St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-09
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY

lar session this fourth day OF Sept
1916, with the following members
present:
DR.. Pavy, President, presiding
Messrs. st. Cyr, Mills, Daley, Be
augh, Lanclos, Catlett, w. F,
Martin, Mccoy, s~ylvestre, Evans.
Motion by Mr.. Mills,
Be it resolved, that the Clerk and
President of this body be and they
are hereby authorized to issue a
warrant in the sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars in favor Of DR.. R.
M. LitteIl, President of the st. Lam
dry Farmers Fair Association, be-
ing the balance of appropriation of
$4,000, made for the benefit of
said Fair Association. Motion car
ried.
Motion by Mr.. Evans,
That the sum Of twelve dollars be
credited to Mr.. B. Bennett, as a
refund on parishes taxes of 1914,
paid enormously. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. st. Gyr,
Be it resolved that a committee
of three be appointed for the pur-
pose of framing a budget of K
penses required by the parish of
st. Landry for the year 1917, and
that said committee report at next
regular meeting. Motion carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. st. Cyr,
Daley and Beaugh.
Motion by Mr.. Beaugh,
Resolved, that in conformity
with Act No. go of the General As
sembly Of the State of Louisiana,
for the year 1914, the following
road be declared a public one; Be
ginning at the southwest corner of
the north-half Of Section 10, T. s,
S. h. 8 E., thence running north be-
tween sections 8 and 10, and sec
tons 3 and 4 three-quarters of a
mile, to connect the public roads
running from Bristol to Church
Point and from Beaugh school to
Oscar Daigle's; said road is bound
ed on the east by lands of Louis
Landry and Arthur Leger, and on
the west by lands of Mrs. J.. O.
johnson, Edmond Comeau and Jo-
seph Copper; the said road to be
30 feet wide and is fully described
on the sectional map hereto at
tached. Motion carried
Motion by Mr.. K. T. Catlett, sec
onded by Mr.. Sylvestre,
Whereas, this body at a special
meeting called on the petition of a
number of citizens, and held on
July "A, A. D., 1916, adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions, viz:
4. Be it resolved that the sum
Of eight hundred dollars be and is
hereby offered as a reward for the
arrest, dead or alive, of Hilaire
Garriere, the slayer of the late Ma
ron +. Swords, Sheriff of this
Parish, and
re It further resolved, that the
sun Of two hundred dollars, or as
much thereof as may be necessary,
be appropriated for The purpose Of
maintaining the wounded men who
assisted Sheriff Swords in attempt-
ing TO arrest the fugitive Garriere.
and
BE It resolved that the sum of
enc thousan d dollars b e
g d il is hereby appropria-
ated out Of the funds not otherwise
appropriated, and to be made avail
able by this Police Jury at one of
its regular meetings.
d Be it resolved that under the
law officers of the law are not en-
Titled to receive a reward in the
event they capture or kill the fugi-
tive Garriere, therefore,
Be it resolved that this body
itself to pay the rewards as
above of ed t oany
9 ficef or any pc r.
making the arrest of said Car
riere, dead or alive"
And whereas, these resolutions
are found to be illegal, null and
void, against public policy and in
e~ontravention OF good morals.
BE It therefore resolved, that said
resolutions be and they are thereby
annulled, rescinded and set aside.
Mr.. st. Cyr moved TO table MI.
aatlet't motion, seconded by Mr..
Voting for tabling: Messrs. st.
Tyr, Evans, Mills, Daley, pavy,
9anclos, Martin and Mccoy. 8 yeas.
Against: Messrs. Beaugh, Catlett,
md S~ylvestre. 8 nays.
Motion to table carried. !
On motion of Mr.. Daley.
The Police Jury adjourned until
30 n. M. :,
EVENING SESSION. !
The Police Jury met pursuant TO !,
diournment. :
Present Or. Pavy, President, pre- :
idfng; Messrs. st. Cyr, Evans, Mills, :
Beaugh, Lanelos. Catlett, :
Y z. Brown, Martin, Mccoy, syl- !
estre. !
Motion by Mr.. Sylyestre. Z