The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

Mr.. R. L. Mills offered the follow
ing ordinance, duly seconded, to-wit
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for furthering work of
eradication of the Texas fever
carrying tick; to prohibit the
transportation or movement of
cattle into this parish without a
permit; to provide for expenses
incurred in dipping cattle under
certain conditions.
Section BE it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, That in order to further the
work of eradication of the Texas fe-
ver-carrying tick in this parish, it
shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to move, transport or have
moved into this parish any cattle
from other parts of the state or else
where without a permit having first
been obtained from an inspector of
the Louisiana State Live Stock Sani-
tary Board, that said cattle are free
from ticks.
Section BE it further ordained,
ETC., That for the violation of Section
l of this ordinance said person or per-
sons shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and shall on conviction be
fined not less than $1,000 nor more
than $4,000, or in default thereof be
imprisoned in the parish Jail for a
term of not less than ten days nor
more than thirty days, or both, at the
discretion of the court
Section Be it fruther ordained.
etc., That any infected cattle, horses
or mules within this parish, the owner
or owners of which, after due notice,
or if non-residents by public notice
published in the parish official jour
nal, shall fail to dip same in manner
satisfactory to the local inspector in
charge and the federal inspector for
this territory in which the cattle,
horses or mules might be at the time,
shall be caught and placed in quaran-
tine and dipped and cared for at the
expense of the owner, and if the own
ersis 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 re-
leased by the inspector and the said |
known owner shall be notified by no.
ice published in two issues if the |
owner or unknown owners fail to APP
pear to claim said stock and pay all |
expenses so incurred, the said live I
stock shall be advertised by the JUS
ice of the peace of the wards where /
hey may be for thirty days, in the
anne manner as estray stock and shall
,e sold to cover all expenses and
.harges incurred.
Section BE it further ordained, 7
.tc., That to further carry out the Z
provisions of Section 8 hereof, the
everal parish inspectors and federal
for the territory shall have
to appoint such range rid
RS as they may deem necessary to
rive up and corral such live stock,
nd for the services the said range
iders shall receive compensations Of
lot more than $500 for each and ev-
ry head Corrals and pens shall be
'rovided by inspectors with the APP
'roval of the president of the Police
ury for corraling said stock, and ten
ents per day shall be charged there
or for keeping and such additional
harges as are necessary for feed and
airing for said live stock.
All monies so collected shall be
laced in the fund set aside by the
arish for the eradication of the cat
lie fever tick.
Section 5-Be it further ordained.
to-, That all ordinances in conflict
erewith be and the same are hereby
epealed.
Yeas Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade.
tire, Mills, Cummings, Pavy, Cat
EFT, Rushing, Martin, NcCoy-10
cas-.
Nays-Mr. Sylvestre.
Ordinance adopted March 2, 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Clerk.