The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-07-13
PROCEEDINGS
OF The Board Of Police Of
Tie Town Of Ope1OuSaS.

July g. 1872
The iSoard met pursuant to law. Were pres
cnt, M4ssrs. H. Latour, President, L. Haddcn,
Geo. PRlford, C. G. Duson and w. r. Meginley.
The f1llOwing accounts were presented, read
and ap owed, and it is ordered that the usual
warrant issue in payment of same, to wit
Account of Robert Holler for 500 so for fix
ing bridges, hauling dirt and ditching
Acct. of T.. B. Smith for work on streets, for
! SO 25.
! Acct of Octave Prudhom for $5 90, for
services as commissioner of election.
Acct. of j. NJ. Thompson, $45 GO, for bridge
| lumber.
Acct. of Chas Thompson, for hauling dirt
and bricks, $43 90.
Acct. of E. S. Andrus for hauling dead dogs
| from the town, $25 90.
Warrants were ordered to issue in favor of
| the following parties, to pay them for the 1st
quarter of their salary as officers of the Board,
to wit:
Leqnee sandoz, Printer Of the town, rs 90 %
Louir IIadden, Treasurer q $25 90
p. L. Hebrard, Clerk GO S37 so
On motion, it is resolved that a committee
of three be appointed to examine Laurent ST.,
to ascertain what repairs are necessary on said
street, and have the work done if they find it
necessary. The President appoints Messrs.
Meginley, Hadden and PuIforl on said COM
mittec.
On motion, resolved that the Clerk notify
Hon. j. Ii. OvertOn to remove immediately the
hedge on the west side of his premises, so far
as it eneumbers the sidewalk on Union street.
On motion, it is resolved that all Outstand-
ing warrants, aud those to be hereafter issued,
shall be recorded in book to be kept for that
purpose by the Clerk of the Board, and that
said warrants must be presented by the hold
ers thereof, to be registered, within thirty
| days from the publication of these presents,
| and in default thereof, said warrants to be an
nulled and not paid.
On motion, it is resolved that no warrants
shall hereafter be issued, except in virtue of a
special ordinance of the Board to that effect.
On motion, it is resolved that the ordinance
allowing the sum of $40 to Mr.. Lejeune for
cleaning the Market-house is hereby repealed;
and the butchers are hereby required to clean
the Market-house at their own expense.
In virtue Of resolution passed to that effect,
Mr.. Z. S. Andrus. Constable settles the Mar
ket dues from lst January to 9th July 1872, by
handing over, as required by said ordinance,
to the Clerk, the following amounts to wit:
In Town Warrants, ,-----.----..--.. $ll2 5O
In cash, tgreenbacksl .........--... 81 10
In all, the sum of f............- $173 60
which sum was Immediately paid over to the
Treasurer by the Clerk.
On motion, it is resolved that the ordinance
allowing office-rent to the Clerk be repealed,
and that the Board meet hereafter in the Court
House.
On motion. it is resolved that the ordinance
authorizing the Constable to kill hogs roaming
at large within the limits Of this Town is here
by repealed; and that hereafter all hogs found
running at large in the town shall be taken up
by the Constable and impounded, and if not
redeemed and costs paid within six days from
the time of their being taken up, they shall
be sold by the Constable for the benefit of the
town. And that the Constable he allowed the
sum of Is cts. for each hog so taken up.
The Board then adjourned until the next
regular meeting.
I'll. LATOUR,
President of the Board,
Attest: P. LEoNCE HEBRARD,
Clerk of Lhe Board