The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-04-24
AN ORDINANCE.

| On motion of Mr.. Elfer seconded b,
Mr.. Dufrene the following resolution
was adopted
10 provide for turthering work of er;
ication of the Texas fever carrying tick
to prohibit the transportation or move
ment Of cattle into lnls parish without
a permit; to provide tor expenses incur
| req III dipping cattle urder certain con-
ditions: and to provide penalties tor the
VIOLATION of this ordinance.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Pc
lice Jury of the Parish OF st Charles,
That i'll order to further the WORK OF era
dication lawful for any fever carrying
tick in this parish, 1t shall be unlaw-
ful for any person or persons to move or
transport or have moved into this Par
ish any cattle from other parts OF the
State or elsewhere which are quarantlned
without permit having first been OBJ
tanned from an inspector of the louisa
ia State Live Stock Sanitary Board that
said cattle are free from ticks.
Section 2, Be it ordained etc
that for the violation of section l, of
this ordinance, said person or persons
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde1neanor
and shall on conviction be fined not
less fhan $1,000 nor more than $4,000
or i'll default thereof be imprisoned in
Parish Jail for term of not less than
ten days nor more than thirty days or
both at the discretion of the court.
Sections Be it ordained ETC., that
any infected cattle horse or mule within
this State the owners of which alter due
notice or if non-residents, by public
notice published III the Parish Official
Journal shall fail to dip same i'll manner
satisfactory to the local Inspector Ill
charge and the Federal inspector for
this territory in which the cattle horses
or mules might be at the time the same
shall be caught placed in quarantine and
dipped and cared for at the expense of
the owner and if the owner is unknown
the said cattle horses or mules shall be
dipped and cared for at the expense of
the Parish and any expenses incurred
thereby shall be paid by the owner or
owners of such animals before the same
are released by the inspector and the
said owners shall be notified by notice
published in two issues of the Parish Of
ficial Journal;
The owner or unknown owners fail to
appear, claim said stock and pay all ex-
penses so incurred, the said live stock
shall be advertised by the Justice OF the
Peace of the wards where they may be
for thirty days in the same manner as
estray stock and shall be sold to cover
ali expenses and charges incurred.
Section a.. Be it further ordain
ed ETC., that to further carry out the pro
visions of Secs hereof the several Par
ish inspectors and the Federal inspectors
for the territory shall have authority 70
appoint such Range riders as they may
deem necessary to drive up and corral
such live stock, and for the services the
range riders shall receive compensation
of not more than three dollars for each
and every head, Corrals and pens shall
be provided by inspectors with the APP
prevail of the president of the Police Ju-
ry for the coralling of said stock, aud
ten cents per day sLall be charged there
for for keeping and such additional
charged as are necessary for feed and car
ing for said live stock.
All money so collected shall be plac-
ed in tine fund set aside by the Parish for
eradication of cattle fever tick.
Sections Be it further ordain-
ed that ali ordinances in conflict here
with be and the same are hereby repeal
I'd
Votes having been called resulted as
follows.
Yeas Messrs. Dufrene, Elfer. Delaune
Nays None.
Absent. Lorio, Blouin