The Opelousas courier., 1891-05-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
Jury.
CALLED MEETING.
OpELousAs, April 81. lsat,

o~PELoUsAs, April %, 1891.
The Police Jury met at 10 o'clock a. m.
Present: E. NJ. Boagni, President. and Messrs.
F. Stage, c. 7. Bihm, II. Durio, 8. Haas, and E.
S. Barry.
President Boagni in the chair.
The President explained that the meeting
was called to adopt measures to prevent the
spread Of small pox in the parish, and submit
ted the following report:
To the Honorable Police Jury of the parish of
St. Landry, La:
Gentlemen Having been informed by DR..
]. o. Ray on Saturday last that there was a
alton about two miles east Of the town Of Ope-
lousas, and having called upon the parish
physician to investigate the matter, and finding
that he was confined to his bed by illness, 1
called in DR.. M. D. Lewis, who, after examining
the case, agreed with DR.. Ray. For this I
agreed to pay DR.. Lewis $25. l employed DR..
Ray to attend to the case, for which I agreed
Jury should discontinue him at Its meeting of
to-day then at the rate of S25 per day for the
time he had served. This price was agreed TO
tice by its being known that he was in attend
ance on a small pox case, as we'll as the risk OF
cOntagion.
I also employed o nurse at the rate of IS per
day. further employed four guards to quar-
antine the case as well as the rest of the family
In which the disease broke out, agreeing to pay
night except Mr.. Octave Prudhomme, who I
appointed as captain of the guard requiring
him to remain constantly at the post and agree
ing, to pay him s3 per day and night. further
had a quarantine station erected for the use of
the guards. I also purchased provisions to
iced all guards quaranttned, as well as bedding,
ETC., for the sick.
/ beg leave further to report that the sick
party as well as all members Of the family
wherein the disease made its appearance have
been isolated in two different houses and strict
ly guarded since the matter was reported to
me, and all parties in the neighbOrhoOd Of the
disease and also all parties who I could ascer-
tain had had any communication with the sick
man, have, by my orders, been Yaccinated by
DR.. Ray, numbering 100 persons in all.
All OF which have done believing 1t to be
my duty 1syyn to at pr s1pgtly II the mI matter atna:t and aad 7
beg you to take action in the matter.
E. NJ. BoAGNI,
President Police Jury.
On motion Of Mr.. Durio the report was &C
cepted ana the action OF the President ap-
Mr.. Haas moved that R. NJ. Littell, E. NJ.
Boagni, Leonce Sandoz, Robert Chaehere, E. j.
Clements, j. o. Ray and j. s. Butler be ap.
pointed q sanitary committee with full power
to take all needful steps to prevent the spread
of the disease.
Mr.. Boagni requested to be excused from
serving.
Mr.. Haas Withdrew his motion.
MI. Hans moved that the President be given
full power to act in the matter until the next
regular meeting, whereupon the President re-
quested to be excused from acting in the mat
ter.
Mr.. Bihm offered the following resolution:
Whereas, as it has ome TO our knowledge
that small pox has broken out two miles east Of
the town Of Opelousas, and whereas, as it is
meet and proper that steps should be taken to
prevent the spread Of the disease, now there
fore, be it resolved that DR.. j. o. Ray, Leonce
sandoz, Robert Chachere, E. J. Clements and
j. S. Butler be appointed a sanitary committee
to take all necessary steps to prevent the
spread of the disease, and be 1t further,
Resolved, that owing to the illness of the
parish physician, the said committee be EN-.
powered to employ a physician to take charge
Of the matter. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Stage the Police Jury ad.
journed until its next regular meeting.
e. NJ. BOAGEI,
Attest: President.
n. E.. EsToReF.