The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-08-12

| On motion of Lafeur the clerk of the Police
| Jury was ordered to issue warrant for $l65.0O
| to pay premium on insurance policy on Court
house payable out of not otherwise appropri-
ated funds, favor of Clements & Lewis.
BOagni in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Bergeron the Police jury
adjourned until tomorrow at 10 Il. M.
July 26th 1893
The Police Jury met at 10 Il. III: Present:
T. NJ Boagni, President; Messrs. McGee. Du
pre-, Fontenot, Courtney, Bergeron. Guldry,
ClOptOn Latleur and Butler.
Bergeron III the Chair.
On motion OF Dr.. Clopton, seconded by +. II.
McGee: Whereas. i'll our opinion the legal
Police Jury has expired, we now proceed to
elect a President.
Courtney moved as substitute to DR.. Clop-
tons motion that we proceed to reOrSaniZe
the Police Jury together with the election OF
Clerk and Treasurer, as we have been offered
the service of Clerk for $4,000 per annum and
that of Treasurer gratis, furnishing a gilt edge
bond, and that the offices OF Clerk and Treas
urer be published for bids for 80 days, all com.
petent persons furnishing acceptable bond eli
gible to bid. Lafieur called for the yeas and
nays. McGee, Clopton, Laheur, Bnler. Fone
not and Bergeron voted no. Courtney voted
yes.
Boagni voted yes vote upon the subject
simply to record myself in favor of saving pub
lie money being an officer, otherwise should
not have voted.
Dupr6 voted yes Oh account that Courtney's
motion would result ill the saving Of S120O.OO to
the public per annum
Guidry voted yes for the game reason
signed by Dupr6 COurtney's motion was lost.
Dupre moved to table DR. ClOptOn's motion.
Dupre called for the yeas and nays McGee,
ClOpton, Lafeur, Butler, Fontenot and Berge
ron voted no. BOagni voted blank and Court
ney, Dupre and Guidry voted yes. Dupr6's
motion was lost
Mr.. Gudry moved to strike out the word
President and insert the words Clerk and
Treasurer.
Mr.. Courtney called for the yeas and nays.
Messrs. McGce, Clopton. Lafeur, Butler, Fon
tnT of nnRP
pre-, Guidry and Courtney voted yes. Mr.. Boa
gni voted blank. Mr.. Guidry's motion was
lost.
Mr. Courtney moved to insert in DR.. Clop-
toms motion the words Clerk and Treasurer
Mr.. Courtney called for yeas and nays
Messrs. MCGEE, Clopton, Fontenot, Butler, Ber,
gero" and Lafeur voted no. Mr.. BOaSni voted
blaL Messrs. Courtney, Guidry and Dupre
voted yes. Motion lost.
Mr.. MCGEE called for the yeas and nays on
DR.. Clopton's original motion. Messrs MCGEE,
Clopton, Lafieur Fontenot, Butler and Berge,
ron voted yes. Mr.. Boagni voted blank, and
Messrs Courtney, .Guidry and Dupre voted no.
Dr. Clopton's motion was carried
On motion of Mr.. Lafienr the police jury pro-
ceeded to ballot for President
Mr.. Butler put Mr.. Fontenot in nomination,
Mr. Fontenot put Mr.. Bergeron in nomna
ton.
Mr. Courtney put in nomination Mr. Boagni
who declined.
There being no other nomination
On motion of Mr.. Lafleur the jury proceeded
to ballot for President.
Messrs Fontenot and Butler were appointed
tellers.
Upen the request of Mr.. Courtney the chair
excused him from voting.
Mr. Mc(1ee in the chair.
Mr.. Bergeron having received votes, was
declared by the chair duly elected as President
of the body.
The following members voting: Messrs Nc
Gee, Clopton, Latleur, Butler, Fontenot and
Bergeron. Messrs. Boagni, Dupre and Guidry
not voting.
On motion of Mr. Courtney the Police Jury
| took recess till 800 p M.
EVENING SESSION.
| The Police Jury met at 800 p. m. Present.
Messrs. MCGEE, Bergeron, Guidry, ClOptOn,
| On motion of DR.. Copton the following COM
munication from the Assessor was read and
ordered spread upon the minutes.
To the President and members of the Police
Jury of St. Landry.
Gentlemen When / made my first appear
| ance befor your Hon. Body asked you tor Il
schedule OF assessment for two reasons; one
was because you had to sit on my work as a
recognized that each Police Juror knew more
| of the value of property in his ward than 1
| did. know full well, and so stated, that your
Hon. Body had no right to direct the Assessor
| in making his assessment, but took the above
| course in order to equaliZe assessments by and
with the aid OF each member of the Police
Jury. Your Hon. Body commended my action
| to a man, and caused to be written schedule,
| which directed my deputies to carry out, at
| the same time telling them 10 use Lnelf Juug-
ments is cases of gullies, washouts, and lands
not fit for cultivation, pasturage or wood.
After about half Of the assessment was taken,
and when petitions from the 7th and 8th wards
came in, your Hon. President declared those
petitions out of order, and o one appealed
from his decision and as he stated that your
Hon. Body had no right to instruct the asses
sor, and that although you had given me q
schedule it was unofficial ) / then took it that
your Hon. Body wished to impress on the pub
| lie mind that the assessor was wholly RESPONSE
| the increase portions or the
parish, and in order to give the people.
chance to be heard, [ instructed my deputies
to cut in those wards to the schedule used last
year The other wards did not petition, there;
fore concluded they must either be satisfied
or preferred to go before you as board Of
reviewers.
Now I know it is the settled policy of this
administration to reduce taxation, and there
fore suggest to your Hon. Body that you first
administered, and cut down your per centum
one, two or three mills on the dollar, put what
YOU can stand, and you will find that the State
government will do the same Respeetfnlly,
Assessor.
On motion of DR.. Ciopton the police jury went
in session as Board of Reviewers.
Mr.. Boagni moved to reduce the assessment
of the piece of property belonging to Joachim
Joubert on Grolee street, from $3.50 to 5000.
On motion of DIR. Clopton the above motion
was LAID ON the table.
On motion of Mr.. Boagni, the board of freview-
ers adjourned till tomorrow at 10 a. m.
OPELoUsAs, July 27, 1898
The Police Jury met at 10 a. IN. Present: j.
B. Bergeron, President and Messrs MCGEE,
Butler, Dupre, Clopton, Fontenot, Guidry,
Courtney, Lafleur and BOagnl.
Boagni moved that the assessment on the
First National Bank be reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000. Carried.
On motion of Bergeron the Board of Review
ers adjourned till p. m
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met as Board OF Reviewers,
} Present, Bergeron, President and MCGEE, Bull
, Ter, Lafeur, Clopton Guidry, Dnpre' Fontenot
and Courtney.
On motion of Latieur the Board of Reviewers
went in session police jury.
On motion the reading Of the minutes was
dispensed with till next meeting.
On motion of Butler the police jury adjourned
till August 7th at 12 M