The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07
BOARD OF HEALTH.

The Board Of Health as appointed by the Town
Council in open session on August 9Th 1912,
met this 18th day of August for the purpose Of
organizing.
The following members were present: DR.. A.
p. sillan. Or. p. Ii. Fleming. Mr.. Z. 4. Soulier
Mr.. L. r. Gary and Mr.. A. g. Goulss.
The election of President being in order. ON
motion of Mr.. Soulier and duly seconded by DIR.
Fleming. Dr.. A. p. Sillxn was unanimously cleo
ted a. President of said Board.
The appointment Of Secretary being in order.
ON motion Of Mr.. Soulier and duly seconded
appointed as such.
The appointment Of a Chief Inspector being
in order, ON motion of Mr.. Soulier and duly se-
cOnded Mr.. Claud Thomas was unanimously
appointed such.
The following ordinances were unanimously
adopted this day:
AN ORDINANCE.
According to the SANITARY Code Of the State Of
Louisiana no person shall allow any hogs to
run at large and no person shall within the lin
its of the Corporation keep any hogs. from and
after the 18th day Of September 1912 1t shall
therefore be unlawful for any person to keep
any hogs within the limits Of the Corporation
of 1t. Martinville, Louisiana and whoever does
not comply with this ordinance. shall BE- liable
to be fined Five Dollars (s5.00l.)
1t shall be unlawful for any person or persons
owning or having any pigeons, to allow them to
20 at large with the city limits.
ANY person violating this ordinance shall be
punishable by fine Of two dollars ($2.UO) and
after September 18th 1917 all pigeons found at
large shall be shot.
AN ORDINANCE:
Whereas; The overflow of tie cesspoOls into
the streets il made unlawful. any person who
shall allow the overflow of said cesspOOls into
the streets, shall be punishable by tne Of from
Five to ten dollars or their water shall lie dis
connected or both at the discretion Of the Mayor.
Being considered the unhealthy manner in
which meat is handled with few exceptions and
carried in dirty carts and covered with unde-
scribably dirty sacks and dirty oil cloth.
AN ORDINANCE:
| All persons handling meat for ,e public con-
summation from aud after the 18th day OF Sep-
tember 1872 shall carry said meat from the place
where 1t has been slaughtered to the place OF
sale in metal or metal-line container properly
covered and kept clean.
| All persons violating said ordinance shall be
prosecuted and fined Five dollars for the first
uffense, Ten dollars for the second oheDse, Fiji
| teen dollars for the third offense and ON ut
| the discretion Of the Mayor.
Being considered the very unsatisfactory way
| in which milk is handled with few exceptions.
| AN ORDINANCE.
That from and after the fifteenth day VI Sep
tember 1872 it shall be unlawful to offer milk for
sale except in scrupulously clean white wide
mouth bottles. properly stopped. II is also
made unlawful to carry any milk i'll any kind Of
container while selling milk within the limits
Of the Corporation except in the bottles rs or
dered by the Board.
Any person violating the above ordinance shall
be liable to ne of i've to ten dollars ut the dis
cretion Of the Mayor.
There being no further business before the
Board on motion of Mr.. Soulier and duly secon-
ded the meeting is adjourned to Tuesday Sep.
tenn Der oath, 1912, at q y. m.
A. p. SILLAN. NJ. D., President Board Of Health
/. SIDNEY 4. DELAHOUssAYE. Secretary