Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-04
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF TENsAs.

st. Joseph, L., October 1, 1918.
Be Il known and remembered, that
on this the LIST day of October, 1918,
1t being the Hrst Tuesday in said
month and the day for the regular
meeting of the Police Jury in and for
above Parish and State, said Honor
able body met ct the Court House In
st. Joseph, L..
There were present Mr.. Frank H.
Curry, President, and Messrs. W. H.
Ally, L. T: Hunter, E. Q. Grace, Wiley
Gavin and E. d. Coleman; absent d.
H. O'Kelley.
There being . quorum present the
Board proceeded to business.
On motion duly made and seconded,
the reading Of the minutes Of the last
meeting WIS dispensed with.
The attention Of the Board having
bUen called to the recent Act Of the
Legislature relative to "service cars"
operating in the Parish, and on mo-
ton duly made and seconded the said
Act was ordered spread on these min
utes and tho Clerk instructed to oh.
tain the necessary blanks to carry said
Act into effect:
ACT No. 1876.
House Bill No. 2s6. By Mr.. Douglas
AN ACT.
D~1~k;~,~ - <hA vna0 aud npnPo finn
Of Service Cars on the. public high
ways Of the State Of Louisiana and
defining the terms Service Cars" and
"Public Highways" as used in this
Act; prescribing the qualifications OF
all operators Of service cars; requir-
ingthe words Service Cars" display
cd prominently on such cars; prohi-
biting the overlooking Of such cars,
and requiring bonds Of the owners
thereof; providing further for the use
Of speedometers on such cars, and
making the operation Of such cars be-
yond the limit Of speed prescribed
by law prima facie evidence Of nell
gence under certain circumstances;
and prescribing penalties for the. VIC
lation Of this Act.
Section1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana, that .. service car within
the meaning Of this Act, il defined to
Be motor or power driven vehicle or
conveyance that ID operated upon the
public highways Of the State, and
which carries passengers or freight
for hire or for . consideration. Pub
lie highways Of the state, ~ herein
referred to, shall mean roads over
which service cars are operated with
in the State and outside Of the incor-
poratsd within the State and outside
Of the incorporated villages, towns
and cities Of the State.
ETC., That OPERATOR Of service cars
must procure from the police jury Of
the parish in which they reside, GER
I hcates ~ to their ability and skill
to operate service cars. They must
also show their physical fitness and
proper eyesight and hearing by a
sworn certificate Of q reputable ply
stefan, which certificates shall accom-
pany the application for permit.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
etc., That when any applicant for q
service car permit has complied with
the provisions Of this Act, the clerk
Of the Police jury Of the parish in
which he resides, shall issue to him .
permit or certificate which will be his
authority to operate . service car.
Section 4. Be Il further enacted,
etc., That Il shall be unlawful for the
owner or operator Of any service car
designed for five adult persons to
carry more than four adult passen-
gers beside the operator, and any SER
vice car designed for seven adult per-
sons shall not carry more than six
adult passengers besides the operator;
and in no case shall any service car
carry more passengers than the car
designed to seat comfortably.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
ETC.. That it shall be unlawful for
any owner Of . service car to have