The Opelousas courier., 1894-09-15

anu heSsfS. Tom. Reeves, Jake Powers and
+. Huckaby We're appointed a committee to |,
ont said contract.
! On motion or DR.. Clopton, the petition {
citizens Of bayou Courtablean, praying Tor
change of road, was laid on the table.
8 On motion of DR.. Clopton, the report OF tn
2 appointed to sell contract to bull
bridge across Grand Gully sacket ehurcl
Messrs. K; Zernott & Son credited with $50 on
OF internal improvement funds, ith ward.
On motion of Mr. Courtney, the commissio
OF Elias l.. FontenOt as road Oyerseer was S
changed d as TO read from Callahan gully t
Calcasieu line"
On motion of Dr.. Clopton, Hilaire Daniel wa
appointed road overseer from Rutledge bridg
TO Wesley Budden's lower line.
On motion Of Mr.. Lafieur, the sum of $500 wa
aIPp ptI r At - out OF internal y Improvement fun
at Begg's store where the old State road strike
bayou BGuf, and Messrs. E. c. Quirk, ]. S
Huckaby, Ed. Hamberlin, T. H. Andrus ant
Geo. Sickel appointed a committee to let on
contract to do said work.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the report of com
inlttee appointed to locate or open a public roaC
Leading from Mamou through Faquetaique Il
Etnice was received, committee discharged anC
the road running as follows was declared a pub
tic road Starting from the Reed road in Ma
noil, from point opposite place of Theophile
tldrine, south II arpents between lands OF
Anatole Fusilier and Narcisse. then east I ar.
penis between lands of Alphonse Fuselier and
Amas Fuselier and Anatole Fuselier continuing
south IA arpents through lands of D.. Duple
chain, continuing 7 arpents south through pub,
nc lands con inuing 7 arpents south through
lands or Olivier Deshotels, continuing 81 ar,
penis through lands of Olibe Manuel, B. Fruge
and Homer Fruge, continuing 81 arpents south
between lands Of Homer Fruge and Eugene
Richard, Durel Miller, Alexandra Miller, then
east 7 arpents between Homer Fruge and
Alexandra Miller, then south 7 arpents between
Alexandra Miller and Theodore Savoie, %continu-
ing south ] arpents through lands of Alexand.a
Miller into Eunice, and Alexandra Miller credit
ed with s5l.50 amount Of assessed damages
done in running said road through the land :
said amount TO come out Of internal improve
nent funds 9Th ward, 1894.
On motion of Mr.. Butler the following road
oFerseers were appointed for the 9th ward;
Anatole Fuselier, from Theophile vidrtne's to
the Olibe Manuel bridge on Bayou Cane. Alex
Eunice.
Police Jury proceed to elect a supervisor of
election for the parish of St. Landry as provid-
cd by section 3 of act 1sl of the acts of the
Legisiattlle of 1894, to regulate the conduct and
maintain the purity of elections, &c. On mo-
ton Of Mr.. Evans Mr.. c. F. Burr was put In
nomination. On motion of Mr.. Lafeur, Mr.. c.
Il. Burr was elected.
On motion of DIR. Clopton the report OF the
committee appointed to sell contract to build
me bridge was received and com
mittee discharged, and Mr.. r. L. Hawkins
credited with $40. 90 out Of internal Improve
ment funds 4th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Lafeur the chair appointed
a committee OF two to inform Mr.. Burr of his
electlon as commissioner of election. The
chair appointed Messrs. Lafieur aud Clopton.
On motion of Mr.. Butler the Police Jury ad
joilrned until 3 p. n.
EVENING SESSION,
The Police Inry met at 800 D. m. Present.
K. LaneHr, President T." +n,n. Dupr6, Guidrv,
Clnpton, Butler. Courtney a4u u .ahh4eau.
