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LOCAL NEWS. L. C. I)UCHAMP is the man to sell a Buggy Cheap. ---The Keystone plantation has finished grinding. -WEDDING SUITS at K. Schwartz, at prices to suit the times. Misses Sarrah and Therse Ber ry of New Iberia, spent several days in town this week. -Mr. H. P. Fournet returned this week from New Orleans, where he had gone on business. -The weather this week, rainy, foggy, damp, with lots of water and mud, was entirely disagreea ble. -The recent rains have swelled the Teche, and it now looks like a beautiful river, it is way up its banks. Sg BUGGIES, BUGGIES,- ai at L. C. Duchamp. The boys of the town will give a grand ball on Sunday the 22nd inst., that promises to be a stylish affair. -Colored suits in all cuts and prices, come and see them, the price will make you buy, all sizes, K. Schwartz. The excursion people returned home Tuesday evening, hiighly please with their short stay in the Crescent City. -Miss Iaurence Ron.-.Cau is spending a few dlays in New Or leani where she has gone to be a bridth maid to her friend, Miss Last ral~s. The excursion from Broea'u Bridre last Satnrday took thirty four persons from St. Martinville, and had only a small crowd from Breaux Bridze. This is the time to buy a 9i6 .UG G Y T-€4 with Uncle Louis. --The St. Martinville Building and Loan association loaned $1F001 Taes4lay,to .Joachim Richard S$14) -i~O promuim and( to Edw. Provost *i00 at r,~3 premnim. -Mr. Sauls, the jeweler, has gone back to New Orleans, the building he occipied will he de molished soon. upon the site. Mr. Louis J. Gardeimal will build his large brick store. -- Mayor Labbe has not made his inspection of lamps and mud holes yet, as we notice the same broken lamps do not shine these dark nights, autl we still bog in the deep holes. --Mr. C. M. ()livier has purcha sed the Knight ltroiperiy, known as the Commercial hotel, and in two or three weeks will take pos session of the proerty and make it his residence. -We understand that the pa rish authorities will commence early in the spring to work the public roads under the new road law, which will be an entire change in the system of working our public highways. -The Board of Trade is active ly at work for the Mardi Gras pa rade, and we understand that this parade will be altogether, new, it will he the Flower Parade, and it promises to be the prettiest ever seen in St. Martinville. --We would advise our people throughout the parish, to read, and read carefully, the new road ordinance which is being publish ed in the Messenger. It will in terest every male inhabitant of the perish and every owner of ve bicle of any kind. House FOR RENT . . oN MAIN RTEfT .•, $8 per month. FOS FURTHERI INFORMATION ADDRESS Messenger Office. -The Bank of St. Martinville elected or rather re-elected Tues day its board of director, which is composed of R. Martin, A. F. Rousseau, F. T. Guilbeau, B. Au dibert, L. J. Gardemal, Felix Bienvenu, W. H. Cozine, Albert Bienvenu, J. B. Levert. -Some one remarked, with e good deal of truth, that advertis ing to successful business was as necessary as bread to maintain life, and when any business failed to keep up with the procession of his successful competitors, the sheriff had to come up and help him dc some advertising to de spose of his stock retire from business. -We learn that all the saloons of Arnaudville have moved from that town, which is in St. Landry parish to this side of Bayou Teche, which put them in St. Martin pa rish. In St. Landry the license is $2000 in St. Martin it is $100 as the town of Arnaudville is border ing the bayou, the saloons are just across the bridge. Funny thing is this option law regarding sa loons. --The St. Martinville Building and Loan Association elected Tuesday the same board of direc tors, as follows: L. C. Duchamp, R. Martin, T. J. Labbe, Arthur LaHbe. A. F. Rousseav, Albert Bienvenu, F. T. Guilbean, B. L. Fournet, A. Orillion. After the election the board met and elected the following officers. L. C. Du chnmp, president, R. Martin, vice president, C. Greig, Secretary, James Simon, attorney and nota ry. ... AT... L. C. DUCHAMP'S MAMMOTH STORE Yon can get B. O. Plough at........... $2.85 C. 0 Plough at ........... $3.85 Trace chains, per pair ..... 20c Back Band ............... 15c Iron Bound Hams ......... 