The Opelousas courier., 1894-09-22

State or by the Police Jury, to meet at such
times and places as to them, the said road
overseers, shall seem convenient. with the
necessary tools for repairing or making OF the
public road or roads under their charge and
whoever without legal excuse shall upon such
summons refuse or neglect to attend, with the
tools designated. and do their duty either in
person or by sending in their place an efficient
HAND not subject to be called to work on same
public roads, and to be accepted by the road
overseer of the roads, shall upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than five nor more
than twenty-five dollars, and i'll default of pay
ment of said fine and costs, be confined in the
parish jail for not less than ten nor more than
thirty days said fine and penalties to be re
covered by indictment or before
any court of competent jurisdiction. ProVld-
ed, that any person so summoned shall be eX-
cused from road duty upon payment to the
road Overseer by whom he may he summoned
the sum of one dollar for each day he may be
so summoned, said sum to be payable within
"a hours next after the summons may be serv-
ed upon him; said sum when so paid over to
the oyerseer to be by him paid over to the par
ish treasurer, to be by him disposed of us pro
any person who shall evade Or seek to evade
road duty by giving to the overseer or his
deputy, when called upon to perform the same.
a false age as his own or who shall refuse to
give his age or his name, shall. on conviction
'hnreof, be fined twenty-five dollars and costs.
en-. IN default Of payment of said tine and
t!,an ten nor more than thirty days, said fine
ard "npa!ty to be enforced by indictment or
incarnation before any court OF competent
ityf,diction. Provided, further, that no per-
~ can be compelled to cross a navigable
stream to work on a public road, when there Is
a public road on his side of said stream, except
by special act of the police jury.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Zephirin Thibo-
dean was appointed commissioner for the sale
of unbranded stock, end ward.
On motion or MI. Courtney, Resolved that Il
warrant be issued to NJ. L. Swords, Asse Ssor of
the parish of ST. Landry, for the sum of Ss03.49
this being balance due him in full as compen
sation for SAC ,s49.s5, aggregate amount of par
ish taxes assessed for the year 1894.
On motion of MI. Guilry. Messrs. Evans am;
Clopton were appointed a committee t" settle
with the Treasurer.
man, Mr.. Evans. that they Tad
vouchers in the hands of the Treasurer and
found them correct, and have Cancelled same
amounting to S., 534.4 40, and the Treasurer order:
ed credited witt said amount.
On motion OF Nh. Guidry, the Police jury adj
journed until tomorrow at ga II.
OPELoUsAs. September L., 1884.
Tue Police Jury met at 9 d. u. Present.
MI. Robt. Lafeur, President pro tenn. Messrs.
GuidTy, Quebedeau, Clopton, Dupre, Fontenor,
Butler, Courtney and Evans
On motion of Mr. Butler, the SUN OF sl95.0o
was appropriated to build a bridge over gully
near John Shaw on road leading from Vile
Plate to Opelousas, and Messrs. John Shaw,
VIM. Barker and Geo. Winfield appointed 4
committee to sell contract to build SAID bridge.
On motion OF Mr. Butler, the plan for build
lns locks on bayou Lamourie as submitted to
the Police Jury by MI. VIM. Polk, il, OF Ra-
pides, was received and laid on the table.
On motion OF Dr.. Clopton, the Police Jury
went in committee OF the whole for the pul-
pose OF passing on claims, DR.. CloptOn iii the
chair. The committee OF the whole having
risen reported through their chairman thai
they had examined the following claims and
found them correct:
Roberts q Carson, lumber, ward 6, 1898, 4 CA
Gibbons & Nicholson. 1894 T 20
los. Bloch, g" . As
Roberts & Carson, 6 g. 6 40
F. ?; Carson. J. p, road suit" rs
bridge, ward 6, ssa:.;:.:"... 20 90
Sam Haas, spades and spikes e. 1894 ws 3 70 ! Q
L yonten (%m nrofen plow 1885, 4 ward 6 3
O. l 25
Walter Hazelton haulg. lum. &c. 1894 W 6$ 5 90
Sam Haas spades and shoyels 1894 We =. 80
| Chas. BOSNIAN, lumber, 1894 ward G, .... 10 SO
" 2.--..-.- II 90
Laurent Bellemin. plow broke 1898, a so
T s Fontenot conveying insane to asylum,
T s Fontenot, committing prisoners to
jail from July 10 to Sept. 8, 1884,. 60 90
T S Fontenot, feeding prisoners from
July II to September 10 1s94...-...- SIG 20
0 D FOntenOt, lumber. ward !, 1S9i.-.-.. 6 90
s, "...-. 26 16
| Gibbons IL Nicholson, lumber W 2, 1884, 6 "a
i" W. 5, ".... % 90
Preston King, hauling lum. W. 5, 49,. IS 90
GibbeLs q Nicholson, lum. W. s, ".... IA "a
David Meche, arrestlng w Slm0n.--.-- 3 90
Leon Wolff, spades ward 7, 1894......-.-. IL 90
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