The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-03
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The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
right to keep a Ferry at Port Barre, across the
COurtableau and Teche, be sold according to
law tsee Sec. 1901 and 1902, Digest Revised Stat
utes of La.,l for the term OF FIVE years, with the
following rates of ferriage:
cootLnan cents
One Horse and Buggy 20 "
Two Horse Vehicle. % /"
FourHofse Vehicle ~. ..I..SF...I.. 5eE so
Be it further resolved, that the above Ferry
shall be entitled TO charge fifty per cent addi.
tional for night crossing.
To the Hon. President and members of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Landry: $50
We, the undersigned, wOuid respectfully re-
present to your Hon. body, that we are the own
ers of a certain tract of land situated in Prairie
which tract of land is so divided by the
public road leading from Opelousas to Port
Barry: as seriously to injure, us, your petitioners,
(as will be seen byhplat hereto attached,1 and we
respectfully request your Honorable body to
change said road 80 as to run on the line of our
land instead of through it, for the following
reasons:
LIST. Because it is a better locality for the road
there being no ponds or low places as i'll the
present road, except where 1t strikes the divis-
Jon line of Prairie Basse, which place can be
easily avoided as shown in plat.
I'd. Because, as the road now stands, it serious
X l9 EJoaS 1, H. fb pSti 5S ae1s without sshqrtsping
Pierre Carriere,
Rene Carriere,
Armand Carriere,
A. Vain.
{ On motion Of Mr.. DuriO, resolved, that the
requisites of Sec. 2 of the Road Ordinance be
dispensed with and that the prayer of the Pc
.titiOners be granted, and the road laid out in
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. VI.
TUESDAY, March Sd, 1874.
Thu IOoI;0n Y1YpV- n,at ,.rc,I w IN nd ~,
Present: John Roy, President; I. s. F%Ontenot,
Fl. Durio, TheOdule Fontenot andT' G. ChacherG.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
inhabitants of Roberts Cove be allowed to move
the bridge that is on the east prong of Bayou
Plaquemine, ITO any point that g more eoIve-
nient to the neighborhood, provided they do the
same at their own expense.
A petition was read signed by numerous citi-
Zens of Grand Prairie and Plaisance which, on
motion Of Mr.. T. s. Fontenot, was laid over for
future consideration.
On motion of Mr.. DStirio, resolved, that Mr..
A. Bertrand be removed and Mr.. T. Deville be
appointed road overseer in his place.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
work of bridging the canal running into the
Bayou Courtableau on the east bank, from the
plantation of DR.. J. A. Taylor, devolyes upon
the parish, the said canal having been made
previous to the laying out of any public road on
that side of the bayou.
To the President and member OF the Police Jury
in and for the Parish of st. Landry:
The undersigned. citizens of Vile Plate and
' utility w lCSBCIE GIlESS1p EIltfg llE DttlIc
road leadingfrom Vile Plate to Opelousas crosses
q deep ditch which necessarily requires to he
bridged, said ditch being opened by the road
hands on the Washington road, the same being
necessary to drain q large reservoir Of water in
said road.
The premises considered your petitioners
would represent that the said Opelousas road
be so changed as to follow the Washington road
one or two hundred yards beyond said reservoir
of water, which is already levied and bridged
thence in a straight line to inteEseet the present
road at the corner of the farm of Jean Devilie,
ST., which will not lengthen the road but q triie
and economic the expenses OF a bridge. Res
peetfully submitted.
Signed by twenty citizens.
On motion of Mr.. r.. 8. Fontenot, resolved,
that the prayer of the above petition be granted,
and the road Oyerseer is hereby instructed to
comply with tue same.
On motion, the P9licG Jury adjourned until
Monday, March 9th, 1874.
MONDAY, March 9Th, 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: John Roy, President; Theodule Fon-
Fl. Duri0 and T. S. FOntenot.
