American citizen., 1876-06-03
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
GRIMES AND n1IsDE,N1IcANoRs.
Crimes Msdemeanors and Petty
0fenses, aad Criminal Procedure taercunder.
SECTION Any butcher other person. who shall sell in
than by slaughter slaughtered when diseased or baker
brewer dster other person. who shall sell unwholesome
bread drinks shall oense conviction thereof be
or both, at discretion Of the Court. 49,
Any person who shall sell tainted, putrid unsound nn
wholesome, unmercanabe -four other provisions for
BEAST sound good shall practice any fraud or
provisions thing whatever, shall for each offence
thereof be fined not less than s25 imprisoned not
So. ANY person who shall within said city, wanto 'ly,
cruelty or mseevousiy KILL mam beat wound or in anywise
same to be DONE shall for each offence conviction thereof
not less than ten nor more than thirty days. or bo at the dis
s3. Any person SHALL within city, wantonly
without Destroy dlsfgure in anywise eace mark
house. or other buildings or procure the same be DONE
for each offence thereof be fined not less than
than thirty days both at the discretion of tie Court
any shade tree. bus
plant Of kind bitch horses mules thereto, the
cemetery belonging SHALL conviction thereof
offence be So nor s2o.
s. If any officer said city snail depand collect receive
ANY tax license fee of kind not authorized by
OF s es pei % sha a On @
$780, half for the Of the party complaining injured
thereby.
Any person who shall wfuly disturb any congrega
ton or assembly fully assembled for religious worship,
for other legal object whatsoever within said
city shall for each ofence conviction thereof be fined not
less than So than $50
Any found nude indecently naked clad the
Streets bayou creek elsewhere in public place.
ana within the corporate limits oil SAID city, between daylight
more than s25 aud COSTS and the parents guardians of
COSTS
4. That any person drunk inebriaed in any
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of vulgar ewd obscene conduct jesure of
of talking speaking therein loud excited boistcrous
calculated disturb the quiet of the inait
any breach Of tie peace in said city or Of rdng driving
the streets OF alleys of said city at faster gait tan
sidewalk, footway, in said cty of driving riding
tying fastening animal shade ornamental
other ee shrub bus to post pillar support of
post thereof said oy shall each such offence
than s5o be imprisoned than five
than twenty days OF boih at the discretion of the Court
of any Ln or owner or person in charge of any horse mule
to load unload such vehicle to mount dis
ANIMAL hoh standing in any Of public places
out eompeteperson actually with and charge
fined than IS and all costs s''' ~ ~"' 'N ~
gum pistol frearm or other explosive or detonang material
Implement or compound or what commonly called negro
viction thereof be than than $50
be imprisoned not less than five than twenty
days, bot at the discretion Court. Half go
TO informant. Where the offence is committed by minor the
OF
fine and
10. Any person who shall within said play, bet,
risk Or hazard other article thing of
of cards. chance skill other game, table,
trick, mac, fight contryance of kind shall
ncite others thereto, shall
for each such offence be fued less than So
than $50.
H. No merchant, trader. shop saloon keeper dealer
eciinc iaoore person plying vocation whatever
within sad city Except pyscans vendors OF fresh meats
bakers bread and medicines shall SELL exchange, trade
barter labor otherwise dispose "f goods
chandse liquors other article thing OF vaEe, permit
the be done about his place o
business the first the week. commonly called Sunday
and violating this section shall conviction there
OF for eac offence, be fined less than S0 than
$50 I0ued That the market houses and barber shops be
allowed to keep until IL o'clock, A. NJ. Sundays.
II. No bayou wash sewer culvert any kind
or damned the free flow in any Oh
structed diverted changed unless by permission order
this Board, the Street Committee; and offend
against this provision SHALL each offence be neu not
less than 50 and
12 If the owner master, clerk other officer of any
public private OF shall bring
INTO introduce within the limits of said city,
person i'll of smallpox yellow fever other contagious
iecous disease whatever, likely to
become charge said city,
ing shall conviction thereof he fined less than $780,
moro than 500, imprisoned less than days.
botL at the discretion OF the Court
H. Iiaylng at bah, OtLer
lnent, the streets prohibited, all
offenders against this SHALL conviction be fined not