The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07
Official.
Office Jury Proceedings,

July IND, 1917.
The Police Jury met this day in Extra
session, at II o'clock A: NJ, at the office of
Mi. Emile Leblanc, in Of the
District Court being ii session in the Court
Room. !"
: Judge j. NJ. Howell, in behalf of Messrs
Roger, Moran, Sluclair, Folse and himself,
addressed the jury to the effect that under
the new laW he, with the gentlemen above
mentioned, had been appointed by Ills Ex-
cellency. Francis I. Nichols. Governor. adj
uiti6nal Police Jurors, and moved that the
Police jury go into temporary organization
Carried |t
On motion of Judge Howell, duly second
ed, MIR. l.. +. schneider, was unanimously
elected temporary President. .
Judge Howell then read'the law relative
to appointment Of additional Police Jurors
by the Governor. and gave a distinct eXpla
nation OF saitlaW, in regard tn the organi-
aation of t Police Jury Z
I Tn 'inotidn OFFS. Bazile duly secu.ded, the
Jury proceeded to a permanent organize.
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NOMINATIONS for President being declared
in Urder, CIias, Brown ~nomiuited Judge j.
Nj. Howell, and there Being no farthet
nominations for President, j Judge j. Nj. How
ell'was, on a call OF the Ayes and nays, de-
clared elected President. " !
The President elect, after returning
thanks tor the honor bestowed, assumed
| the Chair. =" GO i
Nominations for Secretary being de-
cfared in order, L. +. Schneider nominated
Fred, w. Francis, and Mr.. Sinclair nomina-
ted Geo. W. Sauires, Esq. q
On motion duly seconded, that the elec.
ton Of Secretaryb be by ballot, and that the
President appoint two %telleis. ~
The President appointed as ~teilers, l.. +.
Schneider and Mr.. Roger.
On count of the ballots cast, the vote
stood as follows Geo. W.. Squires, 5 Fred
w. Francis, 5. -
A tie vote being announced, it was de
Glazed hat the election Of Secretary had
not been effected.
The motion OF l.. F. Schneider that the
election of q Secretary be By roll call was
adopted. '
The Secretary called the roll with the
following result:
Geo. w. Squires.-Messrs. Howell, Mo-
ran, Roger, Fclse and Sinclair, ). Fred. w,
Francis-Messts. Schneider, Brown, Ba.
zile, FOfet and Galiano, ). A tie vote again
being announced, no election of permanent
Secretary was declared by the President.
MIR. Sinclair moved that a Committee OF
three be appointed by the President, to Sc
Feet the Secretary and other officers of the
jury to be elected. NJ. Bazile offered AL
W IL VI MI SIucldlc
thit the Committee be increased to four
MIR. Sinclair defined to accept the amend
ment, but offered to make his motion read
IS" instead Of 80"
The motion Of Mr.. Sinclair was put to a
vote, and cast e nays, 4 yeas.
On motion of L. +. schneider, Mr.. Fred
W. Francis was elected temporary Secreta
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gent-at-Arms temporarily, was carried.
The minutes Of the adjourned meeting o.
June 9TH, 1877 were on motion read, and or
motion duly seconded, the same were
adopted.
The petition, of citizens of the Parish O.
Lafourche r~esidingsbelow L%ockport, was Oh
motion Of Mr.. Sinclair, referred to a Com
mittee of three to be appointed by the
The President appointed as said Com
mittee: Messrs. Folse, Moran and Foret
with instructions that they report upon the
same, at the next meeting of this Police in
~.
The Communication of Hy. Franklin was
read, and on motion the same laid over.
MIR. Schneider moved that the President
proceed to appoint the Committees on Fl
nance and Claims. I" ''.'t'
The President appointed as Committee on
Claims, Messrs. Roger. Schneider and Sin
clair.
The President suggested to the Jury thai
the appointment of "a Committee on Finance
be postponed, said suggestion was unani-
mously consented to.
The communication of H, r.. Thiberge,
(Architect) was received and read.
Ordinance No. lob, offered by Mr.. Sin
CLAIR, entitled AN Ordinance dividing the
Parish into Police Jury, Justices of the
Peace, Districts and Election Wards, OF
Polling Places was on motion duly sec.
onded, unanimously adopted.
Tile Amendment OIL +. Schneider, that
there BE- II Justice of Peace Wards, was &C.
cepted and adopted.
The report Of the Parish Attorney in rela
tion to the claims of L. I. talgout and T..
Hobert, was accepted.
On motion duly seconded, the Jury ad.
journed until this day at 5 O'Clock.
j. NJ HOWELL,
President.
Attest. FRED. w. FRANCIS,
Secretary protein.