The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-05-08

Y 8, 1850.
hides offered for sale in the parish
} and to keep a record of the brand
OF such cattle and hides, and the
name of the person Offering the
} same for inspection or sale.
Second-Be it further ordained.
That all persons butchering for
the public or selling meat for pub.
lie use, are hereby prohibited
from slaughtering any cattle or
selling the beef thereof, without
first having said cattle inspected
by some inspector of cattle and
hides, and procuring a permit from
eaid inspector to butcher said ami
NAL, and it shall be the duty of
any inspector when called on, to
inspect said animal and make a
record Of the brand, and if the
said animal is in healthy condi-
ton and fit for slaughter shall give
his written permit to slaughter
said animal and if said animal is
unfit for slaughter, he shall refuse
a permit, and for such inspection
the butcher or other person offer
ing said animal for inspection
shall pay the inspector the sum Of
twenty (2O0 cents for each animal
so inspected.
Third-Be it further ordained.
That no person shall drive any
cattle out Of the parish of Yer
million, without first having the
same inspected BY some Inspector
OF cattle and hides, and it shall be
the duty of all inspectors when
called on by any person to inspect
cattle. to inspect such cattle. aud
to make a record of the brand of
such animal, and the num- er of
cattle SO inspected, and the name
Of the persen offering the cattle
for inspection as well as the name
Of the owner, and to give p writ
ten permit to the person in cila -ge
Of said cattle to drive them out If
the parish which permit shall
state the number of cattle to be
driven out, and the name Of the
person driving the same, and shall
be signed by said inspector. aud
for such inspection the person
Offering the same for inspection,
shall pay the inspector ten (l0)
cents for each animal so inspected.
Fourth--Be it further ordained,
That no person shall offer any
hide for sale until the same shall
have been fret inspected by an in.
spector Of cattle and hides, and all;
merchants and dealers are hereby
forbidden and prohibited from
purchasing any hides, until the
same have been inspected by some
inspector of cattle and hides, and
a permit to sell the same granted
therefor, and it shall be the duty
OF all inspectors of cattle and
hides when called on to inspect all
hides offered, and to make re
cord thereof of the brand of the
hide, the name Of the person offer.
ing the hide for inspection, and
the date Of inspection, and to give
a written permit to the person
Offering the hide to sell the same,
and it shall be the duty of all deal
ers and merchants buying hides to
take the permit with the hide and
to- keep the same and produce il
when call on by any inspector of
cattle and hides, and for such hide
SO inspected the person offering
the same for inspection shall pay
the said inspector five (5) cents.
Fifth--Be it further ordained,
That any person or persons viola
ting any of the provisions of the
foregoing ordinances shall pay a
fine Of Twenty dollars for each
violation, which fine shall be re.
covered before any court of com.
petent jurisdiction by suit to be
brought by and in the name of the !
President of the Police Jury of the
parish OF Vermilion. one.half of
the fine recovered to 20 the infor-
mer and the other half to go to
the parish treasury.
Adopted April 9Th 1880.
Howard HoFFpAuIR, President.
A. LAcoUR, Clerk.
Art. 9Th. Resolved, that Las
tie Broussard, clerk Of court, be
authorized to cause to be made ,
all necessary repairs to the Offices ,
Of Recorder and Clerk Of court, I
and, also, to purchase such re. i
cord books and as NAV be neces.