The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-03

any hlItI 1u1AOI6ly tAiOUSh II SGlCSESs ltA
for the purpose of rendering gentle to the harm
ess, or saddle, or otherwise.
Sec. .. To hitch or fasten any animal on o.
acrOSs n sidewalk.
Sec. ). To ride or drive any animal on Oracrosi
the sidewalk.
Sec. 4. To stop amy vehicle or animals IN Tho
streets in such q position as to obstruct the fret
passage thereof.
See. 5. To stop any animal in any street with
out properly securing said animal in such a pc
| SitiOn as to be safe.
Sec. G.. To fly a kite, or to discharge any man
ner of fireworks or firearms, unless witt spe
cial permission of the President of the Board Of
Police.
Sec. z. To make any false alarm, as7of fire on
my other kind.
Sec. s. To iniare wantonly in any manner any
public or private property whatever, wherever
situated, or for whatever purpose designed OF
used.
Sec. Q. To xhibi publicly any immodest OF
obscene works of any kind whatever, Or to use
loud, indecent. obscene, profane or boisterous
language i'll the streets, public places or any
other place in the town, or to make an indecent
or lmmodest exposure of the person or commit a
nuisance of any sort.
Sec. 10. ANY offender against the provisions
of these articles shall be liable to the penalties
annexed.
LIST. For the offense specified in the first sec
ton, five dollars fine, and the animals subject
to be forfeited and professionally seized.
I'd. Sections 2, 3 and 4, five dollars fine.
Sd. Section ), two dollars and fifty cents to ten
dollars fine.
4th. Sections 6 and 7, one to five dollars fine.
5th. Section s, one to twenty dollars fine and
costs of repairs.
9th. Section 0, not less than two dollars and
fifty cents. nor more than ten dollars at the dis
| erection of the court.
Art. 1S. Be it further ordained, That in de-
fault OF payment of the fines and all costs for
violation of any of the provisions of this Ordin-
ance, the offender shall be punished by impris-
Onment not less than twcnty-four hours or more
than ten days at the discretion of the court.
Art. 10. Be it further ordained, That this ord
nance shall take effect ten days from and after
| ifs trlT 0IJhIiHofinn in rim Affninl INN and
that all ordinances or parts of ordinances, on
the same subject matter, be and the same are
hereby repealed in so far as they are incOnsist-
ent with, or are contrary to the provisions of
this ordinance.
The Board then adjourned until 8 o'clock p. NJ,
and having re-assembled, all the members were
present.
On motion, an ordinance, entitled an Ordin-
ance relative to the public market of the town
of Opelousas, was read twice and unanimously
adopted, viz: ... .
Section /. Be it ordained by the Board of Po-
lice OF the town of OpelOusas, That the market
stalls be rented at the following rates, tO-wit:
The front OF east stalls at one dollar each per
day, the rear or west stalls at seventy-fiye cents
per day, each.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That no person
or firm shall be allowed to rent stalls on both
sides Of the market house.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the Presi-
dent of the Board be and he is hereby author
lzed to rent said stalls at the above rates to any
person or firm who may desire to rent them,
from one day to twelve months, payments to be
made to the constable daily in United States
currency or coin, and by him paid over to the
treasurer weekly.
Sec. 4. Be, it further ordained, That parties
renting the stalls shall be required to keep the
stalls, benches and tiooE of the market house
clean and neat, to the satisfaction of the Board
OF Police, and in the event of their failure to do
so it shall be and Is hereby made the duty of the
constable to have the same cleaned at the ex-
pense or the party or parties renting.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That from the
list day of May to the 30th day of October of
each year, inclusive, meat of the COW lind shall
be sold for not more than seven cents per
and from the 1st day Of November to the 30th of
April, the price shall be not exceeding ten cents
pen, pound, and any person vending meat at a
higher rate per pound shall be fined in the sum
OF five dollars for each OffenSe.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That any
butcher or other person vending meats in the
market who shall at any time bring into said
market and sell or offer to sell any meat of any
poor Or diseased animal, or any meats purport-
ing to be fresh, which shall be tainted Orsp0iled,
shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more
than twenty-five dollars, and it shall moreover
be the duty of the constable to seize such poor.
diseased or tainted meat and destroy the same.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, That persons
leasing stalls shall exhibit to the constable the
hides of all animals they may slaughter, for sale
in the market, whose duty it shall be to keep in
a bound book tho description of the animal
slaughtered by itsRind, color, sex and brand,
for which he shall be entitled to afee of ten cents
per hide, to be paid by the person vending the
meat.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. That anv ner-
son shall have the rightto purchase any portion
of the beef or other meat exposed for sale in the
market house, on offering the market price
threOf, and any butcher or other person vend-
ing meat in the market, who shall refuse to sell
any pOrtioIkOf such meat exposed for sale as
aforesaid, shall be fined not less than % so and
costs for each 0ifense. T
Sec. 9. Belt further ordained, That the market
hours shall be from 8 until 10 o'clock A. NJ, each
day, and no person or persons shall be allowed
to sell meat OF the COW kind at retail within the
town O. Opelousas, except at the stalls in the
market house, under q penalty of five dollars for
each offense. ste -
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That this ord
inance shall q K effect from and after it's first
in the official journal, and that all !
ordinances on the same subject matter be and1
the same are hereby repealed. :" - -
The Board then adjourned until tomorrow !
morning at 8 O'Clock.