CODE OF ORDINANCES PARISH OF CAMERON, LOUISIANA

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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE PARISH

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Adopted, August 5, 1980
Effective, September 5, 1980

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Published by The Police Jury, 1980

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POLICE JURY

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CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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Willie Ray Conner

President

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J. B. Blake, Jr.

Ernest Carol Trahan

Kenneth Ducote

A. Brent Nunez

Lester Richard, Jr.

Jurors

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Jerry G. Jones

District Attorney

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Glenn W. Alexander

Police Jury Secretary

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Garner Nunez

Police Jury Treasurer

PREFACE

This volume constitutes a codification of the ordinances of the police jury of a general and permanent nature. Legislation of a special or limited interest, such as authorizing bond issues, levying annual taxes, making appropriations, etc., is not included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been appropriately catchlined to facilitate usage. Appropriate footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. Also, the source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code.

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the sixteenth section of Chapter 18 is 18-16.

A special feature of this Code is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing. With this looseleaf system, the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of ordinances, they will be properly edited and the page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to the holders of the Code with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received it will become the responsibility of the holder to have them inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such additions be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference.

The general index to the Code has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by parish officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

The publication of this Code was under the direct supervision of George R. Langford, President, and James S. Vaught, Editor, of Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida.

The publishers are most grateful to all parish officers for their interest and cooperation in the preparation of this Code. Special acknowledgment is made to Mr. Jerry G. Jones, District Attorney, for his advice and assistance.

August, 1980

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, Florida

ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a Code of Ordinances Containing the Ordinances of a General and Permanent Nature of the Parish of Cameron; Repealing Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; Providing for Custody of Said Code; and Prohibiting Altering Said Code.

Be It Ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, in Regular Session, Convened on August 5, 1980:

Section 1: That the Police Jury hereby adopts and enacts that certain publication in looseleaf book form entitled "Code of Ordinances, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana," chapters 1 to 20, both inclusive, and said Code shall be treated and considered as an original comprehensive ordinance continuing in effect the ordinances contained in said Code which shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances and resolutions passed by the Police Jury on or before October 5, 1976, which are not contained in said Code, except such as by reference thereto are expressly saved from repeal and continued in force and effect for any purpose.

Section 2: That the said Code shall be promulgated by the Secretary by publication by title once a week for three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the Parish of Cameron; and the said Code shall become effective thirty (30) days after the adoption of this Ordinance, and all ordinances or resolutions of a general and permanent nature of the Parish, enacted on or before October 5, 1976, and not contained in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference herein are expressly repealed from and after the effective date of this Ordinance.

Section 3: That the repeal provided for in Section 2 shall not affect the following types of ordinances:

(1)

Accepting, abandoning, naming, establishing, locating relocating, paving or improving any road, public way or servitude in the Parish;

(2)

Adopting or amending any budget or making any appropriations;

(3)

Levying taxes;

(4)

Relating to any special assessment or local improvement;

(5)

Any ordinance, or portion thereof, adopting maps by reference;

(6)

Authorizing the execution of any document;

(7)

Promising or guaranteeing the payment of money by or to the Parish, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds or other evidence of indebtedness;

(8)

Pertaining to any specific election;

(9)

Providing for the compensation of Parish officers and employees;

(10)

Relating to or granting franchises, not inconsistent with this Code of Ordinances.

Such repeal shall not be construed to repeal any ordinance or resolution or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance or resolution which is repealed by this Ordinance; or to repeal an ordinance or resolution repealing a prior ordinance or resolution, nor shall such repeal affect any punishment or penalty incurred before the repeal took effect, nor any suit, prosecution, or proceeding pending at the time of the repeal.

Section 4: Should any chapter, article, division, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of said Code be construed or held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the effect of such invalidity shall be restricted to such provision, and shall not affect the validity or in any manner impair the legality of any chapter, article, division, section or subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or other portion of said Code, which shall, notwithstanding, remain in full force and effect; the Police Jury hereby declares that it would have approved said Code and each portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more of the chapters, articles, divisions, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or other portions be declared unconstitutional or invalid.

Section 5: Whenever in said Code, or any ordinance of the Parish, any act is prohibited, or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code or ordinance, the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no other specific penalty is provided, the violation of any such provision of such Code or any ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court, and, unless otherwise provided, a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.

Section 6: A copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the Secretary of the Police Jury, and preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other binder or other form as the Secretary may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the Secretary or someone authorized by him to insert in their designated places all amendments or ordinances which indicate the intention of the Police Jury to make the same a part of such Code, when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from such Code all provisions, which from time to time may be repealed by the Police Jury. This copy of such Code shall be available to all persons desiring to examine the same and shall be considered the official Code of Ordinances of the Parish of Cameron.

Section 7: That it shall be unlawful for any person to change or alter, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the Parish to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding on hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Section 8: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

The above Ordinance having been brought to a vote, the vote thereon resulted as follows:

YEAS: Ernest Carol Trahan, Willie Ray Conner, J. B. Blake, Jr., Kenneth R. Docote, A. Brent Nunez, and Lester Richard, Jr.

NAYS: None

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None

The above Ordinance adopted this 5th day of August, 1980.

/s/ WILLIE RAY CONNER, PRESIDENT
CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY

ATTEST:

/s/ GLENN W. ALEXANDER, SECRETARY
CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY