St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-14
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I'll od1A6aCO 81 AAAto SAS%V
(signed) E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: J.. B. A. stage, Clerk.
Adopted June th, 1918.
The above ordinance after hav-
ing been read section by section
and adopted in like manner, was
unanimously adopted as a whole.
Offered by Mr.. Sicily
ORDINANCE NO 10 OF 1913.
An ordinance amending and ~re-enact-
ing section IL of an ordinance adopt
ed March 18th, 1895, entitled Gan or
ainanee providing better police reg
ulation for the town of Opelousas,
and repeating all ordinances in on
fiiet herewith.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City OF
| Opelousas, La, that section IL of an or
dinance adopted March 4th, 1895, en-
titled "An ordinance providing better
police regulations for the town of Ope-
Iousas, La. and repeating all ordi-
nances in conflict Herewith be amend-
ed and re-enacted so as to cad as fol-
lows:
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
any person found guilty of violating
any section CT the foregoing ordinance
who shall default in the payment of
the fine imposed shall be compelled to
work on the streets at one dollar per
day of ten hours until such fine and
costs shall be fully and finally settled,
unless the party concerned be a Wom-
an, when the imposing of the sentence
shall be left to the discretion of he
trial judge.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc,
that for good and sufficient reasons this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after its adoption.
E, L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: J.. B. A. stage, Clerk.
Adopted June 4th, 1918
The above ordinance after hav-
ing been read section by section
and adopted in like manner, was
unanimously adopted as a whole.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the purchasing commit
tee be authorized to purchase a
typewriter for the Mayor Office.
Motion duly seconded and car
ried.
Motion by Mr.. Blacksher-
That the balance $66. 90 to the
credit of the Gulley Funds be
transferred to the Streets Funds.
Motion duly seconded and car
ried.
Motion by DR.. Shaw
That the Mayor be authorized
to issue a warrant against the
operating funds of the power
plant in favor of Y. F. Hinton
for the sum Of $3.50, said sum
being for labor for the power
plant and sewerage and for the
time that he was laid up from
injuries received while in the
employ Of the city. Motion duly
seconded and carried.
Motion by Nh. Dunbar
That the services of T. G..
Chachere as sexton be discon-
tinued on the LIST day of July.
1913, and that he be notified to
that effect; and that the sum of
So 90 per month be appropri-
ated out of any available funds
to the Civic league for the pur-
pose of maintaining the Public
or Protestant cemetery, said APP
preparation to begin with the
month of July, 1913. Seconded
by Mr.. Blaeksher.
Yeas: shaw, Blacksher, Dun
bar.
Nays: Daniel, Sicily.
Motion carried.
Opelousas, La, May 20, 1913.
To the Mayor and City Council of
Opelousas.
This is to certify that we, the under
signed property owners constituting
two-thirds of the property owners
within 200 feet of the proposed site of
the Texas Oil Co.'s storage tanks, here
by consent to the erection of said stor-
age tanks, provided same is erected to
conform with the ordinances of the
City of Opelousas and the requirements
of the Louisiana Fire Prevention
Bureau.
THE OPELOUSAS COMPRESS CO,
Per j. P. Barnett, Sec'ty. Treas.
Motion by DR.. Shaw
That the Texas Oil Company
be granted a permit to erect
storage tanks, as per above GER
tificate, provided that said tanks
be erected in compliance with
the ordinance governing same.
Motion duly seconded and car
ried.
Motion by DR. Shaw
That Messrs. Daniel and Dun
bar compose a committee of two
to amend and re-enact the water
and light ordinance, establishing
a rate on power used for run
ming electric motors. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Motion by DR.. Shaw
That the fine Of $500 imposed
on w. C. Blacksher for stock
empounded be RENTED. Mo-
ton duly seconded and carried.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Before me, the undersigned author
ity, a Notary Public in and for the
above parish and state, personally
came and appeared, Leonce E. Little, q
resident af the above parish who being