St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-06-25

district, bat of two thirds OF the
citizens of the town.
However, the next day another
special meefing was held, and the
following ordinance adopted
AN ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Fixing Fire Limit,
and to Regulate the Erection
OF Buildings Therein SO as to
Insure Safety from Fire, and
Providing Penalties for the
Violation Thereof.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
that it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to erect, con-
struct or build, within the limits
hereinafter defined, any buildings,
unless the outer walls thereof are
constructed of stone, brick or NOR
tar, or some Of those materials,
eight inches thick, in a buiIdifig
less than twenty feet in height to
the caves; twelve inches thick in
a building less than forty feet and
more than twenty feet In height,
and three inches additional thick
ness for each additional twenty
feet in height; and unless the root
is covered with some non-com-
bustible material. It is the intent
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prohibit the erection of any wood
framed building, covered on tho
outer sides thereof either with
boards or sheeting in tin or corrug-
ated iron.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that erections include remoy,
al from one lot to another, and the
annexing to present buildings, now
erected, or any addition Of
any nature made, framed i'm wood,
covered either with boards,
shingles, tin or iron sheeting, or
any combustibie material.
Sec. 8. BE it further ordained,
etc., that the fire limits I'm which
any buildings arc prohibited to be
erected excepting such as are pro-
vided i'm section ! OF this ordinance,
are defined within the streets
boundaries designated: TN Main
street from North street to Landry
street on Landry street, from Main
street to Market street; on Market
street, from Landry to bellevue
street; on Court street, from Lam
dry to Bellevue street, and on
Bellevue from Market street to
Main street, and on both sides of
said streets and within 100 feet
therefrom.
Sec. 4. Be It further ordained,
ETC., that any person who violates
this ordinance shall be fined in q
sum not less than twenty nor more
than one hundred dollars and costs,
aud in default of payment of fine
and costs, shall be placed on pub
lie works until he has worked out
the amount of said fine and costs.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained,
ETC., whenever any building shall
be erected, or in progress of erec-
ton, in violation ofthis ordinance,
the Mayor shall notify the owner
in writing to either remove or al
ter 1t, so as to comply with the re-
quirenents of said ordinance, and
ii such notice is not complied with
within three days, the Mayor shall
cause such building to be removed
at it's owners expense, the material
removed to remain in charge Of
the town until the expense of its
removal shall be paid; il not paid
within ten days from its removal,
such material shall be sold at pub
lie auction, and the proceeds, after
satisfying the expense OF removal
and sale, paid over TO the owner OF
the building. Such auction shall
be held at time and place desig-
mated in q notice to be published
for ten days I'm the official journal
of the town.