The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-04
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

| Inc OlItt Jul met III ISStlctl HIOIlLliS
session with DR.. c. f. Howell, President,
and a quorum present as follows: Chas.
Weydert A. S. Brasseaux, Ruflin Daniel,
| w. H. Richardson, Lovett Wright N. H.
Barrow Ike Cutrer S. L. Lavergne.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
We're read and adopted.
Minutes of Board of Reviewers, June
Is, 1914, were read and adopted.
Minutes of Special Meeting, Thursday,
June 25, were read and adopted.
Mr.. Richardson then asked to have
ordinance as presented by citizens pub
ished and also ordinance as adopted by
the Police Jury that the public may
make comparison.
Following is the copy of ordinance as
presented by the citizens;
AN ORDINANCE.
| l. That whereas the Parish is threat
ened with an epidemic of Charlton, the
Police Jury, by virtue of the authority
conferred on it by the Revised Laws Of
the State of Louisiana and particularly
by Act No 147 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the year 1894, resolves itself
into a Live Stock Sanitary Commission
for the Parish of West Feliciana, and
adopts the following rules and regulations
for the prevention control, and suppress
sion of Charlton now threatening the live
stock of the Parish.
9. That during the present epidemic of
Charlton the moving of live stock through
the Parish or from one part of the Parish
to another is prohibited without special
permission from the inspector herein pro-
vided for.
| 3. That all stock in the Parish of West
vention of charbon under the direction of
the inspector herein appointed; and said
incubation is made compulsory.
| A. That the costs of the incubation
herein provided for shall be borne by the
Parish unless provision therefor is made
| by the State.
). That for the purpose of enforcing the
quarantine herein provided for and the
other provisions of this ordinance, there
is hereby appointed one Inspector, who
shall have authority to enforce it's pro-
visions by himself or deputies appointed
| by him, for whose acts he shall be re-
sponsible.
| g. r. S. Towles is hereby named as the
| inspector appointed under this ordinance,
and as compensation for his services, he
shall receive the sum of five dollars a day,
| and he shall hold Office at the pleasure of
| the Police Jury.
| Z. That any one failing to recognize tie
authority of the inspector herein appoint
ed under this ordinance, and failing to
comply with the provisions thereof, or in
any manner violating same, shall be
| deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction upon an indictment or
| information in a competent Court, shall
| be fined not less than Five Dollars or
| more than Fifty Dollars. or be imprisoned
not more than thirty days, or both at the
discretion of the Court.
| s. That the Louisiana State Live Stock
Sanitary Board be requested to appoint
| the inspector named by this Police Jury
as inspector under said Board with au-
thorfty to carry out the provisions of the
| Act appointing said Board, and it's rules
and regulations, as well as the provs-
| ions of this ordinance in so far as not
contrary to said Act and the rules and
regulations of the Louisiana State Live
Stock Sanitary Board.
| The above ordinance with changes, was
ladopted as follows:
ORDINANCE.
| Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of West Feliciana:
| 1. That whereas the Parish is threat
ened with an epidemic of Charlton, the
Police Jury, by virtue of the authority
conferred on it by the Revised Laws of
the State of Louisiana and particularly
by Act No. lat of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the year 1894, resolves itself
into a Live Stock Sanitary Commission
for the Parish of West Felciana, and
adopts the following rules and regulations
for the prevention, control and suppress
sion of Charlton now threatening the live
stock of the Parish.
2. That during the present epidemic of
Charlton the importation of stock or COM
municaton by horseback or vehicle
from any infected locality is absolutely
prohibited and the moving of live stock
through the Parish or from one part of
the Parish to another is prohibited, with
out special permission from the inspectors
herein provided for.
3. That all stock in the Parish of West
Feliciana shall be inoculated for the pre-
vention of Charlton under the direction of
the inspectors herein appointed and said
incubation is made compulsory within
10 days from publication.
4. That for the purpose of enforcing the
quarantine herein provided for and the
other provisions of this ordinance. there
are hereby appointed one inspector, who
shall have authority to enforce it's pro-
visions by himself or deputies appointed
by him, two in each ward, without pay
for whose acts he shall be responsible.
B. r. s. Towles is hereby named as the
inspector appointed under this ordinance,
and as compensation for his services,
he shall receive the sum of Two Dollars
and Fifty Cents per day, and he shall
hold office at the pleasure of the Police
Jury.
g. That any one failing to recognize the
authority Of the inspector herein appoint
ed under this ordinance and failing to
comply with the provisions thereof, or in
any manner violating same, shall be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor and on con-
viction upon an indictment or informa-