The petitioniO of twenty-One road hands from
the Vile Plate and Chieot road to the Nez PiQue
bridge was read, asking to have Mr.. Olin Gull
lOfy, road 0yerseer, removed, and three Witness
eS having been examined as to the charges,
when, on motion of Mr.. rs Fontenot, resolved,
that the petition be laid on the table as the
charges were, not substantiated satisfactorily.
A petition asking TO have a bridge built over
A1H2 ~ SbleN JAN AAAkS SSONS b~S fAAAASO Va AJlp
Cane was read and, on motion, laid on the table.
The consideration of the assessment and levy
of the Parish taxes was commenced, and on mo-
ton OF Mr. Durlp, Resolved that the Police jury
adjourn until tomorrow alto O'Clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY, March 10th, 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: John Roy. President ]. S. Fontenot,
H. Durio, The0dule FoRtenet andT. c. Chachere.
The consideration of the assessment and levy
of taxes for the current year was resumed, when
on motion Of Mr.. I. s. FOntenot, it was unanim-
Ously resolved, that the sum of fifty+fiye thous-
and dollars be and the same is hereby assessed
and levied as the amount of taxesto be collected
for the services of the current year, and that the
said sum be appropriated and apportioned as
follows, to-wit:
Pay of members and officers OF the Police
5000
Sheriff & Clerks sallrEtsae act l65Of 1860 1000
Contingent 5000
5000
Magistrates fees IN crimina cases..-..... 2,100
fees in criminal eases.-.....:.. $500
Witness fees before Magistratesin crimin-
al 1000
Maintainance Of prisoners in parish JAIL. 1900
Pay of Grand and Petit jurors.-........-. 5000
Fees of witnesses in criminal cases before
District Court. 5000
Pay OF District Attorney for convictions. 500
Transportation of convicts to penitentiaIy 400
fees In criminal cases and sum
Itoning jury: 5000
preme District and Parish Court. 900
improvements ............. 5000
Pay of road oyerseers..!...........-.. 1900
Maintenance OF indigents ............ 500
Commission or tax collector 5000
On motion OF Mr.. Chaeher6, resolved, that the
tax collector 10 hereby authpgized to extend and
collect the above tax on the assessment roll of
1873, and further, that all licenses due the parish
shall be and are hereby fixed at the same rate
as those charged and collected by the State.
On motionofM Mr.. Theodule FOnten0t, resolved.
the tax collector be and is hereby Instruct
cd to publish for thirty days the amount of the
On motion of Mr.. I. 8. Fontenot, resolved,
that the following ordinance relative to the du-
of the Parish Treasurer and Collector of
Parish Taxes was unanimously adopted:, t., !
ORDINANCE RELATIVE 70 THE DUTIES OF THE
PARISH TREASURER n c~oLLEcToR OF
PARISH FAKES
SECTION /. Resolved, that it shall be the duty
of the Parish Treasurer, and he is hereby so re-
CURED to keep a separate account of each fund
according to the annual appropriations this day
and he shall cash warrants only out of the
against which the same shall be drawn.
SEC. 2. Resolved further, that the said Treas
urer shall appOrti0n all sums received by him
from the Collector or from other sources, as soon
as he shall receive the same, pro rata among the
appropriations made for the service of the pres
ent year.
SIC. 5. Resolved further, that the said Treas
lrer shall receive no per centage in monies paid
and that his salary shall be the sum Of FIVE hun-
bred dOlIars and no more.
SEC. 4. Resolved further, that the said Treas
urer shall report to the Jury at each regular
Of the same the balance in his hands to
the credit OF. each fund, and he shall exhibit his
books showing t~he'condltion OF the parish f.
SEC. 5, Resolved further, that the said Treas
arer shall open his office on the last Monday of
each month, and keep it open for the period du-
ring five days therefraln, during which period
he shall pay any warrants drawn upon him, and
shall transact any business apperfaining to his
office,
SEC. 0. Resolved further, that he shall receive
the Collector no warrants in settlement. of