St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
Official
ORDINANCE

round Keeper and authorizing the
mayor to appoint, with the assistance
Of the Council, said official, fixing the
duties and compensation of said Off
ciaI.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Town Council of the Town of Coving-
ton, in regular session convened, that
the mayor, with the assistance of the
council, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to appoint an official pound
keeper for the town Of CovingtCn for
period of time beginning Immediate
ly and ending on the first day of July,
1909.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the duties of the said pound
keeper are hereby declared to be as
follows: That he shall catch or trap
all dogs. hogs, goats, sheep, running
at large in the streets of the Town of
Covington, and to impound the same,
provided the said pound master shall
not catch or entrap any dog with a
tag attached to it showing that a
license has been paid for such dog.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the compensation to be
given to the said official shall be the
same as set forth in the ordinance of
the Town of Covington on all such,
governing the same case.
E. V. RICHARD, Mayor
E. j. RICHARD, secretary.
aug SIT Adopted Aug. 4, 1908.
ORDINANCE
An ordinance making it a misde-
meanor for any woman to enter a
bar-room within the limits of the
Town of Covington, and providing a
penalty for anyone found guilty of
violating this ordinance.
Section 1: Be it ordained by the
Town Council of the Town of Gov
ington, Louisiana, in regular session
convened, that any woman or women
entering bar-room, or room ada
cent thereto, not used for general
merchandise, hotel or Office purposes,
for any purpose whatever in the limits
of the Town of Covington, except in
the instance of an owner is hereby
deemed to be a misdemeanor by SO
doing.
Section 2: Be it further enacted,
etc., that any persons found guilty
of the violation of the provisions OF
this ordinance as above set forth
shall be fined in a sum not to exceed
$4,000 or Imprisonment for period
of time not to exceed sixty days, or
both at the discretion of the Mayor.
E. v. RICHARD, Mayor.
E. J. RICHARD, secretary.
aug SGT Adopted Aug. 4, 1908.
ORDINANCE
An ordinance authorizing the Tax
Collector to turn over all unpaid
licenses to the Town Attorney for
collection, and empowering the said
Attorney to collect in addition to the
said licenses the sum of 10 per cent
thereof as costs for collection.
Secion |. Be it further ordained
by the Town Council of the Town OF
Covington, Louisiana, in regular
session convened, that the Tax Col
lector is hereby authorized and en-
powered to turn over all unpaid
licenses to the Town Attorney Of Gov
ington, for collection.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the Town Attorney is here
bv authorized to collect 10 per cent
additional on the amount of al
licenses remaining unpaid, and to al
once institute proceedings against al
persons owing license for the yeal
1908, unless Immediately paid.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc., that this ordinance take effect
from and after its passage.
E. V. RICHARD, Mayor
E. J. RICHARD, secretary.
aug. SGT Adopted Aug. 4, 1908
ORDINANCE
An ordinance fixing the fee to bt
charged by the Improvement Commit
tee in granting building permits.
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Covington, Louisiana
in regular session convened. That thu
Improvement Committee is hereby
authorized and empowered to charg'
a fee of fifty cents on each PERM
granted for the construction OF
building or buildings.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
ETC., that the said fee of fifty cent
so charged shall be put in the hands
of the Secretary and Tax Collector O
the Town of Covington, and shall
become part of the general fund O.
said Town,
E. v. RICHARD, Mayor
E. ]. RICHARD, Secretary.
aug. set Adopted Aug. 4, 1908
ORDINANCE
An ordinance making it misde
meanor for any one to bath in tn
nnblic streams within the limits 0
the Town of Covington In nude 0
partly nude condition, and fixing
penalty for any person or person
found guilty of violation OF this or
Section /. Be it ordained by tn
Town Council. of the Town OF Covlng
ton, Louisiana, in regular session con
yened, that any person or person
bathing in. the streams within tn
limits of the Town of Covington IN
nude or partly nude condltlo
shall be guilty of misdemeanor:
Section 2, Be it further ordained
etc. that a nude or partly nude con
5ition shall hereafter include any per
son Or persons bathing without suffici
emf clothing to cover the body fror
+be waist down as far as the knees.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
etc. that any person or person
found guilty of violating this ord
nonce shall be fined in a sum not t
exceed SOS. 90 or Imprisonment not, t
exceed sixty days, or both at the dls
erection of the Mayor.
E. v. RICHARD, Mayor
E. ]. RICHARD, Secretary. ,ooe
.nr 8-6t Adopted Aug. A, 1905
ORDINANCE
An ordinance making the tax OF tou
Mills special school tax, levied on a
+ t property in the Town of Gov
;n%ton for the year ending Decembe
81 1907. for school building purposes