St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-20

tor; provided that at the end of one
hundred years they shall appear be.
fore a commission appointed jointly
from the inmates of the Jackson and
Pineville Asy1ums and prove to the
satisfaction of the said commission
that their mentality is affected by
such practice is not less than one
tenth of n per cent of a miligram;
provided further that in the event
/ such satisfactory proof a not be
given they shall Immediately ex-
change places with an equal number
Of the best qualified inmates of said
asylums.
Section 2-Be it further enacted,
etc., That the Board licensing snake
doctors shall be composed of not less
than a quorum of the unretired mem
bers of the 'Camouflage Club having
not less than twenty years experience
with crimson snakes or in lieu there
of yellow ~crocodiles; provided that the
president of said Board shall have ex-
elusive right to be treated without
any cost whatsoever to him by any
competent cases appearing before his
Board; provided further, that the sec
rotary of said Board shall be the pos
SCISSOR in his own undivided right of
a maidstone, which is hereby defined
to be any mineral substance held by
madmen to be a specific in all cases
Of bites inflicted by real snakes by
real fangs.
The Board licensing Voodoo Doctors
shall be composed of at least thir-
teen persons of improper age except
ing minors of foreign birth who shall
attest to the virtues of monkey beans,
the left hind foot of rabbits, goose
grease or any other charm or token
or gris-gris whereby the Evil Spir-
its, rheumatism or acute indigestion
can be kept out of the human body,
whether dead or alive, or driven out
of the same if discovered there by
Christopher Columbus, or any other
person in the past, present OF future.
All other Boards shall be created
whenever one or more persons shall
find it impossible to be legalized by
ither of thteabove Boards as practi-
TONERS of the healing art; provided
that no practitioner shall be allowed
to sign more than one death certiff-
cate for each patient.
Section Be it further ordained,
etc, That it shall be the dtuy of said
snakeopractic Board to grant a GER
tificate to any applicant who has,
for the period Of ten years next pre-
ceeding the taking effect of this act,
practiced his profession in any com
munity, whether dry or otherwise,
provided said applicant shall pass
a satisfactory examination in the fol-
lowing subjects: Snakeopractic An
atomy, Aromatic Spirits of ANNA
MIA, and Bromo-Seltzer. Such GER
t~ificate shall entitIe the holder there
of, when registered with the internal
revenue department, to also prescribe
eye openers or any potions still per-
mitted as war or pint measures.
The Snakeopractic Board shall
meet at any place not within three
miles certain designated high schools
Sunday; provided that in addition to
and on any and all days excepted
applicants the subjects hereun-
Ter designated for examination are
present Or car be easily obtained un.
Ter the terms any laws or resolu-
ions adopted at the first extra SEES
sion of the year 1918.
The said Voodoo Board shall ex-
mime on all spirits, not hereby re-
served or appropriated. 1t shall also
examine on all charms, tokens, pow
iers, Wart-cures OF any character and
N any subjects relatel thereto by
marriage of blood pressure; proyid-
ID, that all Of those who have. or
Who may acquire public confidence
examination, which certifi
ate shall at no time be revoked for
ause.
The said Board Of Voodoo Practice
hall meet as soon as practical after
he last total eclipse of the sun and
egularly after each succeeding
provided, that at no such
leeting any fact shall ever be men
oned q introduced in evidence
hereby said monkey bean, rabbit
,ot or any other mentioned unmen-
oned or uncomfortable charm or
ken shall be deprived of the in
-ienable remedies and constitutional
ghts they now enjoy. !
Section Be it further ordained,
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