The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-07-06
Police Jury.
Regular Meeting Held July LIST. 1889.

The meeting is called to order by the
President. The roll is called. We're
present: Eug. A. Duchamp. President and
MesSrs. Gutekunst, Savoy and st. Ger
main. Absent: Mr.. Aug. LedOux.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
then read and being found correct were
approved.
On motion properly carried, the resOlu-
ton which was passed at last meeting in
reference to Geo. Solomon was repealed.
The District Attorney was called upon
TO inform the Police Jury il this body
had a legal right to impose and collect a
Parish license On.tradeS, professions or
occupations from parties residing in the
corporations Of this parish. The Dis
trict Attorney asked a delay until the
next meeting to answer this request.
The committee appointed at the meet
ing OF April lst 1888 on road west OF Cy-
press Island through Mr.. Chs. 5. Babin
Jr, their Chairman, submit their report
which was accepted. The President was
authorized TO sign all deeds to said road
and have the same surveyed by Mr.. Chas.
S. Babin, Surveyor.
Mr.. Philip Dwyer was appointed Road
Overseer for the said road, to be known
and designated hereafter as the 18th.
road district Of the 3rd. ward west OF
BAYOU Teche. The following a connie
nicatiOn from Hon. j. +. MOutOn, District
Judge, was received, read and ordered
spread on the minutes.
To The Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish of st. Mar
tin, La.
GENTLEMEN:
4 uh oil Of i'm
partial mind in your parish, are Obser
wing, with great pleasure, the praise
worthy turn lately marked and taken by
stituentS the long needed security for
their public archives and records; and
fully convinced that your sole pride and
ambition. As public officers. is to so dis
charge the trust cOntided to you, as to
leave on your rolls of the Police Jury no
thing but words and marks Of common
datiOn, allow me to call to your atten-
ton another matter which equally de-
serves large share of serious provision
at your hands.
Our Clerk and Recorders office is Ger =
tainly one, among the very few in the
State, where the busy attorney, in plan
ming and certifying the rights Of our
suit Don CazO Y. LuengO or Baron de
CarOndelet OF Chevalier de Clouet or those
other landmarks; and it was wise, on
your part, as you did. to provide the
means whereby the originals of their
deeds and acts can stand guarded against
destruction. Yet it is not all, much more
remains undone, and pardon me the Ii
berty il mention it to you. | do so
N mXrsaIf haunnh
as judge, and in order to avoid hereafter
any conflict of authority. Irefer to the
Jail and prison.
Our Statutes provide that whenever it
shall be established to my satisfaction
that the Jail. i'm this parish, is unsafe or
unfit for the security of prisoners, 1t
shall be mig duty to issue writs to the
Sheriff commanding him to convey any
prisoner whom he may have in custody
10 the nearest Jail, in any adjoining par
ish, the prisoner or prisoners there to
remain until our jail is repaired, or I'M
til discharged in due course OF law. The
removal transfer and keeping. necessari-
ly create costs and expenses which must
be paid by the parish from which the
prisoner is removed. These costs and ex-
penses are quite onerOus.
Now therefore ask that, in justice to
yourselves, to me, to your people; and as
a matter Of economy and good admins
tratiOn of the public funds, you forth
with take such steps and measures as
will remedy the existing evil. and pre-
vent, il possible, the future necessity in
which shall he placed, of remanding to
our neighhOrs, for safekeeping and con-
finement. those of our malefactOrs, whose
lot it will be to await in the dungeon the
verdict of the law.
Very Respectfully. your servant.
j. +. MOUTON,
Judge XXI District.
July lst. A. ID. 1889.