The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-12-02
Police .ysssg PROCEEDINGS.
Parish of At. Landry.
OpElousAs, November 22d, Il

OPEL0USAS, november Z1d, 1871.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Present. J. NJ. Thompson, President,
John Roy, J. L. Morris, I. S. Fontenot and
T. c. Chachere.
The commissioners appointed to make an
estimate of the probable cost of repairing
the levees on the Atchafalsya river, made
their report, whereupon motion of Mr.. Roy,
consideration ut the next meeting of the Po-
lice Jury.
On motion. of Mr.. Morris, Resolved, that
that part of the resolution passed at the last
meeting of the Police Jury, appointing an
overseer and assigning the hands subject to
road duty on the plantations of Capt. Bars
tow and Bloch & Dupre, be rescinded, and
that the said road be included in the road
from Taylor's Ferry to Sylvester's, and un-
der the supervision of the oVerseer of said
road. -t IL. ss.-
On motion of Mr.. Eontenot, Resolved,
that Mr.. John Ewell, be appointed as a COM
missioner, OF the part of the parish of St.
Landry, to cooperate with commissioners
appointed by the Police Juries of the par
ishes of Rapides and Avoyelles, in reference
to the closing of Tanners ditch, and that
the sum of five hundred dollars or so much
thereof as may be necessary, be appropria-
ted by the parish of St. Landry for said
work, to be paid when Mr.. John Ewell re-
ports that the work has been completed and
received by the commissioners.
The commissioners appointed April 10th,
1871, to sell to the lowest bidder the con-
tract for building a bridge over Bayou Ma
RE Croquant, reported that in order to have
the bridge above high water, and passable
at all seasons, it was necessary to build the
same forty-fve feet longer than contracted
for, and that the same was completed in a
good substantial and workmanIike manner,
and was one hundred and five feet long.
Whereupon motion df Mr.. Roy, Resolved.
that the sum of two hundred dollars in ad-
dition to the appropriation of April 10th,
1871, be paid Joachim Joubert, the con-
tractor, for said work.
Messrs. Morris, Chachere and Roy voting
aye. Mr.. Il. S. Fontenot voting nay.
On motion of MFR. Chachere, Resolved,
that the following ordinance be adopted:
Relative to hogs running.at large on the
front of the Atchafalaya river.
The citizens living on the Atchafalaya
river, IN the parish Of St. Landry, having,
by their petition, represented hat much
damage was being done by hogs to the ley
ees on said river, and having asked that
proper measures be taken by the Police
Jury for the purpose of arresting the evil
and securing the safety of the said levees
Therefore be It ordained, that hogs shall moi
be permitted to run at large on the. banks
| of the Atchafalaya river, within the limits
Of the parish of st. Landry, where there are
leyecs maintained. a.
Be it. ordained further, that any hogs
found ranging at large, in contravention o.
this ordinance, shall be taken up by The
Constable, and upon due proof to the Ward
Magistrate, after notice to the owner of the
violation of these provisions, the said hogs
shall be sold at public auction, for cash
upon posting rip notice Of the sale for thres
days in advance, ut some public place, ths
proceeds Of the sale t. be first applied tx
payment Of Magistrates and Constable.
costs, and the damages done to the levees
and the balance. to be paid TO the owner.
Be it ordained further, that this ordinance
shall 60 into effect. fifteen days after thu
pnblicdtion thereof.
Ordained November 22d, 1871.
On motion the Police Jary adjourned IN
Ill Monday December 18th, 1871.
j. NJ. THOMPSON, President
[Attestl
q. MAYO, Clerk.