St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11


ing stations, ~uninhabited buildings
railroad cars, shanty boats or water
craft, public buildings or the oper
air; all persons of either sex lead
ing an idle or p%rofligate life WhC
have no property to support them
!, selves and who are able to work anG
do not work; all persons receiving
hiding, trading, ~bartering or deliver
ing, for another, any vinous, malt OF
aIcchalic or intoxicating liquors Of
any kind or any narcotic or intoxi
eating habit forming drug or any
powder advertised rs an absortifa
cient or so-called love powder; any
person who conducts games of chance
under awning, in booths, in enclos
ures, or the public highway or the
public streets, or in any public
place, whether the prize be in money
or in kind; all persons habitually
living with prostitutes or on the earn.
ings of prostitutes; all persons ply.
sically able to work and do not dc
SO but live on the earnings of their
wives or minor children; any person
of either sex of the white race who
shall habitually loiter around or fire.
quent or reside in public or private
places owned by or operated o fire.
quented by negroes, and all persons
able to work who do not work but
wander about the public streets or
highways soliciting, begging and re-
ceiving aims.
Be it further Ordained etc, That
all persons who shall be arrested on
a charge of vagrancy shall be pros
ecuted by indictment or Information
before any court of competent juris-
diction, and If convicted shall pay a
fine for each offense of not less than
TEN DOLLARS or more than THIR-
TY DOLLARS and imprisoned in
the parish jail for not less than TEN
or more than THIRTY DAYS, or
both, at the discretion OF the court.
Be it further Ordained, That this
ordinance be published in the Off
cial journal of the parish for the full
fperiod of thirty (30) days, but that
the same become operative ond eff
fective the day following its first
publication.
Yeas-Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade,
Evans, Mills, Daley, Beaugh, Pavy,
Catlett, Rushing, Martin, Dejean.
Nays-Mr. w. F. Brown.
Adoptd May s, 1918.
F. OCTAVE PAvY, President.
Attest: ]. J. HEALEY, Clerk
Motion by Mr.. Mills
The communication of Mr.. F. S.
Robert be received and ordered
spread upon the minutes.
Motion carried.
Opelousas, La, May s, 1918.
To the Hon. President and Members
of the Police Jury, Parish of St.
Landry, La:
Gentlemen-In regard to the COM
munication of Mr.. H. It. Clark, adj
dressed to your Honorable Body, and
read before you at the session Of this
morning, | wish to make the follow
ing statement.
Mr.. Clark came to Opelousas on
April 10 and asked me to meet him
at the LaCombe Hotel to go over the
Krotz Springs road project with him.
| met Mr.. Clark there at the appoint
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the profiles Of said road. | stayed
with him there until about eleven
o'clock that night and went over
thoroughly with him the profile, ex-
SiaIning to him in detail the manner
and character Of the proposed work.
He expressed the opinion to me that
it simply was impossible tp do the
amount of work outlined for the
money which was available, l tell
ing him that the bond issue was for
the sum of $18,500, out of which the
amount Of about $1,000 had already
been spent. He stated to me that he
understood that the bond issue was
for $685. 900 and that he always had
that amount in mind, that If only
$18,500 was available he would not
consider bidding on the work at all.
However, he asked me to go out
with him and go over the ground.
We made an appointment to go out
the next morning, which appoint
ment / was unable to fill on account
of serious and unforeseen circum-
stances / sent word to Mr.. Clark
that morning that | was unable to
go out with him at that time and
asked him to meet me at the hotel
at ten o'clock of that morning.
When | went to the hotel at that hour
| was informed by the clerk that Mr..
Clark had left on the early morning
train.
Now as to the statement of MI.
Clark that | would not furnish him
with the profile Of the proposed work.
] wish to brand such statement as
an absolute, unqualified %falsehood.
For over three hours l went over the
profile and went into detail with him
in regard to same. wish to state
further that a copy of the profile was
to Mr.. Clark, even though he
never asked me for one, several days
Respectfully yours,
F. S. ROBERT.
P. S. | am mailing a copy of this
communication to Mr.. Clark at
Alexandria, La.
On motion of Mr.. Beaugh-
The Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow morning at the usual hour.
May Z, 1918.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present-Dr. F. o. Pavy. president,
presiding: Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcade,
Daley, Beaugh. LancIos,
catlett, Rushing, Martin, Dejean,
Sylyestre, Mills, w. F.
Brown,
Motion by Mr.. Dejean-
Resolved. that the president and