St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04
AN ~opnrxAy,.E
Anumh,,s i',rr 1T 1916.

operating OF automobiles and all
other vehicles propelled by oil
water power, gasoline or electric
ity. operating within the city linn
its of this municipality and provid-
ing a penalty for the violations
thereof.
Section One: Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Opelousas. La. That
Section Two of Ordinance No. 9 OF
1914. entitled IAN ordinance to reg
ulate the driving, running or op-
Grating of automobiles and all 9th
er vehicles propelled by oil, water
power. gasoline or electricity, op-
Grating within the civ limits of
this municipality and providing a
penalty for the violations thereof 2
be and the same is hereby amended
and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
Section Two: Be it further or
dained, ETC., That it shall be un-
lawful for any automobile, or 9th
er vehicles propelled with oil gas
oline. water power or electricity to
run at a greater speed within the
corporate limits of the city than
twelve (f2) miles per hour. Pro-
yided that every such vehicle shall
be equipped with a muffler or
%silencer, which shall be used at
all times while such vehicle is be-
ing operated within the corporate
limits Of the city.
Section Two: Be it further or
dained. etc., That Section Three of
said Ordinance No. 9 of 1914, be and
the same is hereby amended and re-
enacted SO as to read as follows:
Section Three: Be it further or
dained, ETC., That the driver of any
automobile. or other vehicle pro-
PEELED as stated in Section One of
this ordinance, be required, upon
reaching within one hundred feet
of any street crossing or ~intersec-
ton within the corporate limits of
the city. to give an alarm of at
least two sounds of his horn. Pro-
vided. that no such vehicle shall
cross o. turn on any street except
at street intersections and must
turn so as to head in the same di-
rection as the traffic on each side
OF the street..
Section Three: Be it further or
dained. etc., That for good and suf-
flclent reasons this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its first
publication in the official journal
of the city.
The above ordinance. after hav-
ing been read section by section
and adopted in a like manner, was
adopted as a whole by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas: Gosselin. Hollier.
NAYS: Daniel. Sicily.
MI. Fields being absent at the
adoption of this ordinance. the
Mayor votes YEA.
Adopted October 18th, 1916.
AN ORDINANCE
Number Five of 1916.
To prohibit and suppress houses
OF prostitution Witfiia the corporate
limits of the City of 9ps!mtsas, I a..
except within certain specified
limits OF area to be known as the
restricted district, anu creating and
defining such restricted district,
to restrain such houses within such
restricted district by regulating the
conduct thereof as Well as that VI
the inmates of such houses, and
providing penalties for the viola
ton hereof.
Section Ore: De it ordained ny
the Mayor am board OF Aldermen
OF the City Of slpelousas. La, That
it shall be unlawiud for any house
or houses of Dro5litution 10 be
conducted, established or maintain
ed within tae corporate limits of
this city. except as hereafter pro-
vlded for, and any person conduct
ing such a house. or the lessee.
owner. keeper, proprietor or man.
ager thereof shall be subject 10 a
fine Of not less than fifty 1856 dol
lars nor more than one HUNDRED
$4,000 dollars, or to Imprisonment
for not less than ten (d0) DAYS nor
more than thirty (30) days, or both
at the discretion of the CITY Judge.
Section Two: Be it further or-
dalned. etc. That the limits hereby
Section One a. of this ordinance,
to-wit:
THE territory or tract of land
bounded on the north by Westwego
street. on the south and east by
duiley, and on the west by a line |
run parellel to the west side of
Liberty street. or the extension of |
SAID street, at a distance of one
hundred and forty feet west there
from aforesaid limits or
area is hereby designated and
snall be known as the restricted
district.
Section Three: Be it further or
gained. etc, That any tenant, in
napltant or resident of such re-
strlcted district who may in any
manner be connected with a house
o. prostitution therein, shall not
De at liberty to leave such restrict
60 district or rea except within
the hours of one O'Clock and four
o'clock D. m. of any d. without
special permission so to do from
tne Mayor or Chief of Police of this
Glty, under penalty Of being ar
rested as Migrants or street walk
ers, and punished as such - accord
ance with and as provided by ex-
listing ordinances.
Section Four: Be it further or
gained, etc, That it shall be un-
lawful for any person under the
age OF twenty-one I'D years, To
visit or frequent any house of
prostitution with or without the
consent of the inmates thereof, and
any person under age visiting or
irequepting such house. as we'll as
The owner. proprietor, lessee, keep
er. landlord, landlady or manager
thereof, shall be subject to a fine
OF not less than ten $50 dollars
nor more than twenty-five (25l
dollars, OF to imprisonment for not
less than ten (10 days nor more
Lhan thirty go days. or both. If