Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-06-20

office of the President, DR.. {. 4.
Schilling, on Tuesday, June 10th,
with the following members pres
ent: DR.. c. A. Schilling, DR.. II.
a. Eldredge, DR.. l.. NJ. BOudreaux
and Messrs. Robert Stauffer and
J. I. Brooks.
On motion of Robert Stauffer,
seconded by H. A. Eidredge, the
following ordinance was unani-
mously adopted:
An ordinance providing for the elm
ination of swine, or the keeping of
swine within the corporate limits of the
town of Abbeville and providing a PEN
atty for the violation thereof.
Section One. Be it enacted bv the
Board of Health of the Town of Able
vile, that from and after the passage of
this ordinance. it shall be unlawful for
any person, persons, firm or corpora
N'D''' ~ navy VI nv II within llC pm
ate limits of the town of Abbeville, anv
hog or swine in any manner or for anv
purpose whatsoever. and in order that
those person, person, firms or corpora
tons who may now have hog or swine
may be allowed to dispose of the same a
limit from the date of the adoption and
passage hereof of thirty days is granted
for such disposal. that it shall be unlaw-
full and a violation of this ordinance for
any person, persons, firm or corporation
TO bring within the limits of the Town
of Abbeville to be kept or maintained in
any manner, any hog or swine after the
a option of this ordinance.
Sec. ?. BE it further enacted, that
any violation of this ordinance. or anv
OF the provisions thereof shall constitute |
a niisdemeanor. and the offender shall |
be punished by a fine of s. to SIS or ten !
DAYS imprisonment for each and every
offense. either or both. at the discretion I,
OF the arayor. Cases in violation hereof 1
10 he haTs'lled as other municipal viola /
tTons, AS are now handled BY the mayor
of the town of Abbeville.
Sec. 5. BE it furthur enacted that this /
ordinance shall become effective from
and after its passage and adoption. /
An ordinance. moved by DR.. II. A. |
Eldredge and seconded by DIR. l.. NJ. !
Boudreaux. was passed, providing for
the sanitation and keeping of open
closets. beyond the prescribed distance
of three hundred feet from a sewer
within the corporation of Abbeville. and
providing for the issuance of a permit
by the board of health through its pre-
sident and secretary and for the main
tainance and enforcement of the same
The ordinance makes it unlawful for
any person, persons, firm or corporation
to keep any open closets on any premises
in the corporation until a permit has
been obtained; that the owner of any
premises within the limits shall provide
a suitable closet for the use of the tenant,
and that no closet shall be used by more
than one tenant.
Closet seats shall be at least "a inches
from the ground. and receptacles shall
be provided therefor; that the containers
shall be changed. cleaned aud disinfected
twice each month, or every two weeks.
fee of so cent per month for each
closet, payable annually in advance. was
assessed to be paid to the secretary of
the board of health, receiving permit
therefor.
Violations of any provisions of the
ordinance shall be punished by fine of
s25 or 80 days in jail. either or both.
Any members. officer or employe of
the board shall have the power to arrest
all persons violating any provisions of
The ordinance, except where the viola
ions have not occurred within the sight. :
view or personal knowledge of such
member, officer or enploye then the
.rrest shall be made by the execution of
warrant issued by the president of the
BOARD; and it is the duty of any officer
If the peace, and his appointees, to aid
md assist in the arrest of persons
the provisions.
The chief of police and his subordinate
Ulcers were declared to be officers of :
he board. a
The ordinance becomes effective from $
nd after its passage. I
An ordinance providing for the I
of and ordering the re- f,
noval of all open closets and cess-pools {
pom any premises within the limits of
he Town of Abbeville. the closest line \
f any such property is within 800 feet
4 Grand requiring that all person, 1
ersons, firms or corporations owing \
eal-estate within this limit to provide, c
quip and maintain sanitary closets and S
rinals in their respective properties and +
make connection with the sewer when L
he nearest line of any such property or b
remises within three hundred feet of c