The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-01-03
Proceedings Of the Police Jury
OpELousAs, December 9Th, 1884

ment Present
Messrs. Albert Guidry, president, A. Perro
din, s. w. W. Taylor, E. Dubuisson, S. Haas
Louis Young, 7. c. Chaoher6 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 Nezpiqne bridge was
read and ordered fled until the next meeting.
The committee appointed to lay out 3, road
from Henry Joubert's via Blackshear, slmms
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.. Slmms,
which is not accepted, and tho committee dis
charged.
The committee appointed to sell the contract
to repair John Reeds bridge, over Bayou des
Cannes, reported that the contract was sold to
Olivier Frug6 and Honore Fuselier for the
sum of SlO0 lone hundred dollars), that the
work was properly done and accepted by
them when, on motion, the report was ac-
cepted and the amount of $l00 ordered placed
to the credit of Fruge and Fuselier. Commit
tee discharged
road from the north east corner OF K Clarks
land to Rayne Station reported that the road
was laid out by them They also advise the
abolition of the public road to HoHmans
bridge and the sale of said bridge. The re-
port was accepted, except as regards the sale
| Messrs. j. C Lyons, James Clayton and Til
ford McCleland were appointed 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 ali 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
49, L1~ f1@- -,
at large in the lst and ID Police Jury wards,
except in that portion of the lst ward start
1 ing from Mrs. Christoval Dupr6. in a 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
| meeting) asking that an election be ordered
by the Police Jury submitting the question OF
siqs,or license to the voters of the parish,
were again read when the following Ofdt-
nance relative thereto was read section by
AN ORDINANCE
Submitting to an election of the qualified vo
ters of the parish of st. Landry, the question
4 whether license for the sale of Intoxicating
i LIQUORS shall or shall not be issued within
i sale thereof in said parish except for medi-
cnal purposes. on the prescription of a Ii
I oensed physician.
Sec. Be it 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 IAN act to
amend and re-enact sections l2ll and 277S, Of
the Revised statutes, relating to the granting
or withholding licenses, for the saleof intoxi-
eating liquors, an election shall be held for
the whole parish of st. Landry, to determine
by a 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 it further ordained that said elec.
tion 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 compiled, and the
result officially certified to this body.
Sec 8 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
prohibition of the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
within the parish. then it shall be unlawful
fer any one to sell any intoxicating liquor
i within the limits of the same, and all license
therefor shall be withheld, except it be fol
meulclnal purposes upou tuo pECSCElptfuH "
. a regularly licensed physician of this par
ish from and after the lst day of May
> 1885, after which date the prohibition O
r the sale of intoxicating liquorsshall take eff
! ect in case the election should be in favol
> thereof
| | Sec Be it further ordained that said cleo
: tion shall be held on the 26th day of January
) 1885. those in favor of continuing the issue o
D licenses to deposit ballots, written or printed
!. thereon, ..for license," those in favor of with
holding the issue of licenses to deposit ballot
written or printed thereon, against license
See Be it further ordained that this ordi
nance shall be published in the official Jour
nal of the parish for 80 days, preceding sai'
| election, and that said publication shall b
9 sufieiet notice of the election.
. Mr.. Young moves that the ordinance b.
adopted, as whole.
Mr. Perrodin moves, to amend the ordinance
so as to read submitting the election by ward
4 instead of theWhole parish.
!. Mr.. Young moves to lay Mr.. Perrodins mo
i | tion on the table.
. Messrs. Young, Dubuisson, Clark, Taylor
. Chachere voting for.
. / Messrs, Perrcdin and Haas, voting against
:. The original motion of Mr. Young, for adopt
I ing of the ordinance, prevailed. Voting for
!. Taylor, Young Clark, Dubuisson, Chacher
3 and Haas; voting against, Perrodin.
{ The Police Jury adjourned until Tuesday
3 9th, at 9 A. NJ.
+ + m ALBERT GUIDrY, President.
: Attest P. j. LEFEBvRE, Clerss,
!. TUESDAY, December 9th, 1884
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