The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-03-09
CATTLE TICK
ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE
The following, known as the "Ca'-
as Tick" ordinance was enacted BY
the Parish Police Jury in their last
regular session and its Importance
and bensficence can scarcely be over
estimated. Its provisions are COM
u1yehensivs and far-reaching and
strict observance Of the same VIII NOT
only mean protection to the stock
aealsr and breeder, but Will De u
great economic value and should =
time, result in the complete and per-
lmaaeot eradication of this growing
evil. ,,...
DR., Roy Fisher, Government Veter'
mary INSPECTOR, is in Jennings AZ
nres.ut, having come here from Okla
! boma fer the purpose Of inSpec'ins
the dipping of cattle in this PARISH
I'd 70 superintend the installation o.
the system as provided for IN 'ni' u
dinsnce.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE to regulate the p1-
lice of cattle in the Parish OF 'ei :,
ferson Davis; to regulate live stock
: sanitary matters; to prevent the HI
: production and spread of Texas rev.
A. or of any infectious or cOn'asi-
D On, diseases of live stock; to pro-
' vide for the appointment OF fOui
q AN or more live stock inspectors
2 for the Parish, prescribing tnelr
;. covers. duties and qualifications; 10
e r,otb. all live stock sanitary IN
r snsctors appointed by the Louis.
;nno State Live Stock Sanitary
Poard for this Parish with the same
antboritv as the inspectors create'
- under this ordinance; and 70 piS
a a scrjbe penalties for the violation o
d ~. 49, ord;nance, and to repeal al
o ''c or resolutions Of TIL
~ Jury in conflict herewith, D,
"a Ser /. Be it ordained by the 70
"a Ire Jury Of the Parish Of JefferS0
- navi,, State of Louisiana, in reguia
session convened; that IN order
=, ~ carry out the proper measures COZ
10 corning the police of cattle as we
:, - al other live stock in the Paris
y # Jefferson Davis, louisiana thel
no shall be, from and after the Sd
st seenth day of April, 1917 four az g
m ,or. live stock inspectors tor VI
on Parish of jefferson Davis eacn
ar said inspectors shall be appointed
90 the President of the Police Jury IL
er medi.tely after the PRONUNCIATION
he hi, ordinance; they shall each r
ceive a salary not to exceed Six
Dollars (s6OOO) per month while a
lively engaged in the work they sh'
be required to do as hereinafter pr
:. vided, payable out Of the fund her
~ sOfore set aside by this Police IN
for cattle tick eradication in the Pa
- ish Of jefferson Davis; the said !
,pecors shall be residents of this Pa
,,s Ssh and State.
. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained tn
- this Police Jury does hereby Scce
-. from the Louisiana State Live Sto
Sanitary Board and the United Stat
Nc government such financial and ott
of assistance as the said Board and I
un- said United States government m
cial offer for the eradication Of cat
the ticks and other infectious and CT
ian tagious diseases ameng cattle Q
Sic other live stock in this Parish, and
for that end, all live stock Sanitary
spectOrs appointed by the Louisis
: State Live Stock Sanitary Board
this Parish are hereby clothed "
puy the same authority as the -Four
has more inspectors created under Ser
n is Of this ordinance, with full power
your authority to carry out the prOvisi
ans Of this ordinance in this Parish,
ON vided that all inspectors thus
ause pointed by said Board for this T
OBJ ish, shall not be paid any salary
other compensation for their servi