St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-07-19
ORDINANCE NO. %.

An ordinance authorizing a mayor OF
the Town of Melville, Louisiana, to
borrow One Thousand Dollars
Isl, .00) and providing for the pay
ment and collateral of same.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Melville, Louisiana, that the
Mayor be authorized to borrow One
Thousand Dollars Isl, 000.00l, securing
said loan by mortgaging the Town Hall.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the Mayor be and he is here
by authorized to sign all papers nee
essary to carry out and execute the
provisions above.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, that this loan snail be repaid out
of the first monpys collected as taxes
for the year 1913.
Section 4. Be it further ordained;
etc., that all ordinance or parts OF or
dinanees in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed and that
this ordinance take effect from and
after its passage.
Thus done and passed in regular adj
journed meeting convened on this 4th
day of June, A. D. 1913.
On call of the roll the following vote
was taken: Yeas, c. w. Stone, G. A.
Long, w. T. Smith and R. H. Jones;
navs. none; absent, E. G. Richard.
/ LESTER j. WILLIAMS, M. D.,
Mayor.
Attest: E. j. LEBLANC, Clerk.
The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE NO. 80 OF 1918.
A Curfew Ordinance prohibiting child
rem under the age of (15l Fifteen
wears on the streets after 49, eight
o'clock p. m.
Section 1. Be if ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Melville, La, that all children
under the age of Isl fifteen years be
prohibited from being on the streets
or away from their domicile in the
Town of Melville, La, after the honr
of ~ eight o'clock p. m, unless duly
authorized by parents or tutor by
written order with date, except they
be accompanied by father or mother or
guardian and, such children who shall
be deemed guilty of violating this or
dinance shall be fined for each offence
a sum of not less than $500 live Dol
lars nor more than $4,000 Twenty
Five Dollars or Imprisonment at the
discretion of the Mayor.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc, that any person or persons deealn-
ing a child under the age OF (15l years
wiffully that would necessitate its be-
mo on the streets after 81 o'clock p.
M, unless accompanied by parents or
Guardian, shall be fined for each of
fence a sum nat less than 5000 Five
Dollars nor to exceed $500 Twenty
Five Dollars, or Imprisonment at the
discretion of the Mayor.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, that it shall be the duty OF the
Town Marshal to ring the Methodist
church bell on each and every day OF
the year at t8) eight O'Clock r. M, SO
as to give due notice to such children
as may be away from their domiciles.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that all ordinances or parts OF or
dinances in conflict herewith be and
the same is hereby repealed, and this
ordinance shall take effect Q and
after its passage.
Thus done and passed in special SEES
sion convened this 4th day OF June,
1918.
On call of the roll the following vote
was taken: Yeas, c. w. Stone, G. A.
Long, w. T. Smith, and r. H. Jones;
absent, E. G. Richard.
LESTER j. WILLIAMS, NJ. d,
49, Mayor.
Attest: E. J. LEBLANC,
Clerk.