The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-11-14
SATURDAY, NOV. IA, 1908.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

Messrs. j. d. Bell and j. U. Bodin.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and on motion duly carried were
approved as read.
DIR. j. B. S9well appeared before the
Jury in the interest of young lady
from Baldwin being given scholar
ship at the State Industrial School at
LAFAYETTE. Mr.. w. T. Peterman pro-
posed Miss Norma Joret and Mr..
Drackett proposed Miss Mabel Brup-
bacher for the scholarship.
Uron investigation it was decided to
indefinitely postpone the matter
Capt. G.. A. Barbour came before
the Jury, ON behalf OF the Teche I'm
provement Association, and stated
that the Association had employed
MIR. Warren b. Reed, Consulting En-
gineer. to make survey of Bayou
Teche from Keystone plantation down
to where q Is foot depth of water
could be found at the price of $500.
M,. The purpose Of the survey beira
to ascertain approximately the cost
OF deeping the Ieche to fifteen feet SO
as to have the data to use in urg ing
Congress to make an appropriation
for the purpose. He further stated the
Parish of Iberia had appropriated
Five hundred dollars and the City of
New Iberia, Five hundred.
On motion of Mr.. Drackett, second
ed by Mr.. Gilmore, the sum of Two
hundred and fifty dollars was ap-
propriated for the use of the assOcia-
ton in the survey proposed.
Mr.. Moresi, of Jeanerette, came be-
fore the Jury and asked that the Par
ish OF St. Mary. remove the Obstruc-
tions from Bayou Borel, as the Parish
of iberia was digging it out for drain
age purposes.
On motion of MIR. Giles, seconded
by Dir. Gooch, Mr.. Bodin, Juror from
the It'll. ward and Road Commissioners
Harrison were instructed to investigate:
the matter and if in their judgment the
distractions should be removed by the
parish to have the work done.
MIR. Harrison, Road Commissioner,
reported the roads in rst-clsss con-
dition and that Mr.. TQod would later
trim his hedges.
& Jury adjourned ordinner.
Reconvened at 2 o'clock, with the
same members present.
"A communicates from Mr.. o Ditch,
iiwhich he wroee that he transferred to
the parish C(e3ain street, was receiv-
ed and on motion was laid over.
w. j. Edgsyly, beneficiary cadet at
the Louisiana State University, wrote
that the President had asked him for
the payment of his expenses and on
motion the Secretary was instructed to
write to the President of the University
and ascertain the amount due for both
cadets.
An application for saloon license
was received from John G. Kramer, Of
Baldwin, and it was filed for future
action when the proof of the required
notice had been made.
On motion of Mr.. Drackett, seconded
by MIR. Gilmore, and duly carried. the
following ordinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance 10 authorize the punishment
If Migrants. Ms now defined by law,
aud prescribe the penalty, In case of
SECTION ]. He 1t ordained by the Police
Jury Of the Parish of st. Mary in legal
session convened, that from and after the
PRONUNCIATION of this ordinance, by public
alton in one issue of the official journal of
the Parish Of st. Mary, that the following
Migrants. when found or discovered within
the parish Of st. Mary, to-wit: All per-
sons who. having no visible means to !
malntstn themselves, live without employ |
mpnt; ali persons wandering abroad and |
lodging il groceries. taverns, beer houses. |
Iva r.roOr6f, market places, sheds, barns. |
pumping stations, uninhabited |
railroad cars, shanty boats,
.team boats, or other water craft, public |
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