The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-10

urer to the credit of the contingent fund.
On. motion of Mr.. Durio. resolved, that thu
salary OF the Parish Physician shall be fixed 4
TWO hundred and fifty dollars per annum ant
that no certificate of permanent disability f0
road duty shall be received e~xeeptsaidc ertifcat'
be given by the Parish Physician under oath
for which lie shall receive a fee of two dollars
to be paid by the party to whom such certiti
cate is given.
,don motion, the Police Jury adjourned unit
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock a. N.
l, r WEDNESDAY, March 18th, 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present: John Roy, President; Theodule Fonte
not, II. DuriO, I. s. FOntenOt andT G. Chaehere
On motion of Mr.. TheOdule Fontenot, resolved
that in pursuanceo of the powers vested in this
Jury by Sec. 104S, of the Revised Statutes; that
all witnesses to attend the courts in
criminal cases shall receive no more than five
cents per mile, in lieu of six and a quartet cents
now allowed; and further, that the parish shall
| pay for the mmOn and attendance of no more
than four witnesses on each side, in criminal
cases, on preliminary examinations before Jus
tees of the Peace, where the parish is liable for
the same, provided that this limit shall not APP
ply to capital cases; and provided further, that
in all eases the Justice of the Peace shall hear
all witnesses that may voluntarily appear.
Be it further resolved, that it shall be the duty
OF Justices of the Peace, when any person offers
to accuse another of crime by affidavit, to make
due inquiry OF the party, so as to ascertain if the
complaint be frivolous, and if any frivolous COM
plant should be received by any Justice of the
Peace, and it shall be made to appear to the sat
i~sfaction Of this Jury that said complaint was
received without due inquiry, previously made
by the Justice of the Peace, he shall receive no
compensation Or fees therefor.
Bel fIrtherresolved that the mileage allowed
to the Sheriff and to Constables. in criminal
cases, fOrsummoning jurors and witnesses, shall
be the sun of five cents per mile, going and
coming, and no more; and that jurors shall be
allowed the same mileage and no more.
BE 1t further resolved, that the Sheriff, for
transportation of cOnyicts to the penitentiary at
Baton Rouge, shall receive for mileage five cents
per mile for himself, going and returning, and
nve cents per mile FOR each prisoner going only.
On motion OF Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
resolution adopted October 18th, 1873. allowing
the expenditure by each road oversecr of thirty
dollars on the public road, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
On motion of Mr.. T. S.. Fontenot, resolved,
that d. P: Laheur, Emile Manuel, Louis Young,
e; Manuel, Durell Dupr6, Charles BelfOur and
Edmond Dupre be appointed as commissioners
to play out and locate the public road from the
bridge over Bayou Petit Jose to ~intersect the
Vile Plate and Opelousas road in accordance
with Sec. 3 OF the road ordinance. 100 "
The petition of numerous citizens from BOur-
beux bsidge to Church Point was read, asking to
remove the bridge over Bayou Plaquemine, near
the Catholic church; when, ON motion of Mr..
Chacher6, resolved, that the petition be referred
to the Road Inspector, and he is herebyinstruct-
ed to examine the same and report at the next
meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Chacher6, resolved, that E.
Moreau be appointed road Overseer from the
middle OF, the MalIet bridge to half way of the
Ma1et Woods between Pot Cove and pAnse
Bourbeuse, and that Willie Young he appointed
road overseer from half way the Mallet Woods
to John Reeds bridge.
To the Honorable President and members of the
Police Jury OF the Parish of st. Landry
We. the undersigned committee appointed by
your Honorable body to trace and lay out a road,
that is, that part of the Opelousas and Calcasieu
road between Joseph Brier's coulee and John
Reeds bridge, beg leave to SUBMIT the following
report: That on the LIST day of December, 1878,
we met at Joseph Brier's coul6e and, after ta-
king the oath prescribed by law, haveproeeeded,
with the assistance of a surveyor, as follows:
commencing at the bridge over Briefs coulee
running westward across and of T. CO0pWood,
thence across q tract of railroad land, thence
between David Courville and railroad land,
THENCE. between Last ROsat, Jr,, and railroad
land, thence between j. B. Duplechin and The
odate Fontcnot, thence across the LAND of J. B.
Dupleehtn, causing him a damage of twenty-five
dollars u. b, Dupl6chinb, thence striking the
line between railroad land and the line of Chas.
