St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-09-16

No. 3.
An ordinance to prohibit fighting
and disturbing the peace and
providing a penalty for vlo-
lation thereof:
Section /. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men Of the town of Melville, La,
in regular session convened,
That whoever shall disturb the
peace by discharging fire arms,
using obscene or loud language,
fighting, either under the in
fuence of liquor or not, shall
upon conviction thereof be fined
in the sum of not less than two
and 50-1OO ($2. 500 nor more than
one hundred dollars ($100. 00), or
imprisoned not less than 5 days
nor more than sixty days in Jail
or both at the discretion of the
Mayor.
Section ii. Be it further or
dained, ETC., That this ordinance
shall take effect Immediately
after it's adoption.
Moved by G.. w. Stone and
seconded by E. G.. Richard and
carried, that the above ordinance
do now pass. On call of the roll
the following vote was taken:
Yeas: C. w. Stone, G. B. Nc
Neil and E. G.. Richard. Absent:
J. L. Leblanc and Fl. S. Joseph.
LESTER j. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Attest: E. J. LEBLANC. Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. 9.
An ordinance regulating the
costs of court in the Town of
Melville, La.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and the Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Melville, La. that
all trials held in the Mayors
court shall If convicted and fined
pay the costs of the court.
Section 2. Be it ordained etc,
that the costs of the court shall
consist of Clerks fee of one dol
lar ($1. O0) for trrnscribing testi-
monies and upon demand Of wit
nesses the sum Of one dollar
(S1. OO) per witness be added
thereto, said witnesses at each
trial not to exceed three witness
es on each side.
Section 3. Be it further or
dained, ETC., that all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed, and this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
On call of the roll the following
vote was taken: Yeas G.. w.
Stone, E. G. Richard and c. B.
Mcneil.
Thus done and passed in reg
ular session convened on this the
Fifth day of September 1911 A.
ID.
LESTER j. WILLIAMS,
Attest: Mayor.
e. j. LEBLANC,
Clerk.
NO. 10.
An ordinance making it a penal
ty for witnesses failing to ap-
pear before the Mayors Court,
Melville, Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the Board of
Aldermen of the Town Of Mel
vile, La, in regular session con-
vened, that whoever shall be
duly summoned to appear before
the Mayors Court, in the Town
Of Melville. Louisiana, shall obey
such summons verbally or in
writing.
Be it further ordained, etc,
that whoever shall fail to comply
with the above section of this
ordinance, shall on conviction
thereof be fined not less than
five dollars, (S5. 0O), nor more
than fifty dollars, $3.50. 00 and
in default of payment of fine and
cost shall be imprisoned for a
term or worked on the streets in.
the discretion of the Mayor; or
shall suffer fine and imprison-
ment or worked on the streets
the Court may deem proper.
Be it further ordained, etc,
that all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, and this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its
passage.
On call Of the roll the following
vote was taken. Yeas G. w.
Stone, 3. G. Richard and G. B.
Thus done and passed in regu-
lar session convened this the
fifth day of September A. d.
1911.
LESTER J. WILLIAMS,
Attest: Mayor.
E. ]. LEBLANC,
Clerk.
It was moved by E. C. Richard
and seconded by c. w. Stone
and carried, that the Board do
now adjourn.
LESTER j. WILLIAMS,
Attest: Mayor.
g. T TiERT.ANC