St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-04
Proceedings Of tho Palicc Jury.
OrELousAs, November sth, 1880

OrELousAs. November sth. 1880.
Tie Police Jury met pursuant to adjeul nment.
Present: Albert Gudry, President; Augustc
Perrodin, L. DuhuissOn sam. Haas, l.. Young,
T. {. Chacherc aud +. K. Clark.
Mr.. Thomas A. Hicks having presented his
commission from the Governor OF the State az
police juror for the 4til ward Of parish of st.
Landry, vice f. W. Sylvester, resigned, took his
seat
The reading of the minutes Of the last meeting
was dispensed with.
Messrs. Young and Mtche having opposed
the resolution OF Mr.. Haas. adopted October
nth last, to relieve Mr. a. Garligues, tax col
lector, OF the Judgment for tue payment or
counterfeit 5000 Z. =. note, desire their names
spread on the minutes as opposing said resolu
ton.
A petition signed by numerous resident. OF
Mallct to have d public road leading from the
Opcluusas and Prud homne City road to the NAL
let woods be Laid ont, was read. When on motion
of Mr. Chachere, Miss Nell Prul'h homme, Donate
Guilory, Evarstc Guilorv, Loui. Prien, Leon
Sunnier, Alexandra Gulllory and Or. ID. L..
Todd, be and are hereby appointed committee
to lay ont said road according to law and report
on same when completed
A petition signed by numerous residents or
NcZ- piQ,tc and vicinity, representing the public
road leading from Chataignier to Hickory Flat,
as being impractlcable and praying that tho
old road known as the ChOnleau road, running g
from Bayou DIES Cannes TO the parish line be
again worked by the road overseer for public
use, WAS read, when on motion OF Mr. Chachere
,
is hereby Instructed to have the road hands to
work and keep in order the said ChUmcau road.
A petition signed by numerous residents OF
Vile Plate and vicinity praying that all addl-
ton he made on the Vile Plate and WASHINGTON
road to run AS follows starting from, the S 4
corner OF John +. Shaw's, thence north between
Shaw and Dr. Foster to the W corner OF Dr..
Fosters place, thence east until it strikes the
Washington road at the " corner Of Theodore
Fon,enUts place, when on motion OF Mr. Haas
| it Was resolved that the road oyersecr be and is
hereby Instructed 10 open that new portion of
said Vile Plate and Washington road, unde.
! section 9, road ordinance.
The Clerk of the Court presented copies of
| suntlry reports Of the Grand Jury, which were
read and duly considered.
| Mr. James Tubrc was appointed road over
| seer On the road from VIM. Forcman's to the
| Ayuyelles line via Crocodile toll bridge Oh the
| Hollucsville road, instead OF B. Cushman
Desire Deseuyes was added to the INDECENT
| list.
| On motion of Mr. Chachere, Resolved that
the Parish Treasurer be directed to pay tt
! rant of the President of tho Police Jury. the
! sum Of eight hundred and ten 55l100 dollars
(Saln.65l in full. due him by the parish for the
| assessment aud tax roll of 1880.
| ON motion it was resolved. thnt FROM anf
| after the first day OF January, 1881, no fee.
| shall ne paid TO the coroner any officer acting
as such, unless the services OF said officer have
| been rendered i'll strict compliance with sec
tons 653 and G5o OF the Revised Statutes Of tht
state of Louisiana.
Mcasrs. Dubuiseon Young and Pcrrotiin pcr,
appointed committee to examine claims file
unpaid, against the parish hen on motion o
Mr. DubuissOn, in behalf of the committee, re
ported that they had examined and tnd currec
! the following claims, viz: