The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-09-07
AN ORDINANCE.

New iberia, La, Aug. Goth, lolS.
An Ordinance No. $50 to exclude
Lewd Women and Houses of Prosti-
tuition within the limits of the City OF
New Iberia.
ORDINANCE.
Be il ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the City of New
Iberia, that from and after December
3lst. 1918, it shall be unlawful for any
Lewd woman or prostitute to live or
reside within the City of New IBERIA.
Be it further ordained that any
Lewd woman or prostitute who shall
live or reside within the City of New
Iberia, or who shall set up a house of
ilfame, brothel, street wslking or coli
citing for prostitution or for any in
moral purpose, shall be guilty of an
,fiense and upon conviction thereof
before the City Judge, shall be liable
to "A fine of not less than Five Dollars
S5 OO1 nor more than Twenty Five
Dollars ($25.00) or to imprisonment
ip the City Jail for period Of not less
than five days nor more than twenty
u
ton of day that said party shall vio-
late the provisions of this ordinance.
Be it further ordained that all ordi-
napces in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed, particularly Or
dinance No / of the Board of Trus-
tees, of the City of New Iberia. re-
corded in minute Book No. Folio
No. o.
II. s. SEALY. Mayor.
The above ordinance was offered BY
Mr.. Sealy, seconded by Mr.. Girard
and adopted unanimously.
Attest a true copy of Ordinance No.
1873 of Board of Trustees City of New
iberia Minute Book inscribed on Fo.
Ito l25.
L. F. VILLERMIN, City Clerk.
New Iberia. La, Aug. 26th, 1918.
An Ordidance To Better Protect The
Venereal Diseases.
ORDINANCE No. 40.
An Ordinance, To better protect the
Public Health and particularly to pre-
vent the introduction into, and the
spread of veuereal diseases in the City
of New IBERIA; to define venereaI dis.
eases; to provide for the inspection,
care and cure of persons infected with
such diseases, under the authority
and direction of the Board of Health
ofthe City Of New Iberia, and provid
ing penalties tor its violation
Whereas. the prevention of the in
PRODUCTION and spread of venereal dis.
eases and the isolation, care, and
treatment of those infected with such
the interest Of the Public Health; and
Whereas, the War Department of
the United States has undertaken a
national campaign to prevent the
spread of and to eliminate venereal
diseases, and has requested the City
government to lend it's aid thereto.
and to enact the ordinances necessary
to this end. and is endeavoring to
have such laws uniform throughout
the United States; and
Whereas, the authorities of this
city, appreciating the benefits to the
public which must result from such
activities, and desiring to continue to
cooperate to it's full authority in all
war measures; therefore,
Sec. l. Be it ordnined. by the
Board of Trustees of The City of New
Iberia, That venereal diseases are
hereby defined to be syphilis, gonor-
rhoea aud chancroid, and are declared
to be Contagious. infectious, communi-
cable and dangerous to the public
health.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, etc,
That whenever any person charged
with the violation of Ordinance No.
l39 or with the violation OF any other
ordinance relating to prostitution,
ewdness, the keeping or setting up of
q house OF illfame, brothel, street |
or soliciting for prostitution |
Dr. for any immoral purpose, pander-
ng. or vagrancy, is arrested, it shall |
De the duty Of the person making such
arrest to Immediately report. in writ
ng, the name, address and charge I,
made against such person arrested, to
he Board Of Health of the City Of
New Iberia
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.
That it shall be the duty of the City
Board of Health, and it shalt have full
power and authority, to subject such
person SO arrested and so charged to
IN examination for the purpose of de.
ermining whether or not such person
. infected with venereal disease.
should the examination of such per-
on disclose the existence of vene-
cal disease, such person shall be iso-
ated and confined in an isolation hog
.ital to be provided therefor by aaid
lily Board OF Health and treated in
UGH manner as may be required to
ure such disease. and shall be held in
Confinement in such isolation hospital
ntil the said City Board of Health
hall deem it safe to the public for
UGH person to be discharged from
UGH isolation and confinement of such
erson. written notice thereof,
igned by the chairman of the Board
I Health for the City of New Iberia,
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