The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-22
Ordinances.

Ordinances.
An ordinance to prohibit the sale,
gift, barter, or exchange of
spirituous and intoxicating Ii
ouors and merchandise on Sun
days within the parish of Ver-
million.
Be it resolved and ordained by
the Police Jury Of the parish Of
Vermilion.
Ist. 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.
Q. Be it further resolved and
ordained, That this ordinance
shall apply to all persons and pla-
ces within the corporation of the
town of Abbeville as well as to
other parts of the parish,
8. Be it further resolved and
[ordained, That any person vio-
lating the provisions Of this ordi-
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 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-
icating 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 his said license and
} the payment of said fine, whether
he personally violates this .ordi-
nance or not, if he allow 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
ordained, That it shall be the du.
ty of the District Attorney pro
TEN. to prosecute all violations Of
this ordinance. and that all fines
he 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
} the parish of Vermilion.
, Sec. l. Be it ordained by the
!, Police Jury Of the parish of Yer
million, That hereafter it shall not
3 be lawful for any person to allow
his hogs to run at large in the 81
ward of this parish, and all per-
sons owning or having hogs in
his charge, are hereby required
to keep said hogs enclosed within
the limits of their own land. All
persons violating the provisions
of this ordinance, shall be liable
} for all damages done by such
hogs to any other person, and the
hogs doing the damage shall be
J liable to be sold to pay such dam
age, so far as the proceeds OF their
: sale shall extend.
s Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
! &c. That the provisions Of "An
: Ordinance relative to fences"
] passed by the Police Jury of Yer
million parish on the 4th day Of
February, 1878, shall not apply to
e hogs, and all ordinances in con-
fict with the provisions of this
I ordinance are hereby repealed,
q and this ordinance take effect
J, from and after date Of its first
! publication in the official Journal
e of Vermilion parish.
: (SigneD N. PERRY,
s President Of Police Jury.
G Atteste
= AMBROSE LACOUR,