St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-23
Official.

The following Ordinances were
adopted by the Town Council, Jan. II
1904:
Section l. Be it ordained by the Towr
Council of the Town of Covington
That it shall not be lawful to put up, es
tablish, operate Or keep Rrog or tip.
pling shop, or retail spirituous or intoxl.
eating liquors without special permits.
sion of the Town Council,
Sec. 9 Be it further ordained, etc, That
no permit shall be granted to any p.rson
or persons desiring to obtain such per.
mission, unless petition signed BY q
majority of the property owners within
radius of eight hundred (800) feet Of
the place where permission Is asked to
operate or keep grog or tipping shop.
or retail spirituous or intoxicating
liquors, is first submitted to the Town
Council.
Section g. Whoever shall violate the
provisions Of this ordinace shall be
subject to q line not to exceed twenty
five ($2O dollars nor less than ten (@10)
dollars, or Imprisoned in the town jail
for q term not to exceed thirty (30) days
nor less than ten (1O) days, or both at
the discretion Of the Mayor, provided
that each day that any such grog or
tipping shop is kept open or spirituous
and intoxicating liquors sold, in con-
prevention of this ordinance, shall be
deemed a separate oflense.
Sec. 4. That all laws or parts Of law
in conflict with the provisions OF this
ordinance shall be and are hereby re-
pealed.
Be it further ordained, That this or
dinance shall go into effect from and
after It's passage. Adopted.
ORDINANCE
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the Town
Council of the town of Covington, That
all buildings in the Division Of St..:John,
Town Of Covington. shall be provided
with a ladder. extending from the
ground to the roof of such building.
Notice in writing shall be served upon
the owner or agent OF any such build
ing, by leaving with such owner or
agent, or at his residence or place OF
business, copy of such notice, requir-
ing such owner or agent to cause such
ladder to be placed upon such building
within thirty days OF the service of such
notice.
Section 2. In case such owner or
agent so served with such notice, a.
aforesaid, shall not, within thirty days
after the servic, Of such notice upon
him, place or cause to be placed such
ladder as required by this ordinance
and the terms of lsaid notice, he shall
be subject to fine OF not less than ten
$50 dollars or mole than Twenty five
($25) dollars, and to further flne Of
ten ($10) for each week of such neglect
to comply with such notice after SER
vice OF the same.
Sec. 3. That all laws or parts Of laws
with or contrary to the
present act shall be and the same are |
hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE.
Section l. Be It Ordained by the Town
Council OF the Town Of uoYington, That
40 stove pipe shall extend through the
,iae OF any building. nor extend through
he roof Of any building, unless provid
~ with metallic pla:e OF enrtherA ware
or double neral tlimble with
wo ~ inch air space, leaving an inch
Iir srace one ~ inch wide between the
protector aud the pipe, and the caves of
ne roof shall not lie within distance
+ eight (S) inches of the stove pipe.
When eartheYn ware. clay or terra Gotta
,,.od tho ,,o 70 piro S11 III not ho 1aSs !