The Opelousas courier., 1854-04-01
No. II.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE Police jury OF THE PARISH or Sr. Landry,
MONDAY 9Th March 1874

MONDAY, 9Th March 1884
l. The Jury met,-Present, John P. Hudson. Presi.
+. dent; FRANCOIS c. Devillier, Sd ward; John c. Bar
q ~, 9Th ward; Joseph Z Andrus 9th ward Antoine
q 3 Carte 7th ward; Joseph Z. Fontenot, Sth ward
SIMEON Fontenot, 9th ward; Auguste Soileau, llth
u ward; Thomas McCrory, 10Th ward; Elbert CAN'T
|. 18th ward Charles Teale. 10th ward: Villeneuya
= Joubert, 17th war1 John Wright. 18th ward,
Present, l3.-Nessrs. Harris, F.. Andrus, Nor.
: gar bundIck and Thihodeau absent SIS
) The minutes of the last meeting were read and
, approved.
The election of Messrs. Bundick and S. FonteDot
was feiered to the committee election who af
ter a short time reported that William NJ Buudick
nat been daily elected from the 10Th ward, in place
oi m Patton, deceased. and that Simeon Fopte
not had been daily elected from the 9Th ward in
place OF David Young deceased
Mr. CAN'T, Resolved That the Jury do now pro.
ceed to elect the officers to hold their office until
their successors be duly appointed.
On motion of Mr. CAN'T, amended by Mr.. Devil.
lier. Resolved That baottng for Officers when
only or two candidates are nominated the votes
OF majority OF the members present will be re.
qulred to elect. and when more than two persons
are nominated majority Of all the wards will be
necessary to elect
MesSrs. McCrory and Barry were appointed tel.
lerS Mr.. Devllher nominated Guy H. Bell as
Clerk
On motion of Mr. CAN'T the ballot was dispensed
with and Resolved unanimously that Guy H. Bell,
be appointed Clerk of the Police Jury for one wear
and until his successor be duly appointed
! Mr.. Devlllier nominated Robert Benguerel as
. Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T, the ballot was dispensed
with and Resolved unanimously that Robert Ben.
guerel be and is appointed Treasurer of the Parish
OF St Landry for one year and until his successor
be duly appointed
Mr. Wright nominated Barthelemv A. Martel as
Parish Attorney, and the ballot being dispensed
! with, Resolved unanimously that Barthelemy A.
MartcI be and is appointed Parish Attorney for
one year and until his successor be duly appointed.
Mr. DevlIier nominated Hlaire Desessart as
IanSh Constable; Mr.. McCrory nominated Addison
| AndruS Mr. CAN'T nominated Adophe Taylor
Unnecessary to choice l0) on counting the votes
1t appeared that H. Desessarts had received votes;
A Andlus: i; A. Taylor, /; and 10 person having
received the requisite number of votes (19) a Sc.
cond ballot was had, when on counting the votes il
appeared that H. Desessarts had received vot,s
A; Ahdrus, >: A Taylor, l; third ballot was had,
when It appeared that H. Desessarts had received
votes; A. AndGus, 6; A. Taylor /; and there be-
ing no { holce fourth ballot was. H. Desessarts
received ! votes; A. Andrus, 5; A. Taylor, /. MI
Hantt withdrew the name of A. Taylor. fifth bal.
lot was had necessary to choice, 7 votes H.
Desessarts received votes; A. Andrus 7; Blank |,
WheIeupon Addison Andrus having received the
required number otvotes, wasdeclared duly elected
and appointed Parish Constable, for one year and
Mr.. DeviIIier nominated Dr. James Ray as Parish
Physician, Mr. Wright nominated Dr. c. H. Beau.
champ Mr.. Hudson nominated Dr. Marsden Camp.
bell necessary to choice 0).-On counting the
votes Dr. James Ray received votes. DR.. C. H.
beauctamp 5; there being no choice, second
ballot was had OF which DR.. J. Ray received 10
votes Dr.. c. H. Beauchamp g. whereupon DR.,
James Ray having received the required number
OF votes, was declared to be duly elected and ap.
pointed Parish Physician for one year and until his
successor be duly appointed.
On motion, Resolved, unanimously that the sal.
aries OF the officers Just appointed shall be the same
IS ast year 1853.
Ihe following petitions were presented and read
by MI Carte, OF the lnha btants, in behalf of the
widow of Joseph Fontenot for relief-Bv Mr.. De.
vllller OF certain inhabitants to be exempt from
working on the road in Prairie des Femmes-Bv
Mr.. McCrory, of L. I. Bushnell, to be allowed to
change part of the road on his land.-By Mr. De.
vlllIer, OF sllas Harris, to obtain warrant when
certificate is filed that the bridge nea. Port Barre
has been finished aud received
he following reports were presented and read:
Mr.. Barry, that Guilbeau's Bridge had been fin
ished by BENIN. Simms and received MIR. J. Il.
tontenot, that 1t would require 500 to build
bridge over the coulee at in. Reeds Mr. CAN'T,
the repairs of the bridge over Carron had been fin.
lshed and received.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T, the Jury had recess
and having re-assembled, and MIR. William Bun.
dick from 9th ward.
Mr.. CAN'T presented the proposals of Messrs.
Sandoz Meynier, to do the Parish printing for the
sum of six hundred dollars Mr. Teale moved to
allow five hundred dollars. which being accepted
by Messrs. Sandoz & Meynler, it was motion
-kesolved, that Messrs. Sandoz & Meynier be
and are appointed Parish Printers for the year 1854
ending in March, 1855; and that in full compen-
saon tor their services at the rate of five hundred
tolIars per annum, which sum is hereby appropriat.
ed out OF any money in the Treasury, to be drawn
Tor quarterly on the usual warrant.
Was read the Report of the Treasurer for the
year 1858, ending this date, by which it appears
hat there had been received otVlleneuve Joubert
for Licences 1852, 2l6 80
h. 5. Dunbar, amount sales of the lumber
OF Old Crocodile Bridge, IS 90
J. J. Gardiner, amount sales of the lumber
OF Old Carancro Bridge, 50 81
COMMISSIONERS of unbranded animals, 433 95
'illeneuve Joubert, balance of taxes of
1851, 1880 50
H. Rogers, balance due on Communication
tax OF 1850, $906 60
Less the Treasurer's commission, 80 66
s15 %
OFF. B. Reeves, on account oftaxes
of 1852, s4s95 IS
c. Thompson, on account ofsame 2723 o2
On account of Rail Road tax of
1853, e044 81
Total receipts, s226l7 IS
Paid warrants during the year. s127o2 SO
witnesses claims, 165 20
wolves an tiger scalps, Sc 90
New Orleans & Opelousas
Rail Road, for 1853, 9044 81
balance due the Treasurer
last year, IS II