The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-24
Police .y9sg'N Proceedings.
Parish Of st. Landry.

not, having received tnclf appointments anu
commissions as Police Jurors, in and for the
Parish of St. Landry, under an act Of the
Legislature entitled IAN act recognizing the
number thereof etc, approved April 9th,
1871, proceeded before Justice A. B. Ander-
son and qualified as such.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot. Resolved, that
the Police Jury go into an election of officers.
The following officers were then unani-
mously elected
j. NJ. Thompson, President;
T. C.Ande. son. Treasurer;
c. Mayo, Clerk;
Thos. Fl. Lewis, Dist. Atty. pro tenn.
DR.. Jas. Ray, Parish Physician
NJ. G. May, =" Constable.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: J. NJ. Thompson, President,
j. Morris, j. Roy, and I. s. Fontenot.
The petition of numerous citizens of the
Parish was read, asking for quarantine regu-
lations to be established, in order to prevent
the introduction Of yellow fever whereupon
motion of Mr.. Roy, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, that in order to prevent the III
PRODUCTION of yellow fever in the Parish du-
ring the present summer. the following guar
antine regulations be and are hereby estab-
lished and the President of this body is au-
tl'orized to carry into effect the same, when
ever the appearance of the epidemic at the
city of New Orleans. or elsewhere, shall make
it advisable to DO so.
First-A quarantine station shall be estab-
lished at the mouth of the Bayou Courtableau,
or at some other convenient point, and a ply
sician elected to remain there for such time as
shall be deemed necessary, who shall have a
clerk and three assistants:
Second-The physician appointed and as
sistants shall repair to the station appointed
as soon as there shall be danger of yellow fe-
yer assuming an epidemic form in New Or
leans, or elsewhere in the State.
Third-The physician SO appointed shall re-
ceive a salary, while at the quarantine station.
of one hundred and fifty dollars per month,
and the assistants one hundred and twenty
five dollars per month.
Fourth-A camp shall be erected under the
direction of the President of the Police Jury,
at the point selected on the Co%urtablaau, at
the expense of the Parish, provided that the
cost of said camp shall not exceed three hum
dred and fifty dollars. =.
Fifth-That after the establishment of the~
quarantine post as aforesaid, no boat or pas
senger or person shall be allowed to pass the
same coming from an infected place, and no.
thing but provisions shall be allowed to pass,
and they, before being brought up, shall be
exposed ten days, before being reshipped, and
provided that no coffee shall pass the post I'M
der any circumstances whatever.
On motion. the following persons were cleo.
ted Quarantine Officers. DIR. Whitney, physi-
clan J.J. Hicks, clerk G. O. Elms, John
Reed and N. Offutt.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot. Resolved, that
the road from Chataignier to Bayou Petit Jose
crossing at E. Fuseliers, be changed so as to
cross on the line between S. Guillory's and A..
Manuel's, thence via b. Notes to Washing
ton road and that D. P. Laheur, J. B. Ar
dom, and Fremont Dupre be appointed COM
m~issioners to have SAID road laid out.
On motion of Nh. Morris, Resolved, that
the Treasurer is hereby authorized to register
Warrants Nos. 1910, 1891, 2f17 and 2173.
Mr.. Fentenot in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson, Resolved.
that the sum of nine hundred and ninety dol
lars be appropriated to build a bridge over
BAYOU Grand Louis, near DR.. L.. Debaillon's.
and that the sun of four hundred and ten dol
lars be appropriated to have the bridge built
over Coule Nicholas Lahay, and that DR.. L.
Debaillon, M. NJ. McDavitt, Joseph Derouen
and +. J. Dossman be appointed as commits
sioners to select the site for said bridges, sell
the contract for building the same to the lowest
bidder, and receive the work when completed.
President in the chair.
The petition of numerous citizens asking to
have a public road laid out from Barry's Lam
ding to the Catholic Church. in Opelousas,
was read and on motion of Mr.. Roy, Resell
we'd, that D. 2. Salzan, T Erbee, S. Loeb,
Cammille Melaneon and Louis Prud'homme.
be appointed as commissioners to lay out said
road and have the same surveyt ed.
On motion of NJ. Morris, Resolved, that
hereafter, no warrants will be audited and or
dered to be paid except at the It gular meetings
in August, November, February and May.
Or motion of Mr.. Fontenot, Resolved, that
hereafter tue Jail Guard be allowed sixty dol
lars per month.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, Resolved, that
hereafter no claims for costs. incurred in Grim
inal proceedings before justices of the peace,
in which the accused party was discharged,
shall be paid by the parish, unless it should
be made to appear that the prosecution was
not of a frivolous nature; and be it further
Resolved, that in order to the proper enforce
ment of this resolution, each justice of the
peace shall state in his fee bill what DISPOSE
ton was made by him of the case tried.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, Resolved, that the
sum of one hundred dollars be paid to Angus
tin Guillory, for repairing Marcellin's brid &c,
in 1870, as per order of Onez. Tate.
The report OF the commissioners appointed
August 18th, 1870, 20 sell to the lowest bidder,
the contract Of building Garrigues' and Bat
taille's bridges, reported that the same had
been awarded to Messrs. Boyer and Dubeau,
tor the sum of nine hundred dollars. and that
the work had been completed by them in a
good, substantial and workmanlike amer,
and had been received by them, whereupon
motion of Mr.. Fontenot, Resolved, that the
report be received, and the clerk instructed to
issue a warrant to Boyer and Dubeau, for the
sum Of nine hundred dollars.
The report of the commissioners appointed
May 9Th, 1871, to- sell the contract of building
the bridges over Marcellin's Coule and Bayou
| Petit Passe, reported that the contract had
been awarded to Charles BOSNIAN, for the sum
| of seven hundred dollars, and that the bridge
over Bayou Petit Passe had been completed
and received by them, and that all the lumber
for the other bridge was on the ground and
they further recommend that the contractor
be paid a part of the appropriation, whereupon
motion of Mr.. Morris, Resolved, that the clerk
is hereby Instructed to issue warrants TO c.
BOSNIAN for six hundred dollars, and for the
balance on the report OF the commissioners
that the work has been completed and RECEIVED
by them.
On motion of Mr. Fontenot. Resolved, that
the following statement Of the parish Treasu-
rer be published:
Statement Of the Registered debt of the
Parish of st. Landry, aud the payments Of
same, up to date, June 18th, 1871:
Amount of warrants and Court certificates
registered, Sl26,23t ~
Warrants etc, paid and Cancelled