The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-04-28
oFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Police Jurv.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. "
SATURDAY, April. ?,

zD4t SATURDAY, April 81.
At q Special Meeting Of the Police Jury, held =.
the Court-house this day, in conformity to the n.t,.
ton of twelve inhabitants, freeholders, to take ~.
securities of Robert Benguerel, Treasurer of the D..
ish for the year 1855,
P~resent-ELBERr CAN'T, President Joel n. a.,
doz, First and Fifth Wards Solomon B. Harmsn
Second Ward Francois G. Deyillier, Third Ward.
John Haffpower, Sixth Ward; Joseph q. Fontenot
Eight. Ward Simeon Fontenot, Ninth Ward; Leos
Thib0daux, Nineteenth Ward Auruste go;e.n
Eleventh Ward; Thomas McCrory, Twelfth Ws,%::
Charles Teale, Sixteenth Ward ; James ii. ThomN
son, Seventeenth Ward-12.
Absent-Isaac R. jackson, Antoine b. Carte III.
Wright and William Bundick.
The President stated the object Of the meet;nc
On motion of Mr.. Hartman.
Resolved, That a committee Of three nemher,
Amounted to examine the bond and securities o;vss
by Robert Benguerel as Treasurer of the Parish. ana y
to report forthwith. aug
On motion of Mr.. sandos, the Jury had a rec...
and having reassembled, s5@@ s5.@
Mr.. Hartman reported that the committee had =,
amined the bond given by Robt. Benguerel an Tre..
urer Of the Parish, with Joel II. Sandox and Eupen.
Wartelle as securities, recorded in the office 81 N.
Recorder under the No. 1885, in Bond Record Mar
page Ill, the 2lst of March, 1855; that the commit
tee deem the securities as sufficient, and recomm.ra
that said bond as recorded be accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Teale, "t#7f
RESOLVED, unanimously, That said report hc aaon..a
and the bond accepted.
Mr.. Thompson in the chair. a+@ ~#a1N'a
On motion of Mr. CAN'T, .M
Resolyed, That the Jury do now take into cor.,.
Grafton the reduction OF the number Of Police Inv,
Wards. "f
Messrs. soileau, Hartman, McCrory, Devir,.,s
Huffpower and CAN'T voted in the Affirmative.
Messrs. sandoz, ]. y. Fontenot, s. Fontenot ana
Thibodanx voted in the negative. RI
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T, .f" ne
Rfsolred, That the Thirteenth Police jury w.,n
ne added to and form a part of the Fourteenth Polio.
Jury Ward, and the Eighteenth Police jury Ward n,
added to the Sixth Ward, so lar as it regards a rep.
resentat've IN the Police Jury hut for all ether pur.
poses, the said Thirteenth and Eighteenth VIM.
snail remain separate and distinct Wards.
Messrs. Soileau, Hartman, McCrory, Dey;llicr. Hun
power, Teale, Can't and Thompson voted in II.
Affirmative.
Messrs. sandoz, J. z. Fontenot, s. Ponteno. md
L.. Thibodaux voted in the negative, "ks
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T, g.
Reso'oed, That the Fourth and Nineteenth poN.. I
Jury Wards be added to and form parts Of the Thru
Police Jury Ward, so far as il regards a Representa-,
tive IN said Jury but for all other purposes the sad
FOURTH and Nineteenth Wards shall remain ser,ara,s
and distinct Wards. '"'
Ayes II, Noes 0. 81
Resolced, That the Eighth Police Jury Ward q |
ad0ed TO and form a part of the Seventh Police Jun /
ward, so far as it regards a representative in aid |
jury; but Tor all other purposes, the said Seventh !
Wards. N'"A'
Ayes 10, Noes 0.
hte'olued. That it shall be the duty of the CLERK ID I
TO change the advertisement and notices ct election (
Tor May as to conform to the alterations MAIDS in n.
Wards. ~
On motion, the Jury adjourned. ... sffs
Attest: President of the Police IN,
Guy H. BELL, Clerk.