The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY
Opelousas, La, Jan. IS, 1897.

The Police Jury met at 1880 o'clock
y. III.
Presents: T.. II. McGec, President
McssrS. Prescott, Fontenot, Guidry, r..
II. Laileur, Q~ucbedeau, SaiZan, Manuel,
DIR. w. +. Clopton presented his cred
entails as a member of the police jury
from the fourth ward, vice II. Il. Bur
leigh, resigned.
on motion Of Mr.. Guidry-
The credentials were accepted and
DR.. Clopton was declared a member OF
the police jury from the fourth ward.
ON motion Of Mr.. +. Il. Latleur-
The police jury adjourned until 2:3t
o'clock p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at 2:3O o'clock
p. III.
Present.: L. II. McGee, president
Mcssrs. Guidry, T.. T. Lafieur, Fontenot,
Prescott, Quebedeau, Clopton, Saizan
and Durio.
Moved to reconsider the resolution
passed on December s, 1896, relative to
the hog law at Big Cane, Rosa and Nor
row vicinities, for the following rea-
! sons: That it is shown that i'll 1891 an
| election was held in which it was deci-
ded that there should exist 4 hog law in
said territory; and further, there are
many land owners who would be una
bic to repair their fences to keep hogs
from entering their fields; and further,
that when said resolution was passed
there was no hearing given those OPP
posed to said resolution.
Motion carried.
On motion of DR.. Clopton-
That hogs be prohibited from running
at large in the following territory, to-
wit: Commencing at the southeast cor
ner of section b tip. 3 S r ) east, run
ming on township line to Bayou WaXia,
following Bayou WaXia to southeast
corner of section 8 tp.3 ; X 4 r; thence
to S w corner of section 7 fps X 4 f.
thence north to parish line of Avoy-
Giles, thence east to the southeast cor
| ncr of section %, tp. S r ; east, thence
south to southeast corner of section 3,
tp. 3 $ X 5 east.
Motion carried.
Or motion of Mr.. Prescott
a committee of three was appointed
to examine the statement Of the Wash
ington State Bank, fiscal agent.
The chair appointed Messrs. Prescott,
Saizan and Z. I. Latieur.
On motion of DR.. SaiZan-
That a warrant be drawn against the
funds of 1896 for the sum of $23OO.W in
favor of A. l.. FOntenot, president of the
School Board.
Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry-
The report of the committee appointed
to lay out road running west of Boagnis
land, intersecting public Dad running
from Bristol to Crowley, was accepted.
committee discharged, and the said
road declared a public road as follows:
Said rOad to run south of l.. +. Sibille's
land and north Of Zepherin T~hibodeau's
land; thence south of Homer Miller's
land and north of j. b. Duplechain,
lands; thence south OF Valsin Rubite
and unknown lands; and north of Oscar
Savoie and Hypolite Miller's land; and
that Hypolite Miller be ordered credi-
ted with the sum of $42 out of internal
Improvement fund, End ward.
Carried.
On motion of DIR. CloDton-
That the report of the committee APP
pointed to let out contract to build Rosa
bridge was accepted, committee dis
charged, and A.. COshman ordered credi-
ted with the sum of $14l. so out of inter-
nal improvement fund, 4th ward.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury:
We, the committee appointed to ex-
anime the statement of the Washington
State Bank, beg leave to report that we
have examined same and found said
statement correct. We therefore re-
quest your honorable body to issue q
in favor of the Washington
State Bank, fiscal agent, for the sum of
from December 9TH, 1896, to January
10th, 1897.
JOS. p. SATAN,
t.. #. IAFJFIR.