The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-22
Proceedings of the Board of Police of
the Town Of OpelOusas.

MONDAY, January 4th 1875.
The Board of Police of the town of Opelousa.
met.
Present: DR.. James Ray, President; anf
Messrs. G. MOrnhinveg ST., {. n. Ealer, C. Mayo
A. B. Chachere, and P. j. Lefebvre.
On motion the following ordinance was unani
mOusly adopted:
An ordinance, relative to Goats, to prevent
their running at large within the cooperate
limits OF the town of OpelOusas, providing pen
alties therefor, providing for establishment OF
4 pound for impounding and selling all Goats
found running at large.
Whereas all measures heretofore adopted by
the Board OF Police of the town of Opelousas,
having proven unavailing i'll preventing the
running at large of goats on the streets and
public grounds of said town, to the great des-
t%rItction OF property and nuisance to the
inhabitants OF said town therefore.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Board of
Police of the town of Opelousas, that hereafter
goats shall not he permitted to run at large
within the corporate limits of said town.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all owners
of goats within the corporate limits of said
town be and they are hereby required to keep
them within their enclosures.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that any resi-
dent OF the town of Opelousas, whO shall will
fully permit his goat or goats to run at large
within the corporate limits OF said town, shall
for every sUut 50 permitted to ftfff 1T large, fer
felt and pay q fine of ten dollars with costs to be
recovered by proceedings by the president of
the Board, in the name of the town, before
any court of competent Jurisdiction, and for q
second offence the fine shall be double.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that it shall be
and it is hereby made the duty of the town Con-
stable to impOuld at some central and con-
venient point, within the town, to he selected
by him, all goats found running at large in con-
trayentiOn to ordinance.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained that whenever
the owner OF goats thus m~pOunded, shall be
known to the Constable it shall be his duty I'M
mediately to notify the owner i'll writing to
come forward within twenty four hours and re-
deem said goat or goats, by payment of all costs
accrued, or i'll default thereof that they shall
be sold for cash, at public auction on the Satur-
day following, between the hours Of ten and
eleven O'Clock, and without appraiSement, for
the benefit of the town after deducting costs.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, that whenever
the owner OF any goat or goats thus impounded
shall be unknown, it shall be the duty of the
town Constable after OBTAINING them for the
space of twenty-fOrr hours, to sell them after
obtaining an order from the president of the
Board for that purpose; subject to the order of
the owner, whenever he shall make himself
known and addnce proof thereof, provided
it be within sixty days after the sale.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained that as soon as
the Constable shall have selected a pound in
accordance with the provisions of this act, he
shall give notice of the location thereof by ad-
yertisemeIlt i'll the Official Journal, for not less
than ten days, and by notices posted on the
Courthouse door. and not less than three other
conspicuous places within the corporate limits,
for the period of ten days.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained, that the sale of
goats, wilfully permitted to run at large and
the payment of the proceeds thereof into the
shall i'll no ease relieve the owners
thereof from the fine and penalty imposed by
section Sd of this ordinance, which shall remain
in full force againts all persons wilfuly permit
ting their goats to run at large.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, that any per-
son whose goats have been impounded, shall
have the right to redeem them at auy time pre-
vi0us to their sale, by proving their ownership
and paying all costs and charges for impound-
ing and keeping them.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, that any per-
son whose goats shall have been impounded,
shall have the right to redeem them at any
time previous to their sale, by proving their
ownership, and paying all costs and charges
for impounding and keeping them.
See. II. Be it further ordained, that the Con-
shall be allowed the following fees, and
no more for i~mpounding keeping and selling
goats, tO-wit: 80 cents per head for taking them
up, and twenty-five cents per day for each day
or part of a day he may have them impounded.
Sec. II. BE it further ordained, that all goats
sold under and in accordance with the provi-
siOns of this act, shall be sold ON Saturday of
week, the sale to begin between the hours
OF ten and eleven o'clock A. NJ.
Sec. 13. Be it further ordained that it shall be
the duty of the Constable, to take a description
OF all goats by their sex, kind, color, marks the
owner or owners of which are unknown,
Sec. IA. Be it further ordained that this ordi- |
nance shall take effect ten days from and after
first publication in the Official Journal, and
hat all other ordinances or parts of ordinances |
Oh the same subject matter, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
On motion of Mr.. Mayo, Resolved, that a
of three be appointed for the pur-
pose of examining and enduring into the con-
iition and amount of warrants outstanding
against the town, and report to this Board on
The President appointed Messrs.
J. Mayo, G.. n. Ealer and p. j. Lefehyre.
On motion an account of L. b. I4assiter for
light dollars, was adopted and ordered to be
1aid on the usual warrants.
On motion the Board adjourned to met Sat
lrday at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
JAMES RAY, President.
Jos. d. RICHARD, Clerk.