The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-09-29
NO 8

On motion of Mr.. Christen seconded hy
Mr.. Morvant the reading of Yesterdays
minutes was dispensed WITH
Mr.. Tabor seconded by Mr. Christen
moved the adoption Of the following resoIu-
tioB,-caI rird.
Resolved that the bill presented to this
jury by the Coroner for fees from July "a to
august 18th inclusive hc submit ted to the
District Ju 'ge for examinations as To ITS
legality. aud that the said judges decision on
the matter. will hereafter regulate the fees of
ne coroner on Inquest as to whether he
shail he entitled to % charge OF So 90 each
Tor Inquest process verbal, or only $500
Tor both Inquest and process verbal.
The following bills were presented and
mas ssed upon tayorablv by the whole iurv
| Stark tacting Coronell jurors of Inq $36 30
d. D Bour9eois for repaving roads 4 20
James Beary. fees Sheriff of 1er'bonr 4t0
ihos stark Coroners lees. 400
Total. s9i 30
herevpon, Mr. Tabor seconded by MIR.
Christen. moved that an arpronri, ,tion of
S9l.30 or as much there of as may be neces-
sar, be made to pay the above bills. provided
however. that the sahove bill for fe.-. If
Coroner, shall be paid in accordance with
Judge l.. z. Caillouet's decision
= leas-nei Christcn, i4rlet. Foret, Scally,
T-n an.l Morvan.
Nays-None.
The following communication hcn, rral
MIR. Chrlsten seconded bg air Scaliy nry.I
that $50 10 per annu be allowed as extra
compensation to k. 81 l. Inspector of Dis
trlct d 8 tor their care and and manage
ment OF the tarish Road Machines and that
same be p@ii to them quarterly with their
salaries. carried.
feas-keDt. Christen, Ledet, Fo-et. Tabor.
Scaly and Morvant.
Nays-NoLe.
Thihodaux. La. Sep 18th. 1891.
To the Police Jury.
Gentlemen
Your Honorable body. have nnw placed il
the charge of the Road Inspectors of Dis.
tricts No | and }. the care and maua cement
of the Parish Road Machines, ami in as
much. as the duties YOU have imposed Oh
them are considerable, | respectfully ask,
lhas You will consider this matter, and de-
termIne whether or not these additional
duties call toT any additional compensation,
practically, | know that NY duties have
been encrra>ed, and hope yOu will decide
to offer adequate com sensation in the premi-
ses.
Neiy Respectfully Submitted,
j. B. BOURGEOIS
Il. aud l.. lnsp. Dist. No 1.
At this time Mr.. Christen seconded by Mr.
FOret. moved that the jury do now proceed
to the election OF President, Secretary,
Treasurer aud Sersent at Arms. and that
the election of K. l.. Inspectors be postponed
| to the next regular meeting on November 5th
! 1894. carried.
| MIR. ThOs. d. Kent, for President, Mr.. III.
] n. Coulon, for Secretary, Mr. A. j. Braud
| for Treasurer. Mr.. Il A. Frost. for Sergeant
alarms, and htessrs. A. JOLIET Jr. Il Co. tor
! parish printer being placed in nomination
( FOR the offices set opposite their names. and
! there being no other nominations or applica-
| ti0ns before the jury for said offices. they
I were under IL suspension of the rules declared
unanimously elected ny aeclamation. one
after the other, and in the above order to
| their respective OFFICES.
President Kent. here stated that the sheriff
OF this parish had handed him quite num-
ber of Oyster Licenses, alledged to have
| been paid by cifizels of tins parish to the
Oyster Commissioner oi Terrehonne Parish
| for fishing oysters in Fhe Parish Of Lafourche
| and these leeHses were pad ny them uAder
| protest, and to AVOID heing arrested and
| brought to Houma. and this mater of tress-
passing upon our fisheries betug considered
at length, the july being resolved to enter
| suit 1or the recovery of the amount Of said
licenses aud Tor final settlement of tho di-
| vision line between Latourcbe ~ Terrebon-
ne. the District Attorney Mr.. B L. Winches-
ter being now pr sent, at the request of the
jury, stated that he would be gsd Of some
actlon teuding To establish the division line
of Lafourche and Terrebunne on the Cult of
Mexico and to that end he would give all the
assistance he could, and that in any law suit
of this parish against Terrebunne. the Jury
would have is employ outside counsel, in as
much as the two parishes. litigants conf
posed the judicial District over which he
exercised the functions OF District Attorney
and that being the case he could neither pro
secute or defend either.
At this time ou noticn of Mr.. Scally secon-
ded bv Christ-n. the Jury took recess Tor
dinner.
AT , o'clock p III. the JurT re-assembed
with same members present..
Mr.. Christen seconded by Mr.. Sally moved
the adoption Of the following resolution. car
lied.
Yeas Kent, Cbr,sten, ,Ledct Foret, ScAlly
Tabor and Morvaut.
. Nays-None.
Resolved, that the President of this Jnr5
be Authorized to sue the parish of Terrebon
; ne for the recovery of the Oyster Licenses
: collected from fishermen piyiug their trade
I in Laiourehe waters, during the years Of io9
J. and 1894, and resolved further. that, 10 tina
l end. the President be directed to empi"'
J. Messrs. Clay Kuobloch &. son III the broseet
1 Confirmed on 4H page
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