St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-12-11
Proceeding Of the Police Jury.

OrELorSAs. November Sth, 1850.
The Police Jury metpursuant to adiou1 nntn'.
Present: Albert Gudry, President; Augus'c
Pcrrodin, +. Duhuisson sam: Haas l., 1o"i'2'
T. G. Chachcrc and Is. l.. Clark.
Mr. Thomas A. Hicks having presented MS
commission from the Governor OF the state as
police Juror for the 4tli ward OF PARISH of 81
Landry, vice L. ". sylvester, Resigned TOOK His
seat. ........;.,-
The reading OF the minutes OF the hast meeting
was dispensed with.
Messrs. Young and Mtch" fi;'vihs opionou
th. resolution OF MI. Haas, aiortcd october
llth last, to relieve Mr. \. GarIlgueT, tan COZ
lectnr OF the jndgneE, for the payment "l
counterfeit 5000 l.. $. uo1e desire their names
spread on the lulilnlca as opposing stu Itoo"-
ton.
4 petition signed hy numerous residents "l
M.lct to have a public road leading from the
Onelollsas md Prud hnmnic City ro;tu to the Mal-
let woods be laid out was read. when on motion
of Mr.. Chachcre. Miss Nell Prlld honmc. Dopate
Guillory, EvariSlr Guiliort. LOUIS i'rrl Leon
Soulcr, AieNauGrc GmllorE and Df. -. L.
Todd, lie and arc hereby appointed II committee
to lay ont said road according TO i:t" aua report
on same Wheu cUihptted >
A petition signed by numerous residents oi
Ncz- -pique and Vicinity, representing the pnhllc
road leading from Chtaignl' l'r I" Hickory RAT
in being impraciicable and praying that Ms.
old road known :l5 the Chomeau road, running
from Bayou dies Cannes to the parish line i';'
again worked by the road oNelsctr Tor PubHc
use was read, when on motion OF MI th,cicre
it was resolved that the road oversrer be and
il hereby instructed to have the road hands To
work and keep III order the sad thonran road.
petition signed by numerous residents OF
Vile Plate and vicinity praying th:'l IN adhl-
zion be made on the Vile Piate and Washington
road to run as fu.i0Aa starting from the > j.
corner Of john +. ShaW's. thence north between
Shaw and Dr. Foster to the W corner III DR..
Fosters place, thence east 'ntl! 1t strikes inc
Washing gton road ut the corner OF Theodore
Foutnnot 5 place. WHEN on motion uf Mr.. Haas
il was resolved that the road ovelster be ana Is
hereby instructed 10 open that new portion ui
.ad Vile Plate and Washington road, under
section g. road ordinances.
The Clerk of tho Court presented copies ot
sl,n(ry reports Of the Grand jury, which were
read and duly considered.
Mr.. James Tubr was appointed roau over
seer Oh the road from VIM. Folcman's to tho
| Ayoyclles line via Crocodile toll bridge Oh the
! Hollnes,illc ruld instead uf Il. Cushniau
Desire Dcseuycs was added to the INDECENT
| list
| ON motion of Mr.. Charhelc. Resolved that
! the Parish Treasurer be directed 10 pay t
! Octave Fontenot. Parish Assessor. Oh the war
| rant of the President OF the Police Jury, The
| SUN OF eight hundred and ten t5l1o0 dollars
$3.50 So in full, due him by the parish for the
| assessment and tax roll ot 1850.
On motion it WAS resolved that from anf
after the first day of January, 1851, no fees
shall he paid To the coroner or any officer actlhs
as such unlcs the services OF said officer have
been rendered i'll strict compliance with sec
| tiuns G53 and 6j5 of the Revised Statutes uf thu
| state of louisiana
MessrS. DubuisSon, Young and PcrrOdin were
| np,Outed 4 committee toeXaniine claims on tile
| unpaid, against the parish, when on motion 20
| Mr. DubllissUll, in behalf of the committee, re
ported that they had examined and find correc
| the following claims, VIZ: