The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-13
Proceedings OF the Police bury.


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oPELoUsAs, December 5tb, 1884.
ment Present
Messrs: Albart Guidry, president A. perro-
dln, s. w w. Taylor, E Dubuisson, 9. Haas
Louis Young, 1. Chacher6 and 3. E Clark
The reading OF the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
| a petition asking a change ia the public
road from Vile Plate 70 Nezpique bridge was
! read and ordered fled until tho next meet!ug.
The COMMITTEES appointed to lay out ia road
from Henry Joubert's via Blackshear, Simms
aud Lafeurs to the Opelousas and Vile Plate
road, reported that they had laid our said
road according to section 9of Road Ordinance
| The report was accepted, except that portion
! relative to damages c!amed by Mr. j. Simms,
which is not accepted aud the committee dis.
charged
| The committee appointed to soil the contract
to repair John Reeds bridge, over Bayou des
Cannes, reported that the contract was sold to
Olivier Fruge and Houor6 Fuselier for the
| sum Of 500 loue hundred dollarB), that the
work was properly done and accepted by
them When, OH motion, tho report was nc.
copied aud the amount of 500 ordered placed
to the credit of Fruge aud Fusolier. Commit
| tee discharged.
| The committee appointed to lay out public
| road from the northeast corner of r / Clark's
land to Rayne Station reported that the road
was laid out by theuI. They also advise the
abolition of tho public road to Hoffmau's
bridge aud the sale of said bridge. The re-
port was accepted, except as regards the sale
of Hotfmans bridge. Committee discharged.
Messrs. j. Lyons, james Clayton and Til.
ford McCleland were appointed committee
| to have he Hoffman bridge demolished and
| have tue lumber from same used TO build or
repair any public bridge in the vicinity.
! The petitions from the residents and land
owners from all sections of the first aud sec.
ond Police Jury wards asking that the hogs
be not allowed to run ut large in those wards
were again read, when motion, it WAS re.
| solved that from and alter the first day of
| January 1885, hogs will not be allowed to run
at large in the jst and ID Police Jury wards,
| except in that portion OF the LIST ward start.
| ing from Mrs. Cbristoval Dupre In II direct
| line to Cleopha Audrepont, aud from Cleopha
Andrepout in IL direct line to Debaillon's
bridge, and also that portion south of that
| line 10 the lire OF the Sth Police Jury ward.
| The petitions of numerous residents from
various sections of the parish tread at the last
meetingl asking that an election be ordered
| by the Police Jury submitting the question of
| tiQuo7' license to the voters of the parish,
| we're again read when the following Ordi.
nance relative thereto was read section by
| sectieu
AN ORDINANCE
| Submitting to an election of the qualified vo
| teFs OF the parish of St Landry, the question
whether license for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors shall or shall not be issued within
| the parish OF St. Landry and prohibiting tho
sale thereof III said parish except for medi.
cinal purposes, on tho prescription of Ii.
| censed physician.
Sec Be 1t oriaiued by the Police Jury of
| the parish of st. Landry, that under and by
proved aud signed, July 10, 1884. of the Leg
| isaturc of the State, entitled 'au act to
amend aud re-enact sections 1911 and 277S, of
the Revised statutes, relating to tue granting
or withholding licenses, for the sale of intoxi-
! eating liquors. an election shall be held for
| the whole parish of st. Landry, to determine
/ by d majority of the votes cast whether IL.
censes tor tho sale OF Intoxicating liquors,
shall or shall not be granted within said par.
| ish.
Sec 2 Be it further ordained that said cleo
| tion shall be held, at tie polls at which an
| election was held at the last general election
/ for President, by the commissioners who acted
ut said election, in accordance with the general
| election laws of the state of Louisiana, aud
qualified electors under said Jaws being alone
| entitled to vote at said election; the returns
of election to be made To the returning officer
of tue parish, and by hiul complied and the
! result officially certified To this body.
| Sec. Be it further ordained, that majori.
/ ty of the legal votes, cast ut said election,
| shall control throughout he parish, and if q
majority of said votes shall be in favor of the
sale of Intoxicating iiqunrs within the parish,
/ then it shall DO unlawful for any one to sell
any Intoxicating liqHor, within the limits of
/ the same, and all licenso therefor shall be
/ withheld, except it be for medicinal purposes
upon the prescription Of regularly licensed
| physician of this parish from 1ld alter the
| lst day Of May, 1885, after which date the
| prohibition Of the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
| shall take effect III case the election should
| be in favor thereof
/ Soc Be 1t further ordained that said cleo,
ton shall be held on the goth day of January,
4 1885, those ia favor Of continuing he issue of
licenses to deposit ballots, written or printed
thereon, 'for lioeuse.o those ii favor Of with.
holding the issue OF lieensea to depogit ballots
written or printed thereon. against license. .
Sec Be Ii further oriained that this ordi-
nance shall be published in the official Jour
nal OF the parish for so days, preceding said
election, and that said publication shall be
/ suticiet notice of the election.
Mr. Young moves that the ordiuauce be
adopted, ns d whole.
i Mr Perrodin moves, TO amend the ordinance.
so rs to read submitting the election by wards
instead of the whole parish.
4 Mr.. Young moves to lay III. Perrodins mo-
tion on the table
Messrs. Young, Dubuisaon, Clark, Taylor,
Chaeher6 voting for.
Messrs. Perredin and Haas, voting against
The original motion of Mr.. Young. for adopt
Ing of the ordinance, prevailed. Voting toE.
TAYLOR, Young, Clark, Dubuisson, Chachere
aud Haas; voting against, Perrodin
The Police Jury adjourned until tuesday
9th, at 9 4. III.
ALBERT GGIDRY, President.
Attest: r J. LEFEBvRE, Clerk.