20c -Its3 Buggies at cost i4I D)isc ('ultirator at......... 32.50 I am the only agent for the "Celebrated John Deere PLOW" also Deere Cotton, Pea and Corn planter all in one $10.00. -The new road law adopted by the Police Jury at its last meet ing is approved by all the intelli gent people who know the value and necessity of good roads, and who understand that a tax of 25 cts or 75 cts on a vehicles with good roads is much cheaper than the ordinary repairs and inconvi niences of bad roads. The only trouble we are apprehanding is in securing the proper road master, as it w;1 require the service of an intelligent, active and conscien tious men with some knowledge of roadl making. -The Ruth refinery has a gang of some fifty white men to feed the carrier, and from the begin ning of operation by this mill, they have experienced the greatest difticulty with this white labor, for the reason that they do just what they please, if they feel like working, they work, if not, they dout, and the big refinery is en tirely and completely st the mer cy of the carrier gang. The Com p)any thought they would encou rage home labor and particularly the white labor, but they seem en tirely disgusted with that carrier labor, and in fact the mill was subject to be closed down at any mmnent on account of the unsatis factory work given by the carrier hands, and in the future we would not be surprised if the Company import either the Dago or Ger man labor. as tbey give better sa tisfact ion, and they can depended upon to save the crop. S-EXTRACT". Minutes of the Police Jury of the Parish of-8t. Martin, Meeting held January 3rd A. D.. 1899. On motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Gauthier, voted and unanimously carried. Be it resolved. That the Public Roads of the Parish of St. Martin shall be hereafter worked at the charge, cost and expense of the Parish, under the Road Master system, the Parish to fur nish six mules and all necessary road implements for that purpose, said roads to be worked under the order and super vision of the Police Jury. The Road Master who shall be appoin ted by the Police Jury shall be subject to the orders of this Body and shall fur nish at time of his appointment a good and solvent Bond of $10(,l( to answer for the faithflul performance of his duties. His salary is hereby fixed at $1000 a year payable quarterly on his own war rant. Said Road Master shall take good eare of the mules, implements and articles in his possession belonging to the Parish and shall be required to feed and shelter at his expense, the mules above men tioned. Said Road Master shall attend all Re gular Meetings of the Police Jury and at said Meetings shall render a correct ac count of the work he has done during the previous: month and management and disposition of things under his con trol and care. The laborers needed to work the roads aud build the necessary bridges will be at the expense of the Parish and shall be under the orders and directions of the Road Master who shall have general Fu pervislon of road matters under his care. AN ORDINANCE. To put into effective operation Articles 191. 292. 2,3, and .'91 of the Constitution of the State; to divide the Parish of tt. Martin into road dis tricts; to rai-e funds for the purpose of con structing, maintaining and repairing the public roads and bridges of said Parish; to rehleve from compulsory road duty certain persons; and to provide for the penalties and punishment of vtolations of this ordinance. ecrtion I. lio it ordained by the Police Jury of St. Martin. la. That the Parish of St. Mar tin be and is hereby divided into Road District as follows, to-wit: The first Road District shall be composed of the first ward of the Parish of St. Martin, the 2nd'R ad District of the 2nd ward; the 3rd Road District, of the 3rd ward; the 4th Road District, of the 4th ward; the 5th Rond District of the 5th tward. T'hese Road Districts may be subdivided ere after by proper resolutions of this Police Jpry. Sec. . Be it further ordained,etc.. Thatthere shall be set aside one mill of the taxes, levied by the Police Jury ofSt. Mlartin Pariah. of the yoar 1199. and of Palh subsequent year hereafter, for the purposse of constructing, maintaining and repairing tihe phluic roads and bridges of the Parish of St. Martin. Sec ,. He it further ordained. etc.. That there is hereby imposed and levied an annal per ca pita tax of One Dollar, for the calendar year I1419, and each succeeding calendar year, upon each able bodied male inhabitant of the Parish of