LacaSSe, following said line to the tract of land
Known as John Lees, Jr., thence across the land
of unknown parties in said tract, thence across
the land OF OneZime Fuselier, causing him also q
damage of twenty-five dollars Fuselier), thence
across the land OF unknown parties to the bridge
over Bayou Cane known as John Reeds bridge;
this being the most proper and suitable ground
to locate said read to the best of our Judgment,
thei distance being four and a half miles, and
herewith please find a plat of said survey which
will givesalI the particulars, we recommend to
your Honorable body to receive said road, and
that you pay to Nh. j. B. Duplechin and One
ZINE FuSellef IHc SUM OF twenty-five dollars
each, as damages assessed by your committee.
Respectfully submitted,
? , William Young,
Henry Young,
Joseph F~uselier,
A. =. Young,
Y. Sayoie,
Francois Savoie.
On motion of Mr.. .Chachere, resolved, that the
above report be received and adopted, and the
committee discharged, and that the damages
assessed be paid out of the Internal Improve
ment fund.
To the Hon. President and members of the po-
LEO jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
We, the undersigned citizens appointed by
Honorable body, January 9Th, 1874, to form
a. committee to locate the public road leading
from Arnaudville and intersecting the Port Bar.
re and Grand Coteau road at Mr.. Eyariste Ro-
bins bridge, beg leave to make the following
after taking the1oath prescribed bv law. have
agreed upon the following as the most proper
place to locate the portion nf saidroad, for which
this committee was appointed, to-wit: beginning
at tho bridge over eoul6e Rouge, running direct
toMr. JOS Frezard's saW-milI, and on the line
dtWeen Mr.. FrozaFd and Mr.. Isaac Kennis0D,
following said line about one hundred yards be-
yond the mill, from thence square across Mr..
Frozard's land to the line between him and Wild,
On6zime Gtilbeau, and following said line. and
entirely upon Mr.. ozard'sland until it inter-
sects the Port Barre and Grand COteat road at
Mr.. Robins bridge, the object of running the
road e ltirely upon Mr.. Frezard's land is to OBJ
viate an lmmense labor that would be unayoid-
dDle SlEVUltu Ii I1HC DH IuG ESITfe OF Ellie fT1nh II
there being q large ditch Immediately on the
line, also bog-hole about twenty-five yards i'm
width which would give much labor, owing to
those distinctions, we beg OF your Honorable
body the privilege OF running the road as above
mentioned, and that Mr.. Frozard be allowed the
sun, of one hundred and fifty dollars for the
right Of way Respectfully submitted,
.n3f86F .tI.,t w. /, HargrOder,
.f49tEfg Sa Isaac Kenison,
Et3F .aks.54 a. L. DuTio.
.fs r7fa.{, ST. ~ Evariste Robin,
An Joseph FrOzard.
& Mr.. I, S. Fontenot in the chair.
= Or, motion Of Mr., Roy, resolved, thatthe above
report be received and adopted, except as the
amount OF damages, and that the sum Of one
hundred dollars be paid Mr.. Jos. Frozard AS
daInages out Of the Internal Improvement
fund.
Mr., Roy resumed the chair.
On motion of MI. DuFio, resolved, that where. |
as complaints have frequently been made to The |
Police jury, by road overSeers, that road hands
worked reluctantly or refused to work on |
bridges, pc II resolved, that when the necessity |
requires It, the road oyerseers can employ the |
time and labor OF persons subject to road duty |
upon bridges as well as upon public roads.
On notlon or Mr. Durio, resolved, that all free
Parish licenses be and are hereby rescinded. and
hereafter the Police Jury will not grant q
free license.
On motion of MFR. Cllacher6, resolved, that all
claims approved for debts previous to Deem
Der 31st, 1873, shall be paid out of the fund as
sessed for the payment Of the existing debt; and
those approved since shall be paid out of their
appropriate funds.
On motion Of NIr. 7, S. Fontenot resolved. that
Justices of the Peace be required to
state in the certificate issued to witnesses in
criminal cases, whether the case has been sent
to the District Court or dismissed.
On motion of Mr.. Theodule Fontenot, resolved. |
that the Parish Auditor be required to keen his
ohee open for and during the same time as the
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
at 10 O'clock a. N.