The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29
COMPULSORY.

See. 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., that from and after the passage
Of this ordinance, all persons owning
or having in charge as agents or
otherwise, in the parish of Ascension,
any horses or mules that are infested
with said cattle fever ticks, (margar-
opus annulatus), shall have all of
said horses and mules at regular
disinfecting station in this parish sit
uated In the ward In which said
horses or mules may be at such times
as may be designated by the parish
live stock sanitary inspector or in
spectors in the manner prescribed in
Section 5 of this ordinance, for the
purpose Of having said horses and
mules properly disinfeeted; provided
that, in the sense of this section, the
words properly disinfected" are in
tended to mean that the said horses
and mules shall be dipped in the
standard arsenical solution provided
for that purpose, OF. simply sprayed
with proper disinfectant in the dis
erection of the inspector.
Sec. T. Be it further ordained,
etc, that should any cattle, horses or
mules from any infected area, drift,
swim or otherwise enter this parish
In violation Of this ordinance, the
same shall be guaranteed and disin-
fected at the expense of the owner or
owners thereof. Any infected cattle,
horses or mules within the parish of
Ascension. the owner or owners of
which, after due notice, shall fail to
disinfect in manner satisfactory to
the inspectors of this parish, shall be
placed in quarantine and disinfected
at the expense of said owner or own
ers. and if the owner or owners of
said animals be unknown to the said
inspectors, such animals shall be
qaarantined, disinfected and cared
| for, and any expense thus incurred
shall be paid by the owner of such am
iDaals before the same are released by
the INSPECTOR; all monies SO collected
shall be turned over to the parish
! treasurer. and placed in the fund set
aside for the eradication Of cattle re-
yer ticks and other infectious and
contagious diseases In cattle.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, that nothing in this ordinance
| shall be con stFueG TO amend, alter OF
modify any of the rules Of the Louisi-
ana State Live Stock Sanitary Board
| with reference to its authority to APP
| point inspectors, or the power and
authority of said inspectors granted
/ by. the statutes of the state of Louisi-
ana, it being intended that the provi-
sions Of this ordinance shall be applied
in conjunction with said Louisiana
4 State Live Stock Sanitary Board and
/ the United States bureau of animal
/ industry.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained,
1 ETC., that any person. persons. lndivi-
dual, firm or corporation violating any
| of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and on conviction shall, for
the first offense, be fined In the sum
/ of not less than S25 nor more than
4 $50, or shall be imprisoned in the par
ISL Jail, subject to work on the public
roads of the parish, for a term of not
less than 10 nor more than Is days.
] and on conviction of the second or
subsequent offense,x shall be fined nj
the sum of not less than $50, nor
. more than 500, or be imprisoned n
the parish jail. subject TO work on the
! public roads of the parish, for d term
/ of not less than 20 days nor more
than 80 days, or both such fine and
imprisonme nt, Il the discretion "
# the court Y
SEE. 10. BE it further or,lafls eslSS
etc, thai All ordinances 81 resolutions
previously passed by this police jury
iii conflict with this ordinance pe and
the same are hereby repealed.
! Section II. Be It further ordainS
i ed, etc, that all Of the provisions Of
4 the foregoing ordinance are hereby
declared to apply to the entire parish.
4 of Ascension.
The ordinance was seconded by
4 Mr.. Landry, and on roll-call adopted
| by a vote of & yeas and no nays
II ~.
i The jury adjourned.
G. C.. WEBER, Clerk.