The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-11-19

Messrs. Dupont, Shaffer, Guidry an
| Moore, which committee met this com
| mittee at the Court house at ThibOdau:
on Octo Der 18th. last, AMI after c0n!.r
ence rs to the best me thou OF protectir:
| the Interests Of the two parishes ant
reaching no conclusion, the said com
mittee adjourned to meet in Houmn, OF
same the 10th. of the month
The committee met, as agreed, and at
! er conference decided to leave to eacl
parish the question of employment o
counsel.
! Your committee, after informal con
ferences with Messrs Howell and Call
| louet, further formally conferred will
these gentleman and finally employed
them TO represent the parish in the sui
no " pending a,ainst the parish and il
all other suits and proceedings 1t may
be necessary to institute or prosecute il
order to defined, protect or assert the
right, title and interest OF the parish in
and to all lands embraced in donation
hv the State Of louisiana. under Act
following terms and conditions, to-Wit
Regardless Of the result Of such li,iga
ton, the said attorneys shall receive for
their services the sum Of Five Hundred
dollars; and, q contingent fee OF One
Third (l-3tof all lands to which the title
OF tha Parish Is maintained and of all
amounts and recovered for the said par
.ish; the said contingent foe to he pay
able upon the termination OF the a1tiga-
ton in question and to embrace any
thing recovered for the Parish OF La
fuurche and all lands finally determined
to belong to suci, Parish. under and by
virtue Of the aforesaid Act IG6 of the
General Assembly, for the year 1873;
however, should the litigation prove
successful, the stipulated fee Of Five
Hundred dollars to be paid in either con
tingency, shall be charged and deduct-
ed from the one third due said attorneys
under this con tract.
All costs aud expenses attendant upon
such litigation shall he advanced by
the Parish Of Lafourche, but in the
the litigation, one third thereof shall b.
against the fee to be paid
eaid attorneys.
1t being understood, however, that
the attorneys employed by the two par
[shes shall act in concert, il, in their
Judgment. proper.
Respectfully Submitted,
(Signed) J.. c. Roger,
U. j. Barrios,
j. Il. Basset,
The above named Committee SUBMIT
I'D another report to which was sttached
! claim or bill for $40O.0O, for profession
Al services in the matter of report and
opinion of Howell & Caillonet, Attor-
leys. as to the title of the Parish to the
ands donated by the State OF Louisiana
10 the Parishes Of I.afourche and rerre-
,onne under and by virtue OF Act l06, Of
S7s; the report is IS follows
State Of Louisiana. Parish of Lafourche.
Nov. 9TH, 1910.
To the Hon. Police Jury. Parish Of La
ourche, State of Louisiana.
Gentlemen
Your undersigned Committee beg to
'eport that they have approved the bill
Il Messrs. Howell It Caitlouet, Attor-
leys, for Four hundred dollars, for ser |
ices rendered in making report anu
endering opinion to this committee on
he title of the parish Of Lafourche to
he lands donated to the parishes of La |
ourche and Terrebonne under and by
'irtue OF Act LOG. Of 1878.
" this committee for the above purpose |
Under authority OF this Jury.
We respectfully recommend that the |
Dill be paid.
(Signed) l.. G.. Roger,
U.J. Bsrrios,
J. l.. Basset,
Committee.
The above report was ordered received |
nd the bill attached referred to the |
on claims.
At this time Professor Lafareue ap |
feared before the Jury and stated that |
he school funds Of the Parish were near
v exhausted and asked that the dona-
inn ~ sHhrcn Thnyrsood Nn1Io
d by this Jury for the purpose Of aiding
nd strengthening the school funds of
he parish be now turned over to the
'ubIic School Treasurer Of the Parish,
on motion OF Mr.. Boudre-
TX, seconded by Mr.. Theriot, An apprn
ration of Three Thousand dollars was
rdered made and said sum turned over
, the Public School Treasurer Of the
arish of Lafourche. which was adopted
y the following vote
Yeas.-Basset, Roger, Falgout, Barrios
oudreaux, Therlot and Dresner. l.
Nays.-None. |.
Superintendent Lafargne further
ated that he had organized among the
,hool children Of the parish, Potatoes.
Mons and Corn Clubs. and that it had !.
zen determined to offer premiums to
Ich children as would be the most sue
ssfEl in the raising OF the above named s
oducts. and asked that the Parish ap- I
opriate Fifty dollars for the payment
such premiums in conjunction with /
equal sum to be appropriated by the (
irish School Board, and on motion of C
+. Dresner, seconded By MFR. Falgout /
appropriation Of fifty dollars was or a
red for the above named pupose and T
ereby encourage the study Of agricul- a
e among the youths Of thePa rish. The
lie on the above motion stood as fol- p
vs. II