St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-09-14
eRsa1s Gssfisat
ORDINANCE TO P,;DIEt'r TIE TOWN or
UPELOCS.AS AG iTNS'T YELLOW FEVER.


OPELOUS.A5 AG iTNG'T YELLOW FEVER.
Whereas. il has been as, rtAlnni by the Hnnr'
), Hrl III OF t!.r town ~ Q ,rinuS:l-. Appnint"'
IS r.4n 'lilnG nf tie Soar OF pnljc. Of 81
OWE, hu'v appointed jay Both. 1879, tina
\ ll"W E''F I exists III III" ritE"t New OF! ans
and they having rrr., amended tii.. fnluW!n.
measures Inr ,hc p:utc:t.un OF s..:t to|u; tnrr'
iu!e ht. II
-lCTiuH l. Resolved. by the Board of Poii,',
of lht town ni bl".'u~ilS, thAt ANY person al
PEERS 'n>. coming from flt ely OF New Dr!ruh,
pr from any utittr i'l>ir,ct which may lmitthl
ter !".rou Infected nth tn" sad d'S,':,S" Sht
no be permitted to enter or Remain within lAr
'riU'htr limits ni ;;lc SAID trNu %. bpr!Hti'h>
uN@ll ten days >li;iIl nave tl,p5,.u since the.
Were III >tirn DIST lets, and If ;uy such l"rs"h
shall enter The s;til town. ne SHAFT Immediately
I've removed without the limits OF the stinr, ans
Snail be s'liljrrt moreover 10 Il tine of twenty
iiV,. dollars.
SEC. , That no dry goods. merchandise, coffee
inclusive, or amy other object supposed to Coll
VtN or communicable. said dist ;lsc coming fro
the city OF New Orleans ur from amy other m
frctcu District, shall DE i'll; rouurtl or brough!
into the sad town Of Oprlousi>. aud If amy
person nr persons shall introduce amy OF the
suUrittrd articles so tlenouinhtcl as aforesaid
contrahald oT disease. the said dry goods,
inrrclEtnu:S". coffee. or othtr objects coniinuni
cable of disease. So attempted t. be introduced
or 50 intrOtiurcu sil.tl be seized forfeited to
The sad Board of Police. and sold after ten
days advertisement. to the highest bidder, the
proceeds thereof 10 be paid into the treasury
and the person or persons thus coutrcvrniu-
the provision, of this section shall he subject
moreover to fine of fifty dollars, To he recuv
cred before any court OF competent Jurisdiction.
SEC. g. That no person or persons residing
within the limits OF til" town OF OpelunSiS
going int" tn infected District shall he per
nlittrd to return into the sad town within trn
days FROM the time of exposure to said disease.
ministers of the Gospel physicians and nurs'r
excepted and any person rontravrning tn,
provisions Of this section shall be subject to 4;
fine OF twenty dollar for each and every vic
l;tiou thereof.
SEC. 4 That any person persons havin-
charge OF amy public conveyance, who Rhal,
convey into sad town anT person or persons
who are shown to have been Ill any District
infected with yellow Fever. within ten day
previous, shall he suet to fine of one hun
ilrs dollars for each and every offtllsp, an,
tuht any person or persons living ithin tlt
limits ~ sad town, who stall retain any sttci
PERSON or persons. coming from III iuftctr,
District. i'll their hnlIStS, shall be subject to pa
Il ike fine of one hundred dollars. to be
cred before any court OF competent Jurisdiction
ana that ii is hereby mhlt. the duty OF ti,s
I'Nn tunstarip. to inform immediately all p.r
SONS llaVinr rhirGr at ANY public convey aur,
| NJ the fui going resolution.
| SEC. >. mat 40 person on persons. who Si!Hi
| have died OF yellow Fewer nut~ltc OF the limits
! NJ the town vt Opctuls;.s. SHAH he inttrrt,
WITHIN In" limits OF this corporation.
, SIX 6. TaHt i'll the event OF amy death frnn
i"li'ii "tV.'r occurring III this iowa, the bod
! snail trr rn/tlnimN and buried ~ speedily II
/ possible" IN! the Aptrim' MS III wtil'h the
! r;:tn occurred, Shtt he rl"au,c.. fuini-ilt,..
| nd such OH uis :ectin- a@ii = l~rH IS ma
ne dies ril tri. ~ the ,;t;lr "a il alta H.iI Il
>'l'''' 't.l';' IL ma have been u>r,l Ivy
! lie" i:Si n'",rl. shall ht Immediately hurr,
| "F 'l:S.u:rctcE.
ST. !. Sat. he several pr:,rtic Nc pliyS;ri"i
! al iHi> tuw, l, hereby constituted It r,m.n1ttr.
! q. AtGlla!l;:. for IL" !,I!Gn Ot ltpnrtin" an
;:i~: OF t..,i's uf ,'ii,T Fever. which may
"il' !I trlr practice in laid Town. to til" buarr
y t'e;i!ii Ill Order tiT Sttch measures may
| l;tkrn Ny them IL. the may require
| Sru. x. Tat the Board nl Health. II at
Ws,tlcIis and Town C,nIt .nit. are hereby Sc,
crafty charged H. carry INTO effect the furtIuin
| !cSnlufinlls Hnl the said Town Con~t.,r
| hereby authorized aul empowered. snnuu
brcniil. nrr;'a7',lf. i'll the execution OF Til.
| resolution to ca t. hi. assistance, any OF ii
| Of the cit!ZI> 81 SAL low /.
Sc. Q. That this urtljniilrc shall take ctfecl
! from and after IFS passage
JAMES RAY
! President BOARD Police r,wn II Op..nus;as.
| JULES Gil, Clerk Board oi Police Protein.
| August i-lt