The Opelousas courier., 1884-12-27
Proceedings of the Police bury
opELoUsAs, December stb, 1884.


OPELoUsAs, December 9Th, 1884.
The Police Jury met pursuant TO adjourn
ment. Present:
Messrs. Albert Guidry. president A. Perro-
din, S. W. w. Taylor E. Dubuisson, 5. Haas,
Louis Young, 7. C Chacher6 and B. E. Clark.
The reading of the minutes of the lust meet
ing was dispensed with.
petition asking a change In the public
road from Vile Plate to NeSpique bridge was
read and ordered filed until the next meeting:
The committee appointed to lay out road
from Henry Joubert's via Blackshear, Simms
and Laheurs 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. Sinms.
which is not accepted, aud the committee dis
charged.
The COMMITTEES appointed to sell the contract
| to repair John Reeds bridge, over Bayou des
Cannes reported that he contract was sold +"
Olivier Fruye and Honoie Fuselier for the
sum of 500 Zone hundred dollars) that the
work was properly done and accepted by
| them; when, on motion. the reAprt was aG-
cepfed and the amount of 500 dsdered placed
to the credit of Fruge aud Fnseller. Commit
tee discharged.
The committee appointed to lay out a public
road from the north east corner of 1 Clark 5
land to Rayne Station reported that the road
was lulu UuL w luGHs 4ACS aISO Wv
abolition of the public road to Hoffman ;
bridge and the sale of said bridge. The re,
port was accepted, except MS regards the sale
of Hoffman's bridge. Committee discharged
Messrs. j. c Lyons, James Clayton aud Til
| ford McCleland were appointed u COMMITTEE
to have The Hoffman bridge demolished and
have the lumber from same used to build OF
repair any public bridge in the vicinity.
! The petitions from the residents aud land
owners from all sections of the first and sec
ond Police Jury wards asking that the hogs
| he not allowed to run at large in those wards
were again read, when ON motion, it re-
solved, that from and after the first day ut
| June, 1885, hogs will not be allowed to rus
at large i'll the lst and I'd Police Jury wards,
except In that portion OF the lst ward start
ing from Mrs. Christoval Dnpre. in direct
| line to Cenpha Andrepont. and from Clropha
Andrepont in IL direct line to Debaillon's
bridge, and also that portion south of that
line TO the line Of rfe 9Th Police Jury ward.
I The petitions OF numerous residents from
various sections of the parish Tread at the lasi
| meetiug) asking that election be ordered
| by the Police Jury submitting tue question %
ttQnor license to the voters of the parish
we're again read when the following Ordi
nance relative thereto was read section by
section
AN ORDINANCE
Submitting to an election of the qualified vo
4 ters of the parish of St. Landry, the question
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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 Ii
censed physieian.
Sec Be it ordained by the Police Jury o
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 IAN act u
amend and re-enaot sections 1911 and 277s. 0
the Revised statutes, relating to the granting
or withholding licenses, foE the sale of intoxi
eating liquors. an election shall be held TO
the whole parish of St. Landry, to determin
: by majority of the votes cast whether Ii
celises for the sale of Intoxicating liquors
i shall or shall not be granted within said pal
ish.
Sec. Belt further ordained that said elet
, ton shall be held. at the polls at which al
election Was held at the last general electio
/ for President, by the commissioners who actes
at said election, in accordance with the genera
{ election laws of the state of Louisiana, am
qualified electors under said laws being alon
, entitled to vote at said election the return
of election to be made to the returning office
of the parish, and by him compiled, and til
result officially certified tn this body.
Sec. 3 Be it further ordained, that majori
ty of the legal votes, cast at said election
shall control throughout the parish, and if
! majority of said votes shall be in favor of th
prohibition of the sale of Intoxicating liquor
, within the parish. then it shall he unlawful
, for any one to sell any Intoxicating liquor
, within the limits Of the same, and all licens
therefor shall be withheld, except it be TO
medicinal purposes upon the prescription o
| regularly licensed physician of this pa,
ish from and alter the lst day Of May
, 1885, after which date the prohibition o
the sale of Intoxicating liquorsshall take Ell
ect in case the election should be in favo
thereof.
SEQ q Be 1t further ordained that said cleo
tian shall be held on the 26th day of January
1885. those in favor of continuing the issue o
licenses to deposit ballots, written or printe,
thereon, flor iicense," those III favor of with
holding the issue OF licenses to deposit ballot
written or printed thereon. "against license.
Sec. S Be it further ordained that this ordi
nance shall bs published in the official Joul
elect ion, and that said publication shall b
sutiiciet notice of the eleelIon.
Mr. Young moves that the ordinance b
adopted, as u whole.
Mr.. Perrodin moves to amend the ordinance
so as to read submitting the election by ward
. instead Of the whole parish.
Mr.. Young moves to lay Mr.. Perrodins mo
tpn on the table.
Messrs. Young, Dubussou, Clark, Tay lor
Chachele voting for. .
Messrs, Perrodin and Haas voting against
The original motion of MIR. Young. for adopt
. ing of the ordinance, prevailed. Voting for
TAYLOR, Young, Clark, Dubuisson, Chacher
and Hans; voting against, PeTodin.
The Police Jury adjourned until Tuesday
9th, at 8 A. NJ.
ALBERT GUIDRY, President.
Attest 2. j. LEFEavRE, Clerk.