The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-23

December Is, 1893.
The police jury met at 1oa N. Present, J.B
Bergeron, president Messfs sDupre, Courtney,
Guidry, Butler, Evans, Fentenof, Laneur and
| MCGEE. 50 0AEa
tel was placed on the INDECENT list,
On motion of Mr.. Dupre, Alfred Simien was
placed on the INDECENT list.
On motion Of Mr.. Fontenot the tax collector
is hereby instructed to refund to Willis stephen
ninety-Six cents on his tax for 1893, being
| amount paid in excess OF his taxes as shown
On motion Of Mr.. courtney, be it resolved,
that whereas many debts are ~continually in,
Cured against the Parish Of St. Landry by the
officers of the law III asking appropriations
from this body to pay same in contravention
with the laws of the State, and inasmuch as
this body has repeatedly approved and paid
many debts of this same nature contrary to the
laws OF this State, therefore be it resolved, that
hencef0rth no other claim or claims shall be
approved or paid by order Of this body unless
strictly in accordance with the provisions war
ranted by law.
On motion of Mr.. Dupre the president OF
1 the police jury was authorized to have the gates
OF the court yard repaired.
&LOn motion of Mr.. Courtney, belt resolved
| that E.B. Dubuisson, district attorney, be au.
thUriZed and empowered to compile as soon as
practicable the State laws relating to the duties
existing police jury ordinances, of the Parish oil
ST. Landry, relative to public roads, bridges
and bitches. the rowing of cattle. the sale OF
unbranded stock, fences and contagious and
ep1dem1cal diseases in man or animal. Said
compilation to include, besides. such Othel
avs and data as the said district attorney
shall deem advisable for the information and
guidance of the police jury, for which book the
said district attorney is to receive extra com
pensati0n. 81 II
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the report of com
mlttee appointed to sell contract to build bridge
over Point Dural and Prien Noire gully was
received, committee discharged and Homer
Manuel was ordered credited with the sum OF
| 1925. @ aA 6sHs
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, it was resolved
that from and after the LIST of January, 1894,
the salary of the district attorney as parish
attorney, is hereby fixed at six hundred dollars
per annum, payable as now provided, out of the
officers and members fnnd quarterly, on his
OWL warrant. - &
On motion of Mr.. Courtney. the elerk is here
by authorized and instructed to make a new
apportionment of the internal Improvement
funds for the several wards for the year 1894
and thereafter till otherwise provided.
On motion of MI. MCGEE the report of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lay out a public
road on the lines Of st. Landry and Acadia par
ishes was called from the table, viz: We your
joint committee appointed by your honorable
body to lay out a public road on parish line beg
leave to report as follows: beginning at south
corner Of sec. IA and 16, t0wnshipT s of range
east, running between sec. II and ID, sec. 10 and
II, sec. 4 and s, distance three miles, then east
on tip. line 1 mile, then north between lands OF
Palemon Gnillory and Eugene Miller, then be-
tween Or. Young and Edgar Young, then be,
Brt1nson and Teale, then between Dr.. Todd and
Eugene Miller connecting with Opelousas and
Prud'homme City road, distance in st. Landry,
two miles. For the parish of Acadia beginning
at south corner of sec. ID and Is and running
south between Sec % aud %, connecting with
Church Point and Prud'homme City road, dis
lance, half mile.
(Signed by the Committee.D Peter P. Tnarel,
On6zime Nerault, Paul Leger, Joseph Garvin,
Edgar BeIar;sHebrard Dorga, P G Scanlan, j j
Gui1lory, Eugene Miller, Alex Miller, W s Evans
L Richard, Jos Hidalgo, Plaoide Blanchard,
f8oseph ormi
On motion OF Mr.. MeGee. the report of the
committee was acceptedrcommittee discharged
| and the road deciared a public road.
On motion Of Mr.. -Lafe1r, the police jury adj
iourned till 8 p. M RA9St 58f
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at 8 ?. NJ. Present, j. B,
Bergeron,. President: Messrs. Courtney, La
feur, Fontenot, Butler, McGee GuIdry1 gDqpre
| and Evans.
Z On motiGnaof Me. Courtney, the minutes were
adopted as read.
on motion Of Mr.. Courtney, the police jury
adjourned till the Sd Monday in January, 1894.
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