St. Martin. between the ages of eighteen (18, and f:fty-five (') wears, except expressly ex empt from such taz by Article 291 of the Consti tution: which said tax shall be collected in the calender year of lt5t, and in each subsequent ralendar year, by the tax collector of the Parish of St. Martin and shall be paid on or before the thirty-first (31) day of December in each respeo- 1 ive year to said tax collector; and whosoever shall refuse or neglect or fail to pay the said per capita tax on or before the thirty first (31) day of e December of each year, shall he guilty of a mis demeanor and subject himself to a criminal e prosecution in theeonrts of this State and under the lat:s g,"ovrning criminal prosecutions and trials, and upon trial and conviction before a moart of competent juriedletion be sebtenced to pay a fine o! not less than Five Dollars. (5 00) nor more than Twenty Dollars. (30.100) or impri soned in the Parish jail for not less than five nor more Ihan thirty days, or both at the descre. lion of the court. Su. 4. B. it further ordained, etc.. That it shall Ie the duty of A,ssssor of the Parish of St. Martin. at the b~ainning of each year, to enter. rarry nod record, in a Book especially provided for that purpose and to he known as the "Ioad and Bridge Per ('Capita Tax Bok." the names of every able-hodied male inhabitant of the Parish t of St. Martin. tttwuee the ages of eigbteen (11( 1 and fifty.five :.ea .rus: liable to theesaidannual per capita tax as provided for in Sc. 3 of this lrdinance, and he shall as Mr.,n as corpleted I turn it over ,, the tax collector of the Parish of St. Martin,. and he shall receive the same fees as now fixed by law for assessing property and other s.ses-ments. See, . Be it fnrther ordained. etc.,' That the taxcollector shall keep the said "'Road and Dridne Per Capita Tax Book" sepearate from the Btate and Pl'arish tax Rolls, and he shall issue to the person paying said tax the proper receipt I and shall enter in said Book the date of the col lection or payment thereof. I Bec. 6. Be it further ordained. etc.. That on t the second (2nd) day of the month of Jannary of esch year, the tax collector shall deliver to the Police Jury a complete and correct list of all the delinquent per capita tax payers, and the Presi dent of the Polices Jnry shall take the proper steps towards havina said delinquents arrested and prosecuted for the violation of the oirdi nance as provided in Sec.8 of this ordinance. Bec. ?. Be it further ordained, etc..That there is hereby levied an annual licease tax for the year 15900. and for each subsequent year, upon spch Vehicle anl Hic~cl. in the Parish of St. Martin. grad.l as follows, to-wit: Upon each Jumper and Hulky. twenty five cts. Upon each two-wheeled Buoggy and cthase. thirty five cents. Upon each four.wheeled Buggy. Phaeton, (' riole or t'arry-all, Dog cart, and t'abriolet, fiflty ceats. I Upon each Rarouche, Hack. Nurry, Landau, Omnibus or Ron. eventy-fivs- cents. Upon e:ch c. tI,,r.Ae t art. twenty-fivre cent-. Upon each ,plantation (art and Wagons, fifty SPECIAL SALE OF NEGLIGEE #4, SHIRTS. We have a large line of these goods in MADRAS. PEP(' T.Tr .,., CHEVIOTS, with collars and cuffs, attached or separate. FORMER PRICES: 75c $Soo $125 $Sso NOW 25C 50C 75C 90oc. YOa.r as+=iouo to T. an. IToto~r1Co -., T'EEZH POOR 3at.ws'. Pza1DND. WEDDING SUITS at very low prices, call and see them. HIJQlANT COLORID SUITS CHHAP. We have epeeia UAROAINS in SHOES. YOUR VISIT SOLICITED.. K. SCHWARTZ. GET OUR .. . PRICES FOR .. JOB WORK. VOORHIES BROS GOroceries, Dry Goods. Notions, Shoes, Hlats, Caps, Roots, Tebaseo, Cigeus. B Io ason and Cauides. Flammmmal 1h mmmmmmmmm111 Upon each Dray and two hotrs Gnt Ifty eta. cts. Upon each Peddling Cart one boresen metty. five cents. Upon each Peddling Cart two ornse, one do0 lar. tpon each Bicycle. twenty-five catb. Upon all other two wheeled vehieles set spe. cially mentioned herein twenty five sasts. Upon all other four wheeled verdlss, mat especially mentioned herein. fltt4y.ets. Sec. 8. e it further ordained. ete., That sa the second day of January 1899. and eahk ab,. quent year. the tax collector of the Patlh of et. Martin shall begin to collect and shall eollnt - fast as possible from each and meer prese association of persons. business Imre or e rations in the Parish of St. MartiL . lug sad possessing any of emid vehicles and bipetes graded in ec. 7 of this ordinance. the