The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

The proceedings of the meet
ing of the Police Jury held july
Sd were published on the 18th
twelve days later, and notwlth-
standing this long delay, the min
utes are very incomplete, not to
say misleading. That part of the
proceedings relating to the cleo
tion of parish printer reads:
Motion by Mr.. Guillory-
That the Police Jury now proceed to the cleo
tion Of a Parish Printer, and that the said Par
ish Printer furnish bond-fo the performance
OF his duty to the amount of not less than $500.
nor more than Il 900, for er term OF one year.
Motion carried.
Mr.. Muller placed in nomination Mr.. Ray
mond Breaux for parish printer. duly seconded.
Mr.. Haas placed in nomination Mr.. I.eonce
Saudoz for parish printer. duly seconded.
" No other nsmes being placed in nomination,
the Police Jury then proceeded to ballot on the
two nominations as above.
The vote stood rs follows:
Mr.. Raymond Breaux fifteen u5) votes.
Mr.. Leonce sandoz. two t2) votes.
Mr.. Breaux receiving Il majority OF the votes
cast. was declared elected.
The applications of Messrs. !. A. Gil, OF the
Eunice Gall, and j. K Sandoz, for parish prin-
ter. were read before the nomination closed
As matter of fact, the appli-
cations of Messrs. j. A. Gil, of
the Eunice Gall, and j. X. San
doz were read before the nomina-
tions were made, as also the fol-
lowing communications from the
Opelousas COURIER, which had
been read but do not appear in
the proceedings as published in
the official journal:
July 3, 1905.
To the Honorable President and
Members Of the Police Jury
of the Parish of St. Landry,
La:
Gentlemen-In presenting this,
my application, for the position
of parish printer for the ensuing
year, / desire to state that if | am
elected parish printer that | will
donate five hundred ($500) dol
lars to the public school fund of
St. Landry from the proceeds de-
rived from the contract, and as a
proof that this offer is bona fde,
you will find accompanying this
communication the certificate of
the cashier of the St. Landry
State Bank that the $500 is now
on deposit in said bank subject to
the order of the Police Jury on
the following terms:
If [ am elected parish printer
for the ensuing year, all sums due
me for publishing the proceedings
of your honorable body Cat the
rates fixed by law will be turned
over to the public school fund as
fast as earned, bills approved and
warrants issued, until the entire
amount of $500 is exhausted
When the amount deposited
| ($5OO) shall have been received
| by the Police Jury for account o.
the public schools under this con
tract, the balance, if any. will b.
paid me, and not before; and il
case the publication of the pro
ceedings of the Police Jury doe
not amount to $500 during tn
year, the Police Jury will receiv
only 80 much thereof as the war
rants issued for this service ma
call for. Respectfully submitted
LEoNCE SANDoz.
July 8, 1905.
1, This is to certify that Mr. Leone
:. Sandoz, publisher of the Opelou
sas COURIER, has deposited, in th
name of Leonce Sandoz, specia
, five hundred ($500) dollars in th
st. Landry State Bank for th
: benefit of the public schools c
St. Landry parish, subject to th
following terms and conditions
viz:
In the event that said Leone
Sandoz is elected parish printe
- for the ensuing year, all bills al
: proved and warrants drawn ft
publishing the proceedings ef tt
i Police Jury will be paid in cas-
v. ~ on presentation at this bank fl
= the benefit of the public school
', until the entire five hundre
: ($500) dollars has been paid ou
: provided that amount has bee
= earned under the contract.
~ ST. LANDRY STATE BANK,
Y JONAS JACOBS, Cashier.
As to what were the motiv
y that prompted the suppression
'e the above documents from tt
'. official proceedings we leave tt
~ reader to surmlse.
y Mr.. Achille Roos, the accol
/ modating manager of the Wes
TX ern Union Office here, return
Q, home last Monday afternoon frc
"a a trip to Roanoke, Va, with
is he had gone with his wife on
le pleasure trip. The illness of NJ
10 Roos, however, necessitated th'
y return to New Orleans sooI
y, than expected, but we are pleas
.n to state that she is now pract
ld ally recovered and has gone
y Covington to recuperate.
is The police jury and the assess
or of Thoria nariah are having a ron