The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-10-16
Louisiana. af1nlicahle thereto.

notice of the special election herein or
dered by his proclamation published
according to law, and in said proclama-
! ton he shall announce that at 10 o'clock
the 1st day of December 1913, the
Police Jury will, at it regular meeting
place in the city of Natchitoches, La,
| in open public session, proceed to open
! the ballot boxes, examine and canvass
/ the returns and declare the result OF
said election.
The roll being called the vote on the
above ordinance was as follows:
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page, Par
ker, Cockfield and Russell. Nays, none.
Carried unanimously.
By Mr.. Williams:
That Lolita Paynes be dropped from
the pauper list of ward 2. Carried.
Moved and seconded the Hon. Police
Jury adjourned until O'Clock p. m.
Tuesday.
! Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, 1913.
The Hon Police Jury met pursuant
to adjournment with President Pierson
presiding and all members present eX-
cept Mr.. Derbanne.
By Mr.. Pierson
Resolve that we authorize the Sher-
if not to collect tie 5 mill special
School tax in Ward s, appearing on
his books through some error said
tax having expired. Carried.
By Mr. Cocktield:
BE it ordained that the sum of Six
ty Five Dollars is hereby aOprOprla-
ted out of the Parish Bridge Fund
to complete the wooden approach of
the Saline Bridge and G. G. Jones is
hereby appointed to furnish the ma
/ terial and have the work done. 5
By Mr.. PierSon:
That the above resolution be Ia
bled. Votes as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams.
Adams, Knott, Page, Parker, and
| Russell. Ngys: Mr. Cockerham and
Mr.. Cockield. (Tabled)
report of Finance COMMITTEE read
and accepted.
REPORT
! We your Finance Committee beg
! to report, we have examined the Par
/ ish Treasures books with Parish Wal
rants and find them to check correct.
(Signed) }. .. Williams
w. w Page.
/ D1 MI, IOOhClAlduI
| For the SUPPRESSION of the Blind
Tiger and the enforcement of the
Prohibition Law in the Parish of
! NatcLitoches.
Section |. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish or Natchl-
! toches. In legal and regular assembly
convened, That any house, store,
room or any other place where intox-
| icating liquors are kept for the pur-
! pose of sale, barter exchange, or
when it is kept. whether for sale or
| not, in a place where near beer is
displayed or kept for sale or In place
where gambling is permitted, such
place shall be deemed blind Tiger,
and the same is hereby declared to
be nuisance and 1.-THE owner of the
said house, place, shop or room, TO
| gether with all keepers, clerks, door
/ keepers, hirelings or leSSeS or SAID
property as well as the party in pos
session and the owners of the intoxi-
eating liquors shall be deemed guilty
of keeping a blind tiger and main
tanning public nuisance, and shall
be prosecuted by Indictment or in
/ formation, and upon conviction shall
be fined not less than Eighty Dollars
nor more than One Hundred Dollars
and in default OF payment of such
/ fine and cost shall work out the same
on the public roads OF the parish OF
| Natchitoches at the rate of One Dol
/ lar Der dav or shat suffer Imprisonment
not less than ten and not more than
| Thirty DAYS, or both, at the discre-
ton OF the Court, and for each Tween
ty four hours that said nuisance is
maintained it shall be deemed a sep
arate offenSe.
Section q Re it further ordained
etc, that when ever any three reput-
BILE persons shall make oath before
any Judge or Justice of the Peace, set.
ting forth that he has reasons to be-
lieve, or does believe that intoXicat
ing liquors are being illicity kept in
any house, store, room or any place
within the parish of Natchitoches for
the purpose OF illicity disposing OF
same, or in any place where near beer
is displaced, or kept for sale whether
kept for sale or not, or any place where
gambling is permitted and describing
the place, or naming, or pointing olt
the keeper; owner, or lessee thereof,
it shall be the duty of the said judge
or Justice of the peace to at once is
sue warrant directing the Sheriff OF
Constable to go into such place OF
places and ascertain the truth, and
if The said officer shall find evidence
of such illicit business, he shall arrest
all persons found ir, charge of the
said house. or place, and the owner
keeper, clerk, or lessee of said prem
, iseS and the owner of said liquors
and carry them before competent
court, where they shall be prosecuted
by indictment or information, and il
said person or persons are found gull
/ ty of maintaining public nuisance
as aforesaid they shall be fined in the
! sum of not less than Eighty nor more
, than One Hundred Dollars, and il
: default of payment shall be ordered
to work out said fine at the rate O
. one dollar per day on the public road,
| of the parish, or be imprisoned no
| less than ten nor more than thirtl
! DAYS, Oh suffer both fine and impris
onment at the discretion of the Judge
and shall be ordered to abate sucl
| nuisance.
/ Section 8. Be it further ordained
ETC., That it shall be the duty Of the
officer making such search to seizt
instantly all Intoxicating liquor!
found in such place or places and take
them before the judge and hold then
as evidence until the trial, and if The
party is convicted, the judge shall
order their destruction, and they shall
be destroyed by such officer.
. Section 4, Be 1t further ordained
ETC., That when intoxicating liquor.
are so found in the searched premises
or in possession of any person witt
indications from the quantity found
and the surrounding circumstances
that the place is being kept as gro
ger tippling Shop or for retailing in
toxicgting liquors, it shall be the du.
ty of the officer making the arrest to
make charge against the person Oh
persons found in charge of said place
and against the owners, clerks, anc