St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-13
Ordnance No. 25O.

Ordinance Nos 25O.
An ordinance prohibiting prostitu-
ton, maintenance of houses OF
prostitution, prohibiting women
and girls from frequenting bar
rooms and drinking therein. ana
providing = penalty therefor. and
repeating IN ordinance adopted by
the town council Of the town OF
: Covihgton, La, ON October 9Th,
1917. relative to what was known
a. the Restricted District.
Section I. Be It ordained by the
town council Of the town Of Coving-
ton; Louisiana, In legal session con-
vened. That It shall be unlawful for
any prostitute. or any woman or girl
VIGOROUSLY abandoned to lewdness,
to occupy. fnhabit.~ sieep Or live IN
any house. room or closet situated
Ii the corporate limits Of the town
OF Covlngton. La.
Section Z. Be It further ordained,
That II shan b udlawful for any per-
SON OF bef1ou5, Whether 10 agent or
owner. to rent, lease or hire any
house, building or room to any wo-
man or girl notofiously abandoned
to leWdneSD. OF for immoral pufpos-
e..
Section 3. Be It further ordained,
That II vhan be-unlswful for any wo-
man or girl to frequent any barroom
and drink therein.
section &C. Be r. 1ufthef ordained,
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son Or persons TO- conduct any house
n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or public re-
sort. Or open 70 the public, ii which
lewd dancing 10, permitted. or lewd
pictures af6 ieeesstble to view. or
to establish or carry on . house Of
prostitution or designation within
tho tdFDorstesli Of the town Of
Covington. La. IL j.
eSection g. Be 1t further ordsineA.
That Whenever . house situated with
in the corporate limits Of the town
|of Covington, La. becomes danger
Gus to the public morals from the
FSIS36aSr 1x-SSihfeh It - SX61aeteds the
Mayor may, upon such facts coming
to his knowledge, order the occn.
(taut5 OF tuchs sAotsess a'baaading Or
room. to rem0vO therefrom within q
|delSy of ~ days " 1jervies Of notice
on such occupant ~ person or ~
posting the notice on the door Of
such house, building or room. to re-
move tn9fefrom within 4 delay OF
i've day6, and UPON sueh 06ca9snts
failing 70 DO 70. they shall b. pun
|4shod % provided ID Ssetionaoev
Uf this ordnance.
saeeeution 6. a.- Nsfufthef 0rdoAnsd;
That If the event that tie 6eedDants
Of the sNouSe: baiadidx or ROOM ~
ferred 70 II s66eti0A No o. tiff ordi-
nance do not remove there4rotn After
the inniction Of the psna4ty provided
for in section seven. the Mayor 10
authorized to seloee thV-same and to
place 4 policeman, or other omeers
It the door to warn away III parties
who shall undertake to~enter.
~ Section TIE Dc It fffther ordsined.
That any person u 1essohs VIM shall
violate any Of the vr0va1ions Of this
iordiuance,i shall, upon trfaa and cors
Ivictdon thereof. be punished BY nae
mot less than $500 Or more than
5000, Or BY impfdS6nment not te
exceed so days, or both. at the dis
cretion Of tie Mayor TOR eech and
I1yoey 06ense.
: section 9. BE It further ordaaned,
That each day any person Or Per
sons shall continue to violate the
provi(lonsi Of this 6rddnAnc6 shall
| continue to violate the provisions Of
fhas 50rdfnAnce shall constituto<a seD.
i-arsto o6enSe.
section 8. Be it further ordained
That this ordinance shan become &.
'EfSctiyes ana 10 in full force on and
after the nrst day Of December. 1915
-Adopteds October s. 1915. ga
| PAUL ]. LACROIX, 80
Mayor. -
L. A.irElsRnAND.
"a Secretary.