New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-18

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ut tho extra session to examine the book
and accounts of the Funding Board AM
Board Of Audit were ordered TO be printe'
for the use of the House.
On motion OF Mr.. Kummel House bill Nc
l79 was called up, and on motion of tn
same member it was ordered that the sais
bill be printed in the journal:
An act to protect the health of the city o.
New Orleans, to locate the stock landiDg'
and Slang houses, and to PROVIDE loi
the inspection of ANIMALS slaughteren ano
sold for food in the city OF Nc" oii0"n'
and to repeal certain acts.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Oenaue
and House of Representatives OF inc State
Of Lonisiana in General Assembly con
ven.d. That from and after the passage Of
this ac, il shall not be lawful to land, keep
or slaughter any cattle, beeves. calves
sh.rn. swine or other animals, or to have,
ta-n or es d bish any stock landing, yards,
peps, slaughterhouses or abattolrs ~ any
point or place within the city OF New Or
leans. or the parishes of Orleans, Jetter-
s0n and St. Bernard, or at any point
or place on the east bank OF the Missis-
sippi river within the corporate limits
of The city of New Orleans, or at any point
on the west bank of the mississippi river
above the present depot of the New Or
leans OpelOusas and Great Western Rail
road Company.
ADy person or persons, or corporation or
company, carry ing on any business, or de-
ing any act in contraveDtion of this act, or
landing, Strengthening or keeping any ami
NAL or animals in violation of this act shall
b. liable to q fine Of two hundred and fifty
dollars for each and every violation, tine
came to be recoverable, with costs of suit,
before any court Of competent jurisdiction.
That suits for this penalty shall be brought
by the Attorney General OF the State, or the
district attorney OF the parish Of Orleans,
and the amounts recovered thereon shall be-
paid, One-h half to the informer and the other
half to the State Auditor, who shall place
the same to the credit Of the educational
fund.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
all persons engaged in the business of stock
dealers, yard keepers or butchers, and who
have paid their licenses as such, shall have
and enjoy the right of keeping such yards
and slaughterhOuses for elaughtering cattle
or animals destine d for sale as food in the
city of New Orleans and in the parishes Of
the limits prescribed in the first section OF
this act.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted etc., That
the Governor of the State Of Louisiana
shall appoint q competent person, clothed
with police powers, to act az inspector of all
stock that is to be slaughtered, and whose
duty it shall be to examine all animals in
tended to be slaughtered, to ascertain
whether they are sound and tit for human
food or not, and if found fit for human
food, to furnish q certificate stating that
fact to the owner Of the animals inspected,
and without said certificate no ami
mails can be slaughtered for sale
in the city of New Orleans,
or in the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson and
st Bernard; that said certificate shall be
da:ed At the time of inspecting, and shall
be of no effect to authorize the slaughtering
of animals twenty-four hours after said
date: but all animals which have been Ger
tilted as sound and fit for human food
twenty four hours before their intended
slaughter shall be re-inspected, and If
cert fed as sound and fit for human
food must be slaughtered within TWEEN.
ty-fOur hours after date of said certi6
Cate; that it shall be the duty of
said inspector further to inspect all ami
mails slaughtered for sale as human food
after they have been slaughtered and be-
fore their meat is offered for sale, and to |
give certificate of their sound and healthy |
condition.
The owner of said animals go inspected |
'hall pay the inspector five cents for each |
md every animal 90 inspected and certified, |
me. half Of which said lee the eaid inspector |
hall retain for bis services, and the other !
lalt shall be paid over to the Auditor of
'ublic Accounts, said payment to b. made
monthly; said inspector shall give gS"d
~ sufficient bond to the State in the suld !
i five Thousand dollars with sureties sub
ect to the approval Of the GoverDo or OF the
late of Louisiana, for the faithful per-
ornance of his duties Said inspector shall |
10 liable to a fine, for dereliction of duty. OF
ne hundred dollars, for each and every act
+ neglect or delinquency, one half of which
me shall be paid to the infOrmer and the
Their half TO be paid to the Auditor of the
tate who shall place the same to the credit
t the educational fund. That said inspeG.
Dr. may appoint as many deputies as may
q necessary to perform the duties hereby
imposed.
SEC. l. Be it further enacted, etc That
II persons slaughtering animals for food
ND sale without such inspection as is pro-
lded in the foregoing sections, or selling
leat for human food which has not been
uly inspected and certified, shall be sub
ct to fine of 500. recoverable by suit in
be name of the State, said suit to be
rought by the Attorney General of the
tate or district attorney for the parish;
nat the amount go recovered shall be di-
ided, one half for the informant and the
Their half to be paid TO the State Auditor,
no shall place the same to the credit of |
le educational fund.
Sec. 5 Be it further enacted, etc., That
le inspector shall be required whenever
He'd on by any owner or butcher to in
'ect cattle which is to be slaughtered for
lie or human food. and on his refusal to
3, form his duty, shall be liable to fine
500, to be received and distributed as
'OvIded in the other sections of this act,
we'll as for al damages in q civil suit
hich may he brought by the party who
ayssuff-r from such delinquency.
SEC. q. Be it further enacted. etc., That |
g act entitled an act to protect the health
the city Of New Orleans, to locate the
ock landing and slaughterhOuses, and to
corporate the Crescent City Live Stock
anhing and Slaugbterhouse Company, he
ID the same is hereby repealed, and all
her laws and parts of laws inconsistent
tn or contrary to the provisions Of this J
t are hereby repealed
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted. ETC., That Z
is act shall take effect from and after it's
ssage.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
The Speaker appointed on select COM
ttee to investigate charges against E. b. S
entz, parish Judge of the parish of St.
ary, Messrs. Billiu, Scales and Lowell.
Mr.. Souer submitted concurrent resolu. &
n providing for the appointment of a
mt committee on the financial condition y
d general management Of the affairs of !
. city of New Orleans, in the State of
which underwent its first read
2 and was ordered to lie over.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. b
The hereinafter named members. in ac-
dance with previous notice given, re- Q
actively asked and obtained leave IN