The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1884-12-20

OPELousAs, December sth, lss

OPELoUsAs, December sth, 1884,
The Police jury mot pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present
Messrs. Albert Guidry, president, A. Perro-
din. S. w. w. Taylor, E. Dubuisson. s. Haas.
Louis Young, T. C. Chachere and B. E Clark.
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
A petition asking change in the public
road from Vile Plate to Nezpique bridge was
read and ordered fled until the next meeting.
The committee appointed to lay out q road
from Henry Jouberts via Blackshear, Simms
and Lafeur's to the Opelousas and Vile Plate
road, reported that they had laid out said
road according to section of Road Ordinance.
The report was accepted, except that portion
relative to damages claimed by Mr. j. Simms,
which is not accepted, and the COMMITTEES dis.
charged.
The committee appointed to sell the contract
to repair Johu Reeds bridge, over Bayou des
Cannes. reported that the contract was sold to
Olivier Frug6 and Honore Fuselier for the
sum of $l00 lone hundred dollars), that the
work was properly done aud accepted by
them when, on motion, the report was &C.
cepted and the amount of 500 ordered placed
to the credit of Fruge and Fuselier. Commit
tee discharged.
The committee appointed to lay out public
road from the north east corner Of r Clark's
land to Rayne Station reported that the road
was laid out by them. They also advise the
abolition of the public road to Hoffman's
bridge and the sale of said bridge. The re-
port was accepted, except as regards the sale
Of HoAman's bridge. Committee discharged.
Messrs. j. c Lyons, James Clayton and Til
ford McCleland were appointed g committee
to have the Hoffman bridge demolished and
have the 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 and Sec
ond Police Jury wards asking that the hogs
be not allowed to run at large in those wards
were again read, when on motion, it was re-
solved, that from and after the first day of
January, 1885, hogs viii not be allowed to run
at large in the lst and Cd Police Jury wards,
except in that portion OF the lst ward start
ing from Mrs. Christoval Dupr6. in q direct
line to Cleopha Andrepont, and from Cleopha
Andrepont in direct line to Debaillon's
bridge, and also that portion south of that
line to the line OF the 9th 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
we're again read when the following Ordt
nance relative thereto was read section by
section
AN ORDINANCE
Submitting to an election of the qualified vo
ters 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 the
| sale thereof In said parish except for medi-
cinal purposes, on the prescription of a Ii
| censed physician.
J Sec. Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury of
| the parish of St. Landry, that under and by
virtue of the provisions of Act No rs, ap-
proved and signed, July 10, 1884. of the Leg
| islature of the State, entitled san act to
amend and re.enaet sections 1911 and 2778, of
the Revised statutes, relating to the 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 majority of the votes cast whether Ii
censes for the sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall or shall not be granted within said par
ish.
Sec. Be 1t further ordained that said elec
tiou shall be held, at the polls at which an
election was held at the last general election
for President, by the commissioners who acted
at said election, in accordance with the general
| election laws of the state of Louisiana, and
| qualified electors under said laws being alone
| entitled to vote at said election the returns
| Of election to be made to the returning officer
of the parish, and by him complied, and the
result officially certified to this body.
| Sec. Be it further ordained, that MAORI
| ty of the legal votes, cast at said election,
shall control throughout the parish, and if a
majority of said votes shall be in favor of the
1 pEQUlO4EI0U VI hA0 6Gio u 1HkG&1C1tAHR IQu0I9
within the parish, then IL shall be unlawful
for any one TO sell any Intoxicating liquor,
within the limits of the same, and all license
| therefor shall be withheld, except it be for
medicinal purposes upon the prescription OF
| a regularly licensed physician Of this par.
| ish from aud after the Let day. of May,
| 1885, after whieh date the prohibition Of
the sale of intoxicating liquorsshall take ef-
eet in case the election should be in favor
| thereof.
SEQ. Be 1t further ordained that said cleo.
| tion shall be held on the Both day of January.
1885, those in favor Of continuing the issue OF
licenses to deposit ballots, written or printed
thereon, .'for licenee,o those In favor OF with.
holding the issue of licenses to deposit ballots
written Or printed thereon. against license -
Sec. 30 1t further ordained that this erai-
nance shall be published in the official Jour.
nal OF the parish for 80 days, preceding said
election, and thgs said publication shall be
euf8ciet notice of the election.
Mr. Young moves that the ordinance be
| adopted, 40 whole.
Mr.. Perrodin moves, to amend the ordinance.
| SO as to read submitting the election by wards
instead of the whole parish.
Mr. Young moves to lay Mr.. Perrodin's mo-
tion on the table.
Messrs. Young, Dubuissou. Clark, Taylor,
Chacher6 voting for.
Messrs, Perrodiu and Haas, voting against.
The original motion Of Mr.. Young. for adopt
lug oi GnS osuiuaucSJ prevailed. Young TOT,
Taylor, Young, Clark, Duhuisson, Chacher6
and Haas; voting against, Perrodin.
The Police Jury adjourned until Tuesday,
9Th, at 8 A. III.
ALBERT GUIDRY, President.
Attest: P. j. LEFEBvRE, Clerk.
TUESDAY, December 9Th, 1884.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present Messrs. Albert Guidry, Pres
ident, A. Psrrodin, D. P. Saizan, S. w. W.
Taylor, e. Dubuisson, Sam Haas, L. Young,
T. C. Chachere and B. E. Clark.
Mr. Taylor moyes to reconsider the vote
taken yesterday on the ordinance relative to