The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-02-22
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
opELoUsAs, Feb. 10th, 1890

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Present E. A. Boagni. President, T.. c. Mil
burn, c: I: Bihm, p. stagg, c. ". Ward, S. Haa;
On motion of s. Haas, the minutes of tht
last meeting were adopted as read.
! On motion OF f. c. Milhurn, the commnuica
| ton of N. ii. Way was laid on tho table.
! On motion of c. T. Bihm. the petition of tht
! citizens of the 9Th Police Jury Ward relative tc
hogs running at large was laid on the table.
! On motion of Mr. Bihm, the petition Of the
citizens of the 14th Justice Ward relative tC
cnaeting hog law was laid on the table nnti
! the next regular meeting.
] On motion of Mr.. Stagg, Be ii resolved that
the petition from the citizens Of the 5th Police
Jury Ward relative to prohibiting hogs FROM
roaming at large be laid ON the table.
:; ON notion OF C. T. Bihm, Be it resolved tha,
Messrs Anatoie Fusilier, Landry Rougeau, Hen
! ry z. Fontenot, j. Bite. F. Rougeau, Celestin La
vergne Francois Fl. MCGEE and Marcel Vidrine
! be and are hereby appointed committee to
change the road leading from Fruge's Bridge
| to Point Durel, provided said change be made
according to see Of road ordinance and re-
port at the next regular meeting.
On motion Of Sam. Haas, Be it resolved that
Messrs. T. II. Thompson, o. c. Griffith, VIM
Foreman, John G. Smith, j. j. Barnage, c. NJ
Richard and G. W. Kelly be, and are hereby ap.
pointed a committee to view out a public road
leading from near George Kelly's to main pub.
lie road leading from Bayou Chicot to Eola, at
/ or near O. G. Griffith and report at the next
regular meeting.
EVENING SESSION.
| Meeting called to order. Present E. NJ. Boa
gni, President; E. c. MiIburn, c. T. Bihm, P.
Stagg, c. ". Ward E. s. Barry, P. Robin and
Sam, Haas.
On motion of P. Robin. Be it resolved that
the petition from the citizens ef the End and
srd Police Jury wards. relative to laying out a
shorter road leading from Arnaudville to
Grand Coteau, be laid ON the table, and that
the road as laid out by the Parish Surveyor be
and is hereby recognized as public road, and
further that Mr.. Meehe be and is hereby COM
manded to deliver said road.
On motion of Mr.. Robin, Be it resolved that
Messrs. Dave Higglnbotham, Jules Quebedeau
and Gerassin Richard be and are hereby ap-
Gerassin Richard to Bayou Bourbeux, between
Miller and Higginbotham to intersection OF
| road leading to Spyrer, and report at next
On motion Of p. Robin Be it resolved that
Messrs. Ben. Andrus, Anatolle Armand, ]: Bite.
Marks, Ignace Guithreaux and P. Robin be
and are hereby appointed committee ter to ,-ny lay
via Point Clair, provided said road be laid out
according to sec. 9 of road ordinance.
On motion Of Mr.. Bihm, Be it resolved that
the report of the committee appointed to lay
out road from Prairie Ronde, to Mailet road, be
laid on the table until the next regular meet
ing, and that Messrs. Ducondrie Dupre, Israel
Rougeau, Homere Durio, Lastie GuillOry. Chas.
Dcrosier, Jos. Aville and Valsin Ledoux, be
and are hereby appointed a committee to
ascertain the amount of damages done by runn-
ing said road through Eugene Bertrand, Da-
mond Bertrand and Emma Luquette's lands
and to report at the next regular meeting.
On motion of Mr. Ward, Be it ordained that
the ordinance passed upon the motion OF l.. j.
