The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-05-22

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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 pnb-
lie use, are hereby prohibited
from slaughtering any cattle or
ling the beef thereof, without
first having said cattle inspected
by some inspector of cattle and
hides, and procuring a permit from
said inspector to butcher said ami
NAL, aud 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 a healthy condi,
ton and fit for slaughter shall give
his written permit to slaughter
said animal and if said animal is
unf, 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 (2o) 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. and
to make record Of the brand of
such animal, and the nun er Of
cattle SO inspected, and The name
of the person offering the cattle
for inspection as well as the name
Of the owner, and to give a writ
ten permit to the person in charge
of said cattle to drive them ont OF
the parish which permit shall
state the number Of cattle to be
driven out, and the name of the
I person driving the same, and shall
be signed by said inspector. and
for such inspection the person
offering the same for inspection,
shalt pay the inspector ten (iO)
! cents Tor each animal so inspected.
/ Four,h--Be it further ordained,
That no person shall offer any
hide for sale until the same shall
have been first 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 aud hides, and
a permit to sell the same granted
!. therefor. aud it shall be the duty
Of all inspectors Of cattle and
hides when called on to inspect all
hides offered, and to make a re.
t cord thereof of the brand of the
hide, the name of the person offer
: ing the hide for inspection, and
J. the date of inspection, and to give
a written permit to the person
e Offering the hide to sell the same
a and it shall be the duty of all deal
/. ers and merchants buying hides to
t take the permit with the hide and
/ to keep the same and produce ii
4 when call on by any inspector Of
r cattle and lides, and for. such hide
5 so inspected the person offering
+ the same tor inspection shall pay
] the said inspector five o. cents.
0 Fifth--Be it further ordained
r That any person or persons viola
d ting any of the provisions OF the
foregoing ordinances shall pay .
fine of Twenty dollars for eacf
e violation, which fine shall be re
y covered before any court OF com
), petent jurisdiction 10y suit to b'
o brought by and in the name OF ti''
d President of the Police Jury OF th'
d parish OF Vermilion. one,half 0
the fine recovered to 90 the lnior
ct mer and the other half to go t.
Of the parish treasury.
Adopted April 9th 1851.
c. HOWARD HoFFPAUIR, President
Sd A. LACoUR, Clerk.
,e Art. Sth. Resolved, that La'
tie Broussard, clerk Of court, 3
n authorized to cause to be mad
ii all necessary repairs to the office
,e of Recorder and Clerk of cour
ID and, also, to purchase such r
to cord books and as may be nece
to sary for the use of his Office, an
ic, that he present an account
or such repairs when completed ar a,
en- of the books purchased to tn
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