St. Landry democrat., 1878-07-06
ED. n. M1iLARD. st. Landry.
ALBERT GUIDkY,
THEODULE HEBERT,)
JEAN VINCENT, }Lafayette.
D Il Il

On motion OF Mr.. SaiZan, Resolved that the
sum of eight hundred dollars or so much there
Of as may be necessary, be and is hereby apprO-
priated out OF the Internal improvement Fund
OF the current year, to assist i'll rebuilding Car
OncrO bridge and that the same committee be
appointed to represent the parish of st. Landry,
in the sale and supervision of said bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, Resolved, that the
above committee be authorized to take charge
of the lumber of the old bridge and turn over
the same to any Road Overseer, for the use OF
the public roads.
On motion OF Mr.. Guidry, Resolved, that the
14th magistrates ward be changed so as to i'll
clude the same in the LIST Police Jury ward.
Voting aye: Messr5. Guidry and Hawkins.
Voting nay Messrs. Savoy, SaiZan, Dubuis-
son, Haas and Clark.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins. Resolved that
whereas witnesses before the Grand Jury not
being paid for their attendance, that they are
hereby authorized to cross and ferry toll
bridge free, on the presentation Of their suponR
to the keeper OF the toll bridge or ferry.
The following ordinance was submitted, read
and unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
To carry into effect an act entitled an act rela
in certain cases, to sentence conyicts to work
on the public works and reads or in work
houses and delegating the power to parochial
and municipal authorities to pass the Ordi-
nanceS necessary to enforce the same, APP
proved 23d February, 1878:
Be it ordained l. That whenever any person
General Assembly of Louisiana, above entitled
to work on the public works, roads or streets of
the parish of st; Landry, such person shall
work on the public roads, bridges, streets or
other public works of this parish.
SEC 2. That said person shall be and remain
in the custody of the Sheriff of St. Landry or of
one of his legally appointed deputies, and shall
work as shall be directed by the Police Jury,
under the supervision and direction of such
officer, who shall have such work performed as
may be Indicated by him by the proper authori-
ties OF the parish or OF the municipality, having
charge of said roads, bridges, streets or other
public works.
SEC 3. That such persons shall not be put to
work before sunrise nor shall they be continued
to work after sunset, nor shall they be worked
more than ten hours on any day.
SEC 4. That during the term for which such
persons shall be sentenced, they shall be pro
vided with proper food and raiment and lodg-
ing and medical attendance, by the Sheriff at
the expense of the parish.
SEC. s. That the Sheriff shall make to the
Police Jury, monthly statements OF the eXpen-
ses so incurred, also monthly statement of the
number of eonYicts subject to work under this
ordinance, also monthly statement of the work
which has been performed during the proceed
ing month
SEC. G. That the Sheriff shall have right to
use such compulsory pieces to enforce perfor-
nance of the work by such cOnvicts, as are
employed by the officers and employees of the
SEC. 7. That the Sheriff shall be entitled to
charge two dollars per day fUr each deputy,
not exceeding two, whom he may employ to
superintend said cGnvicts while at work.
SEC. g. That their Sheriff shall be allowed the
same for feeding said conyicts as he is allowed
for prisoners in Jail.
SEC. 9. That this ordinance take effect from
and after its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Resolved, that the
Clerk of the Police Jury be and is hereby au-
thoriZed to purchase the necessary tools, on the
requisition of the Sheriff, to work the eonvicts
on the public roads.
On motion of Mr.. Savoy, Resolved, that the
Clerk OF the Police Jury be aud is hereby au-
thorized to have the necessary repairs made in
the recorders office, and that the SUN of fifty
dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary
be and is hereby appropriated payable out of
any money in the treasury, not otherwise ap-
propriated, to pay for the same.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that
whereas Mr.. V. Lastrapes has paid his license
as retail liquor dealer to the United States,
State and Corporation, he is hereby allowed to
open his bar at his race track, on such days as
there are races, except Sundays, without being
required to pay parish license and providing
he close his bar in the corporation.
The Treasurer submitted the following state
ment:
OFEICE OF THE PARISH TREASURER,
Opelousas La, May 9Th, 1878.