The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-25
TUESDAY, December 8th. 1874.

| A-'~ ,
| Present: Messrs. r. II. Littell A. Guidry, VIM
| Tate, Fl. j. GuillOry and FRANCOIS Savoy.
On motion of Mr.. Littell, Mr. Savoy was called
| to the chair.
On motion OF Mr. Tate, Z. Mayo was requested
to act as clerk.
The certificate OF the Returning Board and
the oath Of office of the members OF the Police
Jury, was then read.
On motion of Mr.. Guldry, the Police Jury pro-
| ceeded to organize.
Mr.. Tate nominated Mr.. R. H. Littell for Pres
ident, and he declined.
Mr.. Littell nominated Mr. F. Savoy for Pres-
| dent and he was unanimously elected.
On motion of Mr. Litteil, resolved, that the
Police Jury fix the salaries of the officers before
| the election of the same.
WhereupOn the salaries were fixed as follows
t0-wit: Clerk $500; Treasurer, $3.50, District At
| tOrney pro tenn, $500; Parish Physician, $50 ;
| Parish Auditor, 5000; Printer, $50.
On motion Of Mr.. Tate, resolved. that the Office
| of Parish Constable and Road Inspector be and
| is hereby abOliShed provided, that at any time
| the services of a constable is needed, that one
| be employed at not exceeding the sum of two
dollars and fifty cents day and the usual mil
| age, for the time actually employed.
| On motion of Mr.. Tate, resolved, that the per
diem OF the members of the Police Jury be fixed
at two dollars and fifty cents per day, and those
| living exceeding fifteen miles from the Court
House, to be entitled to five dollars extra for
the first days attendance at each meeting.
p. NJ, at which time they re assembled all pres
enT; .,,o oooo,,o., -.,,-...-
nneH oen PIGrHttt5o ~ 10 Ge eectl0h oL oiicers'
~ -,
MI: LltteIl nominated a IA'tstrapcS L0f clerk.
- MAY GGSGlEe't loItr N9|eS, anu A LasIapes
one N2Ee; y, MaEo 4eGiaTeH 81 - eItc,en. ,r
~ MI A'''0 Illuminate" l. - Aii'oi7"H iol Ale"S
Mr., LitteIl nominated A. Perrodin for Treas
urer.
Mr. Anderson received three votes, tO-wit:
MesslS. Tate, GulllOry and Savoy.
Mr. PerrOdln received two votes, tO-Wit: Mes
sls lIttell and Guldry. T. c. Anderson declared
elected.
DIR. JAS Ray was unanimously elected Parish
Physician.
J. o. Chachcre was unanimously elected Par
ish Auditor.
The petition OF large number OF citizens liV
ing within 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.. Iittell,
the same was vas laid on the table, until the next
meeting OF the jury, IN order thaf should there
ne any o9ecuOns TO the same counter petitions
may he presented;
Tne pcttlon or W. n H0rnsDy ana others was
read, asking that he be allowed to close the road
running through the rear or MS Held, and that
the road running on the east side OF his place be
adopted as the p9bnc road; Wnen, on motion OF
MI MI: dulory' resolved Inat "; n. HoInspy pe
autnoflZeu 10 MAKE salG foau III accordance
with Sec: 8 OF the ROAD ordinance
On moUlon, Ihe Fo!lce jury ADJOURNED untI
to-lnorro" al y O'CLOCK A. NJ.
WEDNESDAY; december 9tll, 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: F. Savoy, President; r. II. Littell, A.
SIulufE, w m. laTe ana II. j. GullIOrY.
Mr.. Tate presented the following ordinance
which was read and amended section by section,
and on motion of Mr.. Lttell, the same was
adopted as follows, t0-wit
AN opDrx,NCr
Relative TO the SAFE OF unpranded STOCK the ap-
pomtnent OF commissioners thefeIof, ana 0e-
timing their duties, etc.
