The Opelousas courier., 1883-03-24
AN ORDINANCE

Itle more euectuaiiS TO provide Tor the
police of the town of Opelousas, and
for the maintenance of good order
therein, setting forth certain ofenses
and providing penalties therefor, and
defining the duties of the Constable.
Section ]. Be it ordained by the Board
o fPolice of the town of O%pelousas, That
it shall be and is hereby made the duty
of the town constable to arrest and
lodge in the parish Jail, all persons found
lying about the streets, or across or on
the Sidewalks, or ON the public square.
or vacant lots, or at any other places
within the corporate limits ofsaid town,
in a state of i~ntoxication. And it is fur
Their ordained, That it shall be the duty
of the town constable, or any special ex-
ecutive officer of said town, to disperse
all crowds of persons found hindering,
impeding and in any way ~obstructiug
the streets and sidewalks within the cor
porate limits of the town of Opelousas ;
and on their refusal to ~aisperse, he shall
arrest, and lodge in the parish Jail, per-
sons SO offending.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That
it shall also be his duty to arrest all
persons who shall exhibit publicly, with
In the corporate limits of said town, any
immodest or obscene works of any kind
whatever, or shall use loud, indecent,
obscene, profane or boisterous language
in the streets, public places, or any other
place in the town, OF shall make an inn
modest or indecent exposure of the per-
son, OF commit a nuisance of any sort
whatever within said limits.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That
it shall be the duty of the constable of
said town to arrest and lodge in the
parish Jail any person " persons found
intoxicated within the corporate limits
of the same, who by their conduct. ac-
tons, words or gestures may be disturb
ing the peace of said town.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
it shall be the duty of said constable,
as 0 o as practicable after arresting
any person or person violating sections
!, 2 and 3 of this ordinance, to make q
proper affidavit before the President of
the Board of Police of said town or any
Justice of the Peace in and for said
town, setting forth the nature of the
offense committed by said person or
persons, and as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable to bring him or them before said
President of the Board or Magistrate,
for trial, which trial shall take place at
latest between the hours of 9 a. M, and
IL ~, the day following, unless for good
and sufficient cause shown.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That
after a proper investigation of the char
ges against the accused should he, she
or they be found guilty by said Presi-
dent Of the Board of Police or Justice OF
the Peace, as the case may be, she or
they shall, for the first ~offense, pay a
fine of not less than $2 so nor more than
$5, with all costs. and in default of pay
ment of fine and costs, it shall be the
kduty of said President of the Board oil
Police Or Justice of the Peace to cause
said person or persons SO found guilty,
to be Imprisoned in the parish Jail for
q period not less than twenty-four hours
nor more than forty eight-honrs, at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That
whenever it shall appear that any per.
sons shall have been previously tried
and found guilty of o violation of any
of the provisions of the above ordinance
and shall appear for trail before either
of the foregoing constituted authorities
a second time, for the same o~ffense, thu
penalty shall be as follows, to-wit mo-
less than $40 nor more than $25 will
costs of suit, and in default of paymenl
of same, not less than five nor more
than ten days Imprisonment in the par.
ish jail at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, Thar
this ordinance shall take effect from ani
after it's first publication in the official or.
gan Of the town, and that all ordinance,
or parts of ordinances on the same sub,
ject matter be and the same are hereby
repealed, in % far as they may be in,
consistent with or contrary to the pro,
visions Of tits ordinance.
On motion tile Board adjourned.
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest G. MAYO, Clerk.