The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-04
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PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY


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ALEXANDRIA, La, q,
August 26, 1878.
The Jury met in accordance with
a special call Of the President, re-
quired according to law by twelve
freeholders. Present ss s,3s}s.oI
M F.,SE1p, President; 81 s
G. W. Bolton,
5s''l W. j. Calvit, ~.
z B. G. Duke, 80 70 as.i'
b G. Labat,i 411,a ,sahet)
Thos. Woodland. 1851,
The call of the, Roll being dis
pensed with, the Jury at once pro-
ceeded to a solution of the deli
cate an d all important question
Of establishing a Quarantine
against, til En- dreadful s,co,uirg,e
which now af1licts the city of New
Orleans and many other localities in
the interior Of the country; and az
ter d patient hearing ola number of
eminent citizens and local Physi.
cans on the subject, the Jury, on
motion Of Mr.. Bolton, adjourned I'm,
til 9 o'clock, a. NJ, tomorrow morn
ing, in order to deliberate more care.
fully upon this important matter.
ID Attest: aes4 I'd; Fo3 ,la8,a sW
B. c. DUKE, $50 aeY..9.i. nh,
Clerk pro ten. ., IS,
fta.4s ALEXANDRIA, la, saptlo
....... 8, i. August y, 1878.
The he, ,JJu Jury met pursuant to f,jaqat al;
journment.. Present ~ az '''.1s@
go f. SE1p,, President; sSfs'Si
,G.sW.t Bolton,o a 8atEsaa
WI. Calvit,
u :. G. Duke; a.t3 tss!s so
G. Lahat,
's2''N Thos. Woodland. ''2 : -''''.''
! The reading Of the Minutes Being
dispensed with, 1.-The following Prel
iamble and. Resolutionsgwem offered
by Mr.. Calvit, and adopted - ,a,..|
Whereas, A dangerous and infec-
tious disease has been for sometime
prevailing in New Orleans, and has
now been pronounced epidemic; and
J. Whereas, The danger of the, con-
tinued spreading Of this said disease
to our Parish, as it has to many 9TH
er localities already, is so great astto
cause general alarm; and no tssf
Whereas, 1t is the manifest wish
Of q majority of our people that some,
immediate action be had by this
Jury, looking to preservation from
this fell scourge, thereforc, a3aste
Be it Ordained by the Police. Jury,
Of the Parish ofssRapides, That an
absolute and. ,efeetiye. Quarantine
against the City Of New Orleans and
any and all other Infected places, be
and the same'is hereby established
throughout the entire, Parish of RAJ
pides until the, regular meeting Of
this Jury on the First Monday of
October prox., under the following
regulations: -..'4E .. -a''.''. 3 !,
/. From and after this date oi,o
steamboat or other water craft ply
ing between the'iimits Of this Parish
and any infected locality, shall be
allowed to land Or discharge any
freight or passengers within the lin
its of said Parish, under the penalty
Of $4,000 fine for each and, every
offence. '- 80 e ~
2. That no passengers coming by
land, either by stage or private con.
veyance Or otherwise, from any In
fected locality, shall be allowed to
enter the limits Of this Parish With
out certificate from the Board Of
Health or its Physician; and any one
violating the provisions Of this Or
dinance shall be deemed guilty .ofga
misdemeanor, and shall be confined
in the Parish Jail for not less than
30 nor more,than 60 days. sa ass.
q 3. That no matter transmitted fl
the mails and known as third class
matter shall be receivable by the 10
cal Post Master or allowed transmits
sion under a penalty Of $4,000 fin,
| for each and every offence.
4. That any person or person.
i found introducing any goods frou