The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
COMPULSORY DIPPING CONSIDERED,
Adoption of ParishWide Tick Eradication Ordinance
Contemplated by Police Jury-Public Meeting al
Gonzales Called to Discuss Proposed Legislation
Appropriation for Carnival Celebration.

SpSctOfS ufluef LAlS ofu&tlanee.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, tba
from and after the passage of this ord;
nance, no cattle shall be driven, allowed +,
drift, or be moved by rail, boat or otba,
carrier into the parish of Ascension. STAT
of Louisiana. from any. area in the United
States that is Guaranteed by the United
States Secretary of Agriculture to nrayan1
the spread of splenetic or tick fever in cattle
until they have been dipped in an approved
manner in the standard arsenical solution o,
otherwise properly disinfected under the
supervision of a duly authorized inspector Of
the Louisiana State Live Stock Sanitar,
Board. veterinary inspector of the
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
duly commits stoned as an inspector of the
Louisiana State Live Stock Sanitary Board.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, thai
from and after the passage of this ordinance
horses and mules entering the parish of AS.
cension, state of louisiana shall be free
of cattle ticks. (Margaropus annuiatus)
When any cattle, horses or mules are re.
ceived at railroad station in this parish
from any point in the United States that is
quarantined by the United States Secretary
of Agriculture to prevent the spread of
splenetic tick fever in cattle it shall be
the duty of the said railroad agent to notify
the nearest live stock sanitary inspector
and the cattle, horses or mules must not be
removed from the station stock-pens until
permission to do SO has been received from
the live stock sanitary inspector of this par
ish who may be nearest to said railroad
stock-pens, from a duly authorized in
spector of the Louisiana State Live Stock
Sanitary Board.
Section s. Be it further ordained, that
from and after the passage of this ordinance,
all persons owning having in their charge,
owners, agents, or otherwise, cattle in
the parish of Ascension, Louisiana, that are
infected with. or exposed to cattle fever
ticks, shall have all of such cattle at reg
ular disinfecting station situated in the ward
in which said person may reside, or in which
his cattle may be, at such times as may be
designated by the parish live stock sanitary
inspector or inspectors, or by any of the
inspectors appointed by the Louisiana State
Live Stock Sanitary Board working in this
parish, for the purpose of having said cattle
properly disinfected; provided, that all such
persons shall. when said inspectors intend to
dsinfeet said cattle for the first time after
the passage of this ordinance, receive writ
ten notice from said inspector or inspectors,
stating the day and date and place at which
said cattle are to be brought, and thereaf-
ter all of said persons shall be required,
without further notice, to bring all of their
cattle to the same station (unfess another
station be designated by the inspector in
writing), for the purpose of having said cat
tie properly disinfected every Ia days after
the date of the first disinfecting, provided
that if the 18th day fall Sunday, said
cattle shall be brought to said station for
the purpose stated on the Monday following
the said Sunday. That the words properly
within the meaning of this sec
ton of this ordinance are intended to mean
that said cattle shall be dipped in the stan
dard arsenical solution provided for that pur-
pose by the parish of Ascension.
Section T. Be it further ordained, that
from and after the passage of this ordinance,
all persons owning or having in charge,
agents or etherwis9, in the parish of Ascen-
sion, any horses os@gYiules that are infected
with said cattle ticks, tMargaropus annula-
tus1, shall have all of said horses and mules
at regular disinfecting station in this par
ish situated 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 inspectors, in the man
ner prescribed in Section of this ordinance,
for the purpose of having said horses and
mules properly dsinfected; provided, that in
The sense of this section the words properly
intended to mean that the
said horses and mules shall be dipped in
the standard arsenical solution provided for
that purpose
Section 8. Be it further ordained, that
should cattle, horses or mules from any in
tected area, drift. swim or otherwise enter
his parish in violation of this ordinance, the
same shall be quarantined and dislnfected at
he expense of said owner or owners thereof.
Any infected cattle, horses or mules within
he parish of Ascension, Louisiana, the own
er or owners of which, after due notice, shall
all to disinfect in a. manner satisfactory TO
he inspectors of this parish. shall be placed
n quarantine and disinfected at the expense
If the owner or owners, and If the owner or
owners of said animals be unknown to the
said inspectors, such animals shall be quar-
.ntined, disinfected and cared for and any
expense thus incurred shall be paid by the
,wner or owners of such animals before the
anne are released by the inspector; ali monies
10 collected shall be turned over to the par
sh treasurer and placed in the fund set aside
or the eradication of cattle ticks and other
contagious diseases of cattle.
Section 9. Be it further ordained, thar
nothing in this ordinance shall be construed
% amend, alter or modify any OF the rules
If the Louisiana State Live Stock Sanitary
Board with reference to the authority to APP
If said inspectors granted by the statutes OF
he state of Louisiana, it being intended that
he provisions of this ordinance shall be ap-
sled in conjunction with said Louisiana State
Live Stock Sanitary Board and the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry. !.
Section 10. Be it further ordained, thao
my person. persons, individual firm or cor.
,oration violating any of the provisions OF
his ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF
n;sdemeanor and on conviction shall, tor
he first offence, be fined IN the sum Oh no o.,
ess than $40, nor more than $50, or shali
,e imprisoned in the parish Jail subject to
work on the public roads of the parish Tor
;erm not less than 10 no" more than 10 days.
md on conviction of the second or subse-
,uent offense, shall be fined in the sum OF
not less than s25, nor more than 500, or
imprisoned in the parish Jail, suoJect TO
work on the public roads of the parish, tor
, term of not less than 20 days nor more
than 80 days, or both such fine ana I'M
orisonment in the discretion OF the couit.
Section II. Be it further ordained, that
an ordinances or resolutions previously pass
I'd by the police jury in conflict with TINS
ordinance be and the same are hereby re,
oealed. and particularly resolution adopSed
On the........day of.--.....- aeop.
ana State live Stock Sanitary Board.
Mr.. Tobias offered the following
Whereas. a carnival celebration is
10 be held in the city of Donaldson
Vile February 20, 1917, under the
auspices of the Mohawk Tribe Of Red
Men; and 80
whereas. it is the opinion OF this
iurv thai such movement will be the
means of affording pleasure to
large class of the citizens OF the par
ish to enjoy the occasion wifo are un-
able to attend the carnivals OF other
cities. and will be the means OF keep
ing many citizens of the parish at
home during that time, thus meaning
a saving Of considerable money at
home; therefore
Be it resolved, that the police jury
does hereby approve of said move
ment. and that in order to assist the
same the sum of fifty dollars be and
the same is hereby appropriated for
said purpose, payable to said carn1-
val organization.
The resolution was seconded by MI.
Landry, and on roll-call adopted by
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