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(OFFICIAL)
Police Jury Proceedings
Opelousas, La., Jan. 8, 1921.
The police jury met in regular and
lawful session, this third day of Jan
uary, 1921, with the following mem
bers present:
Dr. F. O. Pavy, president, presiding;
Messrs. Phillips, Cummings, Guidroz,
Moreau, W. F. Brown, McCaffery, De
shotels, Guillory, Dupre, Lejean, Syl
vestre, Mills.
Motion by Mr. Guillory,
Resolved that Mr. Jno. F. Launey be
end he is hereby appointed as a mem
ber of the Board of Equalizers, of the
parish of St. Landry, as per Act No.
231 of the General Assembly for the
year 1920. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. McCaffery,
Resolved that Mr. Arehie Dunbar,
be and he is hereby appointed as a
member of the Board of Equalizers of
the parish of St. Landry, as per Act
No. 231, of the General Assembly for
the year 1920. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr. McCaffery,
The police jury adjourned until 2
o'clock, p. m.
Evening Session
The police jury met pursuant to ad
journment.
Present: Dr. F. O. Pavy, president,
presiding; Messrs. Mills Phillips, Du
pre, Cummings, Guidroz, Moreau, Mc
Caffery, Deshotels, Dejean, Guillory,
Godeau, Sylvestre, Clopton.
Motion by Mr. Moreau,
Whereas, the board of supervisors
of the 1st Roard District, 3rd Police
Jury Ward has obtained a right-of-way
through the property of D. H. Bernard
on the west side of Baylou Teche, and
Plie ManWho Works
with mind or muscle,
needs that sturdy
blend of wheat and
malted. barley -
Grap e Nuts
Concentrated noux
ishment of pleasing
flavor at low cost.
SOLD BY GROCERS
EVERYWHERE
ad&ty Postum Cereal Co.Ic., Battle Ceek,Mich.
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St. Landry Bank & Trust Co.
OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA
Report furnished to the Examiner of State Banks by the above Bank at the close of business on Decmber 31st, 1920.
RESOURCES: LIABILITIES:
Loans secured by mortgage-- -_ _$ 558,958.22 Capital stock, paid in ......... $125,000.00
Other loans and discounts-----. ---- 1,236,842.31 Surplus . - - - -- - - - - - - -- -- . 50,000.00
Overdrafts secured and unsecured - - NONE Undivided profits, less expenses, taxes
United States Government Bonds. 228,550.00 - .and dividends paid--------.... .. 35,087.46- 210,087.46
Other Bonds, stocks, securities, etc., . 373,129.37- 2,487,479.90 Dividends unpaid ($20.00 per share payable
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. _ 19,000.00 Jan. 1, 1921)-_-_ .,--------- -----.- -. 25,000.00
Other real estate owned - 2,468.18 Due to other banks and bankers .. ... 133,998.82
Cash items - - -------------- 1,556.28 Cashier's checks outstanding --- - . 22,736.24
Due from banks and bankers.. . 273,017.90 Individual deposits subject to ch ck - - 1,433,047.26
Checks on other banks ------- .. 5,583.49 Demand certificates of deposit...... 786.50
Gold coin . -- --.. - - - - ---------- 15,000.00 Individual savings deposits ..... .. -- 255,371.52
Silver, nickel and copper coin---. 9,509.58 Time'- certificates of deposit-.. .._ 474,554.53
National bank notes and all issues U. S. TOTAL DEPOSTS - --- ---- -- - 2,320,494.87
government- ..... -- --------- ---- 31,967.00- 336,634.25 Bills payable------------------ 290,000.00
$2,845,582.33 $2,845,582.33
STATE OF LOUISIANA, j .
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
I, J. A. Haas, President, and I, L. J. Larcade, Vice-President and Cashier, of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my knowldge and belief. ~ ,
J. A. HAAS, President, L. J. LARCADE, Vice-President and Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of December, 1920. H.D. LARCADE, Jr. Notary Public.
