St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-10-30
Ordinance No. 25o.

An ordinance prohibiting. prostttu-
ton, maintenance OF houses o1
prostitution, prohibiting women
and girls from freQuenting bar
rooms and drinking therein. an
providing q penalty therefor, and
repeating an ordinance adopted by
the town council OF the town OF
Covington, La. ON October 9Th,
1914, relative to what was known
as the Restricted District.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
town council of the town Of Coving-
ton, Louisiana, in legal session con-
vened, That it shall be unlawful Tor
any prostitute, or any woman or girl
notoriously abandoned to lewdness,
to occupy. inhabit, sleep or live in
any house, room or closet situated
in the corporate limits OF the town
of Covington, La.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons, whether a. agent or
owner, to rent, lease or hire any
house, building or room to any wo-
man or girl notoriously abandoned
to lewdness, or for immoral purpos-
es.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
That it shall be unlawful for any wo-
man or girl to frequent any barroom
and drink therein.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to conduct any house
Of public entertainment or public re-
sort, or open to the public, in which
lewd dancing is permitted, Sr lewd
pictures are accessible to view. or
to establish or carry on house OF
prostitution or designation within
the corporate limits Of the town Of
Covington. La.
Section S. Be it further ordained,
That whenever house situated with
in the corporate limits Of the town
of Covington, La, becomes danger
GUS to the public morals from the
manner in which It il conducted, the
Mayor may, upon such facts coming
to his knowledge, order the occu-
pants Of such houses, building or
room, to remove therefrom within a
delay Of five days by service Of notice
on such occupant in person or by
posting the notice on the door Of
such house, building or room, to re-
move therefrom within . delay Of
five days, and upon such occupants
failing to do 20, they shall be pun
ished ~ provided in Section seven
OF this ordinance.
Section s. - It further ordained.
That in the event that the occupants
Of the house. building or room re-
ferred to in section i've Of this ordi-
nance do not remove therefrom after
the infection Of the penalty provided
for in section seven, the Mayor il
authorized to close the same and to
place q policeman. or other officer.
at the door to warn away IL parties
who shall undertake to enter.
Section Z. Be It further ordained,
That any person or persons who shall
violate any Of the provisions Of this
ordinance. shall, upon trial and con-
victdon thereof, be punished by fine
not less than $500 or more than
5000, or by imprisonment not t.
exceed 80 days. or both. at the dis
|cretion Of the Mayor. for each and
every o1fense.
Section s. Be It further ordained,
That each day any person or per-
sons shall continue to violate the
provisions Of this ordinance shall
continue to violate the provisions Of
this ordinance shall constitute q sep
arate offense.
Section 9. Be it further ordained,
That this ordinance shall become eff
fective and be in full force ON and
after the first day Of December, 1915.
Adopted October S, 1915.
PAUL ]. LACROIX,
Mayor.
L. A. PERREAlsD,