St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-09
On motion of Mr.. w. F. Brown,
The Police Jury adjourned until

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Sept. 5, 1916.
The Police Jury convened pursu
| ant to adjournment.
Present: DR.. F. o. Pavy, Presl
dent, presiding; Messrs. Evans
Mills, Daley, Beaugh, Lanclos, Cat
lett, w F. Brown. Doucet, Martin
Sylvestre, Mccoy, st. Cyr.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown,
Be it resolved, that a committee
of two be appointed for the pur,
pose of negotiating a loan O.
100000, to pay the reward Offered
at a special meeting aeld July 2tst
for the capture of Hilaire Carriere
and to meet the claims contracted
for the maintenance of the two
men who assisted the late Sheriff
Swords in attempting to arrest the
said Carriere; the said loan to be
included in the budget Of 1917; anC
the said committee to report back
TO this Police Jury at its next reg
ular meeting.
Mr.. Beaugh offered as a substi-
tute that Mr.. e. B. Dubuisson be
called into consultation as to the
legality of the appropriation.
Voting for substitute: Messrs.
Beaugh, Lanclos, Catlett, sylvestre,
4 yeas.
Against: Messrs. st. Gyr, Evans,
Daley, Mills, Pavy, w. F. Brown,
Doucet, Martin, Mccoy, 9 nays.
Substitute lost.
Original motion carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. w. F.
Brown and F. P. Martin .
Motion by Mr.. Mills,
Be it resolved, hat the sum Of
1855, in the hands of the Parish
Treasurer realized from the sale OF
automobile licenses, as per state
ment and amount RENTED to the
said Parish Treasurer by the Sec
rotary of State, Sept. Isl, 1916, be
equally divided and placed to the
credit of the per capita and We
hicle tax fund of the various wards
Of the parish. Motion carried.
Opelousas, La, Sept. S, 1916.
To the Honorable President and
Members Of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
appointed to examine
statement Of the st. Landry State
Bank, fiscal agent, beg leave to re-
port that we have examined said
statement and found same correct
and recommend that a warrant for
The sum of one hundred and sixty
five and 50-f00 dollars, N65.50), be
issued to said fiscal agent for SAL
ary interest, month of August.
1916; interest deducted on deposits
- per committee report.
JOS. t. ST. GYR,
J. =. DALEY,
Committee.
Motion by Mr.. Evans,
That the report of committee on
fiscal agency be accepted, and that
! warrant be issued to said fiscal
lgent as per committee report
against the fiscal agency fund of
GIG. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. ". f. Brown.
Whereas, Mr.. H. S. Clark. has
his day appeared before this
'ody and made request that an ex-
enslon OF time be granted to him
n the payment of four notes due
4 the purchase of the dredge boat
the Parish of st. Landry. the
AID notes falling due Aug. is, Sept.
2, Oct. IS, and Nov. is, 1916: each
lote being for the. amount of
ooo.oo; the same he wishes ex-
ended to Dec. Is, 1916, Jan. Is.
IS. and March Is, 1917, respec-
lyely; therefore
be 1t resolved, that the President
I this body be and he is hereby
ntaorized to extend the note due
lug. p, to Dec. IS, 1916; note due
'ept. =, 1916, to Jan. Is, 1917: ex-
end note due Oct. IS, 1916, to Feb.
5, 1917; and extend note due Nov
), 1916, to March Is, 1917. Motion
arried.
Mr.. Allen Mccoy offered the fol-
wing ordinance, and upon being
uly read was adopted unanimous
to-wit
AN ORDINANCE.
tate of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Whereas, under the Constitution
laws of the State of Louisiana.
Police Jury Of the Parish OF ST.
andry is made the governing au-
lorlty through which special tax
may be levied in any road dis
ict Of said parish for such pur-
oses as may be authorized at .
'eeial election held in said road
and
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
'dy that the public roads and
ldges Of the First Road District Of
e Sixth Police Jury Ward of the
irish Of st. Landry need proper
Instruction and maintenance. and