St. Landry democrat., 1881-01-15

The Police Jury mot purauhnl ~ iiiaSiiN'
Present: Albert Guidry, President: Anguste
Perrodin f. Dubuisson, Sam: Haas, l.: onns;
r c. Chachers, B. +. Clark, Thos A. KICKS an"
D. Meche. .,
was dispensed with.
PETITIONS.
petition FROM, the resdents Of Baysu Ernt
vas received and read. praying Tor tne passage
Of au ordinance declaring it HhlAwful Tor hoHe
torun At large on said Bayou and vicinity
A counter petition wan also received asa
read from residents of the Same locality nueh
more unanimously signed. when sA notloh'
both petition. were laid Oh the table
A petition signed by numerous rcsiaehte OF
Plaisance, PlaqueInine Ridge and vloiiiity pray
ing that an ordinance be passed declaring II
unlawful for hogs to run at large in that localtE
was read, when ON motion II was lalo over
until the next regular meeting OK 'ho fehce
Jury. .,e;1o,. -,
Plaquemine and PlaQaeinne Ridge, praying
Point to the Bellevue and Opelonsas ut Las
frames and Groves plan tAtions, was read WAen
on motion Of Mr.. Clark, the following properly
owners wore appointed committee to ascer-
tsin the best location and the cost OF laying
said road, and to report at the next meeting or
the Police Jury or rs soon as practlcabe hessrs'
Vim Deiean Chas A. PerrOdin, Lastie LHvcrgne,
Edgar Barrouse, John L. Collagsn, Uval Bour-
Tho committee appointed laat June to lay =
public road, to run from Nll,o riats !" .ha' sa1
they have laid ont said road III ACCORDANCE
with petition therefor when Oh motion OF Mr;
Young the report was accepted and the road
declared n public road.
ON motion Of Mr.. Young the rosd oversstr is
instructed to change the public road from ElIie
Plate to Chatagnier, 40 as to run on 1hs We We
torn lines OF Ouilc II. Fontenot and Theod!ie
goileau IA prayed for by petition siEned by tho
above parties and others ~.
| On motion Of Mr. Haas, Resolved that MS
resolation Of November last, In regard to the
change on the Vile Plate Ant " ashington road,
| bo amended thus. that the road bc changed IA
| prayed for, provided that that portion OF the
| road passing north Of DR.. Foster ahall not pass
| on his land. That Messrs. J. 2. shaw, AdulphHs
! Apdrus James Hicks. Andre vidrine, Cesaire
| Ardoin, VIM Tate and K. W. Tatman be and
are hereby appointed . committee to make the
! change on said road and report.
On motion of Nj. Perrodn, Reeolysd, shat an
! inspector OF roads At salary OF >5oo per an.
num- shall De elected h.b o. ,hs ,,ns ne1i tha du,s
| said officer shall bs defined.
! On motion a committee OF seven. consisting
Messrs Duonsson member a,S sf 1nbn ths 'e
Tralnor OF Washington. J. Q. Claehere. JOS
Bloch and ". o. Posey. OF opelousas, we're
% 1a acton = the
| be taken to repair and maintain the road ana
bridges between Opclousas and Washington.
and whcther said road and nridges; gs;,s snsll b be
repaired and maintained by the parish or De
released AZ u 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 by
| the parish of st. Landry, in accordance win
| section of the constitution, "mlseellaneous
ordinance for relief Of delinquent tax payers y
| and said certificates, when 80 issued shall ne
receivable for all taxes and licenses due to the
parish prior to the lat OF January, 1879. ana TOT
no ether purpose, and the taI collector ANAL
endorse on tho bnck OF said cert!Hcates toE
whose tax they were received
On motion it was Resolved that when eertih-
Gates for payment Of delinquent taxes are ar
issued it shall bs the duty OF tho 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 sharge .
fec Of nifty cents for auch additional certificate
| on motion 1t was Resolrsd, that the salary
| of Magistrates aud Coustables. for tho year
1881, shall be based on the number OF Eotea
polled in each magistrates ward, at the election
held on the 9d day Of November, (ssl, ~ twenty
nve csnts for Magistrates and thirty esnte !or
Constabes, each per vote III taelr respective
/ wards: nn,u;..on caa.,.r, c,o,s and
Perrodin having been appointed q cnmmittet
to examine the vouchers in the hands OF the
Treasurer, reported through Mr. DubussoR
their chairman, that they had examined and
counted the vouchers presented by the parish
Treasurer amounting to if500a 2Sl tive Thousand
and eight 2all1o dollars, which amount CORES
pbaded with entries in ths cash book, ana ht
! moved that the vouchers be cancelled and tha
the Trcasul or have credit for that smnnnt OF
the books OF the parish. carried. and voucher
cancelled in accordance Herewith.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned to h&s
On Tuesday the l4th inst. at 9A.h.
TUESDAY, December l4th, 1880.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Prescut: Messrs. Albert Gudry, President: A
Perrodin d. Meche, T. A. Hicks, Louis Young
Sam Haas. T. c. Chachere and b. +. Clark.
On motion OF Mr.. Perrodin, Resolved tina
at meeting of the Police Jury Of the parish o
St. Landry. to he held on the sd Monday 0
January. being the 18th day OF that month, tn
amount OF taxes to he levied and assessed il
! said parish, for the services Of the year 1881
shall then he fixed and determined.
Resolved, that the following 10 tho estlmat
exhibiting the various items OF expenditures
} necessary for the services of the year 1881 an
that the said estimate be published at leas
D thirty days before the amount OF the tax sha
be Axed and determined aa tho law requires:
D Pay Of officers and members. 2.Q0e Q
~ ~ nnhlia nrintins ..,.,,,,... $50 9
inagistrates and coustableB.... 2,500 Q