St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09


1 for that purpose.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere it was ordained
| That the sum OF S3T, 90, Thirty-seven thous-
4 and one hundred and fifty dollars, be and the
same is hereby assessed and levied as the am
/ ount of taxes to be collected for the services
and expenses of the current year 1884, ana
that the said sum be appropriated as follows ~
PAY OF officers and members. s..-.-.-s--.$ 2oo0.0O
| Paw oF nuhiis nrintiug .., $1,000
Pay Of Magistrates and Constables -. 100000
! Tay of District Attorney y 10000
I Paw of Sheriff Criminal Salary. 100000
| paw of Sheriff Jail Salary y..... 100000
! Pay of Grand and Petit Jurors 2,oO0,09
Pay of District Court Witnesses. 10000
| Pay of Internal Improvements .--..--.- 13000,0O
| Pay of Existing Debt. t...-.-...--.-...... 100000
/ PAY of Indigents... 10000
| Pay of Contingent Expenses .-----.-..- 1,600.00
| Par nf AssassOr r.......s.......... 10000
/ Paw of Collector. or..-...-..,........... 100000
| paw of Public School Houses 10000
s37.l50.OO
mills on the dollar is hereby levied on all prop
/ erty borne on the assessment roll OF the parish
and not included as the property on the assess
ment roll situated within the incorporated
towns of Opelousas, Washington, Grand Coteau
| Arnaudville, Vile Platte and Rayne, and that
ION the property situated within these
incorporated. towns, to defray their mel Pro, pro
criminal proceedings, there be levied
! in accordance with section No 90 of the Gene
raj Assembly of Louisiana, regular session OF
!
The Licenses for the current year 1884, on all
! trades, professions, &c, will be the same as
those imposed by the State for the same year.
! On motion it was resolved that the Clerk be
and is hereby instructed to issue warrants
against funds pot otherwise appropriated OF
| the year to pay salary of road inspectors:
| On motion it was resolved that the office OF
Road Inspector is hereby abolished, Mr.. Perfo-
| din voting no.
/ On motion of Mr.. Perrodin, it was resolved
! T.a1aE
| structed to appeal from the Judgment rendered
| in the suit of Parish of st. Iandry VS.. Ulysse
| Laffeur.
| The tax collector is hereby instructed to re-
NIT to Mr.. Leon Lafeur, parish tax on 46 head
cattle enormously assessed in his name.
| on motion, Mr.. J. L. Morris was appointed as
| commissioner pro TEN. TO attend the annual
meeting of the Board of LIE wee commissioners,
of the 4th Levee District to be held at Morgan
| City on the 4th Of February next.
a petition from Christian ID. Smith and Lu.
cius Smith, praying that they be allowed to
| change the road which passes on their land, so
as to pass on their west line, was read. and
laid over until next meeting.
The committee appointed to Law out a road
from Wilson's Saw Mil to Paul Stages place,
reported that they laid out said road as prayed
for, when on motion thesrenort was accepted,
| the road declared public road and committee
discharged.
on petition Messrs Charles Clay, Antoine
Arnaud, Honore Miller. L. III. Roger, Jerome
Olivier, and Louis Robin were appointed a
committee to lay out a road from the Bayou
Teche. east bank at or near Antoine Armand,
leading to the swamp, in accordance with sec.
8 road ordinance.
On petition, Messrs. Hilaire GuillOry, j. Bite.
Saucier, Aug. v. Soileau, were appointed a
committee to ascertain the cost to build a
bridge over gully POint-aux-Pin on road to
John Reed and report.
On petition, H. Durio, Valmont Wagon, and
Sebastien ChOmeauX, were appointed COM
mittee to ascertain the cost to build a bridge
over EeZ-Pique at ChOmeanX's 3 ferry and report
ou petition Messrs R. 9. sittig, Telesphore
Amy, s. SavOie Eugene Martel, and " S1tt1g
were appointed a committee to ascertain the
cost of building a bridge over Bayou Mallet on
Hoad from s. Thomas to Gilbert David and re-
port,
On peTition. Messrs. Benson Harmon, Eva
riste Navarro and Hebert Ober, were appointed
committee to act with a like committee from
the Parish of Lafayette for the purpose OF Sc
lectlng suitable site to bulld a brlqge over
Bayou Queue Tertue and report also the prob
able cost OF same.
On petition, Mcssrs, G. 7. Moore B. A. Guild
ry, Onezime JOubert, A. st. Andre, Charles
Quinalty and NJ. g. wilkins were appointed q
committee to lay out road from Onezime
BoHdreau's bridge to the Pot Cove road at or
near a. St. Andre in accordance with sec 8 road
ordinance.
On petition, Messrs. Homer Bourgeois. Sc
yigne Preiean, Noel Olivier, Louis Rihm, John
appointed a committee to lay out road from
John Boudreau to Dejean's bridge, in accord
ance with Sec. 9, road ordinance.
On motion, Resolved that Mr.. j. o. Chachere,
clerk OF the court, be and is hereby authorized
TO procure from the u. s. Land Office list OF
entries Of government lands in this parish from
the year 1869, and that the sum Of $500, two
hundred dollars is appropriated for that purpose
out of funds not otherwise appropriated.
On motion, Messrs. Fl. ]. Daigle, Edgar Ba-
rousse and Antoine Labe, Jr., were appointed
committee to ascertain the cost OF building the
bridge over Bayou Plaquem1ne at Church Point
aud also if the present bridge is on good site,
On motion, Messrs W, F. Brooks. Theogene
Richard and Etienne Stagg, were appointed
committee to ascertain the cost TO repair the
Prud' 'homme bridge.
On motion, Messrs. Edward Dardeau, Louis
Bacon and Paul Fruge, were appointed com
mittee to ascertain the cost to repair the bridge
over Bayou des Cannes at John Reeds cross
ing.
The committee appointed to lay a road from
Mrs. Brooks place to intersect the Opelousas
and Bellevue road on the line between Giles
pie and Lastrapes places reported on same,
Tnat they located, said road, when on motion
the report was adopted and the committee in
stineTed to cause the road TO be opened to the
pubic N accordance with law.
DR.. A. D. Harmanson was appointed commits
sioners to represent the parish at the Worlds
Exhibition TO be opened IN New Orleans on
December next.
On motion it was resolved that the clerk of
this body, be and is hereby instructed to notify
the council Of the town of Washington, that
they are not released from their obligation OF
paying fees of keeper OF the bridge across Ba-
you Courtableau, and win be held responsible
for all damages resulting from the non-perforln-
ance Of duty.
Onmotion the sheriff of the parish is appoint
ed acting parish constable to serve all notices
of this body for the year 1884, and will receive
for his services the sum of 500, one hundred
dollars payable out of officers and members
funds.