Dossman in relation to the number OF witnesses
in criminal cases. passed On the 2lst or January,
1890, be amended and renodeled SO as to read
as follows, viz:
Belt resolved, that whereas great abuse exists
in surnmoning witnesses in criminal cases, and
whereas the parish is thus put TO great and
needless expense and the administration OF
Justice greatly impeded thereby. therefore be
it ordained that In all cases OF mlsdemeanors
the number of witnesses summoned be ana Is
hereby limited to four for the State and four
for the defense, provided that either the State
or the defense shall be entitled to summon ad-
ditional witnesses upon proper showing, under
oath, to the Judge, who, in his discretion, may
permit snch additional witnesses to be cited. II,
In his Judgment, their testimony be material in
the case.
nj. stagg paid in five dollars received from
Alfred stagg for the sale OF unbranded stock.
Parish and Corporation Criminal Taxes Of 1889
and Licenses of 1890, collected for the Parish
of st. Landry during the month OF January
1890:
Corporation Criminal Taxes OF 1889 =. $50 90
Interest on Parish TS2es .........-..-.. 80
Licenses of 1890 -......... SIS on
Total $l1 1913 50
Less per cent com. for collecting 500 II
Net for Parish ......-...sl 81 1877 s5
I, Theophle 8. Fontenot. Sheriff and ex-off
clio Tax Collector for the Parish of St Landry
do hereby certify the above and foregoing to
be true and correct abstract from the Cash
Book and License Register In my office ana
S"ai'e' W 'Ae @''SA "l'fEi +. ). ToNTENoT,
Sheriff and ex-oficio Tax Collector,
The following road overseers were appointed:
SECOND WARD
Arthur Riehard-from DR.. I. E. Shute to Ed
gar Boudreau's store, passing by Grand Co.
feau depot.
Ovide Guidry-f from Smiths to Carencro ba-
you at o. Guidry's bridge
THIRD WARD.
Duprevine Meehe-from Frozard's bridge to
Marks bridge
Felix Roudreau--from Marks bridge to All
Louis stelIy-from Jos. Camy to Arnaudyille,
JOS. Wable-from Arnaudville to n. c. Devil
1ier.
Ignace McBride-from n. C. Devillier to POI +
Oiide DeriIlier-from Jos. Camy to N. c. De
yillier.
FOURTH WARD.
Jos, Dejean--from Taylor's bridge to Chevia'
line.
". S. Boykins-from Atchafalaya to Faulk-
ner's ferry.
John Nelsan-from Melville TO Richards
store.
Charles Gordon-from Bayou Current levec
to the parish line.
Ness Moore-from Faulkner's ferry to Rut-
ledge's bridge.
J. W. Raifey-from Taylor's ferry to school
house.
r. B. Frlllot-from sackett levee, inclusive
to Saeket landing.
L. j. smitl-from school house to E. W. Syl.
vesters.
John LeBIanc-from saekett landing to Port
Barre ferry.
EIGHTH WARD.
Joseph Ilafeur-from ward line to Tete de
Vachs.
Laatie Rosa-from Coulee Tete de Vache to
John Reeds bridges
John McMlllen.-from Sosthene Bourque 10
the Acadia line.
On motion of S. Haas, the Police Jury :st.
jouTned until to morrow morning, at 10 a. IN.
TUESDAY, February II, $780,
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment present: e. NJ B0agni, President; E. s.
Barry, p. Robin, e. Miiburn, p stagg. G. r.
Bihm and C. " Ward.
On motion, the reading of the minutes were
dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr.. Stagg, Be it sFesolyed that
the Sheriff be aad is hereby authorized TO pay
Witnesses and jurors, and that he use the certi-
fcate thus paid in lieu OF money in his settle
ment with the Treasurer for money by him
collected from licenses.
On motion of Sam. Haas, Messrs a. NJ. God
win, Alexander Sterling, and VIM. Leggett be-
and are hereby appointed committee TO as
certain the probable cost to repair bridges from
Nezplque bridge, near Mamorgth, to the Calca-
sieu line, and that the same committee htl
further empowered to ascertain the cost of re-
pairing bridges from A. NJ. GodWin's to Jetllif
Bond. and report at the next regular meeting.
at the requestof the Assessors the amounts dus