The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-02

garded as common nuisances in the
United States; and that the keepers of
them may be fined and imprisoned and,
Whereas, they are denounced by sec
ton 9OS of the revised statutes or the
state of Louisiana; therefore, be it
Resolved and ordained by the police
iury of the parish of st. Landry, In vir-
tue of the powers vested in them by sec
ton 2743 of the revised statutes ct Sc
uuentia, as well as in furtherance of
section 9OS of the revised statutes OF the
state of Louisiana, that from and after
house or brothel shall be kept or estab-
lished within five miles OF any incorpo-
rated town in this parish.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
That any person or persons violating
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
punished in the same manner as is pro-
yided for in section &S of the revised
statutes of the state of Louisiana.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, That
this ordinance shall take effect from and
On motion Of Mr.. E. r. Lafleur the po-
lice jury adjourned till 2:3O p. m.
SESSION.
The police jury met at 2:3O p. m.
Present: Mr.. L. H. MCGEE, president;
Messrs. Courtney, Clopton, r. Lafleur,
E. I. Laf1eur, Quebedeau and Evans.
DIR. Clopton moved that a committee
of two be appointed to examine the
statement of the Washington State
Bank, fiscal agent of the parish OF st.
Landry.
The chair appointed Messrs. Courtney
and Evans.
The committee appointed to examine
the statement of the fiscal agent beg
leave to report that they find same cor
rect, and recommend that the salary
claim of the Washington State Bank,
fiscal agent, 1894 business, from Febru,
ary s, 1896, to April 8, 1896, be approved
for SAP, payable as per contract for
1894. Also that a warrant be drawn
against contingent fund, 1895, favor
Washington State Bank for $2S4!36, COW
ering salary of fiscal agent, 1895 bust
ness, from February 8, 1896, to April 8,
1896.
w. EVANS,
H. D. COURTNEY.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the re-
accepted.
Mr.. Courtney in the chair.
On motion of DIR. Clopton, the police
Jury went in committee OF the whole
for the purpose of passing on claims.
Mr.. Courtney in the chair.
The committee of the whole having
risen reported through their chairman,
| MI. Courtney, that they had examined
the following claims and found them
correct:
Scott Il Scott, spades and shovels,.
Preston Reynolds, building bridge
4th ward. 122
J w Bailey, work and material Is
on Washington bridge, 4th
Teiismar Richard, for lumber, &c,
Sd ward. 4G 90
G Dekerlegand, for lumber, &c,
Zernot & Bailey, repair'g bridges,
&c. i and ward. ..e......-.. 200 90
Robt Milstead, cleaning parish
canal, ! Ia 80
Town of Melville, burying pau
c ) Jourdan, recovering body of
| Chachere q Tatman, pencils ..... so
China Sonnier, repairing bridget
ward ~ 5u
u Roos & Sons, coal ...........-.. $50 90
D Roos & Sons, nails, &c, l ward II 80
Alex Burleigh, broken spades
and shovels, ID ward........:-. 3
Jas Bertrand, sharpening spades
and shovels, l ward ....... so
Jas Bertrand, repairing bridges,
Il out of l and Z ward ........,.. 3 so
Arestide Baugh, spikes, &c, End
Albert bert Burieigb, hauling lumber,
| award. | 90
| Gibbons q Nicholson, lumber, I'd
ward 81 II
A Currie Co, Limited. lumber, 9TH
ward a. 900
Sam Haas, spikes, 6 ward......r.; 80
| b Bloomfield, salary as assistant
registrar. 800 10
j T Stewart, lumber, 8 ward...... Is
st. Landry Clarion, printing 49,. 120 so
| A Hackl, one scraper, &c, Sth
ward. 6 80
A Y Saucfer, mileage in attempt
ing to serve notice. 6 90
White Il Skiles, Imber, ! ward. 80
Chachere & Tatnln, spades, sho-
vels, DC, l wards. .............. 81 10
J Lassalle, spikes, 8 ward......... 90
| Paul Stagg, nails, 5 ward .......... 3 rs
G T Cade, summons, mileage, &c. 20
DR. J p Saizan, expert testimony. 10 90
Chachere & Tatman, sundries for
Jail SO so
T S Fontenot, feeding prisoners
and turn key fees, &c, from Feb.
IL to April 8, 1896. .............. ia 10
III Bodemuller, stationery ........ 4 %
E c Quirk, burying pauper...... 500
2 20
Jas Bertrand, repairing bridges,1
ward 5 90
] T Stewart, lumber, l ward. 2 25
!" !" +" ward. So GA
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