St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
Proceedings of the Police jury.
OPELoUsAs, August 18th, 1878.

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The HIesldeht anhouiiceu ft ~ ~ po IiHc
called inns special iliee'lnS vi tn thnir
jury Tor tne puIp"so ~ or,i'"7 j.,
attentlou 10 ctI.aln S, .i', "n,,'' nnI fn,
the iaIe quatd NJ. otoA''"''>o' anu
revision vi ItiV ,f 2"'I m,;arv th,. f,}o,v-
oh lno'lon W h' ~ '.,,,, .n,i !ft,
ing or"il'dhc' NI> S"''n.'',.' , ,s ~:
having been read by 'co''o'' was o''
mo''siy aooi'ou'
AN ORDINANCE
., a., .n+;,,. If tho
10 pfoTlde Ior the qoalan I;nnt 10 I' nv
parish OF ot' LannIy Ssa as,,d quo "+hn,
production 81 yei'o" l9te' "nu n,,,Si
infectious diseases anu - G,ea.o } Iufa
anime omcelS, "eii'lns .nei' 49,.
and powers ana 20 coIssi'u.ei " no ,'a4
OF Health fof 81: Lanu'y pa'lIlt' anu
TO declare 10" Eloia'iono " t'n,2 !"
d!nonce' ara OF ieyult'luna; Inv. hi'tS''' ~
virtue Thereon, olai! DC pHhl21hJt' +,,o
=, SEcTlQN l. 5oe IL o!ualnoo oy ',,o
Pollce jury OF %. LaluIy, n"U II"
person, nurses ana physicians exJepttIn'
yellow feFet, cH"lefa' S'hah pvA u W nts
infectious diseases snaii pe SHlo"eo 70
enter or to remail' M!thlh tho ''hiis -
the SAID parish, or Within minus Oh s'tG''
quarantine stations as may De eseao7
llshed, until ten d;tyS sh;tll nave eiapa"',
since said person had lett such injected
place. And any person VINO Shall Elo-
late or attempt to Violate The PROVISIONS
Of this section stall be flneu the SUM OF
fifty dollars recoverable before any
justice OF the peace, one-!laif Tor tno
informer, and one-halt Tor the parish.
SEC. .. Be 1T further ordainea by Jhe
Police Jury OF st. Landry 1hat no
dry goods, baggage, coffee, merchandise
lgnated by the Board OF liealth OF thb
parish OF st. Landry. coming from any
place infected as aforesaid, snail De
brought within the limits OF the parish
OF st. Landry, OF beyond the llmlls OF
such quarantine stations, may o5 es-
tablshed. until they shall nave oceli
ventilated and dlslnfected continuously
for ten consecutive days by such persons
and at such places as may pc designated
by the officers OF this parish created oy
this ordinance, except mess PORK, mess
beef, Hour, meal ,grlts' rice, liquors III
barrels or demlJohns, Lard III uerces OF
kegs, coal OIL, turpentlne, Oils Ill parfels
or cans, all canned goods to ne opened
ana the PACKING DESTROYER, all iaduo mf
and medicines IN glass TO pc opened ano
N'AO
Wagons, ploughs ana FARMING lnlplo'
ments, hardware not packed IN IN boxes
salt III sacks ana llme snail De al
lowed TO pass attef oe!hg inspected
and certificate to that effect, given ol
the Offlcer III charge OF the quafan
tine stations. And it the provisions
at this section are violated or attenlpte'
to be violated, the sald dry goods, Dag
gage, coffee, merchandise or othef 0o
Jects designated oy the board Oh l1eaitil
shall be seized 10y the o1ncers or thlt
parish, carried to the places designated
and placed III custody or persons charged
with yentllatlng such and AFTER oelnSS
ventilated, they shall be SOLD TOR cast
60 the highest bidder, half of the pro
ceeds to go, to the person making TN
seizure and halt TO go TO the parlsi
treasury; moreover the person violating
or attempting TO Vlolate Inc proVlsloh
OF this section, snail De nhed one nun
dred dollars, and imprisoned ten Gays
half OF the tine to 20 to the lntormel
and half to the parish treasury.
SEC. 8. That il any town or place
within the limits OF this parish shoul'
become Infected asatoresa,d with yellow
fever, or any other infectious disease
the provisions or sections one and tW'
shall be lnforced as far as pract'cabI'
against persons, dryL goods baggage
merchandise or any other object desig
mated by the Board of Health, comm:
from such town or place, local nurses
physicians and ministers OF the. gospe
in the discharge OF their duties eX
cepted.
SEC. 4. The President OF the Pollc'
Jury shall nave power to determine an'
shall proclaim what city, town or place
is infected as aforesaid, and to estab
llsh such quarantine stations, ami toap
point such quarantine o1icers as ne ma.
think proper; and ne shall nave po"e,
TO make contracts for rent OF necessary
buildings ,for pay OF ofllcerS, etc, qnti
the next meeting OF the Poiice jury
after ms proclamation. And lf IS Gereh'
maze his DUTY GO assemble the fo'lc'
Jury within ten days after such pro
clanatiol IN, II necessary.
SEC: 20. Ihat any person Malhg ano
assisting any person III Vlolaung tnt
PROVISIONS OF sections one ana Two o.
TINS Ordinance shaii 20 sunleet 70 .1lis
same pehaltles as are PROVIDED agains
Ihe pflhcIpal, ahd the nnes fecoVere.
from sucii person snail oe disposeo IL
tne same niaiinef ss Those lmposeo ny
sald seetio oyE, one ana Two. ,,
SEC. Q. ihat no person VINO shail nave
9iea OF yelloW 1eVer, or any oIheI IN,
tectlous disease; outside OF the Iihits
OF the parish OF st: Landry, slalL 9e
inferred Withln tle limits OF TINS parish
except ander sach Il, regulations as may
ne essa5'isl H9 oy I1e boapa Oh ae sho1
DEC, e.. InaI any person VINO shaiI
nave dled WITHIN the limits OF tne parish
from yellow FEVER OF any othefln[ectlous
disease, shall be enyeloped and buried
as speedily az possible, IN the nearest
burial ground, ana snail not be SUISSE
quently dIsintered and removed, except
under such regulations as may, be es,