Whereas, the old road is .o loinr. r
r.eedd, therefore be it resolved, taat
the parish hereby abondons its claim
to said old road opposite the property
of the said D. H. Bernard and be
tween his property and the Bayou
°Teche; the same to revert back to the
said D. H. Bernard. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. R. L. Mills,
That a committee of two be appoint
ed. with the clerk of this body, to
canvass the returns of the election
held in the Second Road District, 4th
Police Jury Ward of St. Landry par
ish, La., on Thursday, the 23rd day
of December ,1920. Motion carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. R. L. Mills
and Eloi Guillory.
The committee composed of Messrs.
R. L. Mills and Eloi Guillory, assisted
•by the clerk of this body and duly ap
pointed to -canvass the returns of the
election held in the Second (2nd)
Road District 4th Police Jury Ward,
parish of St. Landry, La., on Thurs
day, December 23, 1920, in open and
regular session of the police jury,
did canvass the returns of said elec
tion and reported the resulsts thereof,
as follows, to-wit:
Melville Precinct:
No. of property taxpayers voting
in favor of issuing bonds ....... 27
No. of property t'axpayers voting
against issuing bonds .......... 1
Majority for ...................26
Total valuation of property
voted in favor of issuing
bonds .... .. ...........8 ,140.00
Total valuation of property
voted against issuing
bonds ................... 3,430.00
Majority in favor ........$74,710.00
Pa :netto Paccn-,:: Nv vc*es r.
Upon mcn io:l cf Mr T?. Is. Mc ..t,-y.,
the report of committee on the can
vags of the returns of .ald road bond
election held in the Second (2nd)
Road District 4th Police Jury Ward,
St. Landry pariah, La., on December
23rd, 1920, was received and accepted
and an ordinance ordered drafted in
accordance therewith nad the promul
gation of said election be published
according to law. Motion carried.
Mr. M. J. Godeau offered the follow
ing ordinance.
An Ordinance
Whereas, on Thursday, the 23rd day
of December, 1920 ,an election
was held in the Second (2nd) Road
District, 4th Police Jury Ward of
the parish of St. Landry, La., to
determine the following proposi
tion to-wit:
"Proposition to incur debt and Is
sue serial negotiable bonds of Road
District Number Two (2) of the Fourth
(4th) Police Jury Ward of St. Lan
dry parish, State of Louisiana, in
addition to the debt previously incur
red and bonds previously issued for
said district, said additional debt to
be incurred and bonds to be issued to
the amount of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, ($15(1.000.00), and
said bonds to be serial bonds running
from one to thirty (30) years, bering
interest at the rate of five per centum
(5) per annur, payable semi-annually,
said aditional debt to be incurred
and *bonds issued for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining public
roads and highways within the terri
torial limits of said road district, and
particularly for the purpose of com
pleting the Melville-Palmetto Highway
and for the construction of a gravel
road along the Atchafalaya River and
that portion of the Palmetto-Bayou
Rouge road lying within the boundar
ies of the said Second Road District."
Whereas, the returns of said elec
tion were duly canvassed by the po
lice jury of the parish of St. Landry,
according to Ldaw, and notice to that
effect given on the 3rd day ofNov
ember, 1920 ,and the result of said
election was declared to be that said
propostlion has been carried in favor
of said proposition, as follows, to-wit:
Majority in favor of issuance of
bonds, Twenty-six (26) votes in num
ber; and Seventy-four Thousand, Sev
en Hundred and Ten Dollars ($74,
710.00), in amount of property valua
tion.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by
the police jury of the parish of St.
Landry, in regular session convened,
that said proposition having been car
ried at said election the result there
of shall be promulgated by the presi
dent and clerk of the police jury by
the publication of one issue of the
official journal under their respec
tive signatures and this shall be their
authority for so doing.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
rea dand considered an da majority
of the members elect being present
voted as follws:
For: Messrs. R. L. Mills, F. H.
Phillips, E. M. Dupre,, E. A. Cum
mings, C. Guidroz, Dr. F. O. Pavy, D.
