The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-03-14
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| Mr.. Aicide JUDGE appeared and urged APP
| propriaiion in aid Of foodsI ricken district in
| the I'd ward. by motion of Mr.. Mou,on,
| the committee appointed to report on the
| dams across Bayou Queue Tor,uc was in
| structed to file report with the Grand Jury
| at its sitting next week.
! by motion, the sum of $50 appro-
prrated to each of the wards for drainage
purposes.
President Billeaud appointed Messrs.
Mouton, Landry and Greig a committee to
settle with the parish treasurer and grant
him a quietus.
Mr.. Alex Broussard was granted lumber
for repair of bridges in I'd ward.
The following indigents were allowed
$3.50 each: Carmelite Gathe, Jean Bite.
Bourque and wife aud Fefede.
BY motion of Mr.. Mouton, the following
ordinance was duly adopted:
''An ordinance TO authorize the president
of the Police Jury to hire out any convict
sentenced to pay fine and in default of
payment of said fine, to imprisonment in
the parish jail, to Imprisonment in the
parish Jail and to pay a fine"
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the
parish of Lafayette, in regular session as
sembled, acting under the powers conferred
by act No. 20 of 1894 amended by act
No. 40 Of the General Assembly of Louis
lana of 1909.
Sect. 1. That when person shall be
convicted and sentenced to pay fine and
costs, and in default of payment of same to
term OF imprisonment the parish jail,
the president of this body is authorized to
hire and lease said convict for specified
time and conditions, as may be agreed to,
by said convict, to any one, who will pay
amount of said fine and costs, for which the
president shall give receipt to said hirer or
lessor.
Sect. 2. Be it further ordained, That on
delivery OF the receipt of the president.
mentioned in section one of this ordinance,
to the sheriff, by said hirer or lessor, the
said sheriff shall liberate and deliver said
convict to said hirer or lessor, and report
the fact to this body.
Sect. 3. Be it further ordained, That
when person shall be convicted and sem
fenced to pay fine and costs in addition to
term of imprisonment in the parish Jail,
the president of this body is authorized to
take such convict out of Jail upon giving his
receipt, and give said convict in charge and
under the control of overseer of public
roads TO be worked the public roads of
this parish, during the entire term OF i'm
prisonment which said convict has been
sentenced, provided said convict shall have
paid previously the full amount of the hne
and all costs imposed by the sentence and
judgment of the court.
Sect. A. Be it further ordained, That
the president of this body shall turn over all
money he may collect or receive under the
provisions of the first section of this ordi-
nance, to the treasurer of this parish, and
take the receipt of the parish treasurer and
make due report thereof TO this body.
Sect. 5. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances parts of ordinance in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
The treasurer submitted his monthly
statements as follows:
To the President and Members of the
Police Jury, Parish of Lafayette, La.-Fol-
lowing is statement of receipts and dis
bursements of the parish funds since my
last report:
To bal on hand since last report $oo43 81
X. G. Greig, fir Ind. school fund $3.50 176 65
Z. Wise, Treas. Vermilion Parish. I45 90
Total receipts. so365 81