St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-15
ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE
An ordinance making it q INSIDE
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 /: 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-r0om, 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 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 sum not to exceed
$50. 90 or imprisonment for q period
of time not to exceed sixty days, or
both at the discretion Of the Mayor.
E. v. RICHARD, Mayor.
E. ]. 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
by authorized to collect 10 per cent
additional on the amount of all
licenses remaining unpaid, and to at
once institute proceedings against all
persons owing a license for the year
1908, unless Immediately paid.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that this ordinance take effect
from and after its passage.
2, v. RICHARD, Mayor,
E. J. RICHARD, secretary.
aug, 8-6t Adopted Aug. 4, 1908,
ORDINANCE
An ordinance fixing the fee to be
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 the
Improvement Committee is hereby
authorized and empowered to charge
fee of fifty cents on each permit
granted for the construction of a
building or buildings.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the said fee Of fifty cents
so charged shall be put in the hands
of the Secretary and Tax Collector of
the Town of Covington, and shall
become part of the general fund Of
said Town,
E. V. RICHARD, Mayor,
E. J. RICHARD, Secretary.
aug. SGT Adopted Aug. A, 1908.
ORDINANCE
An ordinance making it INSIDE
meanor for any one to bath in the
public streams within the limits of
the Town of Covington in nude or
partly nude condition, and fixing q
penalty for any person or persons
found guilty of violation of this or
dinance.
Section |, Be it ordained by the
Town Council of the Town of Coving.
ton, Louisiana, in regular session con-
vened, that any person or persons
bathing in the streams within the
limits Of the Town of Covington in q
nude or partly nude condition
shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that a nude or partly nude con-
dition shall hereafter include any per-
son or persons bathing without suffici-
ent clothing to cover the body from
the waist down as far as the knees.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc, that any person or persons
found guilty of violating this ordi-
nance shall be fined in a sum not tc
exceed $25.0 or Imprisonment not tc
exceed sixty days, or both at the dis.
erection of the Mayor.
E. v. RICHARD, Mayor,
E. ]. RICHARD, Secretary.
aug. SGT Adopted aug. 4, 1908.
ORDINANCE
An ordinance making the tax of -four
mills, special school tax, levied on all
taxable property in the Town of Gov
ington for the year ending December
81, 1907, for school building purposes,
according to an ordinance passed De
cember 8, 1906, delinquent after the
18th day of August, 1908, and provid-
ing for the Secretary and Tax Collector
to send notices to all delinquents and
providing further for a charge OF
twenty-five cents in addition to the tax
so levied On each notice sent.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Town Council of the town of Covington,
La, in regular session convened, that
on and after Aug. Is, 1908, the tax of
mills lavied on all taxable property OF
dhe town of Covington, for the year
ending December 81, 1907, are hereby
declared to be due and delinquent.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the Secretary and Tax Collector