The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-03-28

to.wit: H. F, Myers, W. 8. Perkins,
| Chas. Enbanks, III. p. Peninger. j. ID.
5ig'er. John Ftrris, Claib Farris, Bla k
| farris John Nav B. w. Welsh. G.. w.
| Richardson, Jack Harper. Pres Harper,
Sol Cole, Jim Cole, FL G Lyles, Ma.
rion Myers, Norris Clifton, John Mack.
VIM Sneed, Thos Harmontree, Ellis
Sigler, Frank Smith, NJ L. Bishop, G..
Z. Phelps Alf Welsh. VIM Nc cHenry,
Aleck Wright. Levi Welsh and Louis
Wright, together with all transient men
becoming subject to road duty in and
around Sugar Town.
On motion, be it ordained, that the
Pa ash Treasurer be and he is hereby
liistru ted to credit Mr.. Jacob Ryan
with two hundred and six and 94flU0
dollars. accrued Interest on interest
bearing warrants for the year 1877, said
credit to be made on parish taxes for
1873. collected from the Calcasieu Sui
phur Mining Co.
On motion. be it ordained, that the
ordinance Of the Police Jury approved
February 5th, 1873, relative to paying
the Haskell Judgment" be and the
same Is hereby repealed.
On motion. be it ordained that SO
much of the liceases for 1873, as may
be necessary. are hereby appropriated
20 pay the Haskell Judgment, and the
Parish Treasurer is hereby instructed
10 pay over to Mr.. Haskell. as fast as
collected. all license money until said
Judgment is satisfied.
On motion, resolved, that the clerk
of tins body is hereby authorized to
purchase the necessary books for the
Clerk of Court and pay for same on his
own warrant, out of Court House fund.
On motion. resolved, that the sum of
six do ars be paid to ID. j. Reid for
Court House bell, SAID amount to be
paid ont of cash received for rent OF hall
IN Court House
AN ORDINANCE
70 extend the time for The registration
of unregistered warrants.
Section |. On motion, be it ordained,
that the Parish Treasurer be and he is
hereby required to register andrendorse
all unregistered legal warrants against
the parish presented to him for regis
ration witalu sixty days from the pub
liciltion OF this ordinance.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. that
al unregistered warrants not presented
for registration within the time specified
are hereby declared null and void, and
the holders OF the same are hereby de-
barred from ever registering them.
The fol owing ordinance was submit
ted, which, after being read, was unan-
lmously adopted, to-wit
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for the closing on the Sab
bath day, and keeping closed, all
places OF business within the parish
of Calcasieu, except Drug Stores,
Markets and places where bread is
made and sold.
Section L. ibe it ordained by the Po-
ice Jury OF the parish OF Calcasieu,
mat all keepers OF stores, shops, gro
;eries, warehouses;, drinking houses,
gr .gsbops, lager beer saloons, billiard
a oons, ten-pin alleys and ice cream
,;iloons. doing business in the parish OF
Jalcasit u, are hereby requii ed to close
.ud to keep closed, and are prohibited
rom opening their respective places OF
,lslness either to give away, buy, sell,
,r exchange any goods, wares. or mer-
refreshments, liquors, or pro-
luce, or to receive, ship or forward any
reight, on each and every Sabbath day,
% oe computed from IL o'clock on Sat
lrday night until IL clock on Sunday
light; provided, that in case OF death
my merchant shall be allowed to sell
uch articles as are necessary for the
,urial of the de ceased.
Sec. O. Be it further ordained, that
he following persons. and none other,
hall be exempted from the operations
i this ordinance
lst-- Keepers Of Drug Stores, in SO
auch as to allow them 70 fill prescrip-
ions OF licensed Physicians, and to sell
rings aud medicines only ON that day.
Keepers OF bakeries, for the sole
nrpose OF making aud selling bread.
3d-Keepers of public markets, for
he sale Of fresh meats. fish, vegetables
nd fruits; or sellers of fish, vegetables,
ruits and milk.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that
nv and every person, violating this
rdinance. SHALL be fined, for each and
very snch violation, in a sum not less
lan One Hundred Dollars, nor more
aan Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars. or
lffer imprisonment IN the Parish JailfoI
OF less thar one month, nor more than
lree months, on both at the discretion
i the court; one half OF the fine to go
, the informer, and the ether half to
le Parish Treasury to be enforced by
allotment or information, in any court
competent jurisdiction, in the name
the parish,
Sec. A. Be it further ordained, that
lis ordinance shall take effect from
"A after Sunday the 0l AT day Of Aprii.