The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-18
TUESDAY, December 8th, 1874,

IUESDAI DECEMBER tn, 1874.
The Police jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present: Messrs. r. II. Littell, A. Guidry, Vim
Tate, H. J. GulllOry and Francois Savoy.
On motion of Mr.. Littell, Mr.. Savoy was calico
to the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Tate, c, MayO was renuestaf
to act as clerk.
The certificate of the Returning Board, ant
the oath of office Of the members Of the Police
Jury, was then read.
On motion of Mr.. Gudry. the Police .Jury nro
Ceeded to organize.
Mr.. Tate nominated Mr.. R. II. Littell for Pres
ident, and he declined.
Mr.. Littell nominated Mr.. F, Savoy for Presi
dent, and he was unanimously elected.
On motion of Mr.. Littell, resolved, that the
Police jury fix the salaries of the officers, before
the election of the same.
WhereupOn the salaries We're fiXed as follows
to-Wlt: clerk, $500 Treasurer, $3.50, District At
tOrney pro tenn, $500; Parish Physician, $50
Parish Auditor, 500; Printer, $3.50,
On motion of Mr.. Tate, resolved, TINT the office
OF Parish Constable and Road Inspector be and
is hereby abolished; provided, that Mt any time
the services, OF a constable is needed, that one
pc enploye4 az NOT exceeding the sum of five
dollars and fifty cents q day and the usual mil,
age, for the time actually employed.
On motion of Nh. Tate, resolved, that the Der
diem OF the members of the Police Jury be fixed
at two dollars and fifty cents per day, and those
living exceeding fifteen miles fr61n the Court
House, to h9 entitled To five dollars extra, for
the trst days attendance at each meeting.
The Police Jury took a recess until . 0'cloct-
P. NJ, at which time they re assembled, all pres
ent. ~
They then proceeded to the election Of officers,
Mr.. Tate nominated C.. Mayo for Clerk,
Mr.. Littell nominated a. Lastrapes for Clerk.
G. Mayo received four votes, and A. Lastrapes
one vote, G. Mayo declared elected,
Mr.. Tate nominated T. G. Anderson for Treas
urer,
Mr.. Ltttoll nominated A. Perrodin for Treas
urer.
Mr.. Anderson received three votes, to-wit;
Messrs. Tate, Gui1Ory and Savoy.
Mr.. PnITOUln ppppiNad tUn yntnS 70 ,,-;+ No.
srs. Littell and Guidry. T. Anderson declared
elected.
Dr.. Jas. Ray was unanimously elected Parish
. 40: GlaGhere was unanimously elected Par
The petition of a large humble of citizens liv-
ing within a radius OF three miles of the town of
Opelousas was read, praying the Police Jury to
pass an ordinance prohibiting the roaming at
Large OF hogs, ,When, on motion of Mr.. Littell,
the same was laid on the table, until the next
OF the jury, in order that should there
be any objections to the same, counter petitions
may he presented.
The petition of ". X. Hornsby and others was
read, asking that lie be allowed to close fine ROAD
running ~thrOuglrthe rear of his field. and that
the road running on the east side of his place he
adopted as the public road, when, on motion of
Mr.: Glldry, resolved, that W. K. Hornshy he
authorized to make said road in accordance
with Sec. 9 of the road ordinance,
In notloIll, the Police Jury adjourned until
at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
WEDNESDAY, December 9th, 1874.
The Police jury met pursuant to adjournment,
Present: T. Savoy, President r. II. LittelI. 4.
Guidry, VIM. Tate and n. J. Guillory,
MI. Tate presented the following ordinance.
which was read and amended section by section.
and On motion of Mr.. Littell, the same was
as follows, to-wit: ~
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to the sale of unbranded stock. the an
pOintInent OF commissioners therefor, and de
timing their duties, etc.
Section /. BE it ordained that all unbranded
'0lta, calves and mules wild and running at
arge, over one year old, and weaned from their
mothers, shall be sold at public auction. for cash. |
% the highest bidder, provided that no sale shall
re made at less than four dollars per head, said
Iales to take place in accordance with the nro-
Tisions hereinafter adopted.
Sec. 2, There shall he thirty~one commission
RS IN the parish for the sale of unbranded stock
appointed as follows, to-wit: First Ward. fOur:
Iecond Ward, three Third Ward, eight; Fourth
Ward, five; Fifth Ward. twelve.
Sec. 3. The said commissioners shall be an
at the first meeting in the month Of
January of each year, to serve during the cur
ent year.
Sec. 4. Such sales shall take place on every
saturday, from 10 A. NJ, to Ar. NJ, of themonths
July and August, at the residence ofthe com
missioner, after nottfe is posted at three well
rnown and conspicuous places within the neigh