P. Moreau, W. F. Brown, M. J. Go
deau, Thos. McCaffery, A. Deshotels,
A. Sylvestre, W. C. Dejean, Eldl Guil
lory.
Against: None.
Abserft: Messrs. J. T. St. Cyr,, B.
W. Clopton.
Adopted January 3rd, 1921.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President Police Jury, St. Landry
parish, La.
Attest:-J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Mr. C. Guidroz offered the follwo
ing
Resolution
Whereas, there exists the necessity
fc-r the' `itabiislsment of a public raid
ccnne-uing t--ithe pbhli r-i-jd on Lite
front of the A. C. O~lvtir -home place,
li the 2nd police jury ward of the
parish, ac tie .oint, where the same
,turns separating the Oivier piope.ty
fromn the Higginbotham property with
the public road leading from Sunset,
to Carencro bridge and running in a
southwesterly direction through the
properties of Perry Higginbotham,
Mrs. Eliza Higginbotham, Dave Hig
ginbotham, Frank and A. C. Olivier,
Gerard Marks, .Baptiste Marks, Eug
ene Stelly, Joe. Landry and Euclide
¶.andry; therefpre,
Be it resolved, that Dr. E. S. Barry,
Felix Stelly, A. C. Olivier, Euclide
Landry, Armand Stelly, and Artebus
Landry,' resident ,inhabitants of the
said parish and ward ,be and they
I are hereby appointed as a jury of
freeholders to lay out and trace said
public road to the greatest advantage
of the inhabitants of said locality and
with as little prejudice to existing in
-closures as possible, and to assess
such damage as any person may sus
tain by reason of the tracing of said
road; said jury to be duly sworn as
the law directs and to report to this
body at its next meeting, the location
of said road as traced 'by them, as
also the amount of damage sustained
by each land owner through whose
property said road has been traced.
Motion carried.
Acceptance of State and Federal Aid
Extract from the minutes of the
meeting qf the police jury of St. Lan
dry parish held this 3rd day of Jan
uary, 1921.
Be -it remembered, that the police
jury of St. Landry parish, state of
Louisiana, met in the court house
in the city of Opelousas, St. Landry
parish, Louisiana, on the above date,
in regular session convened, with the
folowing members present:
R. L. Mills, F. H. Phillips, Edgar M.
Dupre, E. A. Cummings, Clarvais Gui
droz, Dr. F. O. Pavy, D. P. Moreau, W.
F. Brown, Thos. MoCaffery, Arthur
Deshotels, Alex. Sylvestrer W. C. De
jean, Eloi Guillory.
A quorum present.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had and ordered recorded.
By Mr. D. P. Moreau:
Whereas: The police jury of St.
Landry parish, under resolution of Jan.
3, 19211, and under the provisions of
Act No. 49 of 1920, petitioned the
State Highway Department, Board of
State Engineers, for State Aid and
Supervision and for Federal Aid in
the construction of the Opelousas
Arnaudville Highway, and
Whereas: The State Highway De
partment, Board of 'State Engineers,
has made the necessary surveys, and
has submitted a report together with
maps, plans, profiles, typical sections,
etc., relative to the location, length,
quantities and estimated cost, etc.,
of said highway, situated in the par
ish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana,
between Devilliers' Corner and Cain
Store, same being approximately 3.55
miles long, and, .
Whereas: The state of Louisiana,
through Its Highway Department,
Board of State Engineers, has agreed,
provided it can, secure aid from the
Federal Government, to extend the
parish of St. Landry the sum of $17
500.00, or approximately 50 per cent
of estimated- cost out of funds avail
able during :the year 1921, and the
sum of $........... ., from funds that
will beavailable during the year 19..,
towards the cost of constructing the
aforesaid highway, and provided that
the parish of St. Landry has on hand,
or will- secure without delay, all addi
,tional :fUnds necessary for the -construe
tiolrof',this highway ,and the mainten
ance-of same after completion; there
foitei::
B- it resolved: By the ipoice ~uif .;
St. Landry parish, State of Louslana,
that President F. Ooave Pavy, or -his
sacce€sor, be and he is i:ereby in
strauetsd, authorized and empowerr' ed
to accept the otter cf st. ze 'nd fcd
eral aid made by the s".a 2 L,.:,"
ana through ' the state highway de
partment Board of State Engineers,
on the construction of the above
highway, as indicated on maps, plans,
profiles, and as described in report
submitted by the state highway engi
neer and embracing a total distance
of approximately 3:55 miles.
