St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-10
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JOS. II. ST. GYR.
Committee.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF STsLANDRY:
The following contract made and enfered
into by and between The Police Jury of h
Parish OF st, Landry. herein represented by
y n bailey, Chairman, id HeaIey II u,
I. St.gyfta committee Of said Police jury.
appotnged aL It's regular meeting held On
June3ths 1909, as per copy of resolution
hereto annexed, hereinafter called the Par
ISM, and The Clarion Company, Limited.
p~upIsheTs Of the 81 .Landry Clarion, d news
paper printed weekly In the English langu-
age in the Parish ofSt. Landry and having q
geneIal circulation throughout said Parish,
neIeln represented by Its President, Ray
mona BTeaux, in pursuance to authority in
MN vested by the Board of Directors of said
company, hereinafter called the Clarion
WITNEssETH,
w neTeas n Parish in accordance with
the said resolution and through Its said com-
mlttee has advertised for bids for the public
printing and jobhwork OF this parish from
july LIST, 1909, to August list, 1910. In pursuance
70 the provisions of Section % of Act 1S4 Of
lsOs, said bids to be submitted not later than.
Fla O'Clock M, on Monday, July 9Th. 1909.
And whereas, on said day and at the hour
appointed the several sealed bids submitted
Iothe said committee were then duly open
ed and considered and carefully exAmfnen
and compared, nj whereas after sdch ex-
It was found by said corhmittee
Lnat the said Clarion Company was the iow-
pot AcspOASIDtS BfQueF ming Old IN aSDOuS
TO the said advertisement duly published
Ior more than ten days, and that the said
Clarion Company's bid did not exceed the
prices liked in said Act 1874 of 1903;
Now therefore, the said Parish through its
salG M did award and ~adjudicate
ana does hereby award and ~ad1udicate to
Lme said 2 Clarion Company, Limited, all
0Ithe said Parish, and does hereby create
nominate and appoint its said news
papeE. the ~. Landry Clarion, the Official
Journal OF the Parish of st. adj fer tne
period beginning July LIST, 1909, and ending
~Augustlst, 1916, ON the following terms and
eondltlons and at the following rates and
All proceedings, ordinances. etc. Of tho
satd Police Jury to be published b y Che SAID
Ciarion company II its newspaper. the sai1
Parish.
All printing Of a other kind and ali 1ob
MOIK ordered or to be paid for by the said
FaEiFh during the said period to be done 81
ana given to the said Clarion Company. ana
Lae saia Parish to pay the said Company for
same az the current rates for such printing
And in order to secure the faithful per.
Iornlance by the said Clarion Company OF
Lne within and above agreement. the said
Company has furnished and the said Parish
has accepted the attached personal bono
I0f nve hundred dollars (S500l with good and
qua surety residing in this parish, In
faYor OF said Police Jury.
In faith whereof, said parties have signed
these presents In duplicate at Onelonsaa
Louisiana, this 9Th day OF July a. b. Nina-
THE POLICE juicy OF THE PARISH or 81
LANDRY,
BY J.E. DALEY,
DID. HEALEY.
JOS. n. ST.CYR,
THE CLARION COMPANY, LIMITED,
BY Raymond BTeaux, President.
On motion OF Mr.. r. ii. Singleton
Seconded by Mr.. "A. Lanclos, be it resolved
Thaf NNharHoc ~ IAans1pN 49,
which sometimes befall us In every cline
and In every place. the distinguished JUDGE
or this judicial District, has been unable &
perform the functions of his ONCE for quite
awhile, n whereas it Is probable that ais
c0nYalesence win not he So rapid as to Give
us immediate relief, and whereas In conse-
quence OF this unfortunate condition Of
things the public has suffered toF an extent
that can scarcely be over estimated. and
whereas 1t is OF vast im~porfance that We
snoula nave g Judge actively at work de-
ereaslng the congestedd docket both Civil and
Criminal, and whereas there ifs no compen
saffOn allowed TO recompensea Judge from
an adjoining district who may come here TO
reHeVe the situation or even to pay hts en-
penses, making 1t a great sacrifice for htEn
70 nave To do so, and recognizing the fact
p our parish prison is crowded with pris.
0ners 2 that there is a large Criminal
Docket3hat U be disposed 0fs besides d
large number of Civil cases that ought IL be
tried and realizing the great hardship and
Inconvenience that has been occasfoned bv
this condition Of things which IS as III were
paralyzing the public as well as private ID.
terests therefore be Il resolved that the sun
OF one hundred and fifty dollars he appro.
pr1ated out of the parish funds for the pur-
pese OF paying the expenses and labor Of q
DisErlct Judge, who may be sent here for the
purpose OF holding court and once more get
ting things In running order tn the Kingdom
of Justice.
Messrs. Durio, st. Cyr, Daley, Lanclos.
Clopton, Singleton, w. Fontenot and Acduei
Fontenot, v0tingyes. Motion carried.
On motion 0f Mr. 81 Gyr-
The minutes we're read n adopted.
The following names were ordered placed
on the INDECENT list.
lst ward: Miss Elido simon. Miss Meiina
Pftre; End ward: Widow Josephine Aia-
1nande.
BY order Of the President OF the police ,y,lrv
the following certificate from the Board of
supervisors of Elections of the Parish Of Ef
Landry was ordered spread upon the min
ton held IN School District No. j, of the Ist
Police Jury Ward or this parish, held on the
gay g June. 1903, 20 take the sense OF
the quaIff1ed voters of said school district
which reads as follows, to-wit:
State OF Louisiana,
Parish ofSt. Landry
Opelousas, La. July 5. 1903.
We the undersigned Board Of Supervisors
Of Elections of the Parish of ST. Landry
hereby certify, that we did this 5th daV
OF the month of July, Al 1909, compile the
goses cast at g Special Election held N
sen0o District No. One OF the LIST Police Jury
Ward of the Parish OF ST. LANDRY la an fha
% day Of June, 1909, to take the sense Of the
voters of said school district rela-
tive TO the creation of said school district
etc. as per Ordinance Of the Police Jury 81
the Parish of St. Landry, La. and after cons
pillng same In the presence of A. ]. 4. Lift
tell andD. IA. FontenOE and as many 0thers
as cared to be present. we hereby declare
wit:
For the tax a...s..... I04
AakAEELu IHX. IKGE