The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-13

B. Johnston and E. Peters, be appointed com
missioners of elections for precinct No. 7, fo7
/ the next twelve months. -5 -&
Be it ordained, That D, Barr be appointed
overseer of the Grooms' ferry road to where i
intersects the Pitts ferry road, and work the
same for twelve months, and have the hands
of doctor Stuart, - Stuart, and make return
according to law.
| TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1855.
On motion, be it ordained by the police Jury
of Caddo parish. That billiard & Co., of the
South Western, be and are hereby appointed
printers of the proceedings of the police Jury
for the ensuing twelve months, at a salary o
two hundred dollars, payable quarterly.
Be it ordained, &C., That Washington Jen-
kins be allowed three hundred dollars for rent
of the courthouse for the ensuing g months,
to be paid quarterly.
Be it ordained, &C., That Lewis K. Grigsby
be allowed an extension of time for 12 months
of the ferry across bayou Pierre at Jenkins
ferry, at the same rate of charges heretofore
allowed.
Be it ordained, &C., That R. s. Poole be and
is hereby appointed physician to the Jail of
Caddo parish, for. the ensuing 12 months, and
that he be allowed ninety dollars, payable
quarterly. -r~
On motion, be it ordained, &c, That the
bond of Thomas Mccall, as parish constable
for the last year, be and the same is hereby
cancelled.
Be it ordained, &C., That Thomas Mccall
be and is hereby appointed parish constable
for the ensuing twelve months, and that he be
allowed one hundred and twenty five dollars,
payable quarterly.
Whereas the police jury of the parish of
Caddo is convinced that the Judgment hereto
fore confessed by a former president of this
body, under a resolution thereof, in favor of the
Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Texas railroad
company for one hundred thousand dollars, is
illegal, and therefore nullity; and further
that large majority Of the landholders of the
parish are opposed to the payment of the so
called railroad tax:
Therefore, be it resolved by the police jury
of the parish of caddo, That we do not recog-
Mise the legality or binding force of said judg-
ment, and declare the same to be nulty and
void in law, and that we will resist the collec-
that end,
Be it ordained, &c, That committee of
three members of this body be appointed by
the president hereof, to mploy counsel, and
upon such terms as they may deem proper, for
the purpose of resisting the enforcement of said
Judgment, as we'll as of testing the constitu-
tionalitv of said railroad tax should it become
necessary.
The yeas and nays being called for by W.
A. Pegram, upon the adoption of the forego-
ing resolution and ordinance, were as follows,
viz: Yeas-Robert Lowe, S. D. Parker and
James A. Jeter. Nays-W. A. Pegram.-
The vote being in the affirmative, the presi-
dent appointed as said committee: S. D. Par
ker, Robert Lowe and James A. Jeter.
On motion of W. A. Pegram the following
ordinance was adopted, viz: Be it ordained,
&C., by the police jury of Caddo parish, That
we hereby petition the next legislature of Lou
isiana to pass law to enable the people of the
parish Of Caddo, to vote upon the location of a
new courthouse for the said parish.
Be it further ordained, &c, That it is mex
pedient for the police jury of Caddo parish tc
take any action upon the letting out of the con-
tract for the building of a courthouse for Cad
do parish, until our next Legislature take some
action on the same, and the people have an op-
portunity of voting on the question.
Be it ordained, &c, That a public road be
established commencing at John Walpole's,
SEN, and intersecting the Norris ferry road, at
tho lot af T Ranfroa