The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-03-27

shall be received except said certificate be giyeI
by the Parish Physician under oath, for which
he shall receive a fee of two dollars, to be paid
by the party to whom such certificate is given
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned unit
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
go WEDNESDAY, March 18th. 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present: John Roy, President; Theodule FOnte-
not, II. Durfo, rs. Fontenot andT C. Chachere
On motion of Mr.. Theodule Fontenot, resolved
that in pursuance of the powers vested in this
Jury by Sec. 1043, of the Revised Statutes; that
all witnesses summoned to attend the courts In
criminal eases shall receive no more than five
cents per mile, In lieu OF six and u quartet cents
now allowed; and further, that the parish shall
pay for the summons and attendance of no more
than four witnesses on each side, in criminal
eases, 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 land provided further, that
in all cases the Justice of the Peace shall hear
NIL witnesses that may voluntarily appear.
Belt further resolved, thRtit 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
compliant be frivolous, and If any frivolous com,
plant sho1ld be received by any Justice Of the
Peace, and 1t shall be made to appear to the sat
~isfaction 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. =
Be II further resolved, that the mileage allowed
10 the Sheriff and to Constables, in criminal
cases, fersummoning jurors and witnesses, shall
be the sum, OF five cents per mile, going and
coming, and no more; and that jurors shall be
4 allowed the same mileage and no more.
be 1t further resolved, that the Sheriff, for
transportation OF conViCts to the penitentiary at
Baton Rouge, shall receive for mileage five cents
per mile for himself, going and returning, and
five cents per mile for each prisoner going only.
On motion or Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
resolution adopted October 7th, 1873, allowing
the expenditure by each road overseer Of thirty
dollars on the public road, be and the same Is
hereby repealed. t.s4
On motion Of Mr.. T. s. Fontenor, resolved.
that ID. 7. Lafieur. Emile Manuel, Louis Young,
H.: Manuel, Durell Dupre, Charles BelfOur and
Edmond Dupre be appointed as commissioners
to lay 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.
Inc petition OF numerous citizens from BOur-
Deux bsidge to Church Point was read, asking to
remove the bridge over Bayou Plaquemine, near
the Catholic church; when, on motion of Mr..
Chaehere, resolved, that the petition be referred
to the Road Inspector, and he Ia hereby instruct
ed to examine the same and report at the next
meeting:
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved. that +.
Moreau be appointed road overseer from the
middle of the Mallet bridge to half way OF the
Mallet Woods between Pot Cove and rAnse
Bourbeuse, and that Willie Young be appointed
road overseer from half way the Mallet Woods
10 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 Calcasiell
road between Joseph Briefs cOuIGe and John
ReedNssbIidge, bog leageto submit the following
report: That on the 1st day of December, 1878.
we met at Joseph Rrier's coulee and, after tn
king the oath prescribed by law, havep proceeded,
with the assistance of q surveyor, as follows:
commencing at the bridge over Brier's coulee
running westward across, land of 7. Coopwood,
thence across a tract of railroad land, thence
between David COuryille and railroad land,
1 fIsAnaA frrn r noAS 1Ha r.. - ~
land, thence hetween j. B.. Dupleehin and The
odate EontenOt, thence across the land OF J. B,
Duplechin, causing him a damage of TWENTY-FIVE
dollars u. B. Duplechinl, thence striking the
line between railroad land and the line of Chas,
Laeasse, 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.a
damage OF twenty-five dollars (FuselierD. thence
across the.land of unknown parties to the bridge
over Bayon Cane known as John Reeds bridge;
this being tue most proper and suitable ground
to locate said road to the best of our Judgment,
the distance being four and q half miles, and
herewith please find q plat of said survey which
will give all the particulars, we recommend to
your Honorable body TO receive said road, and
that you pay to Mr.. j. B. Dupleehin and One
Zl1ne Fugelier the sum of twenty-five dollars
each, as damages assessed by your committee,
Respectfully submitted.
William Young,
4 -.u.. Henry Young, .
y .a.-. .---I. ,.r Joseph Fuselier,
-.. A. B. Young,
...-i.. ., ". Sayoie,
Francois Savoie.
above report be received and adopted, aud the
committee discharged and that the damages
assessed be paid out of the Internal Improve
nlent fund. = -.e. .. --
To the Hon. President and members of the Po-
lice Jury Of the Parish of st. Landry: 4
We, the undersigned citizens appointed by
yonrH Honorable body, January 9Th, 1874, to form
q committee to locate the public road leading
from A III and infaNcoo%fN- H. n--A ~
re ana Grand C0teau road at Mr.. Evariste Ro-
bins bridge, beg leave to make the following
report, viz: That we met on the 18th inst, and,
after taking the oath prescribed by law. have
agreed upon the following as the most proner
place to locate the portion of saidroad, for which
this committee was appointed, to-wit beginning
ut the bridge over cOHlee Rouge, running direct
to Mr.. Jos. Frozard's saw-mill, and ON the line
between Mr.. Frozard and Mr.. Isaac Kennison,
following said line about one hundred yards bc-
yond the NIL; from thence square across Mr..
Frozard's land to the line between him ana Wild.
OneZime Guilbeau, and following said line, and
entirely upon Mr. FrOzaFd's land, until it inter-
sects the Port Barre and Grand Coteau road at
Mi, Robins bridge, the object of running the
road entirely upon Mr.. FrozaFG's land is to oh
viate an immense labor that would be unayoid-
able should the line be the centre OF the road,
there being q large ditch immediately. on the
line, also hog-llole about Twenty-Five wards In
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
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the
right OF way. Respectfully submitted.
W. L Hargroder,
Isaac Kenigon,
Al. DuPiO,
Evariste Robin,
Joseph FroZard,
Mr.. I. 8. F%ontenot in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Roy, resolved that fhe 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 a.
rs damages, out of the Internal Improvement
fund.-
Mr.. Roy resumed the chair.
On motion of Mr.. DuPiO, resolved, that where
rs complaints have frequently been made to the
Police jury by road oyerseers. that road hands
worked retlctantly or refused to work on
bridges, Pc It resolved, that when the necessity
requires 1t, the road overseers can employthe
time and labor of persons subject to road duty
upon bridges as well as upon public reads.
ON motion OF MI. Durio, resolved, that all free
Parish licenses be and are hereby rescinded and
that hereafterthe Police jury will not grant a
free license.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that all
claims approved for debts previous to Decenl-
Der 31st, 1878, shall be paid out of the fund az
sessed for the payment of the existing debt; and
those approved since shall be paid out OF their
On motion of MI. I. 8. Fontenot. resolved. that
hereafter Justices of the Peace be required to
state in the certificate issued to witnesses in
criminal eases, whether the case has been sent
to the District Court or dismissed.
On motion of Mr.. TheOdule F~0ntenot, resolved,
that the Parish Auditor be required to keen his
office open for and during the same time as the
Parish Treasurer.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock 4. NJ.
THURSDAY, March 18th, 1874.
The Police Jury netpursuant to adjournment.
Present: John Roy, President; I. S. Fontenot,
TheoduIe F0ntenof, H. Durio and I. C. Ghacher6.
whole, proceeded to examine claims unpaid and
on file AGAINST the parish. INSTRUMENTATION of