New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-12-22


weapon or weapons concealed on or abou
his person, it shall be and is hereby mad
his duty forthwith to obtain warrant fror
the City Judge to arrest aud search sal
person or persons aud if found with
dangerous weapon concealed on or abou
his person to carry said person before tn
City Judge to be tried according to law.
Section l6. Be it further ordained, etc.
That any person keeping a bar room, grog
gerry, drinking saloon, coffee house or othe
place where any game of chance or hazard
gambling, pool, billiards, or any othe
game is carried on and played, who shal
permit or allow any person under the ag
of twenty one years to engage in sucl
games or to visit or to remain any time il
such establishments, shall be subject to
fine of not less than five dollars nor NOR,
than twenty five dollars or to imprison
ment in the corporation jail for period o
not less than one day nor more than ter
DAYS or both at the discretion of the Cit,
Judge.
Section II. Be it further ordained etc
That it shall be unlawful for any person o1
persons to interfere with or in iure in any
manner any reservoir, tank, fountain
hydrant, pipe stop cock, valve, or othe1
apparatus pertaining to any waterworks il
the City of New Iberia or to turn on OF
turn Off without authority the water in any
street hydrant or other water fixtures, OF
to hitch or tie any animal thereto. AnC
any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this ordinance, shall be
| deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and or
| conviction thereof shall be fined not less
| than one dollar nor more than ten dollars
or imprisoned in the corporation Jail for Il
period of not less than one day nor more
than ten days or both at the discretion OF
the City Judge.
Section lS. Be it further ordained, etc.
That it shall be unlawful for any person OF
persons to ride a bicycle or velocipede OF
to roll n wheelbalrOw upon any of the side
walks of banquettes of the City of New
Iberia or to ride a bicycle through the
streets of said city at u greater rate of
speed than six miles per hour or without a
light or bell and any person or persons
who shall violate any of the provisions of
this section of this ordinance shall be
subject to fine of not less than one dollar
nor more than FIVE dollars or to imprison-
ment in the corporation Jail for a period Of
not less than one day aor more than five
DAYS or both at the discretion of the City
Judge.
Section 10. Be it further ordained, etc,
That all owners of horses, mules, stations
and jacks all owners of cows, calves and
bulls, and owners of all dogs and cats
that die within the limits of the City of
New iberia are hereby required to haul the
same to the burial or dumping ground used
by said City ; and that it shall be the duty
of the police officers to notify the owners
of all dead animals they find or is reported
to them, to haul to the burial or dumping
ground at once, and if dead animals so
reported are not hauled away within six
hours, the owner of said dead animal shall
be Immediately arrested and brought be-
fore the City Judge and fined in an amount
not less than one dollar nor more than ten
dollars or imprisoned in the corporation Jail
for period of not less than one day nor
more than five days or both at the dis
cretion of the City Judge.
Section 90. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That no person shall keep a dog in the
City of New Iberia after such dog shall
have reached the age of six weeks, unless
the said person should comply with the
following regulations: The owner or
keeper, Or haEborsr q any dog shall, cause .9.,
scription OF the dog, to be registered with
the City Tax Collector Of said City, in
book to be kept by him for that
purpose and shall pay each year to said
City Tax Collector, before any dog is reg
istered registration fee of one dollar for
each and every dog, and shall keep on the
neck of each and every dog as registered
suitable metallic or leather collar, with
metallic check or tag to be furnished by said
City, and the number and the year of reg
istry to be disctinctly marked thereon.
The City Collector shall keep suitable
book for the registry of dogs, and upon
the payment to him of the fee aforesaid,
he shall register the dog upon which said
fee is paid. Any person owning, keeping
or harboring any dog within the City OF
New Iberia in violation of the provisions
of this section shall, on conviction there
of before the City Judge be subject to a
fine of not less than one dollar nor more
than five dollars OF to Imprisonment in the
corporation Jail for not more than five
days or both at the discretion of the City
Judge. All registration of dogs in the
City of New Iberia, as provided above in
this ordinance, shall expire on the last day
of December in each and every year after
the registration of any such dog. II shall
be the duty of all policemen to shoot, de-
stroy or make way with all dogs found run
ming at large, upon which said license has
not been paid
Section 81. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That any person being able, either wholly
or in part, to maintain himself or herself,
or his or her family, by work or by other
means, and wilfully refusing or neglecting
so to do every idle person who not having
visible means to maintain himself or her.
self, lives without employment; every
common prostitute wandering in the public
streets and behaving in riotous or in
decent manner; every habitual drunkard
who shall abandon his or her family, or
shall refuse or neglect to aid in the support
of his or her family within the corporate
limits of the City of New Iberia, shall be
deemed an idle or disorderly person within
the true intent and meaning of this
section of this ordinance, and it shall be
lawful for the City Judge upon such
offenders being thereof convicted before
him, by his own view, or by the
confession of such offenders, or by
the evidence OH oath of one or more wit
nesses, to punish such offenders by impos-
ing fine Of not less than five dollars nor
more than twenty five dollars Or to i'm
prisonment in the corporation Jail for
period of not less than one day nor more
than ten days or both at the discretion of
the City Judge.
Section %. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That whoever shall wontonly or maliciously
cruelty beat, MAIN, disable, starve or other
wise i'll treat any domestic or domesticated
animal within the City Of New Iberia shall
upon conviction be subject to fine OF not
less than one dollar nor more than five
dollars or to imprisonment in the corpora
tion Jail for a period Of not less than one
day nor more than five days OF both at the
discretion Of the City Judge.
Section 90. Be it further ordained, etc,
That whoever shall wilfully, maliciously
or wantonly injure or deface any dwelling
house, store house, OF other buildings, or
any fence, wall or enclosure, or any other
property belonging to another or public
buildings, in any manner within the limits
of the City of New Iberia, shall be deemed
guilty Of tresspass, and upon due convic-
tion thereof shall be subject to fine of
not less than two and 50-100 dollars nor
more than twenty FIVE dollars or to inn
prisonment in the corporation Jail for a
period of not less than one day nor more
than ten days or both at the discretion Of
the City Judge.