St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-08

vestre, Dejean. W. F. Brown, Rush
ing, Mccoy. st. Cyr.
Motion by Mr.. A. Lanelos
Be it resolved, that the sum Of
fifty dollars be appropriated
against the contingent expense
fund of 1918, for the purpose of
paying Mr.. Frank Courville for a
cow killed as a result of dipping in
the Benoit vat; and that a war
rant be issued for said amount to
the said Mr.. Frank Courville.
Yeas: Messrs. Pavy, Lanclos,
Rushing, W. F. Brown, sylvestre
nd Beaugh, 8 yeas.
Nays: Messrs. Lafcade. Evans,
Mills, Daley. CatIett, Doucet, Mar
tin. Dejean. 8 nays.
Motion lost.
On motion of Mr.. CatIett-
The police jury adjourned until
80 o'clock, p. m.
EAENINJ
The police jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: DR.. F. O. Pavy, presi-
dent. presiding; Messrs. st. Gyr,
Evans, Mills, Daley, Beaugh, Lam
clos, Larcade, Catlett, Martin, syl-
vestre, Mccoy, Doucet, Rushing,
w. f. Brown, Dejean.
Motion by Mr.. Sylyestre-
That the petition of citizens and
property owners Of the first ward
oil this parish praying that an ordi-
nance be adopted prohibiting stock
of all kinds from running at large
within said first ward, be tabled in
definitely. Motion lost for want Of
a second.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown
That the petition Of property
owners of the first ward praying
that this body adopt an ordinance
prohibiting stock of all kinds from
running at large in said ward, be
tabled until next regular meeting
so as to permit any counter petit
tons. if any there be, to be pre-
scented at said meeting.
Mr.. Sylvestre moved that the
subject matter be tabled indie
finiteiy.
Yeas: Messrs. Lareade, Pavy,
Lanclos, Martin. Sylvestre, Dejean
and Mccoy, 7 yeas.
Nays: Messrs. st, Cyr, Evans,
Mills. Daley, Catlett, w. F. Brown,
Rushing and Doucet, 8 nays.
Motion to table indefinitely, lost.
A vote on the original motion re-
suited as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade,
Evans. Mills, Daley, Beaugh, Cat
lett, w. F. Brown, Rushing, Dou-
Get, Martin, Dejean and Mccoy, 10
yeas.
Nays: Messrs. Lanelos, Pavy, and
~sylvestre. 5 nays.
Original motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. st. Cyr-
Be it resolved, that a committee
of six taxpayers be appointed
with the object in view. of arriving
at a compromise relative to the
proposed stock law in the first
ward of this parish.
Motion carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. Am
broise Valin, Tanius s. Bordelon,
Aryille Rider, E. M. Boagni, J. A.
Haas and DR.. L. DAILY.
Mr.. st. Cyr called to the Chair
Motion by Mr.. Dejean-
That the Clerk of this body be
authorized to advertise for bids
for the parish printing. for the
ensuing year. Said bids to be
handed in at next regular meeting.
Yeas: Messrs. Evans, Daley, w.
F. Brown, Rushing, Martin, and
6 yeas.
Nays: Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade.
Minis. Beaugh, Payy. Lanclos, Cat
lett. Doucet and Mccoy, 9 nays.
Motion lost.
DR.. payy Resumed the Chair
Mr.. Catlett offered the following
ordinance duly seconded.
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas. a special election was
held in the First Road District of
The Fourth Police Jury Ward Of the
of st. Landry. La, on the
Both day of June, 1915, in accor-
dance with an ordinance of the
police jury of the parish of st.
Landry. La, adopted on the 3rd
lay o May, 1915, and notice of
same published according to law:
and
Whereas, the questions submit
ted at he said election was to de-
sermine the proposition. viz:
First. To authorize the First
Road District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of the Par
ish Of st. Landry, La. through
its governing authority, TO in
cur debt and issue bonds to the
amount of Twenty-Five thous-
and (s25,o0O) Dollars, to run
for a period of thirty-two (32)
years, bearing interest at the