The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-05
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PROCEEDINGS of the Police jury.
P4RSSH OF 81. Landry.
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III LIE VAA~O VNA9
P4RlsH OF ST. LANDRY.
MoxDAY, Ord March, 1850.
The Iolice Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present:
ebert CAN'T. l4th We'd, President
Joel H. Sandos, First v trd;
Solomon B Hartman, Sec ind Ward
F. c. Deviniers, Third yard;
John H. Huffpower, Sixth Ward
Antoine B. Carte, Seventh Ward
Elisha Wilmington, Tenth Ward;
Augustine Guillory, Eleventh Ward;
Thomas ycCrory. Twelfth Ward;
Isaac R. son, Fifteenth Ward
James NJ. npson, Seventeenth Ward.
The minutesS . read, anssbeing corrs ID
were approved. 4l3' %sl
On motion Of Mr.. Sandoz,
Resolved. That the Jury proceed TO elect
their officers.
MI. Carte nominated Guy H. Bell as Clerk,
and Mr.. Guillory nominated Mr.. Onezime A..
Guidry.
Messrs. Wilmington and Thompson were
appointed .Telers; when, on counting the
votes, it appeared that Guy H. Bell had 70.
ceived five votes. and that Gaezime A.. Guidry
had received six votes.
Whereupon, Mr.. onarispe A.NGuidry lksr ing
received a majority Of thy5yotes %iyen, was de-
clared duly elected Clerk Of the Police
1857.
Mr.. McCrory nominated Mr.. Jos p. Richard,
as Treasurer, and Mr.. Sandoz nominated Mr..
Robert Benguerel.
When, on counting the votes. it appeared
that Mr.. Jos. D. Richard Ind received six
votes, and that Mr.. Robert Benguerel had re-
ceived five votes.
ceived a majoritsya a. the votes given. was dc.
clarcd duly %electe4. -arer of the Parish of
St. Landry, for the year enl the first Mon
day of March, 1857.
Mr.. McCrory nominated Mr.. John B. Bihm
as Parish Constable, and Mr.. Carte nominated
MIR. Charles Bonasue,
When, on counting
that Mr.. Bihm had r~eceivl eight votes, NJ
that Mr.. Bourque had rece = three votes.
Whereupon, Mr.. John BE- Inn having 70
ceived a majority Of the votv 'iven, was i
clared duly elected Parish stable ,Gs g
year ending the first Monday MarcS: 4
The Jury then proceeded to * the amount
to be paid the Parish Printers.
Mr.. sandoz proposed to fix said amour, at
'e sum of One Hundred Dollars.
s ,nsed to fix the same at
x6ffaN 3rShHd
vhereupon the Jury >sdad to vote for
highest proposed sun, 70 wrssssswo Hun
Il and Fifty Dollars.
he Yeas and Nays being demanded,
dessrs. Hartman, G.iiIlory, McCrory, Thomp-
IN, jackson and CAN'T voted in the afirma.
tive--6 yeas.
Messrs. Sandoz, Deyilliers, Carte, Huffpow-
er and Wilmington vsted i'll the negatives
nays.
Mr.. sandoz moved that the Parish Printers
he required TO print all work ordered by the Jury,
and all other work at the charge OF the parish.
except pamphlets.
Which motion was lost.
Messrs. Sandoz, Carte and Wilmington vo-
ted yea-3.
Messrs. Hartman, Deviliers, Hu power. Gull
lory, McCrory, Thompson and Jackson voted
nay-7.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson,
Resolved, That the Parish Printersz
are hereby required to print all work orderedT
the Police Jury, except pamphlets.
The Jury proceeded to elect a Parish Printer
Mr.. Thompson nominated the Editors %
the Opelousas Patriot, and Mr. sandoz nomina
l MIR. Andre Meynier; when on counting III,
it appeared that the Editors of the Ope
riot had .saes, an,
.9Andre NJ sd Received tire
les. Whe!eupon the Editors of the Opelou
IS Patriot, having received a majority Of tn
votes given, were declared duly elected an
appointed Parish Printers, for the year endin,
the first Monday of March, 1857.
Mr.. Harman nominated B. A. Mar,el, Esq
as Parish Attorney, and Mr.. Thompson nomi
mated P. D. Hardy, Esq. Mr.. Hardy having
withdrawn his anne on motion b%alloting wa
dispensed with, and Mr.. Martel was declare
duly elected and appointed Parish Attorney, 70
the year ending the first Monday Of March
1857.
On motion,
The Jury had a recess, and having reassem
bled-
The following petitions and reports were pre-
scented, TO wit:
BY Mr.. sandoz,
Petition of the inhabitants to divide the Pub
lie Road District, between the southern bound
AIRY Of Mark Harweli's plantations and tn
Southern limits of the town of Opelousas, int
two Road Districts.
The Report of James M. Porter, Oversee
of the Public Road from opelousas to Rider
Bridge, and TO the swamp in the other direc
, ton toward Prairie Basse, demanding an ar
preparation Of a certain sum of money, 10 ena
bic him to complete the work on said roads.
The Report of +. B. Jackson, Overseer
the public road in First Ward District, askin
an appropriation Of three or FIVE days Of I'll
time allowed to work on public roads, to C,
the unfinished ditch, through to the Bayo,
which is known as the Beauchamp Canal.
BY Mr.. Guillory,
Petition of Apolinaire Baltic, to reduce h
Railroad Tax.