[Louisiana]

Mosquito Ordinance. Police Jury - Parish of St. Mary [caption title]

Franklin, La. 1906. 12.25 x 5.75 inches. Old fold lines. Minor chipping and wear. Very good. Item #6407

An apparently unrecorded broadside which prints an ordinance prescribing the best way to treat local water sources to prevent mosquitoes in rural Louisiana. The ordinance, printed in full, includes thirteen sections detailing the handling of standing water sources such as cisterns, tanks, wells, cess pools, etc. The ordinance also includes statutes covering how official authorities can enforce the law. It is signed in type at the end by two local officials. An interesting and ephemeral piece on promoting the public health and preventing malaria in Southern Louisiana.

Price: $500.00