5ectl"I L, Dc ~ Urualnett @ 1Litt an uIptdloeu
COILS calves anu ihIlgS viz anu r@ttllnlnS @ ~
large, over one year old and weaned from their
Il
10 LHc ilSHTsI nIet; ploN IuG.t lt'C no Sst1e ss
De itde at less tlal Iotlr uolals per neaH, silla
sales 10 Vth? pa placS III acco5"thc8 Will the pro-
VISIONS heEtLltLter eIt 15I,3 ,i3t4Iopte9. 10 ' -...-
sec z 1here sIdIl . 9e thirty one coinnHSSlolI-
eIs N te per4sn @ IoI Ce sale u & sLock
apod ppodtT o1d S 4broo Hrd a pSt & wFo
Seco4u ware; tntSg @ InlLu Matu' elSnt fOurtn
"alu' NV, nj, rnSH !, "seLu, IMSiVo. ,,, J., -
3et 3 - ING e. sd4 ~ commissioners a snaIL ne al
Poiueeu az InS nLsU iu4eetlms n Giie IUiIm LI ol
January OF each year, 10 serve during the cur
re5I year; -o1oa shall 4o,-o ,,,ooo 49,, o,-o.,
2ec. :. oe0t ssles i'lh t"no plaSo on oEety
saFuEGay, rom IV A. NJ; TO r NJ, OF me months
OI 0ly ~ sG; ''o tilo VI tLio con
nllssloheL alteE Lotice ID posteu ~ tnIee Wei
hLUwl isLe e 1 pL995 f t mlcin oe IL
DoIhoo4 @ VI te nc t ~ ~ Ce 10 f M
stu @ ne Ne 20 20 M ~ ~ ui VI r. @ i ElT 1t IN
ttdy vi I tuay VI Se f ~ 0'i' '' ~ '0V lorun the
uiIle Int anu I1I Rl'SC f VI saG. ; ~ =, =, , ,. o
oeE o. AoII a o''C oo
p9sl san o'1 ''1 Each commissioner shall mako writ
oec o. Itt ~ III; T SitSit 10 @ lahS WIZ
Yen tSi9iS ie ~ n -" % e. >; at 10 'cS9un ~ te
mohth OF eeptell@nGt @ ol eitcn year, showing me
VI se9ch n aoa4 ,oi'oo, @ 'ths MS ndoes me
Price fGcGtNeu @ III l z o1 1alGG III nis
ists 81 ate y" " Sl l 20 ti; , t,t ~ ~ nis1 oe te
utity U! elcn 1l5ineI t @ " CltS JI5 10 cause Le
saa LePVtos V ~ y" Ai''le ~ 'iis p"oS aI Ihe DIP
polhteu oliIS -.-,
oeG. :. an 1 stfIl9 s gu ny COIL
S D ef+aT 4a soiG pm iio tne
n s1iIS 1Ii CTI h I 60 no ; @ oui~lasuels I ~
p reporI SiaIl @ nave peeh received ana approved
ny Ine 5uEy. Iy, oo,,,,,i,oio,,o,, ,,,o7, ,,,o.--
So n saWnnttn nan+ ~ bS as
S s1s my 0eios hSL nestu Ior
every stfta solu, eu 1lc sum " III ~ cents per
%neau % ior eEcEy hnli1al llot soiu aho branded
Win TN II1e parish parish prallui
oSG .. EIEoi5 soiIt t.5el Ie
p1 Ls it +I S,t1tt t p9 6 @ anu eoIra
nInu1u I mi9n ~ ft1 @ i u sIlcl & as r.
lnttll u!iso!4 "tSeI bcn o1eiS's lof Sitie Shd DC
pr5ueu Will Will IIie p5 PARISH ls -, nranu; ,-,, ,
oec. ~. tHJ ptailCI VI Ie ptrlsn ~ shlt REMAIN
Ce s'i1i9 d3 tmttU NV IL ,ase, 'owIL: Nv uiu.
ii1 20 G SaTe ,3o +h rnlr @ AZ ~
Hlais napto " Solo "iliet Lne proEtsos Vi tllis
t4!s oLultiaco Sii''ll we "n""o" '"on'J-nNe GENUS
sec 10 No nerson canturinp animals rnder
+bis nr1inonco shoII ,.Acaiva NV no1nmnnso+;nn
therefor in case said animals shall have haen
i-an+ il, non for a Io,,~nr ,Iar;od +hon +LrontI,
fi1,. bo1Irs nrevinus tn the sale tharaof and Oh
ni1,o1s oaI+l,raf oh oil bn +oirar 70
fha ,,aaresf Observation-Disclosures '''iAoi' ~
W San 70 ANY narson c1aiminp o1vnnrshin of onv
stock nravio1is to fhe sale theEenf and estah1sh
in@ The q same fo the safisfaetion Of the commis-
sioner or in said ward shall have the TTght tn re-
soner ca III sa nf the same nave 'e 10 re-
Sec Il. Any person claiming ownership of
on,1 stock after HE sale of the same and estab
nnissiSner shall he entitled to receive from him
tF,e mice for which said stock was sold less the
foes of the commissioner Provided whneTer
nroyes to tbe satisfaction of the commissioner
the ownership of the animal, shall ethe right
of reclaiming the same, provided they pay all
cost of the sale,
Sec. Is. Eac4 eommlsslonef snail, as soon as