The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-28

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i To VIM. Thatcher, 9 Oh
4 To Henderson Markham, OF
/ To Jonas Robson, j. p, 9 OF
r To w. +. Smith, dep. sheriff, 13O 2,
/ To Adam Bauman, coroner, 25 OF
70 g. W. Christian, 2O,0t
The board adjourned to o'clock, Jan. 9th, 1857.
I TUESDAY, JAN. g. 1857.
The board met pursuant to adjournment W A
Pegrain appeared and took his seat.
The following ordinances were passed:
Be it Resolved by the president and members of th
Police Jury of the Parish of Caddo, in lawful assem-
bly, met, That the Parish tax collector of the Parish
Caddoy be and he is hereby Instructed not to receive
the certificates issued for that may be issued bv the
clerk Of the district court Of said parish to the u
rors for their services in the Of the Vicksburg
Shreveport and Texas Rail Road company against
jonathan Guice, James Allen and William c. Beck
lately tried before the judge Of the 18th Judiciary dis
t1chpf this State at Shreveport, III the Parish afore
said in payment of taxes any Indebtedness to said
Parish.
Be it further Resolved, That the parish treasurer
be and he is hereby prohibited from receiving any OF
said certificates from the Parish tax collector from
any other person persons In payment taxes
| claim or dividends due and owing, or to become due
and owing to said Parish. o.
Be it resolved by the president and members of the
police jury Of the parish of Caddo, in lawful assembly
convened That Ben amin T. Scoggin, parish tax col
leclOf OF parish or CadQO the year De ana
he is hereby notified and required to pay to the
treasurer of said parish all taxes due said parish for
said year 1856 within thirty days after service of
copy Of this resolution upon him, and in default there
that the president Of the police jury of said parish is
hereby authorised and instructed to proceed to collect
the same according to law.
Be it further resolved That said parish tax collector
be and is hereby required and noied to pay to the
parish treasurer all the railroad due by said par
sh of Caddo to the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas
Rail t1a by in
collected within the term prescribed byaw-atter SER
vice of copy hereof and his failure to do so, that
the collection Of the be enforced according to law.
Be it ordained, That the parish tax collector of Cad
do parish shall be and he is hereby required to make
his settlement with the parish treasurer or before
the first Monday of November of each year. and that
he shall be required to furnish his delinquent list Of
nsovent tax payers under OATH setting out the names
and the amount of tax due from each delinquent tax
payer
Be it ordained, That there be tax of l per cent.
levied on all the real estate of Caddo parish according
to the of 1856 for the payment of the third
instament of the railroad tax and the tax collector
be instructed to proceed to collect the same, and pay
it over into the hands of the parish treasurer.
Resolved, That the assessment of JAS e. Cox's real
estate as appears the tabeau of taxes, made and
returned by the of the parish for the year 1854
be corrected far to reduce the number of acres of
land assessed to him. from q 600 to 2lOO, being the
proper Quantity owned by him.
Be it further resolved That the recorder of the par
ish be and he is hereby authorised to make the said
correction and that the said Cox be only required to
pay taxes 200 acres instead of 900 acres of land
for the year 1854.
Be it ordained, That the recorder of Caddo parish
be required to apply to United States and State land
offices for correct abstract of all lands lying in the
parish aforesaid which have been disposed Of giving
the name and date, to whom and when sold.
Be- it ordained, &c, That the sum of one thousand
dollars be appropriated annually for the rent of the
house (now under erection by Mr.. E. G. Hart) for e
coming three years, he (Hart) finishing and approprl-
ating five rooms, viz: the clerks office, the recorder
office, the sherif7s office, and two jury rooms and
court ROOM for the use of the citizens of Caddo Par
ish for courthouse, &c. The offices and court
room to be finished. and delivered on the first Mon
day in March, 1857. The above amount to be paid
gu rterly in par funds.
Be it ordained &c, That the ordinance passed at
the November meeting 1856 uniting school districts
No "a and No 2, be and the same is hereby repealed
Be it ordained &C., That section ID in township l6,
range ID, be added to school district No. II.
Be it ordained by the police jury of the parish of
Cadslo That there be new school district made
known by these boundaries: Commencing at the half
mile stake of section two, (2 township eighteen Q6D
range fifteen, Q5) run due south to Cross Lake. com
nlencng the west line between section four (4) and
FIVE 5 and run due south to Cross Lake the SAID to
include the boundaries between the said lines, to be
known by the number twenty three (23) and the SIX
teenth section in the said district to be under the u
risdction of school No. twenty coy and No.
twenty b. II. Blcknam. N Hoss r. M. Bcknan,
directors of the district No. twenty three (23).
Be it resolved by the president and members of the
police jury of the parish of Caddo in lawful assembly
met That the southern boundary line of school district
No ?, in this parish, be changed as to include the
south east quarter Of section No 13, in township IT,
range ID and the east half of the north quarter of
section No. "a, in township and range, in said
school district No. 9.
Be it ordained, &c, That the right of way for
road be granted to E. G. Hart, from jenkins ferry to
al, lf u,pt'r
island. Said road to be on the ground where the
road now runs, and that he keep said road in
pair Said road not to be any expense to the Parish.
Ra it ordained That the report of the commission
ers appointed to view road from the Mansfield road
near the school-house of district No. IL to interseet
the Norris ferry road, be accepted and the said road
be declared public high way, and that Leonard
Moore be and is appointed overseer OF SAID road with
power to summon all the hands within the vicinity of
said road to have it cut out and put IN proper travel
ing order.
Be it ordained, That the succession of Mrs. Flour
nov and John Page be required give each 10 feet in
addition to the present width of the Shreveport and
Greenwood road through their lands, commencing at
ofthe lane between Mrs Fournoy and SAID
John Page said land not to be any cost to the parish
Be it Resolved, That J c. Beall, n. E. Wright, and
Roland Jones, be and are hereby appointed commit
tee memoriase the Legislature to pass law to ap
ply TO this Parish, for the purpose OF raising jury
fund! a#T
Be it resolved That the president of the police jury
be Instructed to institute proceedings against doctor
Culhertson, the contractor to build the Vlcksburg
Shreveport and Texas Railroad, for obstructing the
public road from Shreveport to Loganport, where said
railroad crosses said public road and that he be pre-
sented for each thirty days said obstruction shall
main in said road, and that the fine or fines collected
for said obstruction be paid into the parish treasury
Belt ordained, That N. E. Wright, esq, be and he
is hereby appointed parish attorney for the present
year 1857 at salary of one hundred dollars and that
He defend all suits instituted against the parish and
also prosecute all suits instituted by order of the Po-
lice jury.
e. Attaway was elected tax collector for the present
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