St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-06-19

Russell, Dan Elliott, J: E. Hawkins, P. l..
Eontemot, VIM; Teal, Vim. Foreman iI james ,
Deville and Elmus Campbell
7th Police Jury Ward-Jos. Ii; Fontcnot, Val
mon Eidrine, z. s Fontenot ana Onle a;.ilenr:
Daiglc HypOlite AndlepOnt, Jr, Philogen Rich
ard, Orczppe Ledoux NJ Pndhonme, Neville
Reed bmtt 5 Som ana Hohe p slGnc
Sloane, Joseph Roy, Charley Melangon, Alfred
Perry and VIM; Mcfarland
| sfcssrs Aug Pcrrodin, J. O. Charhcrc and c. c.
Duson he and are hcrchyapponteda committee
to sell TO the highest bidder the old brick
building now standing below the jail and
market house.
| On motion of Mr. Sylvester, Resolved. that
! the parish attorney be and is hereby instructed
/ to examine the Judgment rendered by the
District Court in the case of c. c. Duson VS..
| c. NJ. Thompson. as regards the costs OF said
suit, and is authorized to institute any legal
proceedings in said matter, if in his opinion the
parish can be relieved from the payment OF
said costs.
Several petitions for appropriations for inter
| nal improvements were read and laid over, the
appropriation for that fund being exhausted.
| Mcssrs. Augilste Perrolin and +. J. Leicbvre
were appointed a committee to have the light
ming rod and cutters of the Courthouse repaired
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion he it ordained, that the dividing
| line between the ID and 9th Police Jury wards,
| is changed so as to run thus: beginning at the
n W corner of the I'd Police jury ward, run
| ming south three miles thence west one mile,
| thence south to the parish line.
Be it further ordained, that the following
! change is made i'll the ID and sth Police Jury
wards which is as follows: Section OF j X
! 3 east is taken from the Stn Police Jury ward
and is now included III the 2d Police jury ward.
Be it further ordained, that the ed Police
Jury ward is hereby divided into two polling
prccncts-Grlnd Coteall and Coulce Croche-
| the line beginning at T line between TT S r
east and T 7 s r 3 east one mile south of north
! limo Il1rIr rH
| 2 miles, thence east to Bayou Carancro.
Be it further ordained, that the sth Police
Jury ward be and is hereby snbdlvlded into
seven polling precincts, as follows: all that
| portion OF the 10th Justice of the Peace ward
| in Prairie Mamouth west of Bayou des Cannes
| to constitute one polling precinct.
al that portion of the 10th Justice of the
! Peace ward i'll Prairie Faquetalque west Of
| Maet woods and east of Bayou des Cannes
! to constitute one polling precinct.
All that portion of the 10th Justice Of the
Peace ward east of Mallet woods to constitute
| one polling precinct
! Ali that portion of the 18th Justice of the
| Peace ward west of Chilly Mallet to constitute
| 4 polling precinct.
| All that portion of the 18th Justice of the
Peace ward east of Gully Mallet to constitute
| Il polling precinct
| All that portion of the 18th Justice of the
! Peace ward east of Bayou Plaquemine to con-
| stitutc Il polling precinct.
| All that portion of the 18th Justice of the
| Peace ward west of Bayou Plaqueminc to CON
| stitute a polling precinct.
W. II
polling precinct be and is hereby established
in the 18th Justice of the Peace ward in Prairie
Mamouth.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
Tuesday the 18th at O'Clock A. VI.
OPELoUs,s, La. June 18TH 1880
The Police jury met pursuant to aG Oltrnment.
Present: Mcssrs. Albert Gudry, President;
Auguste Pcrrodin +. DubuissOn, l.. Young, Z.
c. Chacherc, T. W. sylvester and Sam. Hans.
The parish attorney, agreeable to Il resolution
OaSSpN Yesterday. reDOrtpI that he had
piled with request III SAID resolution, and that
having carefully examined sthe authorities on
that subject, he was of the opinion that so far
as Jurisprudence had settled this matter, the
Judgment of the lower court in regard to the
costs in the contested sheriifalty case between
DuSOn and Thompson is correct
On motion of Mr.. Young, Resolved. that the !
President Of this body he authorized to take a
devolutive appeal from that portion of tho
which imposes the costs of such upon the parish, |
and that the attorney of the parish be instructed
to prosecute the said appeal before the next |
term of tie Supreme Court
On motion of MI. Haas, the President ap- !
pointed Messrs. Haas, sylvester and Chachcre |
Il committee to Investigate into the sale and
purchase of the contract for the keeping of the
toll bridge over Bayou Crocodile the road |
from Vile Plate to Chicot, and also if the bond |
OF the purchaser was Siyen in accordance with
ordinance of March 18th, 1869, and report on |
same at the next meeting of the Police Jury.
AN ORDINANCE.
10 levy, cOlecl ana ENFORCE payment or an an |
nual license tax upon all persons associations |
of persons, and corporations, pursuing any
trade. profession, VOCATION calling business
except those who are expressly exempt from |
such tax by articles 206 and 2O7 of the coust- |
tuition.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Police Jury |
of the parish OF st. Landry, that there is hereby
levied an annual license tax, for the calendar /
year A. d. 1880, upon each person, association |
OF persons and corporation, pursuing any trade
profession, vocation, calling or business in tho
parish of st. Landry. except those expressly ex-
empt from such tax by articles 206 and 2o7 of |
the constitution.
Sec 2: Be it further ordained, ETC., That inn
mediately after the PRONUNCIATION of this ortll-
nance for the year 1850, the tax collector shall
begin to collect and shall collect, as fast as pos
slblc, from each Of the persons, association OF |
persons and corporations, pursuing within the
limits OF the parish any trade, profession, voca-
tion calling or business, license tax as herein
after graduated.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained ETC.. That for
every business of selling, whether as principal
or agent on commission, at auction or otherwise,
the license shall be based on the gross annual
amount of sale as follows.
Wlfe;i gross sales are oyer $4,000, each person