The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-02


verified by the affdavits of each of
the persons herein made defendants;
that said suit was terminated favor
ably to this plaintiff and to said Po-
lice Jury and every member there
of, having been dismissed on an ex-
ception filed by him and them, the
order of dismissal having been en-
tered by the court on the day of
1917, all of which will
fully appear by reference to the rec
ord of said suit and the minutes of
court pertaining thereto:
That Article % of said petition
reads as follows:
"That the Police Jury, on or about
the 18th day of October A. D. 1916,
advertised for bids to be submitted
by contractors, furnishing materials,
particularly gravel, which bids were
to be submitted on or about Novem-
Der 18th 1916, as will more fully
appear by reference to copy of that
advertisement for bids, hereto an
neXed for reference.
That Article % of said petition
reads as follows:
"That the bidders for said gravel
or material contracts were to sub
NIT with their bids certified checks
for per cent of the amount of the
contract, and to furnish bond"
This plaintiff AYERS that the fore
going statement to the effect that
certified checks for five per cent of
the amount of the bids for the gray
ell contract were to accompany all
bids therefor was false and that the
defendants herein knew the same to
be false at the time said statement
was made and sworn to by them.
That Article "a of said petition
reads as follows:
"That the Alexandria Gravel Com
pany, a co-partnership with social
domicile in the City of Lake
Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
composed of Percy M. Perkins anC
one Bridgewater Of Fullerton, Lou
isiana, was the successful bidder, ant
awarded the contract with the Par
ish to furnish from 100000 to $50,
900 cubic yards Of gravel of 81
per cent metal or rock, as will more
fully appear by reference to cop!
of said contract, hereto annexed fol
reference"
; That Article 27 of said petition
| reads as follows:
petitioners further show that tn
certified check, filed by the said Al
exandria Gravel company, the exac
amount of which petitioners are no
informed, but verify believe that tn
[ same exceeded the sum of Fiv
{ Thousand Dollars ($5OO0.00) wa
I not and has not been accounted flo
by the Police Jury, and which, unde
: the provisions of the law, was fol
n feited to the parish by the bidder o
e it's failure to furnish bond, as Pre-
: yided in the contract, within te
r days after the acceptance of its bid.
d Plaintiff alleges that the defent
d ants herein charged and intended
e charge him with the embezzlemer
d and wrongful use and conversion
S public funds derived from sal
y check; that said allegations WEI
false, unfounded and defamatory
: this plaintiff, to the knowledge
It said defendants; that they, and eae
r, of them, knew at the time said all
d cations were made, that no certlte
e check was required to accompany tt
d bids for gravel, and that they ar
each of them knew that no check Il
1t any amount whatsoever had bee
ID filed with the Police Jury by the A
a exandria Gravel Company with
N said bid.
at That Article AZ of said petite
,e reads as follows:
h petitioners further show tn
ID they have good and just cause al
g reason to believe, and do verify b
id