On motion of Mr. Courtney, the ClerA 80
President are hereby instructed to draw a war.
rant in favor of Lewis & Lacombe, insurance
agents. for amount of insurance on courthouse
from september IL, 1894, to September II, 1895,
at noon, for the sum of sl65.oo out of contin-
gent funds OF 1894.
on motion of Mr.. Guidry, the SUN of 500. 90 or
as much thereof as may be necessary, was an
propriated to build q bridge on gully north Of
and Gerand Meche were appointed a committee
to sell contract to hnild said bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, Messrs Telemagne
Fontenot, Avenan Manuel, Lueien Bacon, |
Emerand Manuel. Landry Fontenot and Jas. |
A McCauley Were appointed a committee to
lay ont a public road starting at or near Fa
from Pointe aux Pins to John E. Fruge's cross
ing nn bayou Cane and report at next meeting.
On molten of Mr.. Butler, Mr., Victor Lafieur
was placed on the INDECENT list.
On motion OF Mr.. Guidry, Resolved that See.
Is of The ordinances of the Police Jury of the
parish OF st. Landry adopted April 10, 1890, he
amended and re-enacted so as to read as fol.
lows. viz: Be it further ordained, &c, that
road oyerseers shall not be allowed any COM
for the number Of days the road
NJ dis are required to work, but they shall be
allowed the sum of one dollar and fifty cents
per day for each days extra work and no
compensation shall be allowed for notifying
the hands. That all road overseers shall re-
ceiya the same per diem and mileage as wit
ness for each and every day that they are sum
moned before the Police Jury. 1t shalt be the
from the age of Is to so, except such
as may be exempt by the legislature of this
State or by the Police Jury, to meet at such
and places as to them, the said road
shall seem convenient, with the
0 necessary tools for repairing or making of the
public road or roads under their charge and
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
n nansla not ro subject ct 20 ~ he &c called to work on same
of the roads, shall upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than five nor more
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 information before
any court of competent jurisdiction. Provid-
that any person SO shall be ex-
,used from road duty upon N to the
pad overseer by whom he may be summoned
The sum of one dollar for each day he may be
20 summoned, said sum to be payable within
"A hours next after the summons NAV be sery-
d upon him; said sum when so paid over to
the overseer to be by him paid over to the par
sh treasurer, to be by him disposed of as pro-
by section % Of this ordinance. That
any person who shall evade or seek to evade
Dad duty by giving to the overseer or his
when called upon to perform the same,
/ false age as his own or who shall refuse to
give his age or his name, shall, on conviction
md in default Of payment of said fine and
'osts be imprisoned in the parish Jail not less
han ten nor more than thirty days, said fine
md penalty to be enforced by Indictment or
before any court of competent
Jurisdiction. Provided, further, that no per-
ON can be compelled, to cross a n%avigable
public road On his side Of said stream, except
special act of the police jury.
On motion OF Mr.. Guidry, zephirin Thibo-
lean was appointed commissioner for the sale
# unbranded stock, 2nd ward.
On motion or Mr.. Courtney, Resolved that a
variant be issued to NJ. L. Swords, Asse ssor of
his being balance due him In full as compen,
alton for GAG, s49 .85, aggregate amount of par
sh taxes assessed for the year 1884. /
On motion of Mr.: Guidry, Messrs. Evans and
Nth the Treasurer.
The committee reported through their chair
IAN, Mr., Evans: that they had examined
them correct, and have Cancelled same
mounting to s2,5a+.40, and the Treasurer order.
credited with said amount.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, the Police Jury all
burned until tomorrow at 9 a. m.
o%PELoUsAs, September IL. 1894.
The Police Jury met at 9 a. m. Present: {
Ir. Robt. Lafienr, President pro tenn. Messrs. {
Iuidry. Quebedeau, Clopton, Dupre, Fontenot,
miller, Courtney and Evans. !
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the SUN Of sos m {
7as appropriated to build a bridge over gully
ear John Shaw on road leading from Vile
late to Opelousas. and Messrs. John Shaw,
I'm. Barker and Geo. Winfield appointed a
.mmittee to sell contract to build said bridge.
On motion OF Mr.. Butler, the plan for build
y aosks on bayou Lamo uri az submitted to
ides, was received and laid on the table.
On motion of DR.. Clopton, the Police Jury i.
'ent IN committee Of the whole for the pur- ]
hair. The committee OF the whole having