St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-04
AN oRD1NACE
NO. 4 OF 1911.

Regulating the sale, at retail of alco-
holic, or spfrituous liquors, through.
ont the limits of the City of Opelou.
sas, and to regulate the ann Oh
conducting. licensed . barr o o m 8
cafes, or saloons, where spirituous
or alcoholic liquors are sold at re.
tail and to provide penalties for the
violation of this ordinance.
Section 1st. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and City Council of the City OF
Opelousas, that nc license will be
charged for selling refresh ments for
charitable o. religious purposes.
Section End. Be it further ordained,
That no license as a retail dealer of in+
t~oxicating beverages shall be issued to
any woman, and that no woman, girl
or minor shall serve in any barroom,
or such like place where tntoxi-
eating liquors are kept for sale.
Section 3rd. That it shall be unIaw-
full for any person, firm or corporation,
conducting q barroom ssor such like
places, where Intoxicating liquors are
any such Intoxicating liquors to girls,
women or minors, or to permit girls,
women or minors TO enter or drink in
such places, provided that this section
shall not b a hotels or
boarding houses, where malt liquors,
/ vinous or other liquors, or sold in con-
nectioh with the service Of meals or
supplies to guests.
Section 9TH. Be It further ordained,
That it shall be Unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation, conducting a
barroom, or such like places, or other
place, where spirituoust malt or yinons
liquors or other intoxicating beVer-
ages are sold, to permit In the same
building the sale for consumption on
the premises, of Intoxicating liquors to
whites and negroes.
Section 5th. Be it further ordained,
That any person who has previously
been convicted Of a felony, shall be in
competent to obtain a license to keep q
barroom or such like places where malt,
yinous or spirituous LIQUORS are sold.
Section 9Th. Be 1t further ordained
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son conducting a barroom, or u like
places where Intoxicating beverages
are sold, to keep or suffer to be kept
in such place, any piano, organ, or
other musical instrument, for the pur-
pose of performing upon or having the
same performed upon in such places,
except in public parks, and open air
places, of public resort or recreation,
andin regularly Ger theatres ana
restaurants, where liquor is sold IN con-
nection with the service of meals, and
it shall be unlawful to permit any
sparring boxing, wrestling or other ex-
5hibition or contest, or cock fight in
such places, OF to keep any dice, gam
bling table or any other gambling de-
vice or gambling with cards, domlnoes
or any other device.
Section 7th BE itfurther ordained,
That it shall besunlRWful for any per-
son conducting a barroom or such Ike
places where Intoxicating liquors are
sold, to keep In such place or expose
any obscene, immodest or vulgar pic
lures or any books Oh papers Of a vul-
gar kind.
Section Sth. Be it further ordained,
That any person violating the provi-
sions of this act shall be deemed guilty
OF a misdemeanor, and shall upon con-
yiction thereof, be punished by q fine
of not less than one hundred dollars,
nor more than five hundred dollars. or
by imprisonmentin the parish Jail, for
a term not exceeding two years, or by
| both, MT the discretion of thec court.
Section 9th. Be it ordained, Thatan
| ordinance in conflict with this ordi-
nance be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 10th. Be 1t further ordained,
That for good and sufficient reasons
this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage.
Adopted Feb. ID, 1911.
M.HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest: J. B. A. stage, City Clerk.