The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
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confinement of such person, a writ
ten notice thereof, signed by tn
president of the Board of Health fo
the City of Morgan City, or by hi
duly authorized deputy, shall be give
to the Mayor before whom sue
charge was made, and thereupon tn
trial of such charge (if said trial b
not already concluded) shall be sus
pended or deferred until such person
shall have been discharged by sal,
Board of Health as above provided
and upon such discharge of such per
son, written notice thereof, signed b,
the said president or deputy, shall b.
given to the Mayor, and the trial O.
such charge shall be had and pro
ceeded with according to law.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained
etc, That it shall be the duty o.
every person arrested and charged
with the violation of any ordinance
provided for in the first section o.
>this ordinance to agree to and sub
,ject himself or herself to the exam
ination provided for in Section Of
this ordinance.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained
ETC., That it shall be the duty Of
every person found, under the pro
vision of this ordinance, to be infect
ed with venereal disease, to comply
with all the provisions of this ordi
nance relating to treatment, care anc
isolation of perons infected with We
nereal diseases.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained
ETC., That the City Board of Health
is hereby invested with the authority
and charged with the duty to en-
force this provision of this ordinance
and to prosecute all persons charged
with violating the same, and to that
end its officers, agents, employees
inspector and appointees shall have
the right to enter any premises o,
place, in the City of Morgan City
for the purpose of inspection for VIC.
lation thereof.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained
ETC., That each days violation of any
of the provisions of this ordinance
shall constitute a separate and dis
tinct offense.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained
ETC., That any person violating any
provision of this ordinance shall
upon conviction, be punished by a
fine of not less than ten dollars nor
more than fifty dollars, or, in default
Of payment Of such fine, by imprison
ment in the city Jail for not less than
five days nor more than thirty DAYS,
or both, at the discretion of the
Mayor.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained
ETC., That any person convicted Of
violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance and sentenced to be pun.
ished by imprisonment in the city
Jail, as provided in Section 8 of this
ordinance, shall, if such person is in.
fected with a venereal disease, be
confined, during the term of such i'm.
prisonment in an isolation cell to be
provided for that pdrpose in the city
Jail.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained
etc. That nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed as repeating,
amending, or in any way affecting
any of the ordinances of the City of
Morgan City prohibiting houses of
prostitution, prostitution and houses
Of designation; making it unlawful
for any person to permit the use of
any building or house or any part
thereof, for purposes of prostitution
or dlsorderly purposes; providing a
penalty for violations of said ordi-
nances.
Sec. H. Be it further ordained.
etc., That this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
Passed by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Morgan City, La,
this 23d day Of August, 1918.
Approved, August %, 1918.
MAURICE D. SHANNON.
A. B. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Secretary.
Mr.. Squires made a motion that
the rules be suspended, the ordinance
placed upon its first second and third
readings, and adopted by it's title as
read. The motion was seconded bv
Mr.. Clement, and the vote being
polled was as follows:
Squires, eyes"
Jones, eyes"
Clement, eyes"
Norman, Eyes"
Absent and not voting, Price
Whereupon the Mayor declared the