The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-19
profffDlngs of the l)oliff s@urp.


day, the 3r,l day of December, 1855, the fol-
lowing members were present, the following or
dinances parsed, and the following accounts al
Iowed, Viz: present. R. I. Glmer, " "A. Pegram.
r. T. Buakner, James A. Jeter, and w. A.
Lacy, members elect from Wards Nos. !, and
5, appeared, were sworn and took their Seats
when on mI,tion, the board proceeded to the
election Of u president. R. I. Buckner being
put IN nom 1nation, was unanimously elected.
On motion, the board adjourned until 2
o'clock, r. IM. ~ ezs a..r.#
2 O'clock, P. M.-Met pursuant to adjourn
ment. &s@s5rss ss,ssSz 49,
Be it ordained. &C., That Wood Howell be
and he isl hereby appointed oVerseer of the
road from Ehe west end of the alley near the
house of IN E. Wright, to jenkins ferry, on
bayou Pelrre, and that he have the hands of
John NJ Howell E. C.. Hart, j. H. McCrary,
L. K. Gridsby and all others in the vicinity not
otherwise hpportioned, to keep the same in re-
pair, and lnsske report according to law. s
VI Be it obtained, &C., That E. NJ Coleman be
and he is Hereby appointed overseer of the road
from the West bank of Boggy bayou, at Jeffer-
son Guices, to where it crosses the Greenwood
and Mansfield road, and that he have the hands
Of Henry Wagner, r. Smith, A. Simpson, j.
R. Simpson, j. R. Harvey, A. Green,L L. B.
Dockery, iJ. Porter, and his own, to work the
same and make report according to law. ~.a5aa
Be it ordained by the police jury of the pa
rish of CAdao, That a tax of five hundred dol
lars be alid the same is hereby levied upon all
grogshors and tipping houses per annum in the
parish Of: Caddo, to be collected by the collec-
tor of parish taxes, before granting licenses to
any persIm or persons to keep grogshop OF
tipping 1ouse. orretail spurious liquors Of any
description, in less quantities than one gallon,
in said plrish. underthe same regulations and
restrictidn dns as now required by law Of sheriffs
ID the collection of State licenses for similar
purposes. yat a$ sa aids .~nE*
Be it ordained, DC, That the annual tax for
tie yeal 1855, to be collected in i 1885, be levi
ed as PILLOWS, (viz:) seventy-fve per cent.
upon tbd State tax proper for 1855, and upon
all licenF pes for 856, (except the tax for retail
ing spir|toGs liquors, which is otherwise provi-
ded for,|to be paid in the parish scrip for gen
eral purposes, and twenty five per cent. upon
the san1e to be collected in par funds, for spe-
cial purposes. gl- e.,
!. Be it ordained, DC, That R. L. Gilmer and
r. L. bucAner, be and they are hereby ap-
pointed committee to let out the paving
around The square in the town of Shreveport,
in accoEdance with the regulations of the town
ordinance, and that they have full power to let
out tht said work upon such terms as they
may diem most expedient. sS @@s 25s7.1f
Be ilresolved DC, by the police jury ofthe
parish bf Caddo, That it is important that fines
now dus the parish be collected as soon as pos
sible. Therefore be it further resolved, That
the diEtrict attorney be requested and di-
rected 10 have issued execution upon all judy
ments And forfeited bonds in favor of the State,
and pldced in the hands of the sheriff for i'm
mediate collection, and that he pay the same
over I'd the parish treasurer as soon as col
lected. a.t@ @ @-3 80 =5ss.1l #%.-+
GA Be ii ordained, &C., That R. L. Gmer, w.
A. LaJey, and W. A. Pegram, be appointed a
comm ttee for the purpose of renting, leasing,
or buying farm, for the purpose of erecting a
poor House for the parish, and that they be au-
thorisad ID to appoint or otherwise employ some
suitable person to take charge Of and keep said
poor-l Iouse, and upon such terms as they may
deem advantageous for the interest of the pa
rish; ind that they report to the next meeting
Of thib body their proceedings, &c. z'a @.~
Be lit ordained, &c. That it shall not be law
ful heEeafter for the jailor of Caddo parish to
furnish for the use of the jail, blankets Or other
bed c''othsng, other than such as belong to the
parish, without first obtaining from the presi-
dent 9f DID police jury an order to furnish such
bed Clothing as in his opinion may be necessa-
~ anH proper. .t..s.-5,s ...f ~ T-..s.!.s.ss
BeiitD o1dained, DC, That the keeper of the
parish prison be and he is hereby required
to cleanse md empty the buckets used by the
prisoAers Of said prison as necessaries, once
each day, and to keep the prison neat and clean
and tpat he be fined fifty dollars for every ne
glect{of said duties, to be recovered before any
court Of COMPETENT jurisdiction; and that it shall
be thh duty Of the president Of this board to
visit the prison at least once each month to see
that his ordinance is observed and enforced.
Bd it ordained, &c., That an ordinance here
tofort passed BY the police. jury Of Caddo pa
rish, huthorising the sheriff Of the parish to pay
returning officers for their services in holding
elections, be and the same is hereby repealed,
and that hereafter the police jury will fix the
rate bf compensation for the services OF return
ing officers. aseg44ss assg e 3a -as
BJ it ordained, &c, That hereafter the pa
rish lax collector shall make his annual return
and settlement with the parish treasurer, and
that 1.-The parish treasurer shall make his annual
repost to the police jury ON or before the first
Mon,lay Of November Of each year. asy .95@
B3i ordained, &C.. That the amount of par
funds now in the parish treasurer's hands ari-.
sing erern the forfeited bond fund, and SO much
from the special tax iund as will make the sum
of tllothousand dollars, be appropriated 10 the.
pay1ient of the bonds of the parish now bear,
ing fen per cent. interest, and that the parish
trea4urer be authorised to pay said amount to
any person holding said bonds, and return the
SAINT to the next meeting of this board. I
Bs II ordained, &C., That the president of
the police jury, be and he is hereby authorised
and instructed to take such steps as may be
NECESSARY to prosecute an appeal for the po-
lice |iury Of Caddo parish from the judgment
recently rendered by the district court in the |
case of the Vicksburg. Shreveport and Texas
rairpad company against tWilliana Holmes, pa
rish.tax collector 7t4
Tothe honorable the senate and house ofrepre-
sSntatives of the State Of Louisiana:
The police jury of the parish of Caddo, re-
requests your honorable body at the
nexE session thereof, to passan act authorising
the lnnIiee iurv of said narish of Caddo to sub