St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-05-12
Oszicisal Proceedings of Board
ofPOlice.
0PELoUsAs. May Z, 1894.

Members present: G.. j. Thompson,
president, in the chair; S. L. Hebrard,
e. S. Andrus, A. b. Chachere, T. S.
Tsacks, Ike Roos and III. ID. Lareade. All
members present.
Minutes Of the previous meetings were
adopted as read.
On motion of II. S. Isacks, duly sec
onded and carried, Be it resolved, That
the Market Ordinance be amended, so
as to allow parties to sell fish and game
on the streets of Opelousas without the
payment of a license.
q On motion of I'll. d. Larcade, duly sec
onded, that committee of three be ap-
pointed TO ascertain If the culvert where
the railroad crosses the Bayou lesson
is of sufficient capacity to admit the free
flow of water. Chair appoints on said
committee Larcade, Hebrard and Cha
chere.
On motion of Mr.. Isaeks, duly secon-
ded, that the same committee be reques-
ted to investigate the drainage near his
lIsacks') warehouse.
On motion of Mr.. Roos, that commit
tee be appointed to purchase chailfe-
lier for the purpose Of lighting the coun-
ell hall Chair appoints I. Roos on said
committee.
Mr.. Hebrard offered the following
cemetery ordinance, and moved that the
same be read and adopted, and the said
ordinance having been read, the same
was unanimously adopted as follows: /:
CEMETERY ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the town of 0pelousas:
1st. That whoever shall go on, or about,
the Opelousas Protestant Cemetery, and
interfere with its Sexton while engaged
as such, in supervising, or, performing
other duties of his office, or shall intrude
upon, or, use insulting, obscene, or
abusive language or epithets to any
member or members of his family, shall
be considered guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof before the
Mayor of the town, or before any JUS
tice-of.the-P Peace acting in his place, be
fined in sum not less than five dollars,
or in default of paying said fine to be
Condemned to five days imprisonment
III the parish jail, or TO work on the pub
lie streets of 0pelousas five days, as the
Mayor or Observation-Disclosures may de-
termine.
2. Be it ordained, that climbing
over the wire fence inclosing said GEM
etery is hereby denounced as nisde-
meanor, punishable by like fine, inn
prisonment or labor as prescribed in
section one of this series.
3. Tt shall also constitute q misdemea-
nor for any one to lnischievously pluck
flowers, ETC., from around and about the
graves and tombs OF the dead, unless it
be those who placed them there. Any
person so offending shall be condemned
to a fine of two dollars, or two days OF
Imprisonment, or labor ON the streets OF
0pelousas for two days,
4 Be it ordained, That whoever shall
be found guilty by the Mayor of open
ing tombs, or in any manner disturbing
or disfiguring a tomb, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon trial
and conviction thereof shall be fined
ten dollars, and in default of paying it,
shall be imprisoned ten days, or con
demned to work ten days on the streets
OF Opelousas.
5. BE it ordained, That driving over
the graves of the cemetery, or outside
the spaces designed and marked out for
the passage eof.yehieies. of any kind with
in the cemetery, shall be deemed mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall pay 2 fine Of five dollars.
s. Be it ordained, That every person
desiring to bury his dead within the in
closure of said cemetery, shall before
doing so obtain permit from the Presi-
dent of the Cemetery Board and
Be it further ordained, That in each
and every. case of the infraction of any
one or more of the above and foregoing
all costs of trial, and in defalt thereof,
shall be condemned to work On the
streets of Opelousas at the rate OF one
dollar per day, and fraction thereof.
8. Be it further ordained, That all fines
paid to the Mayor imposed on persons
and collected of them for the violation
of any of the foregoing ordinances, shall
go, and shall be placed by, the Mayor
and Treasurer of the town, to the credit
OF the said cemetery fund.
Be it further ordained, That it shall
be the duty of the Mayor of the town OF
Opelousas, upon affidavit made before
him charging any person or persons
with the violation of any one or more
of the foregoing ordinances, TO cause
such person or persons to be brought
before him by the town constable, to be
dealt with according to law.
Thus done and passed at a regular
meeting of the Town Council of the
town of 0pelousas, La, this 7th day OF
C.J. THOMPSON,
Prest. of Board of Police of OpeIousas
w. r. COCHRAN, Clerk.
Sealed proposals from the Courier and
st. Landry CLARION for publishing the
town printing were opened and read as
follows;
OPELoUsAs, May 5, 1894.
To the President and Members of the
Board of Police, Opelousas.
Gentlemen.-We will do the town
printing at the rate of 20 (twenty) cents
per square for first insertion and ter
cents per square for each subsequent in
sef''on' NesPsas'I.ls E. Z [. (. sAspoz.
| OPELoUsAs, MAY Z, 1894.
To the President and Members of the
Board Of Police, Town of Opeiousas.
Gentlemen.-I viii publish the apro
ceedings. of your honorable body, you
Iflz tl<.f1
paper publications usually paid for By
| the town. on the following terms: Tht
minutes, or proceedings proper, for moth
| ing; the reports of committees, of tht
1 Secretary, Treasurer, Collector, or any
other officer of your body, ordinances
resolutions, ETC., etc., at eight ts1 cent
per square for the first, and four az cent
| per square for each subsequent Insertion
/ one hundred words to constitute .
| square, and fractional parts of square.
| to count as whole squares.
Yours Respectfully,
4 H. BoDEMULLER,
Publisher
On motion of S. L. Hebrard, duly sec
onded and carried, that the town print
/ ing as advertised for, be awarded to fhs
ST. Landry CLARION, it being the loves
! bidder.
4 The following suggestion from Mr
| I'll. RodemulIer was received and read:
/ To the Hon. President and Members o
the Board of Police Of the town OF OPP
4 oIIsas, La.
! Gentlemen.-I desire to suggest tina
/ the Job printing of the town be given t.
! the official organ which you may elect
| as matter of courtesy, proEided tn
cost of same does not exceed the price
heretofore paid by the preceding eoun
ellis. Yours Respectfully,