St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-17
IEsSUN AND RAWLo' UULlIES
TO BE CLEANED OUT.
City Council Make Appropriation for Purpose.--No
Concrete Bridge Over
Rawls' Gully.
Opelougas. La. Sept. s. 1910,

Opelousas, La, Sept. s, 1910,
The Board Of Aldermen met pur-
suant to adjournment, present: NJ.
Halphen, Mayor; presiding, Aldermen
st. Cyr, Daniel, DietIien, Loeb and
Larcade, all members being present
the meeting was called to order.
Motion by Mr. Daniel
That the Mayor be authorized to
build two locks in Bayou lesson, and
that the said Bayou be flushed daily.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Motion by MI. Dietlien,-
That the cement gutter on Bellevue
street from Court street to Bayou
lesson be flushed daily. Motion duly
seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. DANIEL
That a committee composed of
Messrs. Loeb and st. Cyr, together
with the Mayor be appointed to frame
a new ordinance governing the charges
on water and light services and the
collection Of the dues. Motion duly
seconded and carried.
Mr.. Daniel gives notice that he will
introduce at the next regular meeting
an ordinance relative TO fire limits.
Motion by DIR. ST. Cyr,
That the clerk be instructed to
issue a warrant ont of any available
fund Ia favor Of Yves Dayy, for the
sum of S39.84 to cover a balance
due him for building cement cutters
the appropriation for said work not
being sufficient to cover the expense.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the Clerk be instructed to
issue a warrant in favor of Ventre &
PuEford for the sum Of S1444 against
tie sidewalk assessment fund of 1907.
being d balance due Messrs Ventre
and Pulford on Sidewalk contract.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the report of the American
Audit Co., be accepted. Motion duly
seconded and carried.
Mr.. Loeb offers the following or
dinance; and after the same was read
section By section, unanimously adopt
ed:
AN ORDINANCE.
Creating d fee bill, or bill of costs, regu
lating and fixing the fees and com
~pensatfon allowed the Chief of POI
lice and all other police officers in
city cases.
See.i. Be il ordained, by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen of the city Of
Ope1ousas, La, that in accordance with
Art. 1913 of the Parish Statutes of the
State. of Louisiana, that the Chief of Po-
lice and other police officers Of the city
of 0pelousas, La, shall be entitled to
demand and receive the following fees
of office, and no other in cases of viola-
tions of municipal ordinances, to-Wit:
For making each affidavit and de-
position, except in cases where city
is cast $4,000 Is
For executing warrant eXceptln
cases where city is cast..... so
For serving subpoenas except
cases where city is east.........+- 100
Fol serving attaehment.......... l 90
For serving each order of Court
not otherwise herein provided for,
except in cases Wher city is cost 90
For arresting a fugitive, each mile
necessarily trayersed in going to and
returning from the service of any pro-
cess of Court, except incases where city
is cast, 7 cts. per mile.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. ETC.,
That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith are hereby
II. HALPHEN, Mayor.
J. B, a. stage, Clerk.
Mr.. Daniel offers the following or
dinance, and after the same was read
section By section was unanimously
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance giving the right to Health
Officers and Health Inspectors, TO
enter upon premises for the purpose
of making sanitary inspection or of
carving into effect any sanitary
ordinance or law, and providing
penalties against any person inter
fering with a Health Officer or
Health Inspector, while in the dis
charge of their duties.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and the Board Of Aldermen, that
any Health Officer or Health Inspector
is hereby authorized and empowered to
enter unon any premises within the
corporate limits OF the city of Opelousas
between the hours of 100 O'Clock a.. m.
and 6 100 o'clock p. m, for the purpose
Of inspecting said premises, and at any
hour for the purpose of examining any
contagious or infectious disease, that
may be reported to the said Health or
Sanitary Inspector.
Section 2. Be it further ordained etc.
That any one refusing to permit 9
Health or Sanitary Office to enter their
premises for the purposes set forth IN
section /, of this ordinance, or in any
way interfering with said officer shall
be fined In q snm Of not less than nye
dollars $500 nor more than twenty-five
dollars (S25n0), Of imprisoned for not
less than five nor nor than twenty-five
days, or both fne and Imprisonment at
the discretion of the trial Judge.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc,
That for good and sufficient q this
ordinance shall take effect from date of
its first publication.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc,
That all ordinances, or parts Of ordi-
nances, coming in conflict herewith, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
NJ. HALPHEN, Mayor.
J.B. A. stage Clerk.
Approved by Council at meeting of
September 8, 1910:
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Shutes Drug Store $50