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          Synopsis of Ordinances, 1841-1937


Subjects beginning with letters N & O

Main Heading Subheading1 Subheading2 Ordinance Number & Series Date Synopsis Notes
Noise



See "Disturbing the Peace", also "Fire Arms."
Noise

12538 CCS
Prohibiting the playing of music, phonographs, radios, and/or musical devices, the operation of motor boats, steam or gasoline engines, and all other noises which disturb the peace and quiet.
Noise

8604 NCS
Making it unlawful to use a siren whistle upon any vehicle except those operated by the Police and Fire Departments, and Ambulances.
Noise

355 OS 1842 Prohibiting the blowing of horne by drivers of omnibuses or public carriages on the streets of the Municipality.
Noise

3121 OS 1856 Making it unlawful for any one to create a disturbance by intoxication or otherwise. Amended by 3680 CS. Unlawful to beat a drum, blow a horn or sound a trumpet. Art. 1, Sec. 7, 9, 11.
Noise

8018 AS 1882 Prohibiting the blowing of Police Whistles except while on duty.
Noise

1765 CS 1886 Prohibiting the playing of hand organs or any other musical instrument on the public streets within 300 feet of any place of public worship.
Noise

3680 CS 1889 Amending 3121 OS.
Noise

3974 cs 1889 Prohibiting the blowing of steam whistles between the hours of 9 P.M. and 6:30 A.M. unless on steam boats in navigation.
Noise

7117 CS 1893 Prohibiting the selling or giving concealed weapons to any person under the age of 18 years.
Noise

4606 NCS 1907 Prohibiting conntractors or owners erecting or repairing buildings from disturbing church services on Sundays.
Noise

4221 CCS 1917 Regulating the playing of music in parks, restaurants, etc., without permits.
Noise

13033 CCS 1931 Amending and re-enacting Ordinacne 12937 CCS. Repealed by 13285 CCS.
Noise

13285 CCS 1931 Prohibiting the operation of loud speakers, etc., for commercial purposes within 300 feet of any class A, B, C, or D Zoning district, except when located 300 or more from any resident in such district, or when on petition of 3/4 of the bona fide residence of said area, the Council consents thereto.
Noise

12937 CCS 1937 Prohibiting the operation of loud speakets and other musical instruments or sound producing devices for commercial purposes within 300 feet of any Class A, B, C, or D district (Zoning Ord.) Repealed by 13285 CCS re-enacting the same provisions with slight changes.
Nuisance




See "Disturbing the Peace", also "Noise".
Nuisance

3121 OS 1856 General Nuisance Ordinance of 1856 still in force, pertaining to noise, vandalism, dogs, garbage, drains, and gutters, immorality, indecency, etc., etc.
Nuisance

3449 CC 1857 Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Landings to confer with the Council of the City of Jefferson regarding waste matter being thrown into the river from the Nuisance Wharves adjacent to each city.
Nuisance

3310 AS 1875 Prohibiting the burning of brush, grass, trash, etc., between given hours.
Nuisance

4271 AS 1877 Accomplishing the work recommended by the Board of Engineers as a temporary protection of the river bank in the Third District below Montegut Street, to strengthen the bulkhead built by wharf lessees, to establish a wharf in front of bulkhead, wherein offal, manure, rice chaff, tin cuttings, tobacco stems and other refuse or waste may be deposited and prohibiting the use of any other part of the river front for this purpose.
Nuisance

2505 CS 1887 Regulating the height and distance of chimneys and smoke stacks in factories.
Nuisance

10697 CS 1895 Declaring the dust created by street cars to have become a public nuisance, and providing that some means be taken to abate same.
Nuisance

5725 CCS 1920 Making it unlawful to sell or possess itching powder, stink bombs, etc.
Nuisance Wharves



See Ordinance No. 3449 CC., and Ordinance No. 4271 AS. See also No. 3121 OS Article I, Section 14. See also "Smoke and Smoking".
Official Journal-City Printer

Taken from Official Proceedings
The Daily City Item was the Official Journal from Sept. 17, 1892 to same date 1894.
Official Journal-City Printer

2857 OS 1856 Selecting the "Daily Creole" as the Official Journal.
Official Journal-City Printer

2866 OS 1856 Fixing the time for electing and regulating the printing to be done by the Official Journal. Amended by 3455 OS 1857 as to price and compensation. Daily Creole.
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3479 OS 1857 Selecting the "Cresent" as the Official Journal. With George C. Lawrason accepted as security. See 3500 OS 1857.
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4682 OS 1859 Selecting the Daily Crescent as the Official Journal.
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6074 OS 1862 Selecting the Daily Delta as the Official Journal.
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6121 OS 1863 Selecting The Era as the Official Journal now that the Daily Delta has ceased to exist.
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6259 OS 1864 Electing the True Delta as the official journal of the City.
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6340 OS 1865 Electing the Southern Star as the official journal.
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7 AS 1870 Governing the election of a City Journal.
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3907 AS 1877 Electing the New Orleans Democrat as the Official Journal.
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4301 AS 1878 Electing the New Orleans Democrat as the Official Journal.
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4836 AS 1879 Electing the New Orleans Democrat as the Official Journal.
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5031 AS 1879 Authorizing the Mayor to advertise for proposals from morning papers for publishing the official proceedings of the Council for the remainder of the current year.
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6787 AS 1880 Selecting the Daily States as the Official Journal for the year 1880.
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7529 AS 1881 Selecting the Daily States as the Official Journal for the year 1881.
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91 CS 1883 Selecting the Daily States as the Official Journal for the year 1883.
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780 CS 1884 Authorizing the Mayor to contract with the Evening Chronicle to do the official printing for a term of two years.
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4855 CS 1890 Authorizing contract with the New Orleans Bee to do the city printing in the French Language.
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9731 CS 1894 Selecting the Daily States as the Official Journal.
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514 NCS 1900 Providing that all city printing shall bear the Union label.
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645 NCS 1901 Selecting the Daily States as the Official Journal.
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5888 NCS 1909 Accepting the bid of the New Orleans Publishing Company to do the City printing.
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2555 CCS 1915 To advertise for bids for publications of official proceedings. See 2642 CCS accepting the bid of the Daily States Publishing Co.
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4839 CCS 1917 Electing the Daily States as the official journal for a period of two years.
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9049 CCS 1926 Providing for the letting of a contract for the printing for a period of two years.
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10771 CCS 1928 To provide for the letting of a contract for the public printing for a period of two years.
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14190 CCS 1934 Accepting the bid of A. W. Hyatt Stationery Manufacturing Co. for furnishing certificates of registration, Index books, etc.
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14196 CCS 1934 To provide for the letting a a contract for the public printing for a period of two years.
Official Journal-City Printer

14511 CCS 1936 To provide for the letting of a contract for the public printing for a period of two years.
Oysters - Oyster Shells

3121 OS 1856 Prohibiting the selling of oysters from the first day of June until the first day of September in the markets or otherwise, from pirougues or other craft, to deposit them on the levee for sale. Making it unlawful also to sell stale or bad oysters or to pile on the side walks or in the streets or in houses other than those licensed to sell the same. Article I, Section 23 and 24. See 3668 OS.
Oysters - Oyster Shells

312 NCS 1900 Prohibiting the sale of oysters in public markets.
Oysters - Oyster Shells

6987 NCS 1911 Providing for the removal of oyster shells from saloons, restaurants, depots, etc. See also 6022 AS - general health and sanitary law.

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