St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-26
December s, 1914.
AN ORDINANCE.

NUMBER II Oi 1914.
An ordinance relative to balls, dane
ing parties, fairs and public entertain
ments, requiring permission therefor
and deeorum thereat, within the city Of
O~pelousas, La, and providing penalties
therefor.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board OF Aldermen Of the
city of OpeIousas, La, that no balls,
dancing parties, fairs or public enter
tainments shall be given within the cor
porate limits of the city of 0pelousas,
La, without a written permission being
previously obtained from the Mayor Of
the city of Opelousas, or in his absence,
from the Mayor pro TEN, or in the event
of the absence Of both the Mayor and
Mayor pro tenn, from the city Marshal,
so to do.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc. That the party or parties applying
for the giving of balls, parties, fairs or
public entertainments, be required to
pay the sum of two ~ dollars for each
and every Special Police Officer, which
the Mayor Of the city Of Opelousas, La,
or in his absence, the Mayor protein or
said City Marshal, may designate,
should he, or they, so deem it necessary
to keep good order and decoruma at said
public entertainment as aforesaid. By
public entertainment is meant, where
an entrance fee is charged, or n arti-
Gle or thing of value is ratified or placed
on rattle, or chance for moneyorrepre-
sentative Of money, or where refresh
ments or any other articles are sold on
the premises. Proyidedth that said Mayor,
Mayor pro TEN or City Marshal first
designate an ~officereoy o~ffieersfrom the
regular police force of the city, who
will be off duty at the time when such
ball, entertainments, ETC., is to be given
and such officer shall receive as a fee
in addition to his regular salary, said
sum collected. Provided that, should
such regular officer or officers refuse
to serve, said Mayor, Mayor protein or
City Marshal, shakespeare as said special
officer any person whom they may deem
competent.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the party or parties, desiring
to give any of the above entertainments
shall make application either in writing
or orally to the Mayor of the city of
Opelousas, La, at least five hours (5l
previous 10 the giving of said entertain
ments, and then said Mayor, in his dis
cretion viii give to said applicant a
written or printed official permit, duly
dated and signed by him, accurately
designate and particularly specify both
the name Of said applicant and the build
ing wherein the said entertainment is
to be held.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc, That should any balls or public en-
tertainments, coming under the pro-
visions of this ordinance, be given with
in the limits of the city Of Opelousas,
La, without the permission required in
Section 3 Of this Ordinance, the occu-
pant of the house or building wherein
said ball, party, fair or other public en-
~tertainnent may be given, or where
there is no occupant, the owner, agent
or lessee thereof, shall upon conviction
by the City Court be fined in the sum Of
not less than five t5l dollars nor more
than ten (10l days imprisonment or both
fine and imprisonment at the discretion
of the City Court.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That all ordinances or parts OF or
dinanees in conflict with any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc, That for good and sufficient rea-
sons this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its adoption.
The above ordinance after having
been read section BY section and adopt
ed in q like manner was adopted as a
whole by the following vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields, Daniel. Sicily
and Eastman. NAYS: None
Adopted December 8th, 1914.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: H. u. CALLAHAN, City Clerk.