St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-18

T. G. Chachere, B. I. Clark, Thos. A. Hicks and
d. Meche.
The reading of the minutes of the last meeting
was dispensed with.
PETITIONS.
A petition from the residents Of Bayou Bnuf
was received and read praying for the passage
Of an ordinance declaring it unlawful for hogs
to run at large on said Bayou and vicinity.
A counter petition was also received and
read from residents OF the same locality much
more unanimously signed, when motion,
both petitions were laid Oh the table.
A petition signed by numerous residents of
Plaisance, Plaluemine Ridge and vicinity pray
ing that an ordinance be passed declal ing it
unlawful for hogs to at large in that locality,
was read, when motion it was laid over
until the next regular meeting of the Police
Jury.
Plauuemine and Paunelnne Ridge, praying
that a public road be laid out from Church
Point to the Bellevue and Opelousas at Las
tra,,es and Groves plantations, was read, when
on motion of Mr.. Clark, the following property
owners were appointed Il committee TO ascel-
tain the best location and the cost Of laying
said road, and to report at the next meeting Of
the Police Jury or as soon us practicable, Messrs.
VIM. Dejean, Chas A. Perrodin, I.astie Lavergne,
Edgar Barrouse, John Z. Colagan, Uval Bour-
aue and DR.. T. Chachere.
The committee appointed last June to lay
public road, to run from Willie Plate to the
Opelousas and Chataignier road, reported that
they have laid out said road iii accordance
with petition therefor, when on motion Of MI
Young the report was accepted and the road
declared public road
ON motion of Mr.. Young the road overseer is
instructed to change the public road from Vile
Plate to Chataignier, SO as to run on the wes-
tern lines of Onle II. FUntenot and Theodule
soileau, us prayed for by petition signed by the
above parties and others.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, Resolved, that his
resolution of November last, i'll regard to the
! change on the Vile Plate and Washington road,
he amended thus, that the road be changed as
prayed for, provided that that portion Of the
road passing north OF DR.. Foster shall not pass
on his land. That Mcssrs. J. L. Shaw, Ad,lph,s
! Audrus James Hicks, Andre Fidrinc, Ces,irc
Arloin, Vim. Tate and r. W. Tatman he and
are hereby appointed a committee to make the
| change on sald road and report
| On motion of Mr.. PerrodlIl, Resolved, that an
inspector of roads. ut a salary Of $500 per ALI
| NUM-, shall he elected ut the next meeting of
the Police Jury, ut which time the duties of
! said officer shall be defined
On motion a committee OF seven, consisting
of Messrs. E. Dubuisson, member of the 5th
ward, L. Plonsky, Joseph Elliott and John o.
| Tralnor OF Washington, j. o. Chachere, Jos.
| appointed to examine and report at the next
meeting of the Police Jury, what action should
be taken to repair and maintain the road and
bridges between Opelousas and Washington
and whether said road and bridges shall be
| repaired and maintained by the parish or be
| released as d toll road and bridge.
On motion it was Resolved, that the Clerk of
the Police Jury be hereby directed and author.
| lied to issue certificates for amounts due by
| the parish of st. Landry, in accordance with
section 3 of the constitution, miscellaneous
| ordinance for relief Of delinquent tax payers,
and said certificates when so issued shall be
receivable for all taxes and licenses due to the
parish prior to the LIST of January, 1879, and fol
| no other purpose, and the tax collector shall
| endorse on the back OF said certificates fol
| whose tax they were received.
| On motion it was Resolved, that when certlf
| Gates for payment OF delinquent taxes are
! issued it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the
Police Jury to divide and issue said certificates
! in such sums as the the owner OF the same may
require, and he shall be instructed to charge a
fee of fifty cents for such additional certificate
! so issued
| On motion it was Resolved, that the salary
! of Magistrates and COnstables, for the yeal
| 1881 shall be based the number of votes
polled i'll each magistrates ward, at the election
| held on the I'D day OF November, 1881, at twenty
| five cents for Magistrates and thirty cents fol
| Constables, each per vote i'll their respective
/. wards.
| Nessrs. DubuissOn, Cnachere, Clark and
| Perro,lin having been appointed a committee
| to examine the vouchers i'll the hands OF the
| Treasurer, reported through Mr.. Dubuisson:
their chairman, that they had examined aud
/ counted the vouchers presented by the PARISH
Treasurer, amounting to ($500s 23t five thousand
and eight 23IlOO dollars, which amount cores
| bonded with entries in the cash book, and he
! moved that the vouchers be cancelled and that
| the Treasul er have credit for that amount on
the books of the parish carried, and vouchers
| cancelled i'll accordance herewith.
/ On motion the Police jury adjourned to meet
| ~, Tnaoiav the 1lfh inst. at A,