St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-10

day, and for Deputy Sheriff, if one
be appointed Three Dollars DER
day, and said election shall be hela
at the following places and by TIA
officials here named, each being !
registered voter,
1st. At Melville: Election Com
missioners: A. Rosenberg, Lud Oar
nall and ]. B. Cason; Clerk, Sidney
Deloach.
End. At Palmetto: Charles Mayer.
Wesley Budden, Harry Mayer; CLERK
J. M. Carriere.
Section Four. Be it further or
dained, etc, that notice of this elec-
ton containing the proposition here
in submitted to the voters, shall ha
prepared and signed by the presi-
dent and Clerk of the Police Jur,
and shall be published by the Glerk
in the official journal by four week
ly insertions, the date of the first
insertion to be not less than thirty
days before the date Of the election.
That said notice shall further re-
cite that on the 7th day Of August
A. D., 1915, at II o'clock A. M, the
| Police Jury will meet at Opelousas,
La, in its rooms and there in pub
lie session open the ballot hoxes,
examine and canvass the returns
and declare the results of said
election and promulgate the same.
Section Five. Be it further or.
dained, etc., That this ordinance
take effect from and after its pass
age.
Adopted June 6, 1915
, J. J. Healey, Clerk.
! F. OCTAVE PAW.
President.
Yeas: Messrs. Larcade, Evans.
Mills, Daley, Beaugh, pavy, Lam
clos, Catlett, Brown, Babbington,
Doucet, Martin, Sylvestre, Dejean,
Mccoy.
Nays: None.
Ordinance adopted.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown,
Whereas, a Public Road was do
mated and accepted by the Parish Of
st. Landry, Fourth Ward, from i
point on the banks of Bayou Teche,
running East to the Depot of the N.
0. T. & NJ. r. r. and then running
North in a parallel direction with
the road along Bayou Teche to the
Corporate limits Of the Village OF
Port Barre, La, all of which is grav-
elled affording ample facilities to
the travelling public.
And whereas, the Road along the
East Bank of Bayou Teche ceases to
be of general utility to the public
at large, and in consideration of the
great expense to keep up said road,
Therefore, Be it resolved, That
said road along the East Bank OF
Bayou Teche, extending from a
point at the West and North End Of
the new Gravel Public Road and at
the intersection Of these Roads on
Bayou Teche, that the Bayou Teche
Road running along .in a Northern
direction to the property line owned
by the Catholic Church and then
due East to the intersection of the
Main Gravel Road, is hereby aban-
doned as a Public Road by the Par
ish of st. Landry.
On motion of Mr.. Evans,
The report Sf w. B. Robert, Road
superintendent, on work done on
the gravel roads since last meeting
Of Police Jury, be accepted and re-
port ordered placed on file. Mo
ton carried.
On motion of Mr.. DALEY,
The Police Jury adjourned until
80 o'clock P. M, at which time
said body will convene as a Board
of Reviewers. Motion carried.
EVENING SESSION
The Board of Reviewers met pur-
suant to adjournment.
Present: DR.. Pavy, President,
presiding; Messrs. Larcade, Mills,
DALEY, Beaugh, I.anelos, Catlett,
Darlington, Doucet, Martin, syl-
vestre, Dejean, Mccoy.
Mr.. X. r. Catlett asked for a leave
of absence which request was
granted.
Motion by Mr.. DALEY,
Be it resolved, that the Police
Jury sitting as a Board Of Review
ers approve the assessment lists as
presented by the Assessor and di-
rect that said lists be turned
over to Mr.. ID. M. Fontenot, Assessor
of st. Landry Parish. Motion car
ried.
Motion by Mr.. Mills,
Be it resolved, that the Police
Jury resolve itself into regular ses-
sion Of Police Jury. Motion car
ried.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown,
Be it resolved, that Messrs. g. 6.
Richard, w. A. White, DR.. Chas.
Goudchaux, DR.. R. G. Hawkins and
Simon ~Isaacson, be and they are