The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-25
TOWN COUNCIL.

St. Martinville. La. Jan. 10. 1905.
A special meeting of the Town Coun-
ell was called this dsv by the Mayor to
appoint Municipal Board of Health. as
required BY law. and also to consider
certain complaints made against the ex-
istance Of houses Of i'll fame. within the
corporate limits Of the Town.
Members present. L. F. GARY, A. L.
Domengeaux, o. P. Resweber and T. L.
Broussard.
The objects Of the meeting having
been explained. and duly considered up
on motion duly seconded, the following
persons was unanimously appointed as
members of the Board of Health for the
Municipality. to-wi,, DR.. L. A. DeLau-
real, DR.. II. DeNlahy. E. N. Resweber, E.
E. Soulier. B. L. FourDet.
Mr.. o. P. Resweber moved that the
following Ordinance be adopted. TO- wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
To prevent and prohibit the keeping
of Disorderly Houses, Bawdy Houses. and
Houses of iii fame, within the Corporate
Limits of the Town of st. Martinville,
Louisiana; declaring said houses to be
nuisance, and providing punishment
for the violation Of the provisions Of
this Ordinance.
Section 1. Be II ordained and enacted
by the Town Council of the Corporation
Of st. Martinville. Louisiana. that all
Disorderly Houses. and Houses of Ill
Fase within the Corporate Limits Of
the Towa Of st. Martinviie, Louisiana,
are hereby declared to be a nuisance;a nd
the Mayor of this town is hereby en-
powered to cause all such houses to be
closed In summary manner.
Section 2. Be it further Ordained and
enacted by this Town Council. that who
ever shall within the Corporate limits of
the town of st. Martinville. Louisiana.
keep disorderly houses, wherein wo-
men Of Ill fame or other vicious persons
are allowed to meet aud c0ngregate for
lewd or immoral purposes; or shall keep
bawdy house whereto women Of III fame
or other vicious persons habitually meet
and congregate, and there by reason of
their loud, vulgar or obscene language
or other acts, disturb the peace and tran.
guilty Of the neighborhood. shall on
conviction thereof be fined not exceed
ing Fifty dollars and imprisoned not ex-
ceeding 30 days.
Which motion was seconded by A. L.
Domengeaux and upon being put to
vote By the presiding officer, was duly
carried; the members present voting as
following: Yeas: O. P. Resweber. A. L.
Domengeaux. L. F. Gary and T. L. Brous-
ssrd. Nays: None.
Whereupon the said Ordinance as
adopted was presented to this Honor the
Mayor. who duly approved and signed
the same, and as approved and reading
thus:
AN ORDINANCE.
To prevent and prohibit the keeping
Of Disorderly Houses, Bawdy Houses,
Houses of III fame. within the Corporate
Limits Of the Town Of st. Martinville,
Louisiana; declaring said houses to be q
nuisance. and providing a punishment
for the violation Of the provisions of
said Ordinance.
Section 1. Be 1t ordained and eDacted
by the Town Council Of the Corporation
OF st. Martinville, Louisiana, that all
Disorderlv Houses. Bawdy Houses and
Houses Of III fame within the Corporate
limits Of the town Of st. Martinville.
Louisiana. are hereby declared to be q |
nuisance. and the Mayor Of the town Is
hereby empowered to cause all such |
houses to be closed in summary man.
ner.
Section 2, Be It further ordained and |