The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-11
TOWN COUNCIL.

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appoint . Municipal Board Of Health. as
required By law. and also TO consider
certain complaints made against the ex-
istance Of houses Of III fame. within the
corporate limits Of the Town.
Members present, L. F. Gary, A. L.
Domengsaux, O. p. Rssweber and 7. 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-wit. Dr.. L. A. DeLau-
real, DR.. Il. Dshahy. e. N. Resweber, E.
E. Soulier. B. L. FOurnet.
Mr.. o. P. Reswrl'rr moved that the
following Ordinance bs 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 house to be q
nuisauoe. and providing . punishment
for the violation Of the provisions Of
this Ordinance.
Section I. b II ordained and enacted
By the Town Council Of the Corporation
Of st. Martinville. Louisiana. that all
Disorderly House,, and Houses OF Ill
Fame within the Corporate Limits Of
the Town Of st. Msrtinville, Louisiana.
are hereby declared to DO nuissnce;and
the Mayor a this town 10 hereby en-
powered to cause all such houses TO be
closed In summary manner.
Section 2. Be Il further Ordained and
enacted By this Town Council. that who.
ever shall within the Corporate limits Of
tho town of st. Nartinville. Louisiana,
keep . disesderly houses. wherein wo-
men Of III tame OF other vicious persons
are allowed 10 meet aud oongregate for
lewd OF immoral purposes; or shall keep
| . bswdy house wheseto women Of III fame
or other vicious persons habitually meet
and consregats. and there By reason Of
their loud. vulgar or obscene language
or other scts. disturb the peace and tran
lquility Of the neighboshood. shall on
conviction thereof be fined not exceed
ing Fifty dollars and Imprisoned not ex-
esedinG 30 days.
| which motion wss seconded By A. L.
Domengeaux and upon being put to a
vote By the presiding oflosr. was duly
carried; the member present voting ~
following: Yeas: o. p. Rssweber. A. l.
Domengsaux. L. =. Gary and T. L. Brous-
card. Nays: Mona.
Whereupon ths aid Ordinance %
adopted was presented to this Honor the
Mayor. who duly approved and signed
the came. and ~ approved end reading
thus:
AN ORDINANCE.
To prevent and prohibit the keeping
Of Disorderiy Houses, Bawdy Houses,
Houses Of III tame. within the Corporate
Limits Of The Town Of st. Nartinville,
Louisiana; declaring said houses to be a
nuisance. and providing . punishment
Tor the violation Of the provisions Of
said Ordinance.
Section 1. b Il ordained and enacted
By the Town Council of The Corporation
Of st. Nartinvills. Louisisns. that oil
Disoedsrly Houssa Bawdy Houses, and
Houses Of III fame within the Corporate
limits Of the town Of st. Martinville,
Louisiana. are hereby declared to b .
nuisance. and the Mayor 1t the town is
hereby empowered to cause oil such
houses 70 b closed In summary man
per.
| Section 3. Be Il further ordained and
enacted By The Town Council. that who
ever shall within TIE corporate limits Of
the town of 81. Maftinvills. Louisiana,
keep disosdsrly house wherein women
Of III fame oe other vicious persons are
allowed to inert and eongregats for lswd
Of immoral purposes; Of shsll keep q
baWdy house whsre women Of III fame
or other vieious psrsons habitually meet
and ooDgTegats. and there By reason Of
their loud. vulgar % obscene language
or other acts. disturb the peaes and tran
guilty OF the nsighborho0d, shall on
ronyiction thereof Be fined not exceed
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