St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-11-30
st. gaudtg democrat
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
e ALLIED MEETING.
OPEIOUSAS :

OPRLoUsAs La, Noy. IL, 1889.
Pursuant to a call by the President the Pc
lice Jury met.
Present: E. NJ Bosgni, President, f. S. Bar
nv, f. c. Milburn, c. W. Ward, =. Stage. Fl
Durio, p. Robin, Sam. Haas and l.. J. Dosslnan
The President informed the jury that having
received petition signed by twelve resident
lice Jury to meet in special session. that ht
had done so in accordance to Section 27s7 OF the
Revised Statutes
Whereupon on motion Of Mr. Durio The peti
iion was spread upon the minutes.
TO thu Hon. President of the Polies Jury si
the Parish OF st. Landry:
The undersigned citizens. who are freeholders
j. and tax payers OF the parish of ST. Landry
would respectfully represent:
That business OF the highest Importance to
the public, relating to pressing business OF the
Court, would require an Immediate special ses
sion OF the said Police Jury
Wherefore they respectfully petition you 70
slnnoR the Police Jury Of the Parish OF St.
Landry in special session, to meet At ~ eaSly a
day as practicable.
Respectfully submitted by
y: L. Lewis, Octave Fouten0t,
7. s. Fontenot, e. f. Megai?ey.
{: NJ. Thompson, J. T.. Morris,
Gilbert l.. Dupre, l.. V. Msginley
John n. Ogden, T. 8. Richard
John Murnhinyeg.
OFELOUsAs, LA, Nov. 18TH, 1889
TO the President and Members of tho Police
Jury, ST. Landry Parish, La:
Dear Sirs-As you are to meet today on a
special call, wish to state that in ease ii
should be suggested to you that counsel should
be employed by you to assist the Stste that il
Is altogether unnecessary to do 80, and Will be
Il useless and altogether unnecessary EXPENSE
to the parish. If such a step had been neces
Sary would have advised y0u TO do so some
six or seven weeks before court met so as 10
have had counsel in the preparation of my
c,ses, but at this time, when I have passed
through two OF the most aEdu0IB weeks of the
term, IT Is entirely lunepPAsgpy a call N
assistance. Besides. it would be more Of an
REMEMBRANCE than assistance. aA have not the
time while court Is in session to explain to an
other lawyer the different points in my cases
Counsel have already been employed by pri-
vate individuals TO assist me in some of rhe
important eases.
There is one case, however, in which | think
it is eminently proper shat counsel should be
smployed, and that il the case Of the Resula-
tors. | would BIO glad TO have assistance in
JOHN. \. OGDEN,
District Attorney and Legal Adviser of the Po-
li0e Jury.
P.s.--Slnce tho above was written, am in
formed that the citizens of Opelousas desire
that Messrs. e. L. Dupre and c. w DaRof
should be employed to assist nue.. and T would
be glad to have them.
Judge E. T. Lewis appeared batore the ,Iu1v
and made the following statement:
Mr.. President-ln answer to your request for
Information as to the object and purpose OF
signers OF the call, I have this brief statement
TO make: 1t having been suggested tome that
the Police Jury would probably be willing 10 |
employ counsel to assist the District Attorney |
at the present term OF court, ewing to an unu- |
sually large docket, ! said that, while I ap-
proved OF the suggestion r. would not be pro |
per to do so without consulting the District |
Attorney. This was done by myself. | stated |
to him that no one man, or even two men, could !
do the work, and that saw no impropriety
whatever in his accepting such aid and that # |
could IN no manner reflect upon him, because
of the fact that the criminal docket had grown |
beyond all ordinary proportions and was be-
You'd the capacity OF any one man to manage
The District Attorney assented to this and
agreed to accept the proposed aid, and there.
upon the petition was prepared and signed as
appears
simply desire to add that what | said IN |
him say to YOU that, in my opinion it is be- |
y0nd his power, or that. OF any other one man. |
to successfully and economically manage the
criminal docket at this term of court and that
heartily approve of the suggestion to employ
counsel rs proposed. 1t can in no wise he n |
reproach to the District Attorney, who il not
for the sudden and enormous in
crease OF his docket beyond all ordinary pro
portions. This, gentlemen, is all have to saw.
On motion Of Mr.. Fl. Durio. Be If resolyed
That, whereas the District Attorney having
stated that he did not require any assissanee
and there being no other question for cOnsid
GRAFTON before this body, that it do now adj
lollrn until it's next regular meeting.
Carried.
Attest L. NJ. BOAGNf
Fl. Il. EsTORGE Clerk prcsidnn+