St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-09-16
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No, l4-1911..

~ P1o1A1OAt ZIG IOdIiItIIS dL large
of hogs and geese within the
corporate limits of the City of
Opelousas, La, and providing
penalties for the violation
thereof.
Section /. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Opelousas,
La, that hereafter it shall be
unlawful for hogs and geese to
roam at large within the corpo-
rate limits of the City of Opelou-
sas, La.
Section 2. Be it further or
dained, ETC., that for each hog
found roaming at large within
the corporate limits of the city,
the officer empounding such hogs
shall receive the sum of seventy
five cents, to be paid by the own
er of such hog; and in default
of the payment of said empound-
ing fee the hogs shall be sold,
after advertisement in the off
cial journal of the city one pub
LEGATION, and all costs deducted
from the avails of such sale, the
balance, if any, to be paid to the
owner of the hogs, SO empound-
ed and sold. In like manner
shall geese roaming at large be
empounded and sold, if the
owner thereof shall default in
the payment Of the empounding
fee, hereby fixed at Is cents for
each head of geese.
Section 3. Be it further or
dained, etc, That all ordinances
or parts of ordinances contrary
to or inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this ordinance, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Be it further or
dained, ETC., That for good and
sufficient reasons this ordinance
shall take effect from and after
its first publication in the official
journal of the City.
Adopted September 9Th 1911.
M. HALPHEN,
Attest: Mayor.
j. B. A. STAGE,
Clerk. +,
The above ordinance, offered
by Mr.. Daniel, after having been
read section by section, and
adopted in like manner, a
unanimously adopted as a whole.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the meeting of the Board
of Aldermen was adjourned to
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1911, at
500 o'clock p. m.
NJ. HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest: j. B. Al. STAGE, Clerk.
Opelousas, La, Sept, 6, 1911:
The Board Of Aldermen met
pursuant to adjournment. Pres
ent: M. Halphen, Mayor, presid-
ing; Aldermen Blacksher, Daniel,
Dietlein, Loeb and Larcade.
All the members being present
the meeting was called to order.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the regular order of
business was taken up.
OpeIousas, La, Sept, |, 1911.
To the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City Of
Opelousas, Louisiana.
Gentlemen: / beg to report
that I have collected during the
month of Aug, 1911, water and
light dues amounting to eleven
hundred and seventy-eight and
75-1O0 dollars ($1178. 75), / have
also collected the sum of seventy
eight and 5000 dollars ($78. 49,,
from the Morgan L a
and Texas Railroad Co., as a re-
fund for freight on machinery
for the Power Plant, the total
amount of the above collections
aggregating the sum of $1257. go,
was turned over to the Treasurer
said amount on the first day of
September, 1911.
I beg to report further that
the following is the balance
shown in the accounts of the
various current funds:
Fine Funds 75.15
Market Funds 164.9 80
License Funds 1917
Plant 1873. 70
p ant, Improve
ment Account 1926
Respectfully submitted,
J. B. A. STAGE, City Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Daniel duly
seconded and carried the report
of j. B. A. Stagg, Clerk, was re-
ceiyed as read.
Opelousas, La. Sept. 5, 1911.
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of
the Board of Aldermen.
Gentlemen:
herewith tender You my report Of
collections for the month ending Aug.
31st, 1911, as follows:
Fines Y so
Stock Fines 200