St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-10-12
pROCEEDlNGSOF
POLICE JURY
OCTOBER
Covington, With But Few
Cases, Submits to Plans
of Prevention.
SHOOLS, CHURCHES,
SHOWS CLOSED
No Fear Is Entertained OF
An Epidemic In
Covington.
Coyington, La, Oct. s. 1918.

The police jury met in regular ses-
sion on the above date with the fol-
lowing members present: Geo. IL.
Koepp, H. N. FendIason, z. j Do
mergue, ]. NJ. Smith, ". II. Davis,
J Il. Howe, Robt. Abney. Absent:
E.P. Robert, Fletcher Crawford.
It was moved by Geo. koepp, sec
onded by j. NJ. Smith. that the La
II combe- e-Slidell bridges De scrapel and
uainted and that bids he sent - the
ofice of the police jury fer the paint
Ing and scrapeing Of same, also bids
on the painting and scrapeing of the
iron cage owned by the PARISH.
Carried.
.a 1t was moved and sc:ondel that
J. B. Porter be appointed to take
charge OF the road outfit a. - %
Der day, the first Work to oe done
1 With the outfit is on the road from
Covington to Folsom.
Carried.
The following ordinance was in
trOduced:
AN ORDINANCE. -s.
An ordinance defining AMI punish
2v ling vagrancy ,lurins the period
of the existing var between the
United States and the Empire
of Germany; providing what
shall constitute pri1la facie evil
dence of the same authorizing
the municipal authorities as to
require proof of all able-boGied
persons residing within the COR
porate limits of the Parish OF st.
Tammany, La, Of their employ
ment, for a stated period, in
same lawful occupation.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of St. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, in regular session conven-
ed, That during the period of the
existing war between the United
States of America with the Empire
Of Germany, all able-bodied persons
residing within the corporate limits
Of the Parish of st. Tammany, La.
both male and female, between the
ages OF fourteen l4) AMI flfty-lve
Is (55) years, who are not employed IN
apme lawful occupation for at least
40 hours per week, shall be deemed
H Migrants. Provided, however, that
the above provisions shall no. apply
70 students in regular attendance Al
any school or schools.
Provided, further, that in all cases
where persons of either sex are LIVING
Idle and protiigate lives; or habltual'
u loiter around saloons, barrooms
pool rooms, or on the public corners
or streets; or being able to work
live on the wages or personal earn
idgs Of their wives, children, or o.
other women; or where women live
% the wages or personal earnings OF
X men to whom they are not legally
married, or are habitual drunkards
y such fact or facts shall be consider
q prima facie evidence of vagrancy
Section 2. Be it further ordain
@. ETC., That all persons coming
within the puryiew of the section on:
hereof, shall furnish, as oftel as. ma!
0e required, to the Sheriff, Deputy
Il Sherif, or any other officer of sale
1 parish, proper and sufficient evidence
q their employment in some Lawful
": occupation, as required by the pro
Visions of section one Of this Ordi
nance.
Provided, that in the case Of EN-
pl0yees, such proof shall be give1
~ certificate. card or other writer
evldence to be signed by the EN-
pl0yer of such person or persons
provided, further, that the Presiden
q the Police Jury and the Secretar.
snali have the power, and they arr
sefeby authorized to prepare form
49, card Or certificate for such Iuf
pose, and require the use OF tn
Ame. Failure Or refusal 20 furnlsl
gs sucn evidence, orr to show any car:
or certificate required to be used a
n ss sioresaid, when called upon by an
seeal officer of the Parish, shall con
sutute violation of this ordinance
X "a subject the violator thereO. t
0e penalties hereinafter set forth.
section 3. Be it further Ordain
81, =, etc, That any person or person
sOlnd guilty Of being yagrant, o
....ulng Or refusing to comply wit
sae provisions of section two OF thi
A. alulnance, shall be fined not les
~. ten (S10) dollars nor more tha
$500 dollars, or be imrrisone
the Parish Jail for not less tina
SSse (5) days nor mare than thirt
sul days, Or both, in the discretion
f the Court.
fovlded, that in imposing a ja
tence, the Court may, if it sees Fl
demn the convicted person t
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