The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-09-27

efficient.
Re il further resolved that tbs said
quarantine be maintained until the
| disappearance of yellow fever from
the town of Lafayette, as we'll as a
sufficient lapse of time thereafter, as
will in the discretion of the Board of
Health appear prudent to observe.
Carried.
DR.. DeLaureal stated it is dis
| claimed by the authorities of Lafa-
yette that yellow fever now prevails in
the town and III order to settle the
controversy that a board of physi-
clans be appointed to thoroughly
investigate the present situation in
the town.
The Board fully cOncurred with
these views and authorized the presi-
| dent t O carry out these suggestions.
Moved to adjourn.
FELIX Fl. MOUTON. Secretary.
Pin Hook, La, Sept. %. 1905.-TheP O-
lice Jury and Parish Board of Health
met this day in special session. Mem
bers of the Jury present: Nj. Bill
leaud, Jr., presiding, l.. G.. Breaux,
j. H. Connolly, j. A. Begneaud, p.
r. Landry, Albert Theall, Valery
BOudreaux, j. E. MOutOn and Cor
nelius Spell. Members of the Board
of Health present: DR.. G. r. DeLau-
real, NJ. Billeaud, Jr., and Cornelius
Spell.
The president stated that the Jury
had been made aware of the filing of
an injunction against the Police Jury
hv Oifiz0rc rf tho f0urr ~ -nt,o
praying the court to issue an order
requesting the Police Jury and Parish
Board of Health to remOve the quar-
antine guards around the said town,
that he had consulted attorneys and
had them to prepare an exception,
which was read to the Jury.
Moved bv Mr.. Breaux, seconded by
Mr.. Theall, that the action of the
president be approved and that the pa
pers prepared by the attorneys con-
suited by Mr.. Billeaud be sent to
Judge o. G. Mouton, who promised
the attorneys employed to file the ex-
ceptiOn into court. Ayes: r. r.
Landry, Albert Theall, L. G. Breaux.
j. A. Begneaud, Cornelius Spell and
J. H. Connolly. Nays: Valery
Boudreaux and J. E. Mouton. Car
rled.
Mr.. Billeaud stated that he thought
it wise and advisable after the ap-
pOintment of the two members of the
Board of Health to call a meeting of
the Police Jury not only to pass upon
such measures as may come before
the Jury, but also to give expression
to certain rumOr prevailing in GER
tain localities as to the legality and
continuance of the quarantine around
the town Of Lafayette.
Mr.. Billeaud offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, there cen to be in Ger
tain quarters issue raised as to the
conditions under which quarantine ex-
lists in the Parish of Lafayette against
the town of Lafayette: and
Whereas, it is the desire of the Po-
lice Jury acting in conformity with
the Board Of Health of this parish to
put an end to any controversy. the
nature of which has q tendency to inn
pair the efficiency of quarantine regu-
latiOns, and with q full recognition
and declaration of the validity of all
acts leading up to the establishment
of the quarantine hereinabove re-
cited and its maintainance up to this
day, and for the purpose hereinabove
set forth it is resolved that a rigid
quarantine be declared to exist and to
be operative against the town of
Lafayette and such adjoining terri
tory as may be hereinafter described
as follows:
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