The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-01-25
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NJ AaIN'JNA~g JululEN SI n. 1879
The Police Jury metpursuant to adi0urnment
Present, J. M. Thompson, President; John Rov'
t. $. F0ntenOt and 7. c. Chachere,
The minutes of the last meeting were rno1 and
approved. "n"
]. NJ; Thompson, President, then rendered IN
the Police Jury his resignation as a member If
chGre, was accepted.
The certificate of the Secretary of State wox
then read certifying that the following named
ish of st. Landry, tO-wit: TOlm Row n q FE mn
tenot, &c. Chacherc, TheOduIe Fontenot and
Homer DuriO. O" "''e
m MI: Theodnle Fontenot was then presented,
ahn mere ne111g a majority present of the newly
elected Police Jurors they proceeded to orpaG-
iZe by electing their officers. 4"
od Inc 1on t1oP1I officers were unanimously elect
III: John ROy, President; ThOs. &. Anderson
treasurer; G. Mayo. Clerk; ThOs. n. Lewis Dis
trirt Attorney, pro tenn; DR.. w. M. TbCT5nsnn
FaT III pdlyslcl9n N. G.. May, Parish Constable;
On motion of Mr.. T. s.. FOnten0t. resolved
tnat thC Police Jury now proceed to create and
C1eeI ~ Paflsh Auditor. whose office shall be in
OIeLouSnS' ana whose duties shall be to register
adL warrants and certificates issued by tho CLERK
OF me Police Jury. or the Clerk of the District
boi r. hi q DOOR 70 neEept for that purpose; and
ne II further resolved. that so much of "An
0FHinahee TO ascertain the Indebtedness of the
rarlsn. etc;' ctc," ordained August 10th. 1869.
requiring the Parish Treasurer to keen n regis,
try OF the warrants be and the same il hereby
repeated. hut otherwise said Ordinance TO con-
time III full force and effect. And no II f1rthnr
resolved that no warrant or certificate shall be
received in tho payment Of Parish Taxes. miles,
It shall have been registered by the Nnditor
BE IT InrTneP resolved, that the Auditor shall 70
celve n salary OF two hundred and fifty dollars
per annum.
On motion, Mr.. ]. O. Chachere was elected
Parish Auditor. '''
On motion of Mr.. Theodule FOntenOt, resolved
that the Tax Collector is hereby instructed tn
endorse across the hack Of every warrant ra.
cnlVed Dy MIN in payment Gftaxes "Paid for
d 5itoe = an ana make q report moethly to the An
mtof OF the warrants received by him, said war
rams 10 ne entered nv the Auditor on his hooks
On motion Of Mr.. Chacherp, resolved. that Snn
70 OF Road Ordinance, adopted August DIST, 1871.
ne amended so az to give the Parish Constable
q salary or nine hundred dollars Dcr annum as
Road inspector, instead Of five hundred.
On motion of Mr.. TheOdule FOntenOt. rpsolv-
ed, that the Clerk of the District Court is hcrnh,y
Instructed to number all certificates issued by
him to witnesses and jurors, and 70 knnn a VOC
ord of the same. hOwing to whom thav vrern
issued, number of days service and number ~
miles travelled, and no certificate will issIIe To
witnesses In preliminary examinations before
JEstlces OF enc Peace, until the termination or
the prosecution, and be it further resolved, that
the clerk Of the Police Jury shall iasre no war.
rants TO the Clerk OF the District Court for eta
items to witnesses in criminal cases, until tho
termination OF the prosecution, and not then
where accused parties are acquitted.
The President then announced that II wos
necessary on this day to fix the amount of rax
to be levied and collected in the year 1879,
Mr. Chaehere moved that the amount be fixed
al $4,000, not being seconded. was lost.
MIR. I. s. FontenOt moved that the amount he
nXed at $4,000, carried unanimously,
On motion OF Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that thc
Licenses he and remain the same as fixed bv
resolution of February 18th. 1859.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned nntiI
Monday February nth, 1873.
Attest: {. MAYO. Clerk. i'Si'en''