St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
OF THE POLICE
Jury,
Opelousas, La, July 3, 1898.

NJ. Boagni, Pres, Messrs. MCGEE, Du-
pre-, Courtney, BergcrOn, Guidry, Chop
ton, Lafieur and Butler.
The chair announced that the jury
met to-day as board of reviewers, to
| review assessments.
On motion of Mr.. Latleur commit
! tee of two was appointed to wait on
| the assessor and find out 1t the assess
ment was ready to be submitted to the
hoard the chair appointed Messrs. La
fleur and BergerOn.
| The assessor appeared before the
| Jury to state that he would not be ready
| to hand 10 his list until the Gath day OF
July, 1903.
On motion Of Mr.. Dupre the Police
| Jury went into regular session.
I On motion of Mr.. Niece tho report
! of committee appointed to sell contract
to build bridge over Bayou DIES Cannes
at Fruge's crossing, was received, com
| mittce discharged and Mr.. Homer Fru-
&c credited with the sum OF $4,000 out
of Internal improvement funds OF 1873,
9Th ward.
Mr.. Guidry moved to take up Mr..
Bergeron's motion laid on the table at
last meeting to appropriate the sum OF
$3.50 to send Edward Gil to the State
| University.
Mr.. MCGEE moved to lay Mr.. Guidry's
motion on the table; the vote on Mr..
McGee's motion resulted in a tie, the
president voting against it. Mr.. Nc
Gees motion was lost.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Guidry's mo-
| ton, which resulted in tie the Presl :
| dent voted for it. Mr.. Guidly's motion
was carried.
The vote on Mr.. Bergeron's motion to
appropriate $250OO to send Edward Gil
back to the State University resulted
| us follows: nay, McGee, CloptOD, La
t1eur and Butler. Aye, Guidry, Court
ney, Bergeron and Dupre; there being a
tie the chair voted aye. Mr.. Bergeron's
motion was carried.
The Police Jury adjourned till this
evening at o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Tie Police Jury met at ) p. IN. Pres
ent: L. NJ. Boagni, Mcssrs. Clopton,
Lafeur, Butler, Courtney, Guidry, Ber
geron, MCGEE and Dupre.
On motion of Dir. MCGEE, Mcssrs. j.
r. Guidry, N. Oliver, A. Fuselier and
0. Manuel mere appointed commission
| ers for the sale of unbranded stock for
the 9Th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, c. Walls
| was appointed commissioner for the
| sale of unbranded stock for the I'd Po-
| lice jury ward.
On motion of DR.. Clopton, Messrs
! Burt law and Thomas Dunbar were
| appointed commissioners for the sale
of unbranded stock for the 4th ward.
| On motion of Mr.. Butler Theogene
Reed was appointed commissioner for
the sale of unbranded stock 9TH ward.
| On motion OF MIR. Dupre, Julien ia
cot was placed on the INDECENT list.
On motion Of MIR. Bergeron, Vigile
! Quebedeau was placed on the INDECENT
list
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Adam Be-
moi was placed on tho INDECENT list.
| On motion Of Mr.. Courtney, j. Z. Car
son was ordered credited with the sum
OF 1880, Magistrates and COnstable's
cost in road suit.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, Mr.. J. Is.
FOnteDOt was credited with the sum of
dollars in ten different road suits.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE the jailer
was allowed to put one horse on the
court house square to keep the grass
short.
Mr.. Laheur in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. BOagni be it resolv-
ed by the Police Jury to examine the
books of the Parish Treasurer and Clerk
| and all papers or books relating to the
finances of the parish, and that the
said committee be especially instructed
to investigate iut0 the action of the
| president in all financial matters, to
tally all warrants signed by him with
approved accounts or resolutions order
ing the amount paid, to ascertain from
the Clerk and Treasurer all particulars
| in regard to instructions then given il
any by the president in the issuing of
warrants and the payment Of the same.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Court
ney.
Mr. MCGEE moved to lay Mr.. Boagnis
| motion on the table.
Mr.. Boagni called for the yeas and
nays. Messrs. MCGEE, Butler and Ber-
geron voted yea, Messrs. Courtney,
Guidry, Dupre and Boagni voted no.
Mr.. Clopton voted blank. Mr.. McGee's
motion to table was lost.
nays on his motion. Messrs. McGee,
Clopton, Butler, Bergeron and Latieur
voted no, and Messrs. Courtney, Boa
gni, Gudry and Duple voted yes. Mr..
Boagni's motion was lost; there being
tic Latieur voted no. Mr.. Boagni's mo-
ton was lost.
MT. Boagnl arose on point OF in
formation requesting to be informed
why the police jury by its vote refused
to investigate his acts as president and
thus deprive him of the only means of
refuting in an official manner the news
paper articles and rumors circulating
to bis detriment.
Mr.. Laf1eur in answer stated that lie
saw no necessity for sucl, committee
to be appointed.
NIr. McGee-because am Of the opin-
ion that there is no necessity of a CON-
mlttee appointed at this time for that
purpose.
DR.. CloptoD-for the Information of
Mr.. Boagni | would say, committees
were appointed by this body from
time to time to examine the books &C.,
referred to and have reported Oh same,
and at this time | believe committed
for this purpose useless.
MIR. Courtney paid in 1915, amount
received from Mr.. Fontenot for sale
of unbranded colt, 9th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Lafeur the minutes
were adopted as read.
On motion of Mr.. Laflcur the Police
Jury adjourned until the Gath day of
July, 1893, at 12 m.
LITERARY SENSATION.