The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-01-01
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MONDAY, November %, 1859,
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn,
ment. Present: Jas. N. Thompson, prss.
ident, J. L.. Morris and VIM. Cottreli.
There being no quorum, the jury IA,
journcd until tomorrow, the s8rd inst, At
10 o'clock A. Nj.
Tuesday, November %, 1863.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Present: Jas. NJ. Thompson, pre-.
ident, J. L. Morris, T. c. Chachere and
The minutes of the b@ssv:ous meeting
were read and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Morris: .
Resolved, That the sum Of 1900. r. an
prop'lated to have the bridge rebuilt ovsr
the mouth of bayou Carron, and that ths
same commissioners appointed at the l.s,
meeting be authorised to sell the same !"
the lowest bidder, and receive the wore
when completed, the purchaser to have tbe
benefit OF the lumber of The old bridge,
The report OF the commissioners spno;n.
ted August 10th, to have the bridge repgY.
d over bayou Plaquirnine Brulee was rad
and on motion Of MIR. Ohachere:
Resolved, That the report be rece;vsd'
and hat the clerk be instructed to issns
warrants to Honore Duigle for tho ann of
$3.50 for repairing said bridge,
On motion of Mr.. Morris:
Resolved, That j. S. Haw, T. N. Rpt,sr
and j. $. Fogleman be appointed as com.
mlssloners to examine and report the pro.
baole cost OF repairn the FIRST two BRIDGES,
on the road from Bayou Beuf to Bic Cane,
and report the same at the next meeting OF
the Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Cottrell:
Resolved, That the Collector be author.
led to refund to B. A. Smith, the amount Of
parish tax collected from him, his proper.
ty bein$ in the corporation Of Grand
The President appointed Messrs. CottrelE
and Morris a committee on claims. when
after a careful examination, on motion Of
Mr.. Morris, the clerk was instructed N,
issue warrants for the following claims.
JUSTICES FEEss-D G Sittig ST. ss& VIM
Elkins $40 DP@g Hill ss4 40 J P.Todd
So 25 G Delahoussage So l2S
CoNsrABLEs' Fashion Woods $s 80
Q Duson 60 30 VIM Mires $40 so P
Woods Al
WITNESSES FEES, III Thibodeaux g. 90
R Manuel 81 Alcide Thibodeaux a. J
Reynolds 81 SO G A Hardy 50 40 J D.
Hagerty S. so Lucien Perrodin 81 20 p
Jeansonness7 80 w H Cunningham q
NJ Lagrange 81 FRANCOIS Richard $40 30
SUNDRY CLAIas.-E S Mayo, hauling,
lumber for public road $50 Valery Roy
constable and witnesses fees S45 W II
Mayo Deputy Sherifs fees $50 S23 Pierre
Jeansonne Deputy SherifTs fees SO go L.
Perrodin Deputy Sheritf's fees $40 Z s.
Mayo Deputy Sherifs fees and wood for
Courthouse $50 20 R Raulin Jail fees S72-
80 , Mayo Jail fees $;l0 G G Dnsoss
drawing jury SIS S&r G Hill examination:
of L Young by order Of Court $40.
On motion of Mr.. Cottrell:
Resolved, That the President be author.
ised to appoint two citisens to act in con.
junction with two citizens to be appointed
by authority of the late meeting of citizens
of which Col Z. r. Rogers was president
and Joel H. Sandoz, secretary Aand that
the Treasurer is hereby AUTHORISED to de-
liver to the said committee of four, the can
celcd warrants now in his possession, in
order that they may be mutil.ted or de-
stroyed by said committee; provided, that
the said committee of four shall give public
notice through the local rewspapers, Of the
day on which said warrants shall be mutii-
ated or destroyed; and Resolved further,
that the said committee, after having acted,
report in writing to the Police jury.
The PresidS't Appointed DR.. Vincent
Boayni and Co. b. Il. Can't on the $ id
committee. 5-zI -fF. go
The Ary then proceeded to make III
estimate Of the >taxcs Of 1864, a.ter whic,,
Mr.. Morris offered tho following resolution
which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That he G'llowipg is th" es.
innate made according to law, exhibiting
the various isem, oil expenditure necessary
for the services Of the year 1852. and that
the said estimate be published ut least
thirty days b fore the amount Of he tax
for the said year shall be fixed and tc!er-
mined, as the law requires.
Pay IF officers Of the Police Jury,
to wit: Clerk, Treasurer, Attor-
ney, Physician and Constable. s 1900
Pay of members (six). ..... 300
Sheriffs salary (see Act No. l65
OF lSoU.) ouV
Clerk Of Dist. Court. !. ...... 400
Fees for % Magistrates in Grimm
f al cases. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
al cases................-.- $500
, Fees for witnesses in criminal cases r IT,.
: before Magistrates courts. 49,. 1000
Contingent expenses. ....... 1000
Maintenance of prisoners in parish
iail. and guards. .......... 5000
Existing debt. ............. 10000
Pay of grand and petit jurors for
spring term Of eour.......... 5000
Pay Of grand aud petit jurors for
, fall term of court. ........... 1000
!, Sheriff for su~mmoning same..... 6Oo
Witnesses in criminal cases before
District court 4,OUV