The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-07-06

Called to order by Chas. A. Bib
bins, Secretary. Roll call. Present
Geo. }. LeBourgeois, LIST ward; Ga
briel Haydel, End ward; Alyre Robi.
chaux, 3rd ward; Chas. N. Frost 3rd
ward: +. <. Robertson, 3rd ward
Oscar Boudreaux, 4th ward: w. n
GOoch 9th ward; John 4. Drackett
9th ward; 7. Aucoin 9Th ward; Alfred
Fortier, Jr., eth ward Fl L. YOungs,
Sth ward
| A full attendance and all members
lduly qualified.
The election of a President being in
order Mr.. Aucoin nominated Mr..
John Z. Bracket and Mr.. Robertson
nominated Mr.. Frost.
The nominations we're closed and
the Secretary ordered to call the roll.
For Mr.. Drackett: Messrs. Lee
Bourgeois, Gooch, Drackett, Aucoin
and Fortier. 5 votes.
For Mr.. Frost: Messrs. Haydel,
Robichaux, Frost Robertson, Boud-
reaux and Youngs. 6 votes.
| Mr.. Frost having received a ma
jority of the votes was declared
elected.
Mr.. Drackett and Mr.. Robertson
were nominated for Vice President
but both declined and Mr.. Theodule
Aucoin was elected unanimously.
Mr.. F. A. Boudreaux and Mr.. Chas.
~. Blbblns were elected unanimously
as treasurer and Secretary, respec-
lively.
Mr.. Oscar Alpha and Mr.. w. H.
Latham were nominated for Public
Printer. There being no further NOM
nations, on roll call, there were nine
votes for Mr.. Latham and one for
Mr.. Alpha, and Mr.. Latham was duly
elected Public Printer, and he there
upon designated the St. Mary Ban
ner as the official journal.
The Jury being now organized. the
minutes Of the last regular meeting
were read and approved as read.
On motion, made, seconded and
carried the regular meeting day was
designated as the first Wednesday of
each month at II o'clock noon.
Mr.. Robertson introduced the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its
passage:
"Be it resolved, That there shall be
three standing committees of the Po-
lice Jury, to be appointed by the
members, with the said President as |
ex-oficio a member OF each commit
tee (but not Chairman) to be known
respectively as the Finance Commit
tee, the Road Committee and the
Court House Committee
The resolution was seconded and |
unanimously carried.
The president then appointed the
as follows:
Finance Committee -Messrs Rob-
ertsOn, Boudreaux and Haydel.
Road Committee-Messrs. Young.
Robichaux and Robertson.
Court House Committee-Messrs
Drackett, Aucoin and Fortier.
On motion of Mr.. Aucoin, second
ed by Mr. BOudreaux, the salary oil
the Secretary, Treasurer and Attorney
for the Jury was fixed at the same
amounts as had heretofore been paid,
'o-wlt: Fifty dollars per month for
each.
On motion Of Mr.. Youngs. seconded
oy Mr.. AucOin, the present contract
)f the Parish with the District At p,
orney, whereby he received One humid
ed dollars per month, in lieu of all
ees, was continued until his term ex-
bred.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, seconded
~ Mr.. Robichaux, and duly carried
ne salary of the Coroner was fixed at
loOO.OO per year, payable monthly. T
On motion OF Mr.. RObichaux, sec. {
nded by Mr.. BOudreaux, the Justices Z
7 the Peace and COnstaDles were '
laced on the same salary basis as ;
al been allowed heretofore, to-wit: A
lo.U per month each. except the JUS
&c OF the Peace at Franklin, whose a
alary was 100 per month. II
Mr.. AucOin nominated Mr.. CASTOR +
'obaton as Road Overseer. the no. n
llnatlon was seconded by Mr.. Boud.
eaux, and he was duly elected. q
On motion of MIR Aucoin, seconded
y Mr.. Gooch, the salary of the Road A
verseer was to be 300 90 per month
Mr.. LeBourgeois thought there
lould be an assistant, as the parish
as too large for one man to look r.
ter same properly
Inc PRESIDENT said he thought there
lould De no assistant chosen at the G.,
'eseht; out That the matter should be
t to the Road Committee. NJ,
Mr. foungs also thought there was N
necessity for an assistant.
!he matter was then tabled. The
larry OF the Road Overseer was then
lde 800 90 per month. L..
On motion by Mr. Youngs, seconded
Mr.. Gooch, all members of the
nance Committee were directed to Ju
n all bills approved by them.
A communication from the people at
nella, claiming they were in need of
'lstance was read. Mr.. Aucoin
d he knew of no one at Amelia who
re in destitute circumstances.
ne secretary was directed to write
MRS. Sawyer in re her board bill
suggesss that she refer it to the
'ha1alaya Levee District Board.
y motion OF Mr.. Aucoin, seconded
Mr. YOungs, the bill of DR. NJ