St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-12-31
Police .ynry Proceedings.

Opelousas, La, Dec. 27, 1904.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad-
journment to promulgate the election
held on Dec. 26th, 1904, with the follow
ing members present:
DIR. w. r. Clopton, President; Messrs.
Sicily, Latieur, Halphen. Muller, Ber-
trand, Gnidry, GuiIlory, Daley and Sa-
want.
Motion by Mr.. Muller
Seconded and carried, the Police Jury
adjourned until 80 O'Clock p. an.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
| iournment.
Present: DIR. w. F. Clo2ton, Presi-
dent; Messrs. Durio, Sicily, Lafieur,
Halphen, Muller, Bertrand, Haas, G.li-
dry, Guillory, Daley, Savant and La
fenr.
Motion by Mr. Muller
That the ballot boxes containing the
votes cast at the special election Decem-
ber 26, 1904, by the voters of the first po-
lice jury ward, having been delivered
to the Police Jury, it was resolved, that
the Jury now proceed to open the ballot
boxes and canvass the votes cast at said
election, and that Messrs. Muller and
Lafleur be appointed to open the boxes
and announce the contents OF the bal
lots, and M Messrs. Daley and Savant bs
appointed to keep tallies of the result OF
the election as to the number of votes
cast and the amounts represented by
the votes. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Savant-
Seconded and carried, the Police jury
adjourned until tomorrow morning ut
10 O'clock.
December 2s, 1904.
Frho Dnl;oo Trrry ,,,at fn aA.
journment.
Present: DIR. w. r. CIopton; Presi-
dent; Messrs. Halphen, Bertrand. Gui-
i dry, Guillory, Daley, Savant, Durio,
Muller.
Opelousas, La, Dec. 2s, 1904.
To the Honorable President and Mem.
| bers of the Police Jury of the parish
OF st. Landry, La:
AS a property taxpayer and qualified
| elector OF the first police jury ward OF
! the parish OF st. Landry, hereby enter
my respectful protest against the count.
| ing of any ballots voted by proxy, at the
special election held ON the 26th inst.
i where said proxies were not signed by
| the voter herself before notary public
4 in the presence of the notary public and
I two competent Witnesses. In my op'
inion votes thy proxy, not so anthen
| ticated, are illegal and should be re
Il
| r. MORNHlNVEG.
The ballot voted by r. y. Wilkins in
| the Bellevue box as tutor, was objected
| to by Thos. III. Lewis, who protested
4 against it being counted on the grOune
of iilegality.
Motion by Mr.. Daley
Seconded and carried, the Police Jury
/ adjourned until 80 o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to nd
! journment.
| Present. DIR. w. T.. Clopton, Presi
dent; Messrs. Durio, Sicily, Muller, Ber
i trand, Guidry. Guillory, bailey, Savant
Haas, Halphen.
| Motion by Mr. Guidry-
Duly seconded and carried. that thu
canvass and count of the votes cast a.
the special election on Decembar 26th
1904, and the proelamation of the resul
OF said election be announced, as fol
lows:
4 Whereas, by ordinance of the Polio,
Jury of the parish of st. Landry, adopt
ed ON the fourteenth day Of November
1904, d special election of the property
taxpayers of the first police ward o
said parish was ordered TO be held oil
\ the 26tii day of Decembaf, 1904, to decid
4 whether five mill tax should be Ieyiet
annually for period of ten years IL
said ward under the provisions of AZ
No. as2 of 1893 and of Article 207 OF iii
i Constitution to aid in the construction
of q line of railway projected ~ tn
II 0pelo,sas Gulf Il Northeastern RAs4wa,
Company, and
Whereas. said election was duly he'll
on the said 25th day of :lcember, l90-
during the hours AMI at b place fixe