inches and at q distance from
each other OF not more than eight feet, across
which distance laths of sufficient strength shall
be firmly fastened to each post, one across near
tile POTION and one across near the top, to
which laths shall be firmly mailed; good and
approved cypress picketS, having one end in
serted in the ground at least six inches and
placed side by side so as to leave as little space
between the pickets as may be necessary, the
whole to be OF good, sound materials, and to be
done III such a manner as to make a good and
substantial fence seven feet high. The said
fence, when finished to be examined by the SUI
pervlSOr Of the ward, and If approved, to be
certified accordingly.
ART. NIX. 1t shall not be lawful, anditis here
by expressly prohibited within the limits of the
town of OpelousaS:
KIND fuf1olsly through the streets either for
the purpose OF to gentle to the harness, saddle or
otherwise.
SEC. 2. To hitch or fasten any animal on or
across the sidewalk
SEC, 8. To ride or drive any animal on or
across a sidewalk, unless it be for the purpose
OF entering into or going out Of an enclosed
SEC. 4. To stop any vehicle or animals in the
streets III such a position us to obstruct the free
passage thereof.
SEC. S. To stop any animal in any street with
out properly securing said animal in such a
manner as to be safe.
SEC. 6. To fly Il kite or to discharge any man
ner OF fire works or fire arms unless with the
Of Police.
SEC. Z, To make any false alarm as of fire or
Of any other kind,
SEC. 8. To ipjure wontonly in any manner
| any DUDlIG or private nrOnprTV. wherever SItnH-