St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-21
COUNCIL
Opelousas, La, Oct. IS. 1916.
IN. Members Board of Aldermen,

tIILV. -
Gentlemen: you are hereby mott,
fled that there will DE a speGlal
meeting Of the board held ms
evening at 1880 O'Clock Tor the 1oi-
lowing purposes:
To adopt new ordinance or
amend and de-enact n now IN
force relative to the restricted DIS.
trict and governing the conduct OF
same.
To adopt new ordinance or amend
and reenaet ordinance No. OF
1914 known as Automobile ordl-
nance"
To take any action relative to the
two named ordinances that the
board may deem proper.
Sgd E. L. LOEB. Mayor.
Attest: Sgd H. U. CALLAHAN,
City Clerk.
received the above notice on
the 18th day of October, 1916. and
on the same day and date | n0tI-
fled each member Of iii. bOarG Ill
person. (sgd) C. L. HAYES,
City Marshal.
Opelousas, La, October ~, 1916.
The Board of Aldermen met pur-
suant to the above call. Present:
E. L. Loeb. Mayor. presenting: Alder
men: Gosselin. Eia,ls, Daniel, sicily
and Hollief.
All the menluars being present
the meeting Was railad - o"def.
AN ORD'.s.NNsE
Nnumb,t is1ur IT tS6.
20 amend or i.e-.na"t Saa.lIJn
Two ~ and Three - II an or
dinance entitled IAN Ordinance to
regulate the driving, running or
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 pfovld-
ing a penalty for the violations
thereof.
Section One: Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of O%pelousas. a ,That
| Section Two of Ordinance No. 9 of
1914, entitled An ordinance to reg
ulate the driving. running or OPP
Grating of automobiles and all 9TH
er vehicles propelled by oil. water
power. gasoline or electricity, OPP
Grating within the cit-- limits Of
this municipality and providing a
penalty for the violations thereof"
be and the same is hereby amended
and re-enaeted 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 M miles per hour. Pro
vided that every such vehirle 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 anC
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-
Delled as stated in Section One OF
this ordinance, be required. upor
reaching within one hundred fee
of any street crossing or intersec-
ton within the corporate limits oil
The city, TO give an alarm of al
least two sounds of his horn. Pro-
xlded. that no such vehicle shall
cross or turn on any street except
at street intersections and mus
turn so as. to head in the same di-
/ rection as the traffic on each sidt
Of the street..
Section Three: Be it further or.
dained. ETC.. That for good and sui.
ficient reasons this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its frs
publication in the official journa
of the city.
The above ordinance. after hay
ing been read section by section
and adopted in a like manner. wa
adopted as a whole by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas: Gosselin. Holller.
Nays: Daniel. Sicily.
Mr.. Fields being absent at tn
adoption of this ordinance. TIL
Mayor votes YEA.
Adopted October 18th, 1916.
AN ORDINANCE
Number Five of 1916.
10 prohibit and suppress house
OF prostitution within the corporal
limits of the City Of DDaiDIsas, Ga
except within certain specific
limits or area to be known as th
restricted district. aild creating on
defining such restricted district
To restrain such houses WITHIN sue
restricted district by teguiatiag til
conduct thereof as we'll as that u
the inmates of such houses. an
providing penalties for the VIOLA
ton hereof.
Section Or: BE it ar.lafned il
the Mayor All. Board Of AidelYne
OF the City OF npelousas. La. i.ba
it shall be unlawful for any hoGs
or houses of prostitution to /,
conducted, established or maintain
ed within the corporate limits 9
this city. except as hereafter .pro
Vlded for. and any person conduct
ing such a house, Or The Jesse,
owner. keeper, proprietor or mar
ager thereof shall be subject 10
fine of not less than fifty $3.50 dol
lars nor more than n hundre
lSf00) dollars, or to imprisonmtr
for not less than ten (f0@ DAYS no
more than thirty 800 days, or bot
at the discretion of the City Jung'
Section Two: Be it further or
daIned. etc. That the limits hereb
excepted from the provisions Z
Section One (1) of this ordinanc,
be and the same are hereby de
ciared and defined to be as follow
to-wit:
+, The territory or tract of Ian
bounded on the north by Westweg
street; on the south and east 5
Gulley. and on the west by a lin
run parellel to the west side d
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