The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-18
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
OPELOUSAS, September 7th. IS

OPELOUsAs, September 7th, 1874.
IAe Police jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment; Prcscut john Roy, President; H. DuriO,
rs FontenOt and T. G.. Chacherc. H."
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion OF MI. T.. S. FOnten0t, resolved,
!hat the lax Collector be and is hereby author
lZcd 10 correct the assessment of TheOphiIe P.
fontGl1Ot, on the parish assessment of 1873.
ON motion OF MI. ChacllerG, resolved, that
Joseph Hld;tlGo be appointed road 0verseer in
place OF L.. Z. Bourquc, deceased and that Rob-
crt H. Smith be appointed road ovcrseer from
Grand Cotcau to William G. Johnson's planta-
ton i'll COulee CrOche.
The petition of fOrty-Onc road hands and citi-
zeIs of Coulee Croche was read, and on motion
OF Mr.. Chachere, was laid on the table.
y petltlon was read, signed by many citizens
OF tilt parish. asking the Police Jury to pass an
ordinance requiring all merchants or other per
sons who purchase hides, to keep u registry of
the same WhereupUn motion of Mr.. Durio. re-
solved that the same be laid on the table. IA the
the subject. p"D
The following report of the Parish Treasurer.
making an exhibit up to September LIST, 1874. was
received as follows, tO-wit:
Amount of Parish Taxes and Licenses
collected during the month of Au-
gust, 1874, ~. o34 "a
C0lectcd IN jurors warrants S42l 20
fald out as per Vouchers. 586 SO 81, OO8 O3
Cash in Parish Treasury from
Augustus collections -. 81. g16 Is
Cash Ill Parish Treasury .Au-
gust LIST, 1874. -.... s.. 500 ~
PHId out during August, as
per vouchers. 959 ~ 81 .S69 on
Total cash i'll Parish Treasu-
rF, THIS daY----.-.-.-..-. &3,T96 IL
L, Louis Desnlarais, Assistant Parish Trcasu-
fer for the parish Of st, Landry, do hereby GER
Try that the above statement is true and cor
rect. LOUIS DESMARATS.
Assistant Treasurer.
sworn to and subscribed before me this nth of
September, 1874.
-" E. P. vEAZIE, j. P.
oFFlCEoFSTATE AND PAR1sHTAx COLLECTOR
Parish of st. Landry,
OpelOusas, La, August 4th, 1874.
This is to certify that. Oh the I4th day of An
gust, q871J eighteen hundred and sevGnty-one,
Capt ". &. May paid the sum of seventeen
olLlO0 dollars, GSl7 0D the SAINT being the parish
tax OF one J. IL. Moss, for the year 1870. and that
said j. II. Moss had been wrongly assessed.
LOUIS .DESMARAIS.
Deputy Tax Collector.
On motion Of Mr.. Chachert, resolved. that
NJ. &. May he reimbursed the sum of seventeen
dollars, amount paid by him on the above prop
erty wrongly assessed.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 O'clock A.. NJ.
TUESDAY, september th, 1874.
The Police jury met pursuant to adjournment.
John Roy, President r.. S. FontenOt,
I. {. Chachere, ThcOdule FontenOt and Homer
DuriO.
On motion of MI. T. S. Fontenot. resolved.
that hereafter the compensation allowed the
two free-hOlders in drawing the Jury shall he
three GQllafA per day, and no more.
The letter of resignation of MIR. r, C.. Sittip
read, When, on motion OftiMF. Durio. the
same was laid over until he makes his report.
The Police Jury, i'll committee of the whole.
to examine claims unpaid and on fIn |
against the parish, whereup0n motion of Mr.,
the following claims were allowed
and 1DOfOEpd