The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-03

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on motion Of Mr. GChaclhaeerre, resolved. that
Acdoile q. Fontenet disappointed as road over
seer from j. aB. Dupiecfin's to. Jesse Young's
On motion of Mr.. C1iaclere, resolved, that
JOSEPH Chenier, G. Moore and William Young
be appointed a committee to submit q plan and
make q bin OF the lumber necessary to rebuild
Reeds bridge over bayou Cane, and report the
same DIT the next meeting of this jury TO
The petition Of citizens Of prairie 5LaIrents
! petition of citizens of PlaqlelniIle BTUl6s; ask
ing for relisf for agc0l0red deIanged woman, Iiv-
ing with M: TIA. Andrus. was read and On
| as there is no funds in the Parish Treasury to
the credit of tho fund for the maintainanee of
indigents. H 5.gt
To the Hon the president and members. q the
Police Jury of st. Landry.
The petition of the undersigned members Of
the Board of Police Of the town of 0peIousas
respectfully represent that under section 16 of
the act of the legislature Of Louisiana approved
March15th 1866 they are specially authorized to-
fix the price of Beef within said corporation.
That there are now about 1900 inaabitants re-
siding within the corporate limits OF said towns
many of whom are poor and dependent In
great, part for support, on meat sold in the
market of the town frOm dayltO day. That
the keeping of the market in said town, where
meat of a proper quality, and at q reasonable
price shall be sold is a matter of the very great
est Importance to every citizen of said town,
That heretofore for years past, this, business
has been monopoiized by d few individuals to
the great injury of the town. That efforts to
prevent this heretofore have proved Intellectual,
owing to the fact that as soon as the Board of
Police have passed ordinances, regulating the
kind quality or price of beef sold in the marke$
house, butcheries have been established UIIk
side the town, where having no license to pay
and being beyond the jurisdiction III the enfp1,
rate authorities, their prOprietOTs can sell meat
of any kind or quality they see tic, and at pri-
ees which break down competition and thus
enable them to purpetuate a monopoly SO
prejudicia1 to the interest OF the people of the
taWn.4The premises considered, in behalf of
the inhabitants of said town theK pray. your
Honorable body in accordance with the equik
able powers conferred unalg you In such eases
by the lawson the state to pass an ordinance,
prohibiting any person firm or corporation
keeping market within the distance of one
mile from the corpOpated limits OF said town
where meat of the cow kind shall be sold in
less quantities than one quarter. And as in
duty bound they will ever pray.
JAMES RAY, President of the Board
OF Police OF the Town of sOpelousas.
q. Nv. HUnSPETH,
MAYO;
X. j. IEFEBVRE,
GHAS. N. EALER,
A.. b. CHACIsERE.
g. M0RNHINVEG, ST..
On molten OF Mr.. Durio, resolved, 7that the feA
loving ordinance be adopted, to-wit:
An ORDINANCE
In order ia assist and cooperate with the mu-
nicipal authorities of the town OF Opeloasas in
carrying nlt the provisions Of Section 16 OF the
charter Of said town:
Section /. Be it ordained b the Police Jury
Of the parish OF st. Landry, ThatnO person, firm
or c0rppratipn shalIbe allowed to keep II butch
cry and retail meat DIT the COW kind, outside Qf,
and within Que mile Of the eeTp0rlte limits al
said town. 4
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any per-
tion shall. for every violation tlerenf, forfeit
and pay the sum of nine dollars, to be recovered
by due legal process, before any Justice of the
Peace Of the Ist Ward, at the suit of the Presi-
tdaSIf nF fhn pnar1 rF T7nliaRa M f1tn said &nrrsrf@DFs4
the said sum shall be paid into the treasury of
said town for the use thereof.
Sec.s 3. BE itsfurther ordained, That this ord
inanoe shall take effect from and after its pas
sage.
Messrs. q. Dnrio,s T.S Fontenot and q. g.
Chachere, voting aye. Mr. as0dule. FOnten0t,
voting nay.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow ait Q o'clock All NJ,
TUESDAY, June I'd, 1874.
The Police Jury metpursuant toadiournment.