Old II cense tal. which said license shall be des md collectible during the first two monthsd eash year. and all unpaid licensee shall beauso dill. quent on the first day of March of eah pear. and all persons who acquire any of the shove vs hicles, and hicycles named in said se. ?, after that date shall becomes delinquent snless the Ilcense is paid within ten days. Sec. 9. Be it further ordained. ete.. That asn person or persons, required to take, oft a 11. oense under this ordinance upon the shildee and bicycles mentioned in SBe. 7 of this ordi. nance. who ehall fail or neglect to take eot olid license shall be liable to be sued bg the Pollee Jury for the amount of msaid Iloenmse is a court of competent juiediction in the aes mae. ner as in ordinary suits. Sec.10. Be it further ordained. ate., That the only legal evidence that a license has bees paid shall be the appropriate form of lisese Irssid by the Police Jury, and no receipt lmeed by the the tax collector in place of the Meses Itlif shall be valid. Sec. 11. Be it further irdalnd, ate., That the ex-oficio tax collector of the FPreit a ot. Met. tin, shall keep a book in which he 6l sed or fle the statement made under oath of au per sons who may apply for the lieas sd paon each vehicle and bicycle mentioned is be. 7 of this ordinance, and which msaid oath shal be a to the number and kind of vehicles aid bepsls said persons may own and possese ad aid te collector is hereby empowered and ,sgeINi to dlminister said oath to the persons apiylag for said license under this ,rdlnance. Sec. 12i. He it further ordained.. That the tfa collector is hereby required to keep a Iiegan is. ,Gister. in which he shall register and ete the names of every jerson., association of persoes, business firm. or c,,rporatiou owning and poe ess'ing the different kinds of vehicles and W riCels mentioned in this ordinance and liable to said license tax, the name of each vehiclee. the number of vehicles and bicycles said person or persons own and Iosese, the graduation of the earm. the amount of license thereon and the date of the collection or payment thereof. Bee. 1. Belt further ordained, etc.. That on the lest dray of the month of March of each year the tax collector shall deliver to the Police Jury, aeolpletelist of all the delinquent license paers together with their location and the Uubsaraud kind of vehicles and bicycles own. ed and d posessed by them and the amount of lL osam de, and the said Police Jury shall imnme diaely prosed to collect same by suit in accor. dnes with and as provided in this ordinanoe. se. 14. Be it faurther ordained. etc., That the tax eollector shall reeive the same feea for the elsectica of the per capita tax and the license ta as ow lied by law for the collection of Sate and Parish Tax and Licenses. Se.l5. I Bet further ordained. etc., Thatthe (a eelleetrshall settle with the parish for said per cpita ndLicense ta.: in Ihe tame manner ad form as for other harilh 'l'x ad I.ionmes. and all laws governilg Tax ollect,rs in tihe peformuaess of their duties and not specially provided herein shall be applicable to this ordi. Se. 1t6. be It further ordained. etc.. That the collector shall lesae to thie pereo( or presone payig said license tax, a licenes pilate r plates bshlag the name of the Pari-h. thaeumoun, t paid on esee vehicles or bicycles, and the y.mr in which said license was paid. which plate shall be furnished by the 'Police Jury and iened free of cost to the license payer, and which said lictense plate shall be issued in number and( awlttnt Racord iug to the graduation herein fixed and one for every vehicle or hirycle u;,on which said license is pail. See. 17. Be it further ordained, etc., That the person or persons paying said licemae tathall display saitl plates in a conspicuous manner by attaclhing said licease plate, to their vehicle or bicycle, on the left hand side, and any person or .romtes who shall fail or neglect to display said plates a4lPhrs In previded, shall be liable to pay'P line et net le than five nor moro thaa~stea dollars, or be imprisoned in the parish jall for not more than thirty days, or both at the discretion of the conrt. Sec. 18. Be it further ordained, ete., That all persons paying thme said road and bridges tax and licenses' as herein provided shall be relieved front comtnil sory road duty under thit laws of this State. A true copy from the Minutes, At;G. Ml.lATlr, Clerk I'. J.