Be it further resolved ,etc.: That
the president of the police jury of St.
Landry parish, notify the state high
way department, Board of State En
gieers, that the parish of St. Landry,
and the police jury of said parish,
have on hand the sum of thirty-five
thousand and no-100 ($35,000.00) Dol
lars ,to be used for the construction
and completion of said highway, and'
that the same is now on deposit with
the St. Landry Bank & Trus tCo., the
Opelousas National Bank and the
Planters Bank & Trust Company, of
Opelousas, Louisiana, and further
gurantee to secure, if- required, all
additional funds necessary for the con
struction and completion of said high
way, and in addition further guar
antee and agree to secure, by deeds
of conveyance, all rights-of-way 'that
are required by the state highway de
partment, board of state engineers,
and by Act 49 of 1910.
Be it further resolved, etc.: That the
president of the police jury of St.
Landry parish, notify the highway de
partment, board of state engineers,
'that the parish of St. Landry has in
addition to the thirty-five thousand
and no-100 Dollars ($35,000.00) Dol
lars, construction funds, hereinabove
mentioned, to be used in construction
of the Opelousas-Arnaudville Highway,
the sum of .. . ..... ($..........,)
Dollars, which sum is derived from
the bond issue tax, which, for the year
19.... wil yield approximately ....
........ (...........) Dollars.
This fund, or as much thereof as may
be necessary ,will be applied to the
maintenance of the Opelousas-Arnaud
ville Highway, and' will be available
each year after the completion of the
highway.
Be it further resolved, etc.: That if
the cost of constructing the proposed
highway should exceed the estimate
as made by the state highway engi
neer, the police jury of St. Landry
parish promises and pledges itself to
raise such additional fund as may be
necessary to complete the work.
Be it further resolved, etc.: That
the president of the police jury of St.
Landry parish,state of Louisiana, make
formal request upon the state highway
department, Board of state engineers,
to proceed to, as soon as possible, .pre
pare form of contract, plans and spe
cifications ,and advertise the above
mentioned highway, and invite seal
ed proposals for the construction
thereof.
Be it further resolved, etc.: That
the president of the police jury of St.
Landry parish, F. Octave Pavy, or
his successor, be and he is hereby
instructed, authorized and empowered
to sign, make and execute contract
for the construction of the above
mentioned highway on such terms and
conditions as he may deem proper in
conjunction with the state of Louisi
ana, through the Highway Depart
ment, Board of State Engineers, and
the Federal Government ,'through the
Department of Agriculture, Office of
Public Roads and Rural Engineering,
and to any and all things necessary
in the premises.
Roll call resulted-Ayes 13; Nays
none; Resolution adopted.'
'F. OCIAVE P1AVY,
President Police Jury, S;. Landry'
Parish.
S~f~ ~.~:~C INr ary.
(.i Chtei ' of Mr. Cummings,
The. po~tce. jur.... recessed for twen
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 0. . Pavy, president,
presiding; Messrs. Mills Cummings,
Moreau, W. F. Brown, Clopton, Go
deau, McCaffery, Sylvestre, Dejean,
Phillips, Deshotels, Dupre.
Motion by Mr. Sylvestre,
Be it resolved, that the president
and clerk of this body be and they
are hereby authorized to issue a war
rant for the sum of Twelve Hundred
Dollars against the "sheiff's salary
fund" of 1920, in favor of the parish
treasurer ,to pay salaries of the sher
iff 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. Motion 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
erally throughout this parish, state
and country, the great ,majority of the
taxpayers of the parish of St. Lanary
'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
a 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 Ibe 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 deinquency until af
fter that date, so that a corresponding
extension should be granted to the
taxpayers within which to pay their
taxes during this extraordinary condi
tion of affairs, and at the same time
would give the tax-collector a little
extra time to do the work which he
has heretofore been able to commence
thirty or sixty days sooner; there
fore, be iLt ..
