The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-31
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: DIR. A.
P. Sillan, DR.. p. Ii. Fleming. Mr.. Il. 4. SOulier
MIR. l.. +. Gary and Mr.. A. q. GOulas.
The election of President being in order, ON
motion Of Mr.. Soolier and duly seconded by DR..
Fleming, DR.. A. p. Sillan was unanimously cleo
ted as President Of said Board.
The appointment of a Secretary beingin ORDER
on motion of Mr.. Soulier aud duly seconded
Mr.. Sidney L. DelahOussaye WIS unanimously
appointed as such.
The appointment Of Chief Inspector being
in order, ON motion of Mr.. Soulier and duly se-
conded MIR. Claud Thomas was unanimously
appointed as such.
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 it shall
therefore be unlawful for any person to keep
any hogs within the limits of the Corporation
of 1T. Martinviile. Louisiana, and whoever does
not comply with this ordinance, shall be liable
to be fined Five Dollars (S5.OOl.)
1t shall be unlawful for any person or persons
owning OF having any pigeOns, to allow them To
go at large with the city limits.
ANY person violating this ordinance shall be
punishable by a fine of Two dollars (S2.0O) and
after September 18th 1912 all pigeons found ut
large shall be shot.
AN ORDINANCE:
Whereas; The overflow of tie cesspOOls into
the streets is made unlawful, any person who
shall allow the overflow Of said cesspOOls into
the streets, shall be punishable by fine of from
Five to ten dollars or their water shall he dis
connected or both at the discretion Of the Mayor
Being considered the unhealthy manner in
which meat il handled with few exceptions aud
carried in dirty carts and covered with unde-
scribably dirty sacks and dirty oil cloth.
AN ORDINANCE:
All persons handling meat for the public con-
summation from aud after the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER iyi2 shall carry said meat from the place
where it has been slaughtered to the place Of
sale in metal or metsl-line cOutainer properly
covered and kept clean.
All persons violating said ordinance shall be
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offense, Ten dollars for the second OffeDse, Fill
teen dollars for the third offence and 80 On at
the discretion Of the Mayor.
Being considered the very unsatisfactory way
in which milk il handled with few exceptions.
AN ORDINANCE.
That from and after the fifteenth day Ut Sep
tember 1912 it shall be unlawful tO offer milk for
sale except in scrupulously clean white wide
mouth bottles, properly stopped. 1t is also
made unlawful to carry any milk in any kind oil
container while selling milk within the limits
Of the Corporation except in the bottles rs Of
dered by the Board.
Any person violating the above ordinance shall
be liable to line vi five to ten dollars ut the dis
erection 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 2lth, 1912, at p. m.
A. p. SILLAN. M. D., President Board of Health
sidney 4. DKLAHoUssAYE. Secretary.