The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
. JURY.
EVENING SESSION.

The police jury met at 2 p. m. Pres
ent. Mr.. Il. III. McGee, president
Messrs. Courtney, r: Latieur,, Quebe;
deau, Dupre, Il. Il. Latleur, Guidry and
Evans, Prescott and Clopton.
On motion of Mr.. Clopton, the report
of the committee appointed to examine
into the claim of Office Speciality Mfg
Co. against the parish, was received
committee discharged and report order.
ed spread upon the minutes.
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police jury of the parish of st.
Landry, La:
Gentlemen.-Iour committee appoin-
ted to examine into the claim of the
Office Speciality Mfg Co. against the
parish, beg leave to report hat we can
find nothing in the files or minutes OF
the police jury showing any indebted
ness to said company. On the contrary.
various resolutions of the police jury
would indicate that the furniture for
which they claim pay was bought by
the contractors, who undertook to ire
pair and furnish" the old clerks office.
We therefore recommend that the claim
of said company be in no way recognize
ed. Respectfully submitted,
II. LAFLEUR, ..Ch'r'n,
w. EVANS.
on motion of Mr. Evans, the following
certificate was ordered spread upon the
minutes:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.i
/, NJ. l.. Swords, assessor of the Parish
of st. Landry, do certify that the elect
ors of the Parish of st. Landry were
registered in two registration books,
that one of them containing about one
half of the registered voters has been
lost or destroyed; II further that the
registration books and poll books now
- mao --f,, 1a-y, ,N.lr @.N vi ~, fo
the creation of the parish of Acadia,
contain the names of voters Of that par
ish as well as those of st. Landry, and
therefore, the registration rolls of voters
of st. Landry parish exceed in names
enrolled the census return filed in the
office of the Secretary of State made in
pursuance of Act No. 60 of 1888, II in
consideration of these facts a new regis
tration of voters of this parish should
NJ. l.. SWORDS,
Assessor.
On motion of Mr.. Il. Lafleur, resolved,
that whereas under the provisions of
Act No. AS of the Legislature approved
and signed July 10, 1890, it is made the
duty of the Police Jury to order a new
registration of voters whenever the as
SCISSOR shall notify it that the registra-
ton rolls of voters exceed in names en-
rolled the census return filed in the
office of the Secretary of State,
And, whereas, the assessor has given
said notification to this body;
And, whereas, it appears that n Of
the registration books of this parish
containing nearly half of the names of
troyed and that by virtue of the provi-
sions of Act No. 119 approved July 9th,
1891, it is made the duty of the assessor
of this parish to eneW such books of
registration as have been destroyed,
and to, carry on them the names of
voters of the parish after due notifica-
ton thereof, and in accordance with the
registration laws of the State;
And no provision having been made
for the payment by the State of a new
general registration of voters, be it
further resolved, that the assessor be
paid at the rate of five cents per name
for those registered of all voters.
And whereas, a new registration of
voters is now necessary, because of the
provision of the election law adopted
July II, lS94-act No. 1Sl-requiring the
cincts; therefore
Be it resolved, that the assessor pro-
coed to make new registration.
On motion of Mr.. r. Latieur, L.. f. Lit
tell was ordered credited with $24.OO for
assisting in making out police jury and
justice of the peace ward and election
lines.
On motion of MIR. r. Lafleur, the re-
port of the committee appointed to eX-
anime the assessment roll of the parish
of st. Landry was received, committee
discharged, and report ordered spread
on the minutes.
Your committee appointed to examine
the assessment roll of st. Landry par
ish for the yea 1895, beg leave to make
the following report:
We have examined the same and
found correct all excepting Mr.. Samuel
Haas assessment, which is wrong. We
find that said assessment has been re-
duced $7960.M less than the amount fixed
by the board of reviewers; that the
figures put down by said board of re-
viewers have been erased and others
substituted. w. EVANS,
E. f. DUPRE.
On motion of Mr.. r. Laf1eur, the fol-
lowing communication was ordered
spread upon the minutes:
To the President and Members of the
Police Jury, st. Landry:
Gentlemen.-A committee appointed
by your honorable body to examine my |
roll for the yeas 1895 have reported that
they find everything correct except the
of Capt. Sam Haas. They |
state that they find that the figures
have been changed on the lists and a
made of seven thousand nine |
hundred and sixty dollars. In Justice |
statement. At my request the police |
jury had Capt. Haas cited to appear be-
fore the board of reviewers. Capt. Haas
claimed to me afterward that he did not
the notice in time to appear be-
fore the adjournment of that body. Capt.
Haas had authorized me to put his land
to the schedule prevailing in differ
of reviewers raised him a little over
nine thousand dollars by placing his
up to schedule. After that body
/ did not examine or look in |
to the III lists at all, or in fact any other
Capt. Haas came to my office af-
to see me, and was told by my
that / was confined to my bed.
He asked Mr.. Smith if he could take a
copy of his assessment, SO L was inform
ed by the deputy collector, and Mr.. Smith
rave the permission. Capt. Haas, I
am told, took the copy, and left saying
the police jury had not treated him with
proper courtesy.
Now I was not in my office for several
owing to a broken leg; nor did /
board of reviewers got through with it
until my attention was called to it by
Mr.. Evans, of your committee. Your
state that the figures were
tempered with, and as this is reflection
On the discretion of my deputy who was
at hat time in charge of the office, 1
wish to state that / am entirely respon-
sible for the shortcomings of my office,
and if your honorable body will fix the
amounts due the parish and state, I am
perfectly willing to pay it,. / am like
Mr.. Smith, and could not for one mo-
nent believe Capt. Haas could nave had
hand in changing the figures OH his
lists.
While repretting exceedingly the nec-