The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
Donaldsonville, La, Jan. rs, 1911

| celebration Tuesday, February 20, 1917, il
| having subscription list circulated among
| our merchants and citizens to help defras
| the expenses of q grand parade and ball
and would appreciate very much little do
| nation the part of your honorable body
| toward making this grand success.
| Hoping to receive an early and favorable
reply. Respectfully,
Per c. A. tAUD1N, Secretary
DR.. E. l. Smith, federal inspector
in charge of tick eradication work in
Louisiana, addressed the jury upon
that subject, calling the jury's at
tention to the work accomplished by
his department, and advising the jury
to adopt at once an ordinance making
the dipping of cattle compulsory in
the parish. The subject was discuss
ed at length, the discussion being par
ticipated in by the jury, Evan J. Nc
Call, Mayor Walter Lemann, of Don
jacksonville, and C. C. Weber. Messrs.
Lemann and Mccall urged the jury to
adopt the ordinance making dipping
compulsory at once, while Mr.. Web
er, appearing in behalf of large
number of the people of the parish
residing in the New River country,
urged the jury that it not take hasty
action, in making the ordinance eff
fective at once, but to defer the date
of it's becoming operative until April
l, 1918, the date when COMPULSORY
dipping will go into effect through
but the state. In taking this position
Mr.. Weber said that the conditions
existing in that section were such that
if the ordinance went into effect at
once it would create hardship upop
those people. Mr.. Nargassans sug-
gested that meeting be held at Con
zales in the near future and that the
state and federal officers in charge of
the work be invited to address the
people of that section upon the sub
ject, whereupon he offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Be it resolved, that the police jury
as body attend meeting of the peo-
pie Of the east bank Of the river, in
this parish, to be held at Gonzales
Saturday, February 10, 1917, at /
o'clock p. M, for the purpose OF dis
cussing the adoption of a parish-wlde
tick eradication ordinance; that at
said meeting Dr. E. /. Smith, federal
Inspector, Dr.. f. P. Flower, secretary
Of the Louisiana Live Stock Sanitary
Beard, and all other citizens who may
desire to participate be invited to at
tend and address the same.
Be it further resolved, that spe-
cial meeting of the police jury be
called to be held Monday, February
IL, 1917, at II o'clock a. M, for the
purpose Of taking such action as the
jury may think proper in the matter
of adopting a compulsory dipping Or
dinance.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Reuss, and on roll-call adopted
by vote of 7 yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Landry gave notice that at the
special meeting of the jury to be held
Tebruary II, 1917, he would offer
for adoption by the police jury TIC
following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE
To regulate the police of cattle in the PARISH
Of Ascension: to regulate live stock
sanitary matters; to prevent the intro
duction and spread of Texas fever or
of any infectious or contagious diseases
of live stock; to provide for the ap
pointment of Live STOCK
sanitary inspectors for the parish, pre-
seribing their powers, duties and qual1-
fications; to clothe all live stock SAM
tary inspectors appointed by the Loulsl
ana State Live Stock Sanitary boaru
for this parish with the same authority
as the. .-...--lnspectors ereatso
under this ordinance; to prescribe pen
alties for the violation of this ordi-~
nance; and to repeal sral ordinances or
resolutions of this jury in conflict mere
with.
byt tho notice
INV of the parish of Ascension, state OF
Io,1isiana. in regular session convened, tnat
in order to carry out the proper measures
concerning the police of cattle, as wen ~
all other live stock, in the paf1sn OF AseSi
sion state of Louisiana, there shall Pc
from and after the passage of TINS oral-
nanna live stock inspectors for
the parish of Ascension; each OF salo III.
spectors shall be appointed by the preslae,l'
of the police jury immediately al.er Iii
pronunciation of this ordinance; they snail
each receiye salary of $.,---.-..-...--..-..per
month while actually engaged in the WORK
they shall be required to do as nereinasser
nroyided, payable out of the fund neretoIore
set aside by this police jury aor ca:s,e ~
eradication in the parish of Ascension; the
"a ;nsnectors shall be residents of this
parish and state
Section 2, Be it further ordained, that
this police jury does hereby accept from the
louisiana State Live Stock Sanitary boaro
and the United States government sueh II
nancial and other asst lance as 'he sala
hoard and the said United States govern
went may offer for the eradication OF cat
tie fever ticks and other infectious anu CON
tapious diseases among cattle ana oehe, Nv Nv
stock IN this parish, and to that END, all ave
atock sanitary inspectors appointed by 'hs
n,,;s;ana State Live Stock Sanitary boafu
for this parish are hereby clothed with the
ioi ms 4L;tv 10 the inspectors
created under Section l OF TINS ordnance,
,,,i+b full bower and authority to carry out
az ,rovisions of this ordinance in this par
ieb. nroyided that all inspectors tnns ap.
nointed by said board, for this parish shah
NOT be paid any salary or other conpehsa
tion for their services by the ponce jury OF
This parish unless it be out of funds especial
" contributed i5y said board to tins parish
For the purpose of paying said state lnspec-
tors in which event the said inspectors snai'
be paid only such amounts as may De dssie
aa+ad nv the Louisiana State Live Stock
Sanitary Board.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc,
that r. shall be the duty of said parish hive
stock sanitary inspectors to carry OUT the
provisions of this ordinance relative to the
cnnnulsorv dipping of cattle in the parish OF
ascension, and the proper disinfectlng OF
other live stock as hereinafter provided. ana
to do all other things required OF them by
the rules and regulations of the Louisiana
state Live Stock Sanitary Board Tor the
ALLEGATION of cattle fever ticks and other
contagious diseases among cattle and otnef
live stock in the parish of Ascension.
The said -..-........-.-.inspectoFs small serve
diving such periods of time as may be des-
ignated by the chief executive officer OF the