St. Landry democrat., 1881-01-29

Theogene Richard. T. Soileau. T. D. Bernard
Jean Castillo, NJ Castillo and F. c. Devilliers
be and are hereby appointed committee tG
lay out said road according TO section ., roao
ordinance, and report when completed.
In accordance with Il petition from residents
OF Plalsance and Plaquenlne, committee
composed of Messrs. d. DUrio. W. A. Robertson
and Noile Pitre were appointed to ascertain the
| cost OF laying ont new road from Opel"usas.
| through the plantation OF H. l.. Gar land. ana il
| the town Of Opelnusas will assist i'll the con.
structton Of the same
In accordance with a petition signed by
numerous residents OF rasance. Plaqnenlile
| Ridge and vicinity. which as read at the last
ne citing OF the Police Jury. PRAYING that hogs
| running at large within the limits hereinafter
mentioned be declared unlawful, was
| again read. when on motion it was resolved
that 1t he unlawful for hogs to run at
large within these limits. viz: Common
eng at opelousas; following the Vile
! ton, thence on to include Mrs. Christoval
Dupres place, thence aloux the eastern border
OF the woods to include Emtrand Landry's. Sr..
thence direct to the Mullet bridge. thence east
including the plantations of F. Johnson. Comean.
Carriere and Felix Dcjean. continuing due east
| to the present hog line around Opel"usas.
petition. and more numerously si%ned
counter-petition from residents of Old Grand
Prairie, Moundville and vicinity. concerning the
running OF hogs at large We're read. when on
molten they Were both laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Chacherc. Resolved that
the salary OF the parish attorney be and is
hereby increased from 500 TO $500 per annum.
aud that said increase of Sloo shall be paid to
him out OF fines and y natics collected by him
and paid over to the parish treasurer.
on motion it was Resolved. that the fol owing
shall he the duties OF the road inspector when
elected
lsf. To furnish bond in the sum OF one thou
sand dollars, the security TO be approved by
the President of the Police Jnrv, Tor the faithful
performance of his duties.
2. To attend the regular meetings Of the
Police Jury, serve all legal notices that may he
required by them. and do all and any duty
connected with roads and bridges which they
may desire him to do.
Sd. TO inspect at least once every six months,
every public road and bridge in the parish and
report in detail their condition, and whether
road overseers have done their duty; when on
said inspection he shall find any road or bridge
in bad condition, he shall at once cause the
| road OEerster to repair the same.
4In. He shall W tn the committee appointed
for that purpose inspect all bridges. that may
he ordered built or repaired by the Police Jury,
where the cost Of building or repairing shall
exceed seventy-tive dollars. and make an esti-
mate OF the cost of the same; and where said
bridges have been built or repaired. he shall,
before they are received, inspect and report
to the Police Jury whether the contract for
building or repairing has heen strictly carried
out
The Police jury then proceeded to elect by
ballot road inspector at salary of $500 per
innum as fixed at their last meeting.
On the first ballot Mr. Homer j. Dagle having
received majority of the Police Jury was
duly declared elected road ms .'ector for the
parish of st. Landry.
The committee appointed November last to
lay road from Prud' homme City to the Mallet
woods. reported that they had laid ont said
road as petitnncd for. when on motion of Mr..
Chachere, the report was accepted, the road
declared a public road aud the committee
discharged.
On motion ii was Resolved. that the resolu-
zion passed at the meeting of the Police Jury
in December last computing the salaries of
magistrates and constahes for the year 1881. as
the number of votes pnllcd al the last presiden-
tial election, be and the same is hereby re-
srinded. and it was further resolved that the
salaries of said magistrates and constabies he
for the year 1881 the same as they were for the
year 1880.