The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-07
Proceedings of the Police .sury:
CALLED MEETING.
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IAEAE0 ALELENGs
CPELoUsAs La, Nov. 10, 1885.
Pursuant . a cal by the President the 20
Present: Z. N. Boagnt. President, E. g.. Bsp
~, L. z. Mttburn. c. ". Ward, P. stagg. 81.
Dnrio. ?. Eubll, Sam. Haas and L. J. DoSsTnsN.
Yle President informed the Jury that having
received d pc 5tttoa signed by twelve resiasaeS
iieeh0lacrs' requesting ntn TO convene the Pc.
ice Jury 10 Maet in special session, that he
Mad d1ie So III accordance TO Section 27s2 Of the
Revised statutes. :.
Whereupol, on motion of Mr. Durio, the pea-
ton was spread upon the minutes.
To the Hon. President Of the Police Jury OF
the Parish or ri. Landry:
The undersigned citizens, who are freehol6ers
ana Tux payers OF the parish OF st. Iau6gY,
would respectfully represent:
Tiitlr business uf the highest Importance 20
the public, relating to pressing business OF the
Quart, would require an immediate special aeS.
sion u the said Police Jury. IL.
Wherefore they respectfully petition you 70
summon tie Police Jury OF the Partsh' Of g.
Landry il special session, to meet at as early Q
day as practicable. -E-
Respectfully submitted by r.
E. I. Lewis. Octave F%ontenot,
q { F y. Dn6toy, +. :, Estergs. w
Gilbert I. DuprG, L. v. Meginisy,
John Mornhinyeg. .
~OPELoCsAs, La, Nov. 18th, gess.
TO the President and Members of the Ponea
Jury, St. Landry Parish, La: IF-IL
Dear s.rs-As you are to meet to-day O.. a
special call, l wish to state that In case Is
should be suggested TO you that counsel sh0aa1
be eInploJea by yoa to assist the State, thai. @
IS alto%ather unnecessary to do SO, and will b
q useless and altogether unnecessary expense
to the parish. Ii such i step had been 1eeeNf
sary you'd have advised you to do so eo@0
have had counsel in the preparation Of NV
cases, but at this time, when I have paasN4
through TWO OF the most arduous weeks of ebe
term. If is p0+ITRiE nfOpnaaSoPv m rail Ia RN&
assistance. Besides, it would be more OF 81 :
incumDEance than assistance, as I have mot Che
time While conrt is n session to explain % 90 a
other lawyer the different points in my eaea6.
Counsel have already been employed by }pgA.
Vate individuals TO assist me In some Of Tho
important CaSes,
Iaere % one case, however, In which I think
It is enljIently proper that counsel ahOnla De 4,
employed, and that is the case Of the Regular
tors. I would be glad 70 have assistance Ia
Yours truly, ,5atsds,
JOHN. n. OepEa,
District Attorney and Legal Adviser Of the Pc
lice Jury. A=sst, IS 80
?. s.-slnce the above was written, I am u.
formed that the citizens OF Opelousas desire
that Iessrs. g.. L. Dupre and G. W. DuRa9
should De Employed to assist me, and I wo1IG
be glad u have them. : ST p
Judge E. 7. Lewis appeared before the Jury
and made the following statement:
Mr. President-Tn answer to your request Eos
INFORMATION as to the object and purpose ae d
lllS egGGLel S6Ss1ou OI your Douy, as one Oh T44
slgneIs of the call, I have this brief statement
tn make: It having been suggested to me that
the Police Jury wGuld probably be willing 60
employ counsel to assist the District Attornay
at the present term Of court, owing to an uuu.
sually large docket-,I said that, Wills I aD-i
proved OF tie sugguSion, it would not be pgo-
per to do SO without consulting the DisfriCS
attorney. This was done by myself. 7 stated
to llnIthat no one man, or even two men, could
do the work. and that I saw no improprieeY
whatever in his accepting such aid and that It
could IN no manner reflect upon him, because
OF the fact that the criminal docket had grown
beyond all ordinary proportions and was be-
yond tie capacity OF any one man to rnan3go, 4
The District Attorney assented to this and
agreed to accept the proposed aid, and there
upon the petition was prepared and signed ~
appears.
/ simply desire TO add that what I said 70
him 1 say to you, that, III my opinion. it 10 b
you'd Lis power, Or that OF any other one MAJ,
10 successfully and economically manage the
crlminal docket at this term Of court, and that
l heartily approve Of the suggestion to emplay
counsel as proposed. Il can in no wise bes
repr0acll to the District Attorney, who IL net !
crease OF his docket beyond all ordinary pro-
portions. This, gentlemen, is all I have to say.
On motion Of Mr.. H. Durio, Be it resolved.
That, whereas the District Attorney hSyinG
stated that lie did not require any assistance.
and there being no other question for copsid.
GRAFTON neroie This body, that it do now I'D
Iotlra until ITS AeIt regular meeting.
Carried. Nj 4w.
At1est: E. II. BoAGNI,
II. Z. EsroK6E, Clerk. President. la