St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-12

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authorized at said election, and the
President is hereby authorized and
directed to advertise and offer SAID
bonds for sale, to dispose OF same
for not less than par and according
TO law, to have drafted and 10
present to this body for action an
approved form of bond ordinance,
and in general to do all things and
acts necessary TO forward the
prompt execution of the PROPOSE
tions authorized at said election.
Section 4. That the result OF
said election shall be promulgated
by the President and Clerk Of this
body by publication in one issue OF
the official Journal.
Adopted Aug. I, 1916.
JOS. L. ST. GYR, President Pro Tenn.
Attest: J. =. HEALEY, Clerk.
Members voting for. Messrs. st.
Cyr, Lareade, Evans, Mills, Daley,
Beaugh, Darlington, Doucet, Mar
tin, Sylyestre and Mccoy. A yeas,
Against: None. Ordinance
adopted.
Mr.. Lareade offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas, Sheriff Marion I.
Swords of st. Landry Parish lost
his life on July II, 1916, in dis
charging the duties of his office;
and,
Whereas, We recognize that in
the death of Sheriff Swords st.
Landry Parish has lost a brave and
fearless officer, the State of Louis
lana one Of its best and most char
liable citizens, his thousands of
acquaintance a tried and true
friend and his family a loving
husband and devoted father; there
fore, be it
Resolved, by the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Landry, in regL-
lar session convened, That we re-
greet deeply the loss the Parish of
st. Landry and the State of Louis
lana has sustained In the untimely
death of Sheriff Swords; and, be
it further
Resolved, That this body tender
its deepest condolences to the fam
lily Of the deceased sheriff and that
a copy of these resolutions be sent
to them and also to the local and
New Orleans papers for publiea-
ton and also that they be spread
upon the minutes Of this body. Mo-
ton carried unanimously carried.
On motion of Mr.. Larceds,
The Police Jury adjourned until
1 80 p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: J.. T. st. Cyr, President
pro tenn. presiding; Messrs. Lareade,
Evans, Daley, Beaugh, Lanclos,
Catlett, w F. Brown, Darlington,
Martin, syIyestre, Mccoy, Mills,
pavy.
Motion by Mr.. GatIett,
That two warrants of one dollar
@E &8@HMs
each, be issued to Joe Labrie and
E J. Alderman, against the 4th
ward per capita and vehicle tax
fund of 1915, as a refund ON per
capita taxes paid by said persons
enormously. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. W. F. Brown,
That the resolution presented to
this body from the Board of Su-
pervsors of Road District No. 1, OF
the 4th Police Jury Ward, recon-
mending the appointments of A. w.
! Krotz, vice Ben Willis resigned, be
and the same is hereby ordered
tabled until next regular meeting
Motion carried.
DR.. Pavy in the Chair.
Motion by Mr.. Evans,
That the sum of Four ard 8n-f0t
dollars be paid to DR.. J. A. Haas
as a refund on parish taxes pait
enormously, years i9i3-t4- Motor
carried.
0peIousas, La, Aug. 7, 1916
To the Honorable President ant
Members of the Police Jury
Gentlemen:
We. the undersigned comnitte.
appointed to examine statement o
the st. Landry State Bank, fisca
agent, beg leave to report that w
have examined said statement am
found same correct and recomrnen
that a warrant for the me o
Sf39.20 be issued to said fisca
agent for month of July. 1876; in
terest deducted on deposits as pc
committeereport.
JOS. T. ST. GYR,
]. E. DALEY,
Committee.
Motion by Mr.. Evans,
That the report of committee o
fiscal agency, be accepted and tn;
a warrant be issued to said fisc;
agent as per committee repol
against the. fiscal agency fund {
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