The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-03
INJUNCTION
PROCEEDINGS.
Members OF the Police Jury
lnjoin that Body from Car
rying Out their Contract
with the Sheriff and with
thd Coroner.

thd Coroner.
10 the Honorable the Judge of tn
10Th Judicial District Court. holc
in sessions in and for Iberi
Parish, LOuisiana:-
The petition of L. Antoine More
81, Rene F. DelahOussaye, Fernan
Mestayer, Oscar d. Romero an
Augustus Stansbnry, all citizen
and residents of the State of Lou
islana and Parish of Iberia, appear
ing herein personally in their in
dividuaI capacity as citizens an,
taxpayers of Iberia Parish, AM
who with much respect show:
That the Police Jury of Iberi;
Parish, of which Emile Gaian +
PRESIDENT, did, on the 3rd day O
June, 1909, pass certain resolu
ton by which it is proposed tf
pay to George Henderson. Sheriff.
of Iberia Parish, the sum of ST,
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
per annum as compensation 70,
services to be rendered by said
Sheriff in his official capacity in
CRIMINAL matters, and that said a
mount, or the first quarterly in
stallment thereof, will be ordered
pald, and paid out Of the funds Of
Iberia Parish, at the next meeting
OF said Police Jury on September
lst, 1909, unless prohibited by in
juction.
Petitioners show that on the
same day the same Police jury a.
dopted a resolution by which it is
proposed to pay to DR.. j. w. K.
Shaw, the Coroner of Iberia Par
ish, a salary of One Thousand Dol
lars per annum for services to be
rendered by him as Coroner, and
that said amount will be paid to
said Coroner, unless the said PO-
lice Jury is enjOined and prohibit
ed.
That said resolution was adopted
at meeting, at which your petit
TONERS were present, and that they
then protested and voted against
the resolution which is ultra wires,
null and void, because the Police
Jury has exceeded it's powers un-
der the law, which prohibited the
payment of the Coroner in the
manner proposed, or in any other |
way than that pointed out BY law.
Petitioners show that the action
Of said Police Jury and the resolu-
ton so adopted, is ultra wires and |
n cOntraventiOn of the COnstitu-
ion and statutory laws of this
State, and that the contemplated
payment of said amounts to said
Sheriff and Coroner out Of the Par
sh funds is illegal and ain unwar-
'ented act in violation of law
md to the great detriment to the Il
public and an irreparable injury to
'Our petitioners who are proper
y owners and Taxpayers in Iberia
'arish.
Petitioners show that they are
MEMBERS of the Police Jury of l.
eria Parish, and were present and
rotested against and voted a.
ainst said resolution which was
arried by the casting vote of the
resident of the Police Jury after
tie vote of five to five in which
(e said President had voted in the
1st instance, and thus voted
vice, which was illegal and void
nd the resolution was not legally
ar&ied.
Petitioners show that under the
on1titution and laws of this State,
le Hheriff of Iberia Parish is en-
tied to receive from the Parish
Ibfria, the sum of One Thousand
Ollafs Iberia Parish having twoI
representatives. in the Legislature)
I'd ouch other fees as are fixed
Y la3v, for designated services tol
; rendered by the Sheriff, and
lat ho stipulated sum over and
oovd One Thousand Dollars per
mum can be appropriated, au-
!ori3 led or paid to the Sheriff un-
after the services have beenI
nd@red, or expenses incurred and
/ itkmiZed bill has been made out
pr fee bill under the law and
id bill has been shown to be cor
ctfand approved.
show that the resOlu-I
u to pay the said Sheriff Six
1busand Five Hundred Dollars
r annum is contrary to law and
id, to the extent If the excess
amount over One Thousand Dol
rs and amounts to an illegal and
expenditure Of Five
lousand Five Hundred Dollars
r annum, and at least twoI
lOusand Five Hundred Dollars,
3re, that the total compensation
the Sheriff for criminal matters .
,uld under the law, to which the Y
lice Jury should be held to n
here. 10
show that the Police "
ry has exceeded it's powers un- Y
r the law, and that it has acted y
d will continue to act in CONTRA y
ntiOn of law unless restrained, Y
d that the funds of the Parish
Iberia will be illegally disburs- n
by the payment to the Sheriff X
d to the Coroner of the said a.
'unts as provided by the resolu- y
n above referred to unless the X
d Police Jury and the Secretary !
4 Treasurer thereof, AdOlph B.
nero, be enjoined from making X
gal payments. 10
petitioners annex =
retO their affidavit and tender N
nd and pray that an order be
(nted fixing the amount of the Z
Id to be furnished, and that ally
+ of injunction issue, directed
the Police Jury of Iberia Par
land the Secletary and Treasur-ly "
! said Police Jury, Adolph B.
hero, prohibiting said Police
4 and the President thereof, and "
laid Secretary and Treasurer,
qph B. Romero, from making p
Il Payments of Parish funds tOly
i George Henderson, Sheriff,
4 said j. w. X. Shaw, Coroner, p
lkr SAID resolution. ~
ktitioners further pray that
] Police Jury Of iberia Parish
auly cited according to law by
kice made upon its President