The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10
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Ordinances Passed by the Police
Jury.

Jury.
! WHEREAS, The unprovokc ed, unlo-
! " and unconstitutional WAY now be
inS wn-"d by Abraham Lincoln and
his Cabinet, against the Just and
| equal rights OF the States COMPOSING.
the Southern tonicttcracv, ha- made
! 1t necessary for many of our citizens
to rush TO the assistance of our bar-
der State uHprerared with tho u,cvs-
sarv clothing and other neccsSar
| comforts, and
WHEREAS, Our citizens nj lom.
are unIreparcd with ann. aud nluni
lions 10 resist an attack from our
| Northern frontier, and
| WHEREAS. Many OF the volunteers
haze left families in needy and uece~-
sltus circumstances. requiring aid nj
our hands.
Therefore, in order to supply our
I soldiers in the field, mud furnish our
own home wants III arms and MUM
ti"us, &c.
list BE il ordained by the Police
JEr.' Of The parish of csid". That
! the sum of twenty thousand dollars
| be, aud the same is hereby appropri-
at.d, Ia be expended rs is hereinafter
provided, for ia" purpos" of supply.
ng the wants Of our volunteer sol
dtcrs, and for the purpose of pm cha
SING snch arms and munitions rs may
be deemed necessary for protection AT
home and for the support of needy
families Of volunteers.
=. he II further ordained. I'hatfl,,
President IF the Police jury Of the
parish or cadd" be, and he i, hereby
authorized and required, to issue the
bonds OF the parish of taddo for
said sum of twenty thousand dollars.
.of not less denomination than Ten,
nor more than ON" hundred dollars
payable i,stwclvc months, and bear
ing eight per cent. per amuum inter
est from date, which bonds shall! he
sold as hereinafter provided, To raise
the due amount OF funds appropria-
ted IN the lst section of this ordi-
NANCE.
.. Be it further ordained Tha,
said bonds shall be- receivable hv th,
Sheriff or Parish Tax Collector in
payment Of the Taxes to be levied
by this Ordinance.
4. BE- II further ordained. + ha,
Board Of Safety for caddo parish |
consisting of w. w. George. Reuben
White, and j. NJ. Ford, bc aud are |
hereby appointed. Who's. duty i, !
shall hc To receive said Bonds from !
the President of the Police Jury !
when countersigucd by the CLERK |
and 10 negotiate a sum or loans Tor |
said Bonds on the faith of the Taxes |
to be levied by this Ordinance, at a !
rate OF not less than ninety cents to
tn" dollar, and /" dispose OF the same
a. may be determined by the Board !
of Safety provided for III the 9Th sec
ton Of this ordinance----said sum of
money TO be used by said Board for
the use and benefit of the companies
t hat have left the parish of Caddo,
IN as near an equal ratio as may be,
and portion for the purpose of pur-
arms and ainmuntiom for pro-
lection at home. first having regard
TO the wants and necessities of our
volunteers III the field.
3. BE it further ordained, That
said Board of Safety shall elect
President, Treasurer. and Clerk. The
Treasurer shall give bond III favor eff
he President of the Police Jury of
taddo parish III the sum of twenty
thousand doll:us, conditioned for the
faithful discharge Of his duties, and
tor the faithful disbursement of the
means raised by him from the Sheriff !
'r Parish Tax Collector, whose duty
1 shall be to pay over as fast as col
cctcd the taxes hereinafter levied. {
md to take his receipt for the same. I
Said Treasurer shall keep full. fair
md perfect account of the bonds sold,
o whom sold, and Of the amount of
money used and for what purpose,
md shall, on a final settlement with l
he Police jury present the vouchers '
or the expenditures made. The {
treasurer shall receive for his ser y
ices not exceeding the sum of three
dollars, and the Clerk shall
eceive for his services the sum of I
ne hundred dollars provided that l.