Proceedings of the Board of Police of the Town of Opelousas, §§ 1-6, in The Opelousas Journal, Jun. 26, 1874, at 3 (Opelousas, Louisiana).

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Board of Police of the town of Opelousas, That whoever shall carry a weapon or weapons concealed upon his person within the corporate limits of said town, such as Bowie-knives, pistols, revolvers, dirks, brass-knuckles, slung-shots, or any other dangerous weapon or weapons, shall be fined not less than five dollars, and in default of payment of fine with all costs, he shall be imprisoned in the parish jail not less than twenty-four hours and for a second offense the fine shall be doubled. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That whenever the constable has good reasons to believe that any person has a dangerous weapon or weapons concealed on or about his person, it shall be and is hereby made his duty, forthwith, to obtain a warrant for his arrest, from the President of the Board of Police, or either of the magistrates of the town, and shall such person, when arrested, be found with such weapon or weapons concealed upon him, in addition to collecting the fine imposed by Section 1 of this ordinance, it shall further be the duty of the constable to make affidavit against him, and have him bound over to appear before the District Court to answer to the charge of carrying concealed weapons, as provided for by article 915 of the Revised Statutes of 1870. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the provisions of this ordinance shall not extend to officers of the law, or to other persons legally authorized to carry the same. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all proceedings for the violation of this ordinance shall be instituted by the constable in the name of the town, and that he shall be entitled to half of all fines and penalties imposed and collected for violation of this ordinance. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That whenever the constable shall find any person actually carrying a dangerous weapon concealed upon his person, he shall forthwith take him into custody and disarm him, and shall at once proceed to make affidavit against him to have him bound over to appear before the District Court as provided in Sec. 2 of this ordinance, and for the recovery of the fine imposed by Sec. 1. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That this ordinance shall take effect ten days from and after its first publication in the official journal, and that all ordinances and parts of ordinances on the same subject matter be and the same are hereby repealed.