The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-04-07
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Proceedings of the Police Jury,

.im''s PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. ~ =
.M MONDAY, March S.
The Jury met pursuant to law. Present:
EBERT CAN'T, First Ward, President.
Joel II. Sandoz, First and Fifth Wards;
Solomon B. Harmant Second Ward
Francois G. Devillier, Third Ward; Be-
John H. Hufpower, Sixth Ward
Antoine B. Carte, Seventh Ward '
Joseph q. Fontcnot, Eighth Ward;
Simeon F%ontenot, Ninth Ward;
William Bundick, Tenth Ward; " ".
Auguste Soilcau, Eleventh Ward;
Thomas McCrory, Twelfth Ward !;
Isaac r. jackson, Thirteenth and Fifteenth Wards /;
Charles Teale, Sixteenth Ward
James NJ. Thompson, Seventeenth Ward
John Wright, Eighteenth Ward @
Leon ThibodauX, Nineteenth and Fourth Wards.
The minutes of the last meeting were read md
approved. e.0.
On motion of Mr.. Hartman, .
RESOLVED, That the Jury proceed to elect Their
officers.
Mr.. McCrory nominated Guy II. Bell as Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson,
Resoired. unanimously, That the ballet be dis.
pensed with, and that Guy II. Bell be and is auuoint.
ed Clerk of the Police Jury.
Mr.. Deyilliers nominated Robert geneuerel as
Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Teale, the ballot was dispensed
with, and it was
Rcsofred, unanimously. That Robert Benguerel be
and is appointed Treasurer of the Parish of ST.
Landry.
Mr.. Hartman nominated j. B. Bihme "a Parish
Constable, and Mr.. Wright nominated Louis L. Butte
Messrs. Dcyillicrs and Thompson were appointed
Tellcrs, when, on counting the votes, it appeared
that John B. Bihme had received eleven votes and
Mr.. Boutte had received one vote.
Whereupon, Mr.. John B. Bihne, having received
a majority of the votes given, was declared duly
elected and appointed Parish Constable.
MIR. McCrory nominated DIR. C. II. BeauchamD as
Parish Physician. Mr.. Carte nominated Dr.. Jane.
Ray.
Messrs. Deyilliers and Thompson were appointed
Tellers. On counting the votes, ii appeared that DR.
Beanchamp had received six votes, that DR.. Ray hat
received six votes, and that there was one blank vote
And, there being no choice, a second ballot was
had, when it appeared that DR.. BeauchanIp Ind re
celyed six votes, and that DR.. Ray had received sever
votes. M .pa,
And DR.. James Ray, having received a majority o.
all the votes given, was declared as duly elected ant
appointed as Parish Physician Of the Parish of St
Landry.
On motion of Mr.. Devilliers, the Jury had a recess.
and having re-assembled, s.-
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson,
The Jury adjourned to- o-morrow at 10 O'Clock A, NJ
TUESDAY, March 6.
The Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present as before, except Messrs. Bundick AM
Soileau, who had been taken sick.
The following reports and petitions were presented
and read:
By Mr.. sandoz:
That the bridge on Plaquemine Brulee near thu
Catholic Church had been built by Mcssrs. Rontti
and Higgenbotham, for the sum OF three hundred
and nifty dollars, and had been received by the Com
missioners. W. NN
Ihe petition Of the inhabitants and owners of the
tract Of land at Riders Bridge, praying to be released
IRON the servitude of keeping up Of the said bridge
By Mr.. Hartman:
That the bridge on Doggy Bayou had been built by
Henry Burnett, for the sum of one hundred and nine
teen dollars and twenty-five cents. -
" Hayes and Mckinley, for iron furnished and
work done on the Courthouse, amounting tn the
sum OF seven hundred and ~sixty-tiye dollars and ffty
cents. ""1 n's
By Mr.. Devilliers: M Y.. .
To repair a crevasse on the public road in Prairie
eros Chevreuil.
That the bridge over the Coulee, at the widow
Myers, had been built by Louis Lalonde for the sun
OF ninety'nine dollars and seventy-fve cents, and had
Deen received by the Commissioners,
A certificate, under oath, that Treville Duplechin
was a worthy object for relief.
By Mr.. Hufpower:
A certificate, under oath, that the widow of Lean.
Ore Ftigurand was worthy of. the assistance Of thu
Parish. o Va 'e
A certificate, under oath, that Pierre Trabap was
worthy of relief. ""S
Ut Celestin Doucet, for relief.