St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-12-25
PETITIONS.

4 petite" from the residents Of Bayou Buui
was received and read, playin" for the p;t>sa &C
OF tt1l ordinance declaring it unlawful for hogs
to run at large "n said Bayou and vicinity.
4 counter petition wis also received and
read from residents of the same locality much
more unanimously signed. when on motion
both petitions We're laid on the table.
petition signed by numerous residents OF
Plais;rnce. Plaquennr Ridge and vicinity pray
ing that an ordinance he passed declaring il
unlawful for hogs to run at large in that locality
WAS read. when on motion it was laid oven
| until the next regular meeting OF the Police
Jury.
petition signed BY numerous residents OF
Plaqueminc and Plaqueminc Ridge prayin.
that public road be laid out from Church
Point t" the Bellevue and Opelousas at Las
tIapes and Groves plantations. was read, when
| owners were appointed 4; committee. to ascer
tain the best location and the cost of laying
said road, and to report at the next meeting OF
the Police Jury or rs soon as practicable Messrs
Vim. Dt.jean. Chas. A. PerrOdin I.astic Lavergnc
Edgar Barl0usc, John I. Collagan Uval Bour.
que and DIR. L. Chachere
The committee appointed last June to lay d
public road, to run from Vile Plate to the
Opelousas and Chataignicr road, reported that
they have laid out said road in accordance
with petition therefor, when on motion of Mr.
Young the report was accepted and the road
declared Il public road.
On motion OF Mr., Young the road Oyerseer il
instructed to chnnge the public road from Vile
Plate to chataignier, SO as to run on the ives
u
Soilcau, as prayed for BY petition signed by the
above parties and others.
On motion OF Mr.. Haas. Resolved, that his
resolution of November last, in regard to the
ch;nge on the Vile Plate AMI Washington road
be 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 Messrs. i. F. Shaw AID lphrs
Antlrus, James Hicks, Andre Vidrnr Cesaire
Ardoin, YIN: Fate aud r. ". Tatman he an,,
are hereby appointed a committee to make the
change ON said road and report.
On motion of Mr. PcrrOdin Resolved that an
inspector Of roads, at II salary of $500 per All.
mum, shall be elected at the next meeting OF
the Police Jury, IT which time the duties OF
On motion Il committee of seven, consisting
of Mcssrs. E. Dubuisson. member Of the 5tl
ward, T.. Ponsky, Joseph Elliott aud John ..
Tralnor of Washington, j. o. Cllacherc, Jos
Bloch and w. y. POsey, of OpeiOusas, were
appointed to examine and report ut the next
meeting of the Police Jury, what action shou d
be taken To repair and malntain the road and
bridges between .Opclollsas and Washington,
and whether said road and bridges shall be
repaired and maintained by the parish or be
released as IL 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 hf
the parish at S. Landry, ~ acpopdanee with
section OF the constitution, miscellaneous
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 for
no other purpose, and the tax collector shall
endorse ON the back Of said certificates for
whose taa they were received.
On motion 1t was RESOLVED, that when eertifi-
Gates for payment of delinquent taxes arc
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 entitled to charge a
feeof fifty gents for such additional certificate
so issued:
On motion it was Resolved that the salary
of Magistrates and Constables, for the year
1881, shall be based on the number of votes
poled in each magistrates ward, at the election
held on the I'd day of November, 1881, at twenty
fre dents for M8gistrates and thirty cents for
Constables. each per vote in their respective
wards. s ss
Messrs. Dnbnisson. Chachere. Clark and
Perrotlin having been appointed a committee
to examine the vouchers i'll the hands OF the
Treasurer, reported through Mr.. Dubnlss0n;
their chairman, that they had examined and
counted the vouchers presented by the Parish
Treasurer. amounting to ts5oos 81 five thousand
and eight 2all00 dollars. which amount CORES
pended with entries in the cash hook. ana ne
moved that the vouchers be cancelled ana that
the TrrasuI Ell have credit for that amount Oh
the hooks of the parish, carried, and vouchers
cancelled In accordance Herewith.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned to meet