Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
PROCEEDINGS OF PARISH COUNCIL
Of DEFENSE.


the Tensas Parish Council of Defense
met at the Court House on Thursday
morning. There were present: Judge
f. r. E. Kimbrough, Chairman; G. II.
Clinton, Secretary, and Messrs. w. NJ
Davidson, .. l.. Watson, F II. Curry,
Joseph Curry, f. ID. Coleman, Michel
Kullman, N. B. Hunter, T. NJ. Wade,
8. w. Vance, f. l.. Guthrie, John
Hughes, B. F. Young and w. w.
Burnside.
The Chairman stated that the object
of the meeting was to take up fol-
consideration the Proclamation of the
Governor, issued under authority OF
Act 139 of the Acts of the General As
sembly for the year 1918.
The Governors Proclamation fol-
lows:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
Executive Department.,
Baton Rouge.
Under the authority vested in me
by Act number Que Hundred and
Thirty Nine of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana for the regular session of the
year One thousand nine hundred and
eighteen, / hereby issue this Procla
nation declaring it to be the duty OF
every able bodied male resident Of
this State, between the ages of seven
teen (17) and fifty five (55) years, in
elusive, to be habitually and regularly
engaged i'm some lawful, useful and
recognized business, profession, oc-
cupation, trade, or employment, for
ct least forty eight (4s) hours per
week; and that such useful activity
Is necessary and essential for the pro-
lection and welfare of this State and
the United States during the existence
OF the war in which the United States
10 now engaged.
The following occupations are here
by declared to be non-essential, and
no able bodied male resident of this
State, between the, ages of seventeen
(l7) and fifty five (55) years, shall be
engaged therein:
1. All idlers.
2. Barber shop attendants.
3. Billiard rooms and poolrooms.
4. Bottling and bottling supplies.
8. Bowling alleys.
6. Candy making, except the chem.
let making the candy and his chief as
instant.
Z. Confectionery.
8. Dancing academy.
8. Delicatessen establishment.
o. Driving pleasure cars for the
ablic.
Z. Driving pleasure cars for pri-
I te individuals unless driver is en-
ued In essential work for the en-
r,foyer, in addition, for forty eight
(4s) hours per week.
II. Fortune telling, clairvoyancy,
palmistry and the like.
-. Fruit stand.
IA. Gambling and gambling places
OF all kinds.
Is. Passenger elevator operators and
attendants, and doormen, footmen,
carriage openers, and other attend
ants IN clubs, hotels, stores, apart
ment houses, Office buildings, and
bath houses. The words "other at
PENDANTS" include bell boys, aud also
include porters unless such porters
are engaged in heavy work.
Is. Pawnbroker.
IL. Peanut vending.
IS. Persons engaged in the serving
of food and drink, or either, in public
places. This does not include man
ayers, clerks, cooks, or other en-
ployees, unless they are engaged in
the service of food and drink, or
either, and does not apply to dining
car walters.
10. Persons, including ushers and
other attendants, engaged and oc-
cupied In, and in connection with
thea trical and similar amusements,
excepting owners and managers, act
ual performers, including musicians, in
legitimate concerts, operas, motion
pictures, or theatrical performers and
the skilled persons who are necessary
to such productions, performances or
presentations.
20. Public porters around depots.
Il. Sales clerks aud other clerks
i'm stores and other mercan-
tile establishments. This does not in
cluie store executives, managers, SUI
nor the heads of such
as accounting, financial,
credit, purchasing, deliv-
cry, receiving, shipping, and other
does not include regis
tered pharmacist, or registered drug
clerks employed in wholesale and re-
hail drug stores or establishments; and
Hoes not include travelling statesmen,
buyers, delivery drivers and electric
aus, engineers, carpet layers, uphoi-
sterers, nor any employee doing
heavy work outside the usual duties
Of clerks.
The words sssales clerks and other
.lerks" include the clerical force in
he Office, and In all departments OF
'tores aud mercantile establishments.
1f1e words ssstores and other inor-