St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-22
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OPEluESAS. La. May 5th. 1856.

.... OPEloESAS. LA. May 5th. 1856.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
PRESENT
McssrS, Albert Guidry. President Ausustr
Ferrnliu, j.. Dubusson :. Haas. Louis Young.
and r. G. Chachcre
Mr. Octave Fortenot is hereby authorized to
confer with the two road OverScerS residing
near the drain canal which was cut hy him last
year, for the purpose of employing the road
hands to repair said DRAIN when not on pubic
road during their time of service
Mr.. Au-llste Pcrrudn is authorized TO pul-
chase for the n>e OF the parish. n2) spades. Mr.
toll!i. objected
4 petition from numerous residents aSkn"
thar tho public road from Dr. ID. l.. Todd to TN.
llidie of Nnllet woods bc abolished, was read.
and also n petition likewise signed by numerous
Residents. asking that snid public road be lcft
Rjr.il. WIS read, Wleu OH IuotiOn both petitions
were laid On the table.
A petition from the residents OF Faquetaique
asking for Il road to be iald from Prud'homme
bridge to l'0nte aux Pins, was read when on
uIotiGn, MessrS. J.. NJ. Iourvllle. Louis Taylor,
Martin I.eSrr. Martin Caroll, Theodore Savoic.
Gustavc Fusilii"r and Onezire Ietl"n1, wel"
appointed "a committee 10 lay out the road ;is
pc;iyesl for and according to law, and tnat MI.
y, @. Brunson bc employed TO survey s;'ld
road.
\ petition from the residents of Faqueraiqur
ssEiirg that Il road he laid from Pointe-uA Pms
10 Bny you dies Cannes, It" be the continuation or
the rood asked for i'll their previous petition
say frnm Pru1honlme bridge to Puh1e-;iu&-
PMS E3S rcsd when on motion, MeSslF. l.. Z.
ehreii,p, Marceiin Z. Eontenof, Casslti> fut-
iiaFl, Au@,tste peroti, Edmond Richard. Martin
Miller and Jphlt Meyers. were appointed Il com
Rittte tn lay out the road as prayed Tor ana ac-
coIiin- to law. and that Mr.. ". .. Brltnson he
ttupi0Ne ed 10 survey the road.
ON motion the following parties who nave
Gb-1 1iuGted tir public road leading from hre-
items Point 10 A. \. .l"iniSon> place, tn-wlt !:
4; ~ Richard Moist smith. Martin lnlnoae;t!' az,
.,hrophlle Thiholeau. Sidney ArcentaaA, Cy-
prieu Mcc!Ie and others. II any l'eSitics those
mentioned, are antliui1Zad ana instructed u
thaur, said road according to Sec 9. road nr-
sll.;tf fDt
kter!yc lines instead OF passing across tlielf
lands; and McSSrS. Zepiiirin Thiho'eari. j. Il:
DnprchaiE tud Alex: Cummings are 'tpp"lmhte'l nv
a committee ta receive the same shall haye
been changed rs mentioned above. and make
report.
The committee appointed 10 lay public road
leading from the Bellevue road at or near }. L.
smith to intcrSect the public road near tnld>
Bros place, made the following report start
in. nj ChiiGls brothers place on line between
'rIuodule Thibodsau and Don Louis Carriere,
thence to bridge, thence on lluc between IIeo-
,ule TlliudeHu and John LaEly. thence on llne
between Ihcohne lhln"nehl' ann >. r. ,' Ihino
deau, thence on line between Theo iule Thiho-
Seau and ArmoZcme Noel, thence on line he
tween TheoduIe Richard and }. .. Chachere,
from theuce following the Church Point ana
Dfriolis;,S road to LeOnce Labe, northwest cor.
utr thence OH line between leonce I.afe ana
Jean Gay. THENCE through Joseph Ciachere 5
land on line between John Andrus and NJ. K.
Wilson continuing through land OF NJ r. VII,
son. thence ON line between NJ. X. Wilson ana
Elisha AndrI-, thence III line between J0bll
Wilson and unknown party thence on fne be
tween DR.. Y. Boacni and AndriIS' estate. thence
eli line between j. p. Smith and Charles Da
" to the public road.
The committee appointed to sell the contract
.o repair Petit Jose bridge, reported THAT the
contract WAS sold to Joseph Liichapcie. Jr., fol
the sum of S59.n0. Fifts nine Dollars, and that
The work was accepted by them when OH mo
tion the report WIS acrepted, the amount 4l-
<iered placed to the credit OF Jos. licilalelic,
Jr. and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed To supervise tiie
change on the public road between Sostieht
tilliilury and Joseph Frilot, ami between SOS
theme tiltillery and Laurent Dupre, reported
tIit the Change was properly made and atrept
ed iy fbrm The report was accepted anu the
committee discharged
STATEMENT OF TAN COLLECTOR:
APRII. 10th. 1856
TO the President and members OF the Ponce
Jury parish of st. Landry
GISTfEMEN-AI records being lost ncMa
ingiuy Cash Eook can only approximate the
amount or the parish taxes collected T"r th' :.
d.vs collection In March, 1856, al the SUN oi
4isn Fifteen Hundred DO lars; which amount
have paid the Parish 1'rea suief tlis aaA.
&C. DUSON. sheriff
Tax Collector
On motion the statement was accepted.
Mcssrs Dubuisson. Young and Gtidry hay.
j,,.r been appOnted Il committee To examine the
vouchers in the hands of the treasurer, report
ed through their chairman, Mr.. Dubulsson
that they examined and counted the vouchers
presented by the treasurer amounting to Sl4,
oIegs Fourteen Thousand and Sixteen asllt
Dollars as per his statement filed that the
amount correspondent with items IN the cisii
book when on motion, It was itsoiss'l' tiiiit
fle. vouchers he cancelled and that tiaf The
treasurer have credit on the books oi
the ,s,risl for said amount, and the vouchers
were Cancelled accordingly
leatIy Statement Or hr Treasurer of ne Parish
ai 81 Lrutt3.g from thc 1sf of april, 1855,
10 Hr alsf Of Harth, 1856.