The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-06-19
Proceedings Of she Board 81 Police Of
ieisss me ToSyn q O~pelonsas. tEgai's,
wpnNrsnAv. April 9ath. 1s7.

as president of the aa$& Board and took hls9eaL
Office tolE hfSseayas anfember of the Board.
The Board then proceeded 10 organize ny
elestane eflesEs1 $1,000 ,nan;Trao,s
IN. that fine salaries Of sotficeFss be liked before
Going into an election for the same.
o. motion ton # M LILLY Hga y Ga c lFsse1 rs aS I3p4 IN
same is hereby liked at fifty dollars.
On motion 81 Mr.. Ealer, resolved unanimous.
Iy, that the salary of the treasurer be liked at
ON motion of Mr.. Ealer, resolved unanimous
ly. that the salarSaf the constable be fixed at
the rate of three hundred dollars 9 year:
On motion of Mr.. Ealer, resolved unanimous
", that the salary of the assessor DE axed at
Gn nation III MI Ealeir, resolved unanimous.
iyi that the salary OF the collector be fixed at
two percent on all amounts collected ny MN.
imotion of Mr. Tadspeth, resolved funani.
mously,, that the salary IF the printer pc n4ea 9
on motion sof Mr. Ealer, resolved that, the
bonds OF treasurer and collector be fixed at two
gn mn}nm MI M EaIer, resolved that the
oflicfaII16id OF the constable be fixed at three
hundred dollars, the said bond to DE acceptea
Mayo nominated Mr.. JOS. D. Richard for
clerk of the Board, whereupon, the ballot was
digpcnsed with, Mr.. Richard was eclareddInan
moislX elsGt tav clerk s69 q 5ae so NE. p. J. Lefebrre
for treasurer. whereupon Mr.. Lefebyre was de-
ciared unanimously elected treasurer.
Mr.. ChaeheEe nominated Mr.; George MeglhAey, ,
Mr. Mayo nominated Mr.. Charles Thompsons
1Lrl Nofn q poptnates NJ feoEse 4,
M. EaIer nominated Mr.. Augustin Steen,
Whereup0n on the first ballot Mr.. Cllas. Thomp-
son received three votes, Mr.. George Meglnleg'
received tWOVOtes Mr.. Augustin Steen received
one vote. and Mr.. GeofgefE. Rogers received
one rnte.saA ReGand ballot was taken when Mr..
George n. Rogers received one vote, Mr.. Charles
Thompson received ~f0urvOtes, anu glfa GeOrge
AFor;p1n1y paaniUn6 two votes. MT. Charles
ITnompsOn having Teeefvedt a. majority of the
votes cast! was declared duly elected constable.
on motion of Mr.. Hudspcth, resolved, that the
constable be ex-OfficiO collector and assesslr. 90
Mr.. Ealer moved that Mr.. Thompson be mo-
titled of his election by q member OF tile Board
in order to ascertain ii he would accept the
office or not. and Mr.. Thompson having appear
ed and declined aceepE1ng the office.
on motion Of Mr.. Hudspeth the Board pro
ceeded to elect another constable in his place,
whereupon on ball0ting, Mr.. George Meginley re-
ceiyedSslx T8tBs and Mr.IGeorge N,nRDgerB re-
ceived one vote, whereupon MI. Meginley having
received majority Of the voSescastwa declared
duky.e1eeted constable of the town of Opelolisas,
Mr. Ea1er moved that d member of the Board
notify Mr.. Megflley Of his ELECTION to ascertain
il he would accept or not. Mr.. Mesinley then
appeared before the Board and accepted tho
Hi Mayo Nominated the opelSusas Journal
for printer and Messrs. Mornlinveg and Ealer
nominated thezlpRaOuaas Courier, wAelell4l0n q
ballot was taken and the Opel0nsas JOuRNAL1
having repeiveddiHs votes and the Gpelousas
AGIf1EF GWO FDEtS Eub OIElUh5uS OVOIkSAL Wdo
declared duly elected.
on motion of Mr.. Ealer, resolved that d com
mittee of three be appointed to wait on the old
Board and deman from them the archives OF
the town and get a statement from the treasurer,
to date as to what amoaht may be in his hands,
the said committee to report to morrow morn
ding at eleven O'clock. At -
the president appointed Messrs. Ealer, Cha
onmOtion Of Mr.. Mornhinveg, the thanks of the
Board were tendered t0A. Williams Esq, for
acting as secretary pro TEN, OF this meeting.
The Board then RijonrEled tuatil to morrow
morning at eleven O'clock,
THURSDAY, April 30th 1874.
The Board met and adjourned to Monday next.
MosnAY, May 4th 1874.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present, DR.. James RayJ President. A. B. Cha
chere, @. Mornhinveg, ST., p. J. Lefebvre, Geo.
MISUNDERSTANDING. N. Ealer.
The President presented the bonds of the
treasurer. collector and constablet when on mo-
tioD of Mr.. Ealer the said bonds were accepted
On motion Of Nh. Ealer, resolved that acorn
mitte5 Of thne6abe appointed I'd prepare fOftfi-
nanessfa-be presented tothe Board foe-their
adopptiespgta D eslasptEappoht alsssrst Hpd
On motion OF MI. EsIer, resolved, that should 4
the assessor not be able to procure printedd
blanks, he be authorized to cause the same to be
printed. dII IIIaUH.
stable notify MfgIpqis IajeWle that the Board
has no further use for the room rented by him
om motion Of MI. Eaier, resolved, that the as
SCISSOR be authorized to employ as many assis-
tants AS may be necessary, at the rate of one
dollar and fifty cents per dag to complete the
On motion Of Mr.. Hudspeth the Board adj
iourned to Monday Id0rtling, next at II O'Clock
a. no.
MONDAY, May 18th, 1874.
The Board met spillsa1sait foE adjournment.
Present, DR.. james Ray, President, Geo. w.
Hudspeths c.Es Ealer, e. Mayo, 7. J. Iefebvre,
G. Mor1hinyeg, sr alld z. !. Gnachele.
twice and unanimously adopted viz; An ordi
nance to amend an ordillance ENTITLED On 0rdis
Iousas ordained 22d November, 1873.
SECT I. He 1t ordained by the Board of Police
of tieSsowsi 0f 0pe9eusaa that fsection 81 Of an
ordinance adopted November 22d 1878 entitled
an ordinance for creating q revenue for the
town Of OpelOusas which reads as follows to-
wit: IL isfssetler Ordaimed that the tax of one
uunrter oil one per cent shall be levied on all
reaI estate iii the town Of Opalousas at its as
sessed value and also on all monies at interest be
amended as follows ta-wit EfbEs adding thereto
the words, and on all property or capital en-
pl0yed in trade or other objects aalhtectftp be
taxed and which are taxed by the State.
SRCTa. BE 1t further ordained that this ordi
nance shall take effect from and after its pas
on motion the following ordinance was read
twiceand unanimously adopted viz:
Az ~oRptSAEcE RELATIVE TO noes:
70 prevent their Thinning III Isrge within the1i
corporate limits of the town of OpelOusas, es-
the establishment Of a pound for impOrnding
md selling all lQss found running atlafges
whereas, Ill measures heretofore ad0pted BY 1
tho Board of Police dfftnss tlTAf 0f s0baloaYbas, I
1s,IaIss P RI laFaS R e SSss a in n s RBsEsn 59s B fes
lie grounds of said town. to the great desfrfle- I
finn of the streets and pagenienfs. Therefore