The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-05

71S 27
"%jailOr and Jail guard. 1896 Is
witnesses before district
grand and petit jurors 523S IA
" district attorney -------- 165 60
i" sheriff fees in Grim cases 1011 90
transportation Ofconyicts 7 so
+" sherif's perdiem--------- 295 90
internal improvements 2504 Sc
pay ofroad overseers.-.- 474 so $23,274 50
Balance in parish treasury Dec. 81, 1874 8 1864 A
amount due parish treas
urer on receipts and dis
bursements in 1s73..-.... $1026 80
=" balance of salary for 1878 SO 81
Z" amount due parish treas
urer for 1874 .---.-.----.. 5U8 M $16i16 ~
Tobarce due parish treasurer $50 So
On motion of Mr.. Tate, Resolved, that where
as the Treasurer of the Parish OF st. Landry,
has this day presented his annual statement of
all moneys received and disbufsed by him dur
ing tile year 1874, and whereas said statement
after q thorough and careful examination of
the vouchers, has been found correct in every
particular; therefore be it resolved, that the
said statement be received, and that the Re-
corder of the: Parish of st. Landry, be and he is
hereby instructed to concel the bond of Th0s.
G. Anderson as Parish Treasurer for 1874; and
that Thos. G. Anderson n his Securities are
hereby relieved from all liability thereon for
the year 1874.
The Tax Collector submitted the following
statements:
SIAIEaAENI Of IL d AAA ScLLECAOAs
Amount parish tax levied for year 1874 $4,000 90
To be deducted:
List of delinquent taxpayers $20,S50 90
/" uneollectable par. taxes 1,718 s7-$22,568 96
Amount of parish taxes collected. ss2,481 o.
:" licences 7" ..-: 1887 so
Total am'nt collected for the year 1874 $685. 81
Amtnt coretd on d~elinquentlist of 1872 5,728 SO
Total amount of collections. ..... .ssa,6s7 Oh
Collected in parish warrants S5728 Is
Commission of tax collector on
""AeS q q licences 1874. - IS
Commission of collector I'M
paid taxes of 1ST2---.-.-- 524S %
on delinquent. 572 IS s14945 Os
Cash paid in parish treasurer s24,T41 96
On motion of Mr.. LttelI, Resolved, that the
Tax Collector be instructed to Immediately pro-
coed to the collection of the delinquent parish
taxes of 1878, in Q. s. currency.
On motion of VIM. Tate. Resolved, that the
Tax Collector proceed to the collection of the
delinquent parish tax of 1872, the sum receiya-
BILE in outstanding warrants.
On motion of Mr.. Littell, Resolved, that the
Parish License on Professions, Trades and Oc-
equations be the same as that fixed by the State,
with the exception of Pedlers, which shall re-
main as fixed by resolution of the Police Jury
February 10th 1869.
On motion of Mr.. Littell, Resolved, that the
sum of thirty-two thousand dollars be fixed as
the amount of parish tax TO be levied and col
lected, for the services Of the year 1875.
Messrs. Littell and Guidry, voting Aye.
Messrs. Tate and Guiilory, voting Nay.
There being a tie the President voted Nay.
On motion of Mr.. Tate, Resolved, that at a
meeting of the Police Jury Of the Parish of st.
Landry, to be held on the fourth Tuesday of
February 1875, being the 23d day of said month,
the amount of taxes to be levied and assessed
on said Parish, for the services OF the year 1875,
shall then be fixed and determined.
Resolved, that the following is the estimate
exhibiting the various items of expenditure
necessary for the services OF the year 1875, and
that the said stimat be published at last
thirty days before the amount OF the tax shall
be fixed and determined, as the law requires
Pay membersand officers Police jury. $1,000
Sheriff and Clerks salary. 1000
Contingent expenses -.--........ 5000
Magistrates fees in criminal cases.-..,,... 1000
Constahlfs. $500
Witness fees before magistrates criminal
Maintenance Parish Jail 1000
Pay of of Grand and Petit Junors...-..-.. 5000
Witness fees District Court criminal cases $500
Pay of District Attorney for convictions. 800
Transportation Of eoIlyicts. 800
sherifs fees criminal cases and summon
she rhF S peg diem for aftsndan on Court S 200
internal improvements ...---.-..-..-. 5000
Maintenance of Indigents. .-...-.- 500
Election 1900
Commission OF tax ColleetOr. 1880
Messrs. Tate and GuillOPy, voting Aye.
Messrs. LittelI and Guidry, voting Nay.
There being O tie the President voted Aye.
On motion of Mr.. Littel, Resolved, that no
account OF Magistrates or Of C0nstables, for
services on costs In criminal cases. shall be APP
proved or paid, unless such accounts are ac-
companied with the sworn statement of said
Magistrate, that before warrants OF arrest were
issued in the cases in which said services were
rendered, said Magistrates made due inquiry,
and ascePtafned to their satisfaction, that said
prosecutions were not of q frivolous character,
and that the proof at hand would sustain said
prosecution.
The Auditor submitted the following Peport,
which WIS ordered to be snread upon the min
utes:
AUDITORS STATEMENT NO. ].
Total amount of police jury and
clerks warrants audited
since Ian. LIST 1a73tojan. 18th
$71,30 81
Total amount Of police jury and
clerks warrants cancelled
from jan. LIST 1873 tojan. 18th
1875 .S62,018 ~
Balance outstanding to date. sa,9s9 q
JAMES O. CHACHERE,
Parish Auditor.
6neiousas January 10th 1873.
AUDITORS STATEMENT NO, 2.
Total amount of warrants issued
by clerks of pOlice jury aud
audited by me from may 26th
1874 to jan, Ist l875....-.- SlA,1S8 81
I. James o. Chachere, Parish Auditor, IN and
for the parish Of St. Landry, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and correct alb.
stract from my books. from May 26tR 1874 to
January 1st 1875.
Parish Auditor.
Opelonsas, La, January 18th 1875.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock A. N.
n SAVOY, President.
Attest: G. MARC, Clerk.
WEDNESDAY,, January Goth, 1875,
The Police Jury met purIant to adjournment
Present: T. Savoy. President, R.H. Littell, A.
Guidry. VIM. Tate and H. j. GuilloFy.
The Police Jury then proceeded 70 appoint
the following Road oyerseers for the present
year:
D. T. Blaekshear. from opeleusasto Garrigues
bridge.
Damon neville, from Garrigtes bridge to
Bernard Duos, from vile Plate to Lutz tan
VIM. Foreman, from Lutz Tan Yard to Sam
/ Haas store.
Don Louis Deville, from Sam Haas store to
Parish line, NachitOehe road.
Pierre Vfdrine, from vile Plate to Marce1lint
bridge.
EIoie Campbell, from satn Haas store to Nez