St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-28

DelleQ as stated III S6cLlOn OHe Oh
this ordinance, be required. upon
reaching within one hundred feet
Of any street crossing or i%ntersec-
ton within the corporate limits of
the city. to give an alarm of at
least two sounds of his horn. Pro-
yided. that no such vehicle shall
cross or turn on any street except
at street intersections and must
turn so as to head in the same di-
rect1on as the traffic on each side
OF the street..
Section Three: Be it further or
dained. ETC.. That for good and suf-
ficient reasons this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its first
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.
MIR. Fields being absent at the
adoption Of this ordinance. the
Mayor votes YEA.
Adopted October 18th, 1915.
AN ORDINANCE
Number Five of 1916.
To prohibit and suppress houses
OF prostitution Witffia the corporate
limits Of the City of DDslotsas, { a.,
except within CERTAIN specified
limits or area to be Known as the
restricted district, ami creating and
defining such restricted district,
restricted r;str;cs I ~ ai.nil suSn
conduct thereof az we'll as that eu uI
the inmates of such l,,Ises and
providing penalties for the VIOLA
ton hereof.
Section Orr: BE- il ordained Inv
the Mayor ar. BOARD " A;de,ansn
of the City Of npeIo;Isas. La. that
it shall be unlawful FOR ANY g,9a:ss
or houses of prostitution n Is,
conducted, established or maintain.
ed within tae corporata i.,niis ~
vided for. and any n..rsan ' sand,,nt-
ing such q house. nr fha iossoa
owner. keeper. nronriatnr mr. 80
ager thereof shall be smhiect f. .
fine of not less than fiffv fs5S, do,
lars nor more than one I'm I'M Io ~
$500 dollars, or to irnnrisr,nmapt
for not less than ten Y05 DAYS nor
more than thirty 130l days' or both
at the discretion Of The Tifv Innaa
Section Two: Be il further ar
dained, etc. That tho limits 5areh,,
excepted from the prnvisions ~
Section One "a of this nrd;n.nea
be and the same are berahu DC
clared and defined In ha as fo,,ou NC.
to-wit: 90 'oiio"ss
THE TERRITORY or tract of 49,
bounded on the north hv Wast Ialla
street; on the south and east hy
Gulley. and on the west by a line
Y parellel to the west side Of
Liberty street, or the extension If
said street. at a distance of ono
hundred and forty feet west, therao
from aforesaid limits ~
area is hereby designated and
shall be known as Che rastr;ctadd
district.
Section Three: Be il f,,rthar ~
gained, ETC., That any tenant IN
habitant or resident of s'anh Ill
stricted district who NAV - -
manner be connecfed With u any
OF prostitution therein sholl nse
De at liberty to leave si,cb rast, oe
ed district or area eScen r ie SI;
the hours of one o,clock and Ti FUN
O'Clock D. M. Of anv IA d,,i Louf
snecial permission 90 10 DIV is fnoul
the Mayor or Chief Of po1ic no rpm
City, under penalty of he;no 81 talas
rested as vagrants or stpeat Ill II
ers, and punished as such q sard-
ance with and as nrovidad d hv "a
'stIng ordinances. y eA-
Section Four: Be if further =
d5alned. ETC., That it shall he n Ut
lawful for any person undar 4 iho
age OF tWenty-one 12tl Years 'I 70
visit or frequent any hn9se' 70 "
prostitution with or without : 81
consent Of the inmates thereof ans s
any person under age visitino a, an
ttheauentIng such house, as we'll e as
ole owner, proprietor. lessee Laon 90
* r. landlord. landlady or manager
oafereo1, shall be subject TO = fina
uan not les than ten $40 dollars
dol more than twenty-five (25]
loco a.. inipt ioOliiIl0UL Tor not