The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-30

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FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
EoFFrcIAL.l
MONROE, OUACHITA PARISH, La,
August 23d, 1873.
The Police Jury met at the Court
House, In special session, pursuant to
the call of the President.
Present-W. q. Kennedy, President !;
I. Garrett, Jr., J. w. Scarborough, A.
Calhoun, Thos. Mcclure, John Fuller.
ABSENT. T. Swan, A. j. Wood.
The following ordinance was intro
duced, read the first time, the second
time by its title, on motion the rules
were suspended, the ordinance read a
third time, and adopted
ORDINANCE NO. 34e.
An ordinance to amend and re-enact
Ordinance No. 346, entitled an ordi-
nance to establish quarantine and to
protect the public health, and pro-
viding penalties and fines for the
violation OF the provisions of this
ordinance-adopted August 6, 1878.
Whereas, The citizens of Ouachita
parish assembled in mass meeting on
the 21st August, 1878, and resolved
that 1t was the duty of the Police Jury
to adopt stringent measures to protect
them from yellow fever, and that said
object would be best subserved by
stopping trains on the Vicksburg,
and Texas Railroad after
Monday, the Goth August, 1878 by
prohibiting at once steamboats, from
any infected port from stopping at any
point In the Parish, and boats In Qua
chita river from receiving Tor coming
into the parish after receiving) freight
Or passengers from or in anywise COM
municating with other boats from in
fected ports; and by organizing the
citizens into volunteer detachments to
more thoroughly enforce quarantine !;
therefore,
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury of
the parish of Ouachita, That Ordinance
No. 346, adopted August 9Th, 1878, be
amended and re-enacted to read as
follows: -
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful
for any person coming romsany place
at which yellow fever or any Infectious
disease prevails, or who has Been on
any boat or other vehicle of transpor-
tation which has come from ortouched
at any such infected place, to come
within the boundaries of Ouachita par
ish; or for any person to bring within
said parish any freight, clothing, goods
or merchandise from any place in
which yellow fever or infectious dis
case prevails, or which has been on
any boat or other vehicle of transpor.
tation which has come from or touched
at any such infected place.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That it shall be unlawful for the mas.
ter of any watercraft, any railroad com.
pany, any common carrier, or any per.
son whomsoever, to bring within the
boundaries of Ouachita parish any. per
son or thing coming from any place al
which there is yellow fever or any in
fictitious disease.
Section 8. Be 1t further ordained, &c.
That trains on the Vicksburg, Shrevc
port and Texas Railroad shall cease Il
come within the parish limits aftel
Monday, the 26th August, 1878: Pro
vided, that, under guarantees to be fur
| nished the committee appointed by
Section of this ordinance, construction
| trains shall not be excluded under thu
provisions of this section.
Sec. 4. BE it further ordained, &c.
That no steamboat or watercraft, from
any place where there is yellow fever
| or steamboat or watercraft connecting
with such boat or craft from any place
where there is yellow fever, shall lanG
at any point in this parish, or unlad,
persons or freights at any point in thi.
parish.
| Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, &c.
That each member of the Police Jury
| is authorized and directed to assemble
as soon as possible the citizens of hi.
ward to organize volunteer quaran
tine force which shall select it's owl
chief, who shall report for orders ant
instructions to the committee appointed
In Section of this Ordinance.
Section o. Be it further ordained
&C., That the committee appointed BY
Section z, shall establish such quar-
antine stations as they may deem
necessary prouided, that the delay fol
quarantine shall be not less thar
twenty days.
| Sec. z. BE it further ordained, sc.
That to q committee composed of tn.
President of the Police Jury, tn,
Mayor of Monroe, and the Mayor o
Trenton, full powers are delegated t.
provide for the enforcement and modi
fication of the restrictions of this ordi
nance.
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