The Opelousas courier., 1882-07-29
New Laws.

No. 90. An Act granting certain
additional powers to Police Juries.
SECTION /. That the Police Jnries
throughout the State be, and they are,
hereby authorized and empowered to
contract with the lowest bidder for the
purpose of making and renewing the
indexes or of copying any of the in
dexes or books of record in the Sheriff's
or District Clerks and ex-ofieio Re-
eorder's offices in their respective par
ishes whenever In their opinion the
condition of the old ones may require
it.
Sec. 2. That tho Police Juries shall,
whenever they may desire to have such
work done, advertise in some newspa-
per published in the parish, or if none
be published in that parish, in some
newspaper published in an adjoining
parish, for the space of twenty days,
in which advertisement they shall men
ton the nature of the work to be done,
and the terms and conditions on which
it is to be done, and closing by the re-
quest that all persons desirens of bid
ding fer such work send in their bids
in writing, under seal, on or before
the expiration6Sf the twenty days ad-
vertisement, and that In doing so they
comply with all the published cendi-
tions.
SEC. 8. That the President of the
Police Jury may reject any bid made if
the person so bidding be an irrespon-
q sible, or incompetent or improper per-
snn to do snch work. in his estima-
& ton, ~whereupon the Pslice Jury may.
If they see proper, accept the next
lswest bidder, or readvertise for fur
tier bids on the same terms and condi
tiOns MS I'M the first instance ; provided,
that should, on this second offering, no
acceptable bids be made, the Police
Jury may then contract with any one
it may see proper for tile performance
of such work.
SEC. A. That any and every person
who may be 80 contracted with by the
Police Jury shall give bend, with suf-
ficient surety in solido, In such amount
as the Jury may prescribe, and payable
to the President thereof. and which
bond shall enure TO the benefit of all
persons interested, which bond must
be approved by said President and be
conditioned for the faithful performance
of the work undertaken, and to secure
all persons Interested against any dam
age that may result to the books and
papers of such Office from the negli-
rsepce of, sr misuse thereof by, the con-
fTactor.
SEC s.. That any person who may
be 80 employed shall be admitted to
all the books and papers of the office
which may be necessary to enable him
10 do aud perform all the work he ma
hare undertaken, and while engaged
ia doing the am he shall be entitled
to keep or occupy in such Office the
desks and tables necessary; provided,
that this books and papers shall not be
renewed from the Office aud such pT9
Sol shall not conduct his work as to
interfere as little as possible with the
Recorder and deputies III the perfor-
nance of tlieIr official duties and pro-
Vided, further that such work shall be
under the supervision of the Recorder.
No. 10. An Act to amend and re en-
act section one, two and three of act
No. 90 of regular session of 1879, en-
titled an act for the protection of game,
animals and birds in the State of Loni-
siana.
BE 1t enacted blythe General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Louisiana, That sec
lions, one, two and three of act No. 60
vi regular session of 1879 be amended
and ~re-enacted so as to read as follows
Section /. That it shall be unlawful
lib this State to catch, kill Or pursue
with such intent, any wild duck, deer
or fawn, or to have same iii possession
after u has been caught or killed be-
tween the irst day of March and the
first day Of October of ach year, nm
der a penalty of b less than twenty
Ave dollars or more than fifty dollars
for each offanse.
Sec 2. That no persons shall catch,
kill or pursue with such intent, or have
the same I'M possession after ii has been
canght or killed. any wild turkey be-
tween the fifteenth day of April and
the FIRST day of October in each wear.
under q penalty OF not less than ten
not less than tWenty dollars fer each
offense.
Sec 5. THAT no person shnll catch,
kill or pursue with such intent, or have
the same In possession after it has been
caught Or killed, amy quaiI, partridge.
pheasant, between the first day ofl
April and the first day Of October in
each year, under d penalty of not
less Than ten nor more than twenty
Ave alolIars for each offense. Pre-
vidad, TIE pelice juries of the VIM
ri0ua parishes may regulate the time
the pravisiens of The above sections
one, TWO aAd three are Id take effect lib
their respective parishes, and provided
further, that III each and every parish
In which The said police juries shall
fail e regulate sneh time, the time
specified ID said saetions one, two and
eilree shall prevail, and I'LL Laws ana
parts pc laws III conflict with tie same
ake hsFeby repealed.
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