St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19

Steamship Co, thence east one mile, thence
south two miles, thence east to the west
side of Iberville Parish, La. thence north
along the west side of said Ibervil1e parish
to the south side of Pointe Coupee Par
ish, La, thence west along south side of
said Pointe Coupee Parish to place of be-
State of Louisiana.
All of said district being in third and
fourth wards in st. Landry Parish. La, and
in first and tenth wards Pointe Coupee Par
ish, La, n--wards of ST. Martin
Parish, La.
Section 2. Be it further ordained that
said navigation district is hereby created
within the boundary lines described in Sec
ton l in this ordinance, and the name of
said navigation district shall be "Krotz
Springs Navigation District the domicile
Of which navigation district shall be at Krotz
Springs. Louisiana.
Section 8. Be it further ordained that
the governing authority of said navigation
district shall be composed of a board of 5
commissioners to be appointed as provided
for under Act No. 500 of 1914, as adopted
by the General Assembly of the state.
Section 4. Be it further ordained that
said board of commissioner of said naviga-
ton district shall meet on the 16h day of
August, 1919, at Krotz Springs, La, or
ganize and elect their respective officers as
is provided for under said Act No. S02 of
1914.
Section 5. Be it further ordained that
w. F. Brown is hereby appointed a member
of the board of supervisors of said naviga-
ton district in the Parish of St. Landry.
After reading the above ordinance sec
ton by section. on roll call the vote stood as
follows: Yeas-Messrs. st. Cyr. Larcade,
Pitre Daley, Cummings, w. F. Brown,
Rushing, Martin, sylvestre, Dejean. Mccoy.
Absent-Messrs. Mills. Pavy. Greig,
/ CaTleEC,E DOucRt,
Ordinance adopted July 8. 1919.
JOS. T. ST.CYR,
President Pro Tenn.
Attest:
j. J. HEALEY. Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Martin.
The Police Jury adjourned until 2 o'clock
p. m.
EVENING SESSION
Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: DR.. F. o.. Pavy. president, pre-
siding: Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcade. Pitre,
Cummings, Rushing. Doucet, Martin. Nc
Coy. Daley, Mills, w. F. Brown. Sylvestre,
Deiean.
Mr.. Cummings offered the following or
dinance:
AN ORDINANCE
Prohibiting gambling with cards or any
card game by whatsoever name the said card
game may be called or known at which mon
ey or anything representing money or any
article of value shall be wagered. bet or haz-
arded.
Section L. Be it ordained by the Police
jury of the Parish of st. Landry in regu-
lar session convened, that it shall hereafter
be unlawful within the limits of the Paris h
of ST. Landry, for any person or persons to
gamble with or to engage in any card game
by whatsoever name the said card game
may be called, at which money or anything
representing money or any article of value
shall be wagered, bet or hazarded.
Section 2. Be it further ordained that
it shall hereafter be unlawful within the
limits of the Parish of St. Landry for any
proprietor, owner, lessee or tenant, to
knowingly permit on or about the premises
owned, leased or occupied hy him. gambling
with cards or playing of any card game by
whatsoever name said card game may be
known, at which card game money, or any
thing representing money or any article OF
value shall be wagered. bet or hazarded.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, that
the provisions of this ordinance shall not
apply to any private game played in any pri-
yate home occupied by a family as such OF
to any game played in any private club, duly
Incorporated under the laws of the state
of Louisiana, where no cut. rake off If per.
eantage or amount is taken. received OF
charged as gain, for the privilege of en-.
.gaging in said game and provided further
not apply to incorporated municipalities
within this parish, vested with police power
within their corporate limits.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, tha'
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officer of any private chartered club whc
shall violate the provisions of this ordinance
on conviction, by indictment or information
before any court of competent jurisdiction
shall be fined in a sum not not more thar
fives hundred dollars (S500.001 or i'm,
rrisoned in the parish jail for not more thar
six months, or both at the discretion of tht
court.
Section 5. Be it further ordained. tina,
this ordinance take effect ten days after il
first publication in the official journal o
this parish.
Yeas-Messrs. Mills, Daley. Cummings
Pavy, w. F. Brown, Rushing Deucet. Mar
tin, Syvestre. Dejean, 10 yeas.
Nays-McCoy and H. D.. Larcade,
nays.
Mr.. Larcaie voted no for the reason tina
he believes the ordinance will not suppress
gambling.
Ordinance adopted July 8, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY, President.
ia HEALEy. Clerk.
Motion by Mr.. Mills.
That a committee composed of the presi
dent of this body, and one memeber of tn,
Police Jury from each ward, be appointed
TO meet with a like committee from thu
Chamber of Commerce of the city of Ope
lousas to confer upon the proposed goot
roads building in this parish, and to con
slider the methods to be pursued in futur,
construction work.
Motion carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. Mills. Cummings
w. F. Brown, Doucet and Dejean.
On motion of Mr.. Mills.
The Police Jury resolved itself into
committee of the whole to examine and ap
prove claims.
Mr.. Mills in the chair.
GRAVEL ROAD CLAIMS
The Texas Oil Co. gasoline Inv.F
st. Landry Lumber Co.. lumber - So
Haas Garage, labor and material 1921:
st. Landry Lbr. Co., br--- 25.4i
Jos. Lafond. repairing grader $3.50 TO-
L. v. Maginley, fri. paid on drag
bfades 2.5,
Walter Wilson. express paid machine
Russell Grader Mfg. Co., special
Standard easass oil Co, PoIarins Inv. oz,S'
s427 observation-disclosures 21.0
Haas Garage, grease, oil, supplies
and labor 1879
Gallon Iron Works Mfg. Co.. repair
for Gallon grader - AT
W Nc Bride shop work $1,000 liz
j. w. Thompson. 90 cars gravel
invs.. June 9th. 10th 11th, 18th
and 18th
St. Landry Blk. and Trust Co., cash
advanced for 1870
st. Landry Bank and Trust Co.. cash
advanced for Iabor and freieht--I350.5
INT. IMP. ROAD ~ BRIDGE CLAIMS
=. Landry Lbr. Co.. lbr., l wd---- GAP
NAPOLEON Galien, filling mud hole.
! ward 30
2. Meet, filling hole and bridge
work. l 20
Napoleon Galien, %il1ing mud hole
l ward 80
Ben Dune. road work, / ward 80 40