The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24
the Police jury without unanimous

LIIe II0liVS July WllHuHl UNANIMOUS
consent.
Sec IL In all debates on resolutions
and ordinances the mover or Chairman
of the Committee which offers it, shall
be permitted to open and close the de.
bate. No other member shall be al.
lowed to speak twice until every mem.
Der desiring to speak shall have been
heard, except by unanimous consent.
Sec. IL A motion to recemmit any
resolution or ordinance and the motion
to indefinitely postpone, shall be in
order at any time until the President
states the main question and if both
are made the motion to indefinitely
postpone shall take precedence.
Sec. ID The vote by yea and nay shall
he ordered on any question when mo.
ton to that effect is made and seconded
before!the President states the question
Sec. a. Amotion to adjourned shall
always be in order, except when a
member has the floor during roll call
but when one motion has been made to
adjourn, voted on and lost, another
motion to adjourn shall not be made
until after the Police Jury shall have
transacted other business.
Hon. T. A. Edwards, Dist. Atty, adj
dressed the Police Jury at length, ex.
planning the law governing many
points of action, and fully explained the
laws as to the conditions of settlement
of the finances as between the Parish
of Calcasieu and the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, and on behalf Of the Police Jury
of Calcasieu Parish, invited the Police
Jury, as of Jefferson Davis Parish, or a
lCommittee from same, to meet with
the Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, on
January II, 1918 for the purpose of
discussing basis of settlement of the
finances between the two Parishes.
On motion, seconded and carried; the
whole Police jury was appointed as a
Committee of the whole to 60 to Lake
Charles and meet with the Police Jury
of Calcasieu Parish on Jan. II.
On motion, seconded and carried the
Police Jury adjourned until loo P. M.
Afternoon Session.
: The Police Jury met pursuant to ad
| iournment, and was called to order by
: the President at 1:3O P. M. with all
2 members of the Police Jury present.
j. F. Fuselier, Sheriff, appeared and
made some suggestions as to the jail
on motion, seconded and carried, the
suggestions of the Sheriff were referred
S to the Committee on Court House anc
9 Grounds.
A communication was read from the
|, jefferson Davis Monument Association
of New Orleans, Offering to present
life size oil painting, framed OF Jeffer
son Davis to be hung on the wall OF thu
Court House.
i On motion of Hathaway. seconded
and unanimously carried, that the offel
: of the jefferson Davis Menumen
: Association, to present life sized OF
u painting of Jefferson Davis be accepte'
and that the Clerk of the Police jury
be authorized to so advise the salt
II ASSOCIATION.
Application was made by d. Z
| Richie, for authority to cancel TN
bond of N. L. Miller. as Parish Printer
e 1t appearing that Mr.. Miller had fui
filled his contract, on motion, seconded
q and carried, the President OF TIL
Police Jury, was authorized to write
D. Mr.. Richie, authorizing him to canoe
e said bond.
e By Yves Pitre Resolved, that tn
e Regular meeting day of this Pollc
Jury be fixed for the First Thursday Il
"a each month. Carried.
II The selection of Parish Printer wa
u declared to be in order.
ie The following propositions were r.
d ceiyed for Parish Printer:
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