The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

con junction with the staLe Oh AouNSF
ans through the Highway Depart
ment Board Of State Hngineers, and
the Federal Government through the
Denartment of Agriculture, Offlse OF
Public Roads and Rural Engineering,
and to any and all things necessary
in the premises.
Roll call resulted-Ayes Is; Maya
none; Resolution a'o7'A6
p. OCTAVE PAVY,
President Police Jury, st. Landry
Parish
J. ]. HEALEY,
Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Cummings,
The police jury recessed for TWEEN
ty minutes.
The police jury reassembled after
recess with a quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Deshotels,
The police jury adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
January 4th, 1921.
The police jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: DR.. F. o. PaVy, president,
presiding; Messrs. Mills Cummings
Moreau. w. F. Brown, Clopton, Go
deau, McCaffeTy, SylVestre, DeJean'
Phillips, Desh0tels,. Dupre.
Motion by Mr.. SylVestre,
Be it resolved. that the president
and clerk OF this body be and they
are hereby authorized to issue war
rant for the sum OF Twelve Hundred
Dollars against the ''sheiffS salary
fund" of 1920, in favor Of the parish
treasurer to pay salaries Of the sher-
if and expenses for the month OF
December, 1920, and the parish treas
urer is hereby authorized to pay said
salaries from the "sheriffs salary
fund accordingly. Notion carried.
| Motion by Mr.. McCaffery.
| Be it resolved, that the clerk of
| this body be and he is hereby in
/ structed to notify the Superintendent
| Of the Southern Pacific R.. R. Co., to
have repaired the railroad crossing on
the gravel road between OpelOusas
! and Washington, as said crossing is
/ in a most dangerous condition; an
automobile having been wrecked at
said crossing, on yesterday. Motion
| carried
Motion by Mr.. Brown,
/ Whereas, due to the extraordinary
conditions following the readjustment
of financial affairs and business gen.
orally throughout this parish, state
and country. the great majority OF the
taxpayers of the parish of st. Landry
find themselves financially embarrass-
ed at the present time; the farmers
of this parish like their fellows
throughout the nation, are especially
depressed due to the fact that their
crops, raised at heavy and unusual
cost, are either not salable at all or
are being sacrificed at very low
prices; many of the farmers in an
effort to sell their crops later on at
more satisfactory price than at
present can be secured, are holding
their rice and cotton for better prices
which many financiers agree is likely
to be realized within the next few
months; and
Whereas, the assessor of the par
ish Of st. Landry has just filed with
the tax-collector of said parish the
tax rolls for the year 1920 and the
tax-collector has entered upon the
collection of sid taxes; and,
Whereas, it has been customary to
give to the taxpayers In ordinary
years until March 1st to pay their
taxes without any penalties being
added because Of delinquency until al
! fter that date, so that a corresponding
extension should be granted to the
taxpayers within which to pay their
taxes during this extraordinary condi-
ton OF affairs, and at the same time
would give the tax-colector a little
extra time to do the work which he
| has heretofore been able to commence
thirty or sixty days sooner; there
fore, be 1t
! Resolved, that the police jury OF
! the parish OF st. Landry hereby or
dams that the time from which pen
alties shall be enforced as against
those taxpayers who fail to pay their
taxes sooner shall not begin until
April 1, 1921 and the clerk of this
body be and he is hereby instructed
to send a certified copy Of this reso
luton to the sheriff and tax-collectoI
| of the parish Of St. Landry so that
! insofar as applies to the collection oil
the taxes due this parish for the
year 1920 that no penalties will be en-
forced against the taxpayers of this
parish until after April l, 1921.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Guidroz,
Be 1t resolved, that a commit
tee, composed of Messrs. Alex
SylVestre, Arthur Deshotels, Emile
Vidrine Ernest B. Fontenot, Louis
| Sylvestre, and Clement Vidrtne, be ap
pointed to lay out road leading from
Barron bridge to Guillory bridge
same being for the purpose of making
a change in said road existing between
said points Motion carried.
| Mr.. McCaffery moved that Mr.
Theo. Doucet be added to the above
committee. Motion carried
Motion by Mr.. Mills.
Resolved, that the resignation O
Mr.. L. L. Valin, as a member of the
Board of Supervisors of the first ROAD
district 4th ward be received and ac
cepted. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. Sylvestre,
Be it resolved, that Mr.. Ambrois,
Valin be and he is hereby appointed ,
member of the Board of Supervisor,
Oh Road District No. 1, 4th Police
Jury Ward, vice L. l.. Vain. RESIGN
ed. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. MORGAN
The police jury adjourned until
o'clock, p. m.
Evening Session
The police jury met pursuant to ad
jOurnment. ''u
Present: DR.. F. o. Pavy, president
presiding; Messrs. Mills, Dupre. Cum
mings, Guidroz, Noreau, w.