St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-08-08

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O~pelousas, La, July 9th, 1914.
The Board of Aldermen metpursuant
to the above call, present, E. L. Loeb,
Mayor, presiding; Aldermen, Gosselin,
Fields, Hays, Sicily and Eastman. All
the members of the Board of Aldermen
being present the meeting was called
to order.
AN ORDINANCE.
No. 9 of 1914.
To regulate the driving, running or
operating of automobiles and all other
vehicles propelled by oil, water power,
gasoline or electricity, operated within
the city limits of this municipality and
providing a penalty for the violations
hereof.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Opelousas that it shall be unlaw-
full for any person under the age of six
teen years to operate, drive or run any
automobile or any vehicles propelled by
oil, water power, gasoline or electricity
or any owner of such vehicles to permit
same to be operated, run or driven by
anyone under said age within the limits
of this municipality.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained,
etc, that it shall be unlawful for any
automobile or any other vehicle pro-
PEELED with oil, gasoline, water power
or electricity to be driven or propelled
within the city limits of this city at a
greater rate of speed than twelve t12)
miles perhour.
Section 3. Be it further
ordained, ETC., that the driver
OF any automobile, or other We
hicles propelled as stated in Section /
be required upon reaching within one
hundred feet of any. street crossing
within the city limits to give an alarm
of at least two sounds of his horn.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the driver or owner of any
automobile, vehicle, etc, propelled
as stated in Section / of this ordinance,
when running or being propelled al
night within the city limits, shall be re-
quired to keep lighted in front of said
automobile or vehicle, etc, two white
lights and in the real one red light. !
Section s. Be it further ordained,
etc, that all owners. of automobiles, We
hicles, ETC., running or propelled as
stated in Section / within the city limits
shall obtain a number to be paid for by
the owner of said automobile, vehicle,
etc., from the City Clerk and said num-
Der shall be displayed on said automo-
bile, vehicle, ETC., where ii can be seen
at all times distinctly.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the City Clerk shall keep a
record of all numbers issued and to
whom issued in a book kept for that
purpose.
Section 7. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that any person, owner or driver
Of any automobile, vehicle, ETC., violat-
ing any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance, shall, upon conviction by the
City Court, be fined in the sum Of not
less than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars or a sentence of not
less than five nor more than twenty-five
days Imprisonment, subject to street
work, or both fine andtimprisonment at
the discretion of the City Court.
Section s.. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that all ordinances or parts of or
dinances in conflict with any of the
provisions of this ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Section 8. Be in further ordained,
ETC., that for good and sufficientreasons
this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its adoption.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the above ordinance, after having been
read section by section and adopted in
like manner, was adopted as a whole
by the following vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields, Hays, Sicily
and Eastman.
Nays: None. Approved:
(Signed) E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Signed H. U. CALLAHAN,
City Clerk.
Adopted July 9th, 1914.
AN ORDINANCE.
No. 10 of 1914.
To prohibit the driving or hauling
of any and all machines, engines, trac-
tors or other vehicles with pronged,
Iugged Or spiked wheels over or across
my OF the streets paved with wood
blocks and providing apenaity for the
violation thereof.
Section /. Be- it ordainedssby the May
n and Board of Aldermen of the city
II Opelousas in special session conven-
I'd, that it shall be unlawful for anyone
o drive, haul or cause to be driven or
lauled any machine, tractor, engine or
,ther vehicle with pronged, logged or
piked wheels owe or across any of the
treets of this municipality paved with
rood blocks.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
to-, that whoever shall violate any of
ne provisions of Section / of this ordi-
ance, shall, upon conviction thereof,
e fined in the sum Of not less than
dollars not more than fifty
ollars or be imprisoned, subject to
treet work, for not less than twenty
We days o more than thirty days or
9th at the discretion Of the city Judge.
Section 3. Be itfurther ordained etc,
lat for good and sufficient cause this
rdinance, shall take effect from and
tier its adoption. Approved.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
test: H. U. CALLAHAN, City Clerk.
On motion duly seconded and carried
e above ordinance, having been read
ction by section and adopted in a like
amer, was adopted as a whole by the
lowing vote: Yeas, Gosselin, Fields,
ays, Sicily and Eastman. Nays, none.
by MIR. Hays: That the con-
let for the audit of the City's books
d accounts for a period of four years
awarded to Robinson, Masquelette
per their proposition of July 10,
"A, subject to satisfactory arrange
being made with said firm by the
yor for the payment OF price stipu-