St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OpELoUsAs, April 9Th, 1873

OpELoUsAs, April 8th, 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
fT H II; II. Litteli; President; A. Guidry,
s. Haas and b. E. Clark.
lhtre being no quorum present. the Police
jury adjourned until Tomorrow at 10 O'Clock NJ.
TUESDAY, April 9th, 1878.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment,
Present: X. Ii. Litte President; L. f. Clark
+. savoy u. r. saizan, S. Haas E. Dubuisson
anc A. Guidry.
The minutes of the last meeting wera road
and approved
On mutton of Mr.. Duhuisson, Resolved. that
IN acc"fdahce with act No, 30 nf the Legislature,
approved March l4th. 1878, the tax collector he
ana Ia Hereby directed to extend ON the purish
tax roll he sum of six mills on the dollar on all
IaAaDie property i'll the incorporated towns in
TINS parish, said tax when collected to be paid
in the Parish Treasury, aud appor,ioned to the
criminal expenses for the parish.
On in"ti"n of Mr.. Haas, Resolved that t e
sum OF twenty-five dollars he and is hereby ap-
prnpriated, payable out of 'tHy Honey IN the
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the
president to reimburse him for that amount
paid Dy nm for legal advice.
The petition of numerous citizens of the At
cliaialaya Was read, asking for the following
change i'll the public road, to-wit: To leave the
river road at the lane between A. A. Richard
ani ). n Oden, running south to the land OF
Mr.. A. Scott, thence west OF the line between
MT SOFT and the unsold lot of the estate Of
Mrs. NJ. N. Gordon the lnc between Mr.. scott
AMI land owned by Mrs NJ. A. Ford and j.
West until it strikes Bayou Current, thrnce to
keep the same road to Fauikners Ferry, as it
now stands.
On motion of Mr. Duhuisson, Resolved, that
the abnve petition be granted, and that the
changes he made i'll accordance with section
OF the road ordinance.
On motion OF Mr.. Savoy, Resolved. that
Milthridate Billeandeau be ind is hereby au-
thorzed to change the public road running
through his land, as to run ON The division
line between him and Alclde p. FOntenot, il,
accordance with section 9 of the road ordinance.
On motion OF Mr.. SalZan, Resolved, that A. A.
Qubedeau be and is hereby authorized to
change the publie read running through his
land to tile line between his and Richard and
Qi'hr eau !aNc III accordance with section Of
th,. road ordinance.
committee VI the School Board If the parish
OF ~. Landry waite upon the Police jury ANA
requested them to levy IL tax of two mills for
scnl purp;,ses, when On motion OF Mr. Haas
II was unanimously resolved that the Pol CT.
Jury refuse to levy any tax exceeding the fonr-
team and u half mills now levied, unless upon
the written application OF IL majority in value
or the taxpayers ut the parish.
To The Hon. the President and Police Jurors of
% the parish of st. Landry:
Gentlpnle!i-FUur petitioners would respect-
fully represent that the pub ic road leading
from Washington to Gri.,id Prairie has been
closed without authority from ynnr Honorable
hEly. aud that said IIaj has bt ELI negIectpd b.
the road orcTsee". iolr petitioners would res
pectlully ask THAT aid uhstrncrinns he remove
anu That the rUat he put in Ortt.r for tins
the puolic, and we NH ever pray &c.
S gled by 81 Citizens.
On motion of Mr. Dnh;iiSsnjt, Resolved, that
the petition he granted, and that the Road
Ortrs"er be and is hereby Instructed to WORK
ssd road.
fine Police Jury resolved themselves into 9
coiun.ittee Of the whole, and Proceeded ia eN
aniine the vouchers III thu lands OF tho PARISH
Treasurer, for the Euuirs pad Ivy him since The
cancellation oil the lOtA Of December, 1877,
whercrpnu MI Savoy reported that ,I.ey had
counted he vouchers presented by tHc Treas
Urer, amounting TO fourteen th.ltsaud three
hundred and ei&htytwn 23ll0D dollars, which
aiGouut correspondent with the entries on his
books. and lie moved thai tie vouchers he CALI
cell Il, and that the Treasurer iave credit tura
that amount ON his bucks, carried
YEARLY srATEwGNT.
w. A. ROBERTSON, TREASURER, IN AC-
COUNT WITH Pa RfsH CT ST. LANDRY.
RECEIPTS:
From amount Of parish taxcs
received from collector
from It'll May, 1877 70 date $26 ,249 80
FROM ailioitnt W PARISH taxes
delinquent received from
the collector from TIN of
May, 1877 to date 1850 IL
From anaant of parish licen-
SEES from collector from It'll
May, 1877 TO date. 1862 so
From amount received from
other sources frum 18th May
1877 to date. 221 10
Total grose receipts. ..- Sal 1894 II
Less collectors com
mission retained
by him state
1nent rendered viz
III taxes ...-... 1926 Is
i'll licenses ...-.-.- 256 Is 1882 40
$40,lu II
April 187S-To balance cash
on hand brought to
account S165 OF
EXPENDITURES:
BY amount of parish warrants
paid by the treasurer and
which nave l,eenexaiuined
counted and cancelled by
the police jury ...-....-.. $39,946 81
April 2--Balalice cash on hand q I65 OF
.. II