Resolved, that the police jury of
the parish of St. Landry hereby or
dains: that the time from which pen
Salties 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
Sttion to' the s~aeriff'in3 tI z s cki.t,
of t:he par.sh of St. Landry so that'
insofer as applies to the collection of :
the taxes due this paitl"' for the'
.rir 1920 thatno penait'.s wih be pn
forced against the "taxxayers of taos
parish until after Arll 1., 1921.
Motion "unricd.
Motion by Mr. Guidros, ..`
Be it resolved, that a comitt"
tee, composed of Messrs..$ Alex.
Sylvestre, Arthur Deshotels,: Thmlie
Vidrine ,Ernest B. Fonteo t` oiduis
Sylvestre, and Clemont Vidrwt `be ap.
pointed to lay out road leading from `
Barron bridge to Guillory r~ildge
same being for the purpose ol making
a change in said road existingbetwee
said points. Motion carriedM" "
Mr. McCaffery moved- that.. M r.:
Theo. Doucet be added tO the above
committee. Motion car ied.
Motion by Mr. Milla, .
Resolved, that the re .ipon of
Mr. L. L. Valin, as a memt.er -o the
Board of Supervisors of the.lt.-road
district 4th ward be received and ac
cepted. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. Sylvestre,
Be it resolved, that Mr. Am qte
Valin be and he is hereby aapoin~ -
member of the Board of :Suwrs or
of Road District No. 1, 4th. ` *Zce
Jury Ward, vice L. L. Valin,; r4igne
ed. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr. Moreau,
The police jury adjourhed until 9
o'clock, p. m.
Evening Seslsion
The police jury met pursuant to ad..*
journment.
Present: Dr. F. O. Pavy, president,
presiding; Messrs. Mills, Dupre, Cam
mings, Guidroz, Moreau, W. F.
Brown, Clopton, Godeau, McCatfery,
Desfioteils, Dejean, Ijhillipes, Syfrv
tre.
Motion by Mr. W. F. Brown, Y 4
Resolved, that the report of ,t
Board of 'Supervisbrs of the Fi.et
Road District of the Foutith iPoliee
Jury Ward be received; that, t sa4::
cordance with said report, the clerk:
of this body be, and' he is, hereby,
authorized and directed to deliver t'
said R. .M. Hollier, as provided, by h*i
contract of September 7, 1918, widi
this body, all the rematining ,bo.l Of
the issue of $25,000.00 made by esaid_
Road District, such cash as may ba:
on hand and collected by said cler.i
for account of said Road District aMi
was on hand at the time of the ltthng
out of said contract (and not enpezd;
ed), including the collect'ion uf ttei
eat coupons on said bonds to t1is':
date; provided, however, th. the sum
of four thousand five hundred Collar.
be retained by said clerk until the'
final completion of the oontirad:c
said Hollier and provided fuather,
that the bond of said Hollier, be kept
in full force and effect until the fp
completion of said work. Motion
fried.
Motion by Mr. Godeau,
Resolved that a committee comipo.c
of Messrs. L. L. Gansonsi H. Beords4i
E. Leger, Frank Frame B. M. Andew'
son nad Simon Allen be appointed. W;
lay out a road through the 1%ewma:.
plantation, beginning where the arert.
road turns off at Niggerfoot brI.d
running through Newman plaýta ti
to the Bayou Jack road; 'said Q
mittee to report back to this bOdy at
nex. regular meeting. Motion eao"'
ried.
Committee Report
Opelousas, La., Jan., 3rd, 1921;
To the Honorable President.
Members of the Police Jury, .
Landry Parish, La.
Gentlemen:- We, your committe
appointed to consider the claim of +
W. Krotz ,against the First Road'.s
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