The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-01
Ordinances.

An ordinance to prohibit the sale,
gilt, barter, or exchange of
splrltuous and Intoxicating IL
I quors and merchandise on Sun
1 days within the parish of Yer
4 million.
1 BE it resolved and ordained by
sthe Police Jury of the parish Of
1 VermiIion.
y LIST. That the sale, barter, Civ
slng or exchange of any and all
slntoxicating liquors and merchan-
sdise on Sunday, within the limits
fof the parish Of Vermilion is here
sby totally prohibited, and all
keepers of conee-honses. croe-
sshops, groceries, stores. and all
sother places where intoxicating
! sliqnors, or merchandise OF any
kind is sold, shall be closed and
kept closed on Sundays, under the
SpenaltIes hereinafter provided.
2. Be it further resolved and
| sordained, That this ordinance
sshall apply to all persons and pla-
fees within the corporation of the
town of Abbeville as well as to
.other parts of the parish,
3. BE it further resolved and
.ordained, That any person vio-
5lating the provisions of this ordi-
,nancc shall be deemed guilty of a
.mlsdcmeanor, and shall, on con-
,viction, before any court of COM
Epetent jurisdiction, forfeit their
license, and in addition be subject
to fine of not less than ten dol
liars nor more than fifty dollars
| for each offence, and the proprie-
| tor of any such place where intox-
Eicating liquors or merchandise are
sold, given away, bartered, or ex-
schanged, or such place kept open
ION 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
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
the parish Of Vermilion.
SEC. |. BE it ordained by the
Police jury Of the parish Of Ver-
That hereafter it shall not
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
If this ordinance, shall be liable
Tor all damages done by such
hogs to any other person, and the
hogs doing the damage shall be
liable to be sold to pay such dam
age, so far as the proceeds Of their
sale shall extend.
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
logs, and all ordinances in con-
lict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed,
and this ordinance take effect
rom and after date Of its first
publication in the official Journal
If VermiIion parish.
(Signed) N. PERRY,
President Of Police Jury.
Atteste
LACOUR,
Clerk of Police Jury.