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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE ERECTION OF ANY STRUCTURE ON THE BEACH FRONT IN THE CITY OF BAY ST. LOUIS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bay Sl Louis:
SECTION 1: The erection of any structure on the beach front
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in the City of Bay Sl Louis from the South line of Water Lot 175,
Ward, South to the corporate limits and North from the North line of Water F>i?s T
Lot 437, -Second Ward, North to the corporate limits, is hereby declared to
be a- nuisance and is hereby declared to be unlawfuL	t
?.	SECTION 2: The term ??structure" shall be anything constructed
or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the
ground or which is attached to something having more or less permanent A
' location on uie ground, and shall include any building, cabana, outbuilding,
shed, or construction of any kind other than a wharf or pier, which does
^not interfere with the free ebb and flow of the tide.
;	. . SECTION 3: The term "beach front" as used herein shall
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mean that portion of the land between the, l	the	outermost limits
of the paved portion of Beach Boulevard and the water?s edge.
SECTION 4: Violation of the provisions of this section shall
constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this section shall upon
conviction hereof, be fined not more than one hundred dollars (S100. 00)
or imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both. Each day
?uch violation continues shall be considered separate offense.
SECTION 5: The immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety of the citizens of Bay Sl Louis requires this ordinance to
be immediatel}' effective for the reason that Ordinance No. 196 of the City
of Bay Sl Louis, having been declared invalid for the reason that said
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ordinance was not	as	required by law, which ordinance was
adopted on August 7,-. 1972, and which Ordinance No. 196 similarly