The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-05-25
ordinances.

An ordinance to prohibit the sale,
gift, barter, or exchange of
spirltuous and Intoxicating IL
quors and merchandise on Sun
days within the parish Of Yer
million.
BE it resolved and ordained by
the Police Jury Of the parish Of
Vermi|ion.
lst. That the sale, barter, Civ.
Ing or exchange Of any and all
intoxicating liquors and merchan-
disc on Sunday, within the limits
of the parish Of Vermilion is here
by totally prohibited, and all
keepers Of coffee houses, grog-
shops, groceries, stores. and all
other places where Intoxicating
liquors, or merchandise of any
kind is sold, shall be closed and
kept closed on Sundays, under the
penalties hereinafter provided.
?. Be it further resolved and
ordained, That this ordinance
shall apply to all persons and pla-
ces within the corporation of the
town of Abbeyille as well as to
other parts Of the parish,
3. BE it further resolved and
ordained, That any person yio-
latlng the provisions Of this orai-
nance shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and shall, on CON
viction, before any court Of COM
petent jurisdiction, forfeit their
license, and in addition be subject
to a fine Of not less than ten dol
lars nor more than fifty dollars
for each offence, and the proprie-
tor Of any such place where intox-
icatlng liquors or merchandise are
sold, given away, bartered, or ex-
changed. or such place kept open
on Sunday. shall be liable to the
forfeiture OF bis said license and
the payment of said fine, whether
he personally violates this ordi-
nance or not, if he allew it to be
done.
4. Be it further ordained and
resolved, That none the forego-
ing provisions shall apply to any
licensed drug store where drugs
and medicines only are sold.
5. Be it further resolved and
That it shall be the du.
ty Of the District Attorney pro
tenn. to prosecute all violations of
this ordinance. and that all fines
be paid into the parish treasury,
and that this ordinance take effect
after its PRONUNCIATION in the Off
cial journal of this parish.
an ordinance to prohibit hogs
from running at large within
tile parish Of ermilion.
SEC. |. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the parish of Yer
nillon, That hereafter it shall not
'e lawful for any person to allow
lis hogs to run at large in the Sd
ward of this parish, and all per-
ons owning or having hogs in
lis charge, are hereby required
o keep said hogs enclosed within
he limits of their own land. All
'ersons violating the provisions
# this ordinance, shall be liable
or all damages done by such
ogs to any other person, and the
ogs doing the damage shall be
liable to be sold to pay such dam
ge, so far as the proceeds Of their
ale shall extend.
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained
&c. That the provisions OF "An
ordinance relative to fences"
assed by the Police Jury of Yer
'ilion parish on the 4th day Of
'ebrnary, 1878, shall not apply to
ogs, and all ordinances in con-
let with the provisions Of this
rdinanee are hereby repealed,
I'd this ordinance take effect
ON ard after date Of it's first
nblication in the official journal
{ Vermilion parish.
(signed) N. PERRY,
President Of Police Jury.
Atteste
MBROIsE LACOTR,
CLERK Of Police Jury.