The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02
non therein contained adopted.


Thibodaux, La, August 10th. 1857.
To the President and Members Of the Police
Jury:
conference.-the committee on roads ana
leyees have examined the 0r'iintnce reierreo
to them relative to Roads and Levees ana
finding no serious objections respectfully re-
fer them to the Police Jury for final adoption
Respectfully submitted.
ISiSned1 [. 5. MATHEWS.
SOSTHENE FOLSE,
JAMES MORAN.
ii. n. COULON.
On motion of Mr.. Coulon, seconded. the
foregoing report was received.
On motion of Mr.. Coulon, seconded, the jury
formed itself into Il committee OF the whole
aud after delihcratlOn reported that they had
taken up the Road Ordinance Mo- section
by section aud recommend the adoption Of
the whole as amended. The Jury took same
under consideration.
Thibodaux, La, August 9th. 1857.
To the Members of the Police Jary of Lafour,
che.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen.-In answer
to the motion duly. made III your honorable
Body, that l should give you my orlulon
as to the legal effect OF a private sale OF the
lease of any public ferry within the limits OF
the Parish of Lafourche l beg to say:
That IN my estimation any sale or lease OF
public ferries made without the same being
advertised for 80 days and then adjndicated
to the highest bidder would be without legal
effect.
Revised Statutes, sec. 1901, sets forth the
powers of Police ,Juries relative to the estab-
lishment of ferries &c. said police Jnrles
shall have the right to lease the ferries within
their respective parishes tor any numher OF
wears not to exceed five" and r.. 5. sec.
1902 sets forth how said lease shall be made
at shall be the duty of Police Juries to have
the letting for leasel Of all ferries advertised
for thirty days, and they shall be let at the
Court house in said Parish 10y the President
of the Police Jury to the highest bidder.
Whenever there is IA newspaper published IN
any parish the advertisement shall be publish
ed in such newspaper"
The language used in the preceding section
precluaes any idea of the Police JUICY having
| the right to let or lease the ferries at a private
sale. without advertisement Nc
We fluid even in the Ordinance of the Police
Jury of June 1870 page 20, sec. 4. The Stat
utes of 1855. page 367, makes the duty of the
Police Jury to MdrertiSc the letting OF ferries
during thirty days; the lease of said ferries to
be sold at the Court House of the Parish, 10y
the President Of the Police Jury to the highest
bidder"
Yours Respectfully,
ISignedl L. A. O'SULLIVAN,
District Attorney.
The foregoing written opinion of the Dis
trict Attorney relative to the sale of ferries
was submitted and on motion of Mr.. COulOn,
ordered to be spread on the minutes.
Mr.. Coulon NOV led, that action on Mr.. Bur.
tons bill be postponed indefinitely, for the
reason thai tho Committee on Claims had re-
fused to recommend its payment because the
District Attorney would not approve the
same.
Motion was seconded aud carried.
Mr.. kraemer, moved that
Whereas at q session of this body held june
18th 1870 fhia .InrC anfino On6pr the smnrpS-
sion that they had power to lease the Ferry
at Raceland for a term Of 4 years, by private
agreement. and
Whereas the District Attorney has given a
written opinion that o resolution passed Jun
18th. 1887. which read as follows:
"Resolved, That the lease of the ferry al
Raceland be granted to Mervllle Rome, 70,
the space of four years commencing January
l, 1883, for the sum Of $50. payable $2O pei
annum on the first day of January of each OF
the years 1889, 1884, 1885. 1886. conditioned
that he gives solvent bonds Of $250.0 90 accord
! ing to law for the proper management of the
same" is illegal and not sanctioned by law.
Therefore be it resolved, That said resolu
ton be and the SAINT is hereby repealed.
The motion twas seconded and resolution
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. COul0n seconded by Mr.
Kraemer, the jury adjourned to tomorrow
morning at 81 O'Clock.
iSignedl ST. GRISAMORE,
President,
Police Jury of Lafourche.
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