The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-12-12
wpnNrsDAY. December Sd, 1878.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER so, 1873
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present; John Roy, PRESIDENT ; Homer pm Th nort ~
The following petitions which have been in
discussion for the last three months were, on
mafinTl az MFR. Theodulle FOntenOt, read ana Or
5dered spread upon the minutes:
To the Hon. the President and members or the
Police Jury of the Parish or st. Landry
The undersigned, residents Of that portion OF
the parish of st. Landry, lying west OF the bayou
T9che and included within a line passing through
the town of Opelousas extending due east 10
said bayou and due west to a point five miles
from OpelOusas, and thence running due souIn
to the northern limits of the parish OF LaTayeWe,
respectfully represent
and have at heart any law which will promote
the interests of the tillers of the soil without re-
gard to color or previous condition.
That experience and observation nave CON
WINGED them that much good to this class or your
| fellow-citizens would be the result OF a law
| which would prohibit hogs from rowing within
the aforesaid described territory.
Among the many advantages OF sucI a law, II
will suffice to point out the following, to-w1t:
LIST. A decrease of expenses in fencing OF at
least one-third. =. ...'rl,
I'D. The cultivation of a large extent of lands
now idle and non productive on account OF the
cost of fencing. ,
I'd. The saving of large amount of corn aud
potatoes annually destroyed in the fields by the
hogs. -@,. "
ings amongst neighbOrs.
9Th. The raising of finer hogs, and in greater
number in lots kept for their special benefit and
enclosed with a small portion OF the fence saved
from that around the cultivated fields:
9Th. 4 marked reduction i'll criminal prOsecu-
tons and the costs entailed by them.
They hope that a due regard to the interests
of a pursuit on which depend the prosperity Oh
the country will induce your Hon. BOuy 70 Ell
act a law embodying the wishes herein above
expires; ed. Respectfully submitted.
Signed by two hundred and fifty citizens;
To the Hon. the President and members OF the
Police Jury of the Parish Of st. Landry
The undersigned residents OF a certain poFuon
of the parish of st. Landry, whose limits nave
already been described to your Honorable body
by a petition directed t~hereunto as lying west OF
the bayou T6chc and included within u me pass.
ing through the town of Op6lousas, and thence
running due south to the northern Limit OF Int
parish of Lafayette, respectfully beg,
That your Honorable body give no hGed 70 inc
PRAYER of certain citizens that hogs should DC
restrained within certain limits, because:
list. Such restraint would be mmlcal 10 the
liberty of the citizen. ,.Ht -
cd. 1t would be deadly hostile to the Interests
of the poor farmer aud the cOlOTed laborer IN al
much as these persons, especially those OF Tn
latter class would, to each cabin, haVeto Dullu
l pen and the building of pens would necess!lat'
The purchase of pieux, which they cannot afford
I Sd. Because the reasons advanced for the res
E traint of hogs would, in their application, be al
tended with more lneonEenlenc t4ah aucalt an
crops are endangered by hog freedom, they ar
) edaally imperilled by beef freedom; therefore
Dp6VeS as We'll as 0OSS Su0ulu Bc ICSbI04iOSt 0S
stock raising altogether hampered II the reason
for this law prevail.
4th. The law already protects the citizel
/, against the Inconvenience named, by glVmj
y eYery man recampense for damage done py TIL
, stock of another. ..aEE- -. ts.
5fh. The feelings with Neutrality-suspicious. regar'
each other should be ruled by christianity an
. civilization, and not be made to depend upo'
, the amount of restraint exercised over hogs, o
the amount Of freedom granted them.
9th. In the opinion OF your petitioners, rncr
"a Will not ras1IIf rs has bnn1I alleged, anV re0u(
ton i'll criminal prosecutions, Because, II nog
can be stolen running at large, they can, Tor
stronger reason De stolen pepn aenr ~ H 2[He1
n able body be unwilling to grant thea prayer, l
at least, submit this matter to the vote on I'll
people within the limits named.
Signed by one hundred and seyenty-hVe cltlZen
To the. President and members. of the Polio
n Jury of st. Landry Parish, La:
We the undersigned residents of this porto
of the parish, whichis included under and Woul
be restricted by that proposed hoglaw, do COZ
slider and believe that it said law should pc III
It posed upon us it would, atfhe same time fn1poE
a very and unnecessary expense upon us, Whlci
as a matter of course, should be avoided, esp
cially in these caterpillar tunes. 80 &.5@%
u Our fences are so constructed that we eannt
8. conveniently change them, as we would have
tear down the owe part and leave. only suf
cient on top to secure our crops from the largt
ld stock. as is proposed in the drafting or the la
as referred to as saving Expenses, therefore, yOi
a petitioners do hereby respectfully request 20
fn,your wise council, not to extend the said Ia
further south than the Catalpa grove by a III
due west to Grand COteau.
Respectfully submitted.
E''5@ 7tt18 Signed by seventy-five citizens.
On motion of Mr.. T.. S'FBntenot, resolVedyt IN
IL the PRAYER of the petitioners in the first petite
be granted prohibiting hogs from running
large in the aforesaid described territory.
. Mr.. Chachere moved to amend Mr.. F0nteno'
m0tion by running on the north line of 0pelo
sas, thence running south TO the Dixon plat
and thence to Chr6tien's point, SO as to lnciut
the Richard settlement, and thence to thebFid
across bayou Carancro near the dulufy seeb
ment, and that said resolution does not go III
: effect until January, 1875. .s~s .E,
Mr.. FontenOt accepted the amendment OF N
Chachere. 30
Messrs. Theodule Fontenot, Chachcr6 and
s. Fontenot, votes yea. Mf. Durio votes nay.
. .-..-1. PARISH OF ST. landry, Nov. &c, 1873
To the Hon. President and member OF the Pol
jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
The undersigned, overseer of the road fri
d. Bayou BHuf to Mrs. Rutledge1s lOwerHne, WOl
. respectfully represent that, that portion OF
road between the front of his place and Bay
T. Waxia runs through low land, very difficult
r. drain; and would respectfully request that it
vi changed to the north bank Of Dry Bayou, wilt
good drainage can be secured and a good 70
made at less expense than the old road can
Il Eput in good condition, and the change would !
~ tcaIse any expense to tine parish. The und
!. signed would further represent, that to DrlC
the various sl0ughs on his ROAD, ne Will requ
fifteen hundred feet of lumber in addition
81 amount allowed him, and would respectfully
Z. quest that yOnr Hen.thody grant him the saI
Respectfully, Il. W, SfLVEsIER
---' - ss;t-.- Oyerseer of the Road
fot On motion of Mr.. TheOdt1le FontenOt, the
tition was granted, and the road overseer auth
Lied to change the saidr0ad. .GH-Ta
md On motion the Police Jury adjourned III
: Monday, December 22d., 1919:
lte, Attest. ~ MAvo. Clerk 49, E.IEIc.-