The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-10
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
MONDAY, June 2lst, 1869.


The Police Jury met pursuant to odjourn'
ment. Present: Messrs. Tate, Thompson,
Roy and Cotrell.
On motion of Mr.. Tate, Mr.. Cotrell was
90, On motion, it was Unanimously
Resoloed, That as a mark Of respect for
the memory of our late esteemed President
JOHN G. Brooks, this body shall a djourn
until tomorrow, Tuesday morning, at 10
o'clock.
TUESDAY, June 22nd, 1865.
The Jury met pursuant to adjournment,
Mr.. Cotrell in the chair. Present: Messrs.
Thompson and Tate.
There being no quorum, the Jury 10
iourned until next day at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
WEDNESDAY, June 23rd, 1869.
The jury met pursuant to adjournment
Mr.. Cotreli in the chair. There being no
Quorum, the Jury adjourned until next
day at 10 O. lock A. NJ.
THURSDAY, June oath, 1869.
The Jury met pursuant to Adjournment,
Mr.. Cotrell IN the chair. There being no
quorum, the Jury adjourned until next
day at 10 o'clock A. n.
FRIDAY. June oath, 1869.
The jury met pursuant to adjournment,
Mr.. Cotrell in the chair. Present: Mcssrs.
CAN'T, Thompson and Roy.
Mr.. Cotrell informed the Jury that be-
fore any business could be transacted, 1t
was necessary to elect a President.
Mr.. Row nominated j. NJ. Thompson.
There being no opposition, j. NJ. Thompson
was declared President by acclamati"n.
Mr.. Thompson took the chair, when the
minutes of previous meeting were read and
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T:
Resolrea, That in the death Of the late
Dr.. JOHN G. BROOKS President of The Police
Jury, the parish has sustained an lrrepar-
able loss; that his pronptness in BUSINESS
his desire to promote the general interests
of the parish, his firmness of purpose, and
his uniformly courteous demeanor, secured
to him the confidence, esteem and friend
shin of his associates of the Police Jury
and that, while they deplore his loss as a
public man, they %sympathize deeply. with
his surviving family under their heavy
bereavement.
Resolped, That a copy Of these resolu'
lions be addressed to the surviving widow
of the deceased.
On motion of Mr.. Roy:
Resolred, That the parish Tax Collector
be, and is hereby authorised to refund the
excess of parish Licenses paid for 1865
above what Is fixed by law. and that he be
authorized to make corrections on the Tax
Roll Of incorrect assessments.
Mr.. Roy presented a petition from citi'
zens praying the Police Jury to reconsider
and r.scind the resolution Of April 18th,
1869, relative to changing the road from
the Simon Marks plantation to Prairie
Basse Coulee, and removing the long bridge
on Bayou Bordeaux, which was read; and
on motion of Mr.. Roy was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Cotrell the following
ordinance was unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
To carry into effect the powers granted te
the Police Jury of the Parish of st. Ian
dry BY the Act of the Legislature enact
ed February 1869, and entitled IAN Ac'
comforting additional powers upon thu
Justices Of the Peace of the first ane
second wards of the Parish Of st. Ian
dry.
SEcr1tS /. The, prisoners confined ir
the parish prison under the provisions G
the said Act of the Legislature shall DC EN-
ployed on the public works and thorough
fares under the supervision of the parlst
Constable who shall be responsible fol
their safe keeping, and who shall receive
the sum of three dollars per day during thu
f time that he shall be actually engaged ii
overseeing the jail force.
SECTION 2. The p IRISH Constable shall
not, until otherwise provided, employ thu
iail force at work until they exceed four il
number. and at any time when the sole
force is mt employed under the parish
!. Constable they, or as many of them AZ
| may be required, shall be required t.
t labor within the limits of the towE
r of Opelousas on streets, bridges &c.
under the supervision of the town Consta
BILE upon application by him to the parish
Constable for said hands: provided thu
town authoritles allow to the parish thu
sum of seventy-fv cents per day for eact
hand SO furnithed to them, and provided
further that the town Constable shall b.
responsible for the safe keeping of the jai
force under his management
SECTION 8. Whenever the inmates in thu
parish prison liable to work under the Ac
above .efered to, shall exceed the humble
of four, it Shall be the duty of the parish
Constable to work them on the public road!
leading into tie town of Opelousas, provi
ded; that no work shall be done at a great
or distance from the parish prison thar
two rsiles, and provided further, that i
the Jail shall so increase as to warrant thel'
employment at more distant points IN thu
parish, the Police Jury shall hereafter
provide such regulations for the same al
shall be peedful.
SECTION 4. Whenever the Jail force il
) not otherwise unemployed, and application
is made from the town authorities for tina
purpose, they shall be employed in thu
public Cemetery, and no charge shall be
made by the parish for such work.
} SECTION 8. That whenever the number
of force excesds five, the Constable shall
employ guards to assist in watching ant
, kceging safe said force, at the rate Of one
guard to every five men at work, sale
guard to receive two dollars per day.
Mr.. CAN'T presented a petition from cit
| liens Of Bayou Beuf praying for ar appro
. priation to repair the bridge in B. s. Gays
neighborhood, over Bayou Beuf.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T:
; Resoiued, That tho sumof four hundred
dollars including old appropriation. be ane
is hereby appropriated to repair said bridge
and that B. S. Gay, G. B. Spence and Jas
Hicks, are appointed commissioners to le
out the repairing Of said bridge to the low
est bidder, and report TO the Police Jury
at the next regular meeting.
On motor Of Mr.. Cotrei, the jury took
q recess until half past two O'clock p. II.