The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-02
Police Jury Ordinances.
No. 13.~New Series.

An ORDINANCE repeating Ordinance
"A No. . New Series) entitled, g An Ortli-
nance 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 bust
ness on that day, and prescribing penalties
for violations Of this Ordinance adopted
bv the Police Jury May 18th, 1880; and re-
peaing also Ordinance No. 10 New Series(
entitled, An Ordinance amending and re-
cnaGting Section 8 of ordinance, No. 8 New
Series,) entitled An Ortiiaasee 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 Ordinance. Adopted by the Police
jury june 9Th, 1890
WHEREAS, The Honorable the Supreme
Court OF Louisiana, III the case of the State
of Louisiana rs. Mrs. Susan Baum, No. 1867
of tHe docket of said Court. and IN the case
OF the State OF Lou siana rs j. j. Capdesiifo.
No. = of the docket of said Court, le-
Gently decided by said Court, said Court
held that Act "a of Session Acts of 1873. en-
titled, . An Act to authorize Police .Jlries
to make such regulations as they may deem,
proper to prohibit or regulate the sale, bar
ter OF exchange of Intoxicating liquors or
merchandise Oh Sunday " as, and declared
said Act unconstitutional in SO far as said
Act creates and considers violations of Po-
lice Jury Ordinances enacted Hereunder
as crimes and misdemeanors and providing
for the enforcement of the same by prosccu-
lions BY the State, by information and in
diet1Hent: and ON the further ground that
the Legislature is wanting power to delegate
its Legislative power i'll the manner and
form aforesaid. by resortIn9 to criminal
prosecutions tn enforce such ordinances; and
WHEREAS, The Police Jury of the parish
of Ascension did, May 18th, 1880, by
virtue OF the authority vested in them by
The provisions of said Act 81 of 1873, enact
Ordinance No. . New Seriesl, entitled, An
Ordnance requiring stores, shops, groce-
RES and other places OF public business To
be closed on Sunday. and prohibiting tho
sale or barter OF the stock in trade OF such
places OF business on that day, and pre-
sar.bIng penalties for violations of this Or
linarce - ana on June sth. 1890, did enacS
0rdinaneoe No. 10 New Seriest, entitled,
" IN Ordinance amending and -enacting
Section 3 Of Ordinance No. 10 New 8eries),
entitled, An Ordinance requiring stores,
shops. groceries and other places of public
business to be closed on Sunday, and pro-
hibifing the sale or barter Of the stock in
trade Of such places of business ON that day
ard prescribing penalties for the violation
of this Ordinance !" now, therefore,
| Be it nrdained and resolred BIZ tie Poiiee
J,uy Of The parish If ascension, That said
| Ordinance No. New Ser:es). adopted May
/ sth 1880, and said Ordinance No 10 New
Sericsl. adopted July sth, 1880, be and tho
same are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Police Jury of the parish
of Ascension June 10th, 1891
| Ycas-R. 7. Hanson, DIR. Ed. Duffal, r.
| kioplnan. A. c. Braud, Ben. Gibson.
| Nays-None.
Absent-M Rodriguez, C. Z. Blouin, s.
/ harmon
| RT HANSON, Prest Police Jury.
| r. PROSPER LANDRY, Secretary
/ 4 trne copy:
| PROSPER LANDRY, CLERK.
| Parish of Ascension, Court House, j une 10th,
| 1881.