The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-03
Follce jury PROCEEDINGS.
OPELOusAS. ia T,,x 100.

~, oPELoUsAs, LA, July s., 1895.
M: Mr.; e. H. MCGEE, president
tne esS p D1pre, Courtney, Guidry, Clon
omsh W aaneur, E.T. Latleur, Evans ant
I'm motion of Mr.. r. Laf1eur. the nolic,
jury adjourned till 8 D. m. po'i''
EVENING SESSION.
me Hollce Jury met at 8 D. m. Pres
NJ: Mr.: r.. II. McGee, president
ton y Daapre, Courtney, Guidry, Clop
Quebedeau. L|aiis aht
III motion of DR.. Clopton, resolved
.hat a committee of five be appointed
the president, Il. H. McGee. chaaiyman
Gustave Fusilier, Rodolph Savoie. Uiiht
manuel n Placide Savoie, to invest
fsaSe me trouble of site of road leading
, naoon.l rug bridge to Eunice and re
poIt at next regular meeting of this
Dody, and that the clerk be Instructed r.
monty Rodolph Savoie to delay leral
proceedings IN the matter of Etienn.
brown, Jr., and Ursin Miller, Jr.. till thf
committee reports.
On motion of Mr.. Il. II. L.afieur. the re-.
pore OF committee appointed to Law Out
q pubic road from public road of Anse
to Point Dural's public road
was received, committee discharged and
salu ROAD declared a public road.
On motion OF DIR. CIopton, the police
jury went i'll session as a board of re.
viewers. ~
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Lafleur. the
potrd OF reviewers adjourned till to.
morrow at $3.50 a. m.
X JULY 9TH.
~lANfJae1Fd OF reviewers met at $50 a,
m. Pres{nt: Mr.. E. H. MCGEE, presi-
Gent; MYssrs. Dupre, Courtney, Guidry,
CloptonfR. Lafieur and Quebedeau. y
On HPtlon of Mr.. r. Laf1eur, the
police fury.
On potion of Mr.. r. Lafleur, the min
Yutes y last week We're read and adopted.
on motion of Mr.. Guidry, the petition
OF citizens of Coulee Croche, PRAYING for
a public road, was received, and W. d.
Hargroder, Charles Smith, Sol Guidry,
Deslre Breaux, Zepherin Thibodeau,,
Dupre Duplechain and Felix T%hibodeau
We're appointed a committee to lay out
said road.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafeur, the DO
lice jury went in session as a board of
reviewers.
The st. Landry Cotton Oil Co., through
its president, Isaac Roos, appeared be-
lore the board of reviewers and claimed
a reduction on their assessment of 5OG
on the ground that it was engaged in
the manufacture of fertilizers which en-
Titles them to an exemption under the
constitution and demanded a pro rata
reduction on the total valuation of their
property after thorough investigation
and hearing application was refused.
On motion Of Mr.. r. Laf1eur, the board
OF reviewers took a recess till 3 p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The board of reviewers met at 3 D.. m.
Present: Mr.. f. H. MCGEE, presidents;
Messrs. Dupre, Courtney, Guidry, Clop-
ton, Evans and Quebedeau.
On motion of MIR. r. Laf1eur, the board
of reviews adjourned till tomorrow at 9
a. IN.
The board of reviewers met at 8 a. IN.
Present.: Mr.. K. II. MCGEE, presidents;
Messrs. Courtney, r. Lafleur, Clopton,
Q~uebedeau, E. T. Lafieur and Prescott.
On motion of Mr.. f. II. Laf1eur, the
board of reviewers adjourned till 3 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The board of reviewers met at 3 p. m.
Present.: Mr.. r. H. McGee, president;
Messrs. DaPre. Courtney Guidry, Clop-
Quebedeau and Prescott.
On motion of Mr.. r Lafieur, the board
of reviewers adjourned till tomorrow
at 9 80 a. M.
JULY 18TH.
The board of reviewers met at $3.50 a..
IN. Present.: Mr.. E. Ii. McGee, presi-
dent; Messrs. Courtney, Clopton, Evans,
Quebedeau, T.. L. Lafleur and Prescott.
On motion of Mr.. II. Latieur, the board
of reviewers went in session of the po-
lice Jury.
On motion of MI, r. Lafleur, resolved,
that whereas act lSl OF session acts of
Louisiana for the year 1894, sections 9
and 10 makes each police jury ward an
precinct and directs the police
juries in all cases where in their judg-
ment more than n polling place is ne
cessary in a ward to sub-divide such
into two or more election pre-
therefore, be it resolved, that the
president appoint a committee OF three
to consist Of two members of this body
and the District Attorney to report as
soon as practicable how many election
precincts will be necessary in each po-
lice jury ward and the lines of sub-divi-
sion of said precints.
The chair appointed Messrs. r. La
f1eur and FL. D.. Courtney.
On motion of Mr.. f. T. Lafeur, the
Of $3.50 was appropriated to convey
Robert hurry to the charity hospital.
On motion Of Mr.. r. Lafleur, the police
jury adjourned till 80 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at 2:3O p. m. Pres
.nt: Mr.; Z; Fl. MCGEE, presidents;
Messrs. Courtney, r. Lafleur,. Quebe-
deau, Dupre, E.. I. Lafleur, Guidry and
Evans.
On motion of Mr.. r. Laf1eur, the police
jury went in session as q board of re-
On motion of Mr.. r. Laf1eur, the board
reviewers adjourned till tomorrow
at 9 a. IN.
JULY 18TH.
Present: MI. E. H. MCGEE, presidents;
Quebedeau, Dupre, Clopton, E.
T. Lafleur, Courtney, Guidry, r. L%afeur,
Prescott and Evans.
Mr.. Dupre moved that the chair APP
point a committee of three to adjust the
assessment of the several bar-rooms in
Opelousas-carried. The chair appoint
I'd Messrs. Dupre, Evans n p. L. La
1eur:
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the report
If the committee was received and ac-
On motion of MI. Courtney, the board
If reviewers went in session as police
Jury.
Jury adjourned till 2:3O p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at 2:3o p. m.
Present: MI. e. 81. MCGEE, president;
Courtney, Clopton, Guidry, Que
oedeau, Dupre, E. T. Lafeur, Evans and
Lafleur.
On motion of Mr.. r. La1eur, the fol-
lowing were appointed commissioners
Tor the sale of unbranded stock: Christ
oval Tate, L.. J. Pitre, Alfred Stage and
Quirk.
Mr.. Evans in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Meeee, warrant IS
med in favor of ). r. Stewart for $50. 20,
srronous and not signed lis ordered cor