The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-25
Police Jury Ordinances.
No. 13.~New Series.

No. 13.~NeW Series.
An ORDINANCE repeating Ordiu ance
IA No. 8 New Series) entitled, Z" An Ordi-
nance requiring stores. shops, groceries and
on Sunday and prohibiting the sale or barter
Of the stock in trade OF such places OF BUSH
ness on that day, and prescribing penalties
for violations of this Ordinance adopted
by the Police Jury May 18th, 1880; and re-
pealng also Ordinance No. 10 New Seriesl
entitled, :; An Ordinance amending and re-
enactng Section of Ordinance No New
Serics,) entitled, An Ordinance requiring
stores, shops, groceries and other places Of
public business to be closed on Sunday, and
prohibiting the sale or barter of the stock
in trade of such places OF business on that
day, and providing penalties for violations
of this Ordinanfc.'" Adopted by the Police
Jury June 9Th, 1890
WHEREAS, The Honorable the Supreme
Court of Louisiana, in the ease of the State
of Louisiana rs. Mrs. Susan Baum, No. 1867
of the docket of said Court, and ill the case
of the State of Lou siana as j. }. Capdeville.
No. - of the docket of said Court. re-
Gently decided by said Court. said Court
held that Act 81 of Session Acts of 1878. en-
titled, 50 An Act to authorize Police Juries
to make such regulations as they may deem
proper to prohibit or regulate the sale, bar
ter or exchange of intoxicating liquors or
merchandise on Sunday was, and declared
Act creates and considers violations of Pc.
lice Jury Ordinances enacted Hereunder
as crimes and misdemeanOrs, and providing
for the enforcement of the same by prosecu-
tions by the State, by information and in
dctmcnt; and on the further ground that
the Legislature is wanting power to delegate
its legislative power in the manner and
| form aforesaid, by resorting to criminal
prosecutions to enforce such ordinances; and
| WHEREAS, The Police Jury Of the parish
of Ascension did, on May 18th. 1880, by
virtue Of the authority vested in them by.
:hc provisions OF said Act 81 Of 1873, enact
Ordinance No. $ New Series), entitled, IAN
Ordinance requiring stores, shops, groce-
ries and other places Of public business to
be closed ON Sunday. and prohibiting the
sale or barter of the stock III trade of such
| places of business on that day, and pre-
scribing penalties for violations of this Or
| dinance;" and on June 9th, 1890. did enact
Ordinance No. 10 New Seriesl, entitled,
F." An Ordinance amending and re-enacting
Section 3 Of Ordinance No. 10 New Series),
| entitled. An Ordinance requiring stores,
shops, groceries and other places of public
business to be closed on Sunday, and pro-
| hibting the sale or barter of the stock In
ard prescribing penalties for the violation
OF this Ordinance )" now, therefore.
BE 1t orduined md resolred by the Police
Jury Of The parish Of ascension, That said
Ordinance No. 9 New ser;es). adopted May
9Th 1890, and said Ordinance No. 10 New
Series), adopted July 9Th, 1880, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Police jury of the parish
of Ascension June 10th, 1881.
Ycas-R. I. Hanson, DIR. Ed. Duffel, P
klopInan, A. G. Braud, Ben. Gibson.
Nays-None.
Absert-M. Rodriguez, c. a. Blouin, s.
! harmon.
T HANSON. Prsst Police Jury
R. PROSPER LANDRY, Secretary.
A true copy:
r. PROSPER LANDRY, Clerk.
Parish of Ascension, Court House, June 10th
1881.