The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-02-02
Acts Of the Police Jury
OF EsOSSIers
BELLEVUE, La, Jan. "a, 1867.

BELLEVUE, La, Jan. "a, 1867.
The Hon. Police Jury, in and for
the Parish of Bossier, State of Louis
lana, met this day and was organized.
Thos Player, from Ward No.;
W. C. Hargis. from Ward No. l.;
Thos. Applewhite, from Ward No. 6;
IS. Edwards, from Ward No. 4;
James Ford, from Ward No. s.;
answered to their names and proceeded
to business. The resignation, of w.
FL. Hill, theformer Clerk, was reviewed
and read, and the body proceeded to
the election of Clerk, to fill the va
eancy occasioned by said resignation.
Whereupon, NJ. P. Long, was duly
elected Clerk, to fill said unexpired
term. They then proceeded to pass the
following acts and ordinances, to wit
The folloming accounts were then
allowed: ~ aas4 q..i89a so ,H
To P. V. O'Neill, for lumber, ed q
up to date...u..l..... 1902 35
4 To DR.. E.aW. Cross, for med it
iail 90 90
To j. w. Mahle, jaiior of
Caddo, for keeping prisoners
to date I0S @o
to date. 81 A
stable, to date. .....-. 20 35
To w, A, Straham, c0nSta-
BILE, to date. "a rs
To j. w. Simmons, consta-
y BILE. to date. --------- 20 lO
4 To John Coates, j. P, to date, 80 II
To G. W. Conn, constable, to
date "a ~
To S. Ray, VIM. Council, and
VIM. Patton, for guarding
prisoner, each 50 50.-- so
j To constable Pinkard, for
services TO date. So 40
To B. d. Herring, j. P, to
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL 25
= To H. w. Clarke, Recorder. $50 90
To Thos. N. Braden, Clerk. AGA 35
Be it enacted by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Bossier, and it is hereby
5 enacted by the same, That John r.
Griffin be, and he is hereby authorized
to change and turn the Dorehete, and
Sykes ferry road into the Gray and
0 Carter road, making the same inter
$ sect the Mindenand Arkansas road near
the Baptist Church. on said road, and
to close up the said Dorchete and Sykes
8 ferry road, at the point where the said
l. Gray and Carter road leaves the same,
and so that the Minden and Sykes fer
ry road may not run through his plan
y tation, on condition that the said Grif-
S fin shall place and keep the said Gray
and Carter road in good condition fol
the travelling public, making the same
II twenty feet. wide, and making and
a keeping a good substantial bridge
:. across the creek, on said road.
Be it enacted by the Police Jury O.
N the Parish of Bossier, and it is hereby
sr enacted by the same, That w. G. Ma
pies, Frank j. Smith, Isaac Brown
4. K. Coombs. and Col. VIM. Harri
10 son, be appointed reviewers, to review
,e and mark out road, leaving the Min
den and Shreveport road at a point, S,
as to strike Red River by following
N the dividing line between the land
70 owned by Samuel Hollingsworth, an,
: Howell and billiard, and make their re
: fport according to laws to this body a
as its nextregular meeting.
acE Be it enacted by the Police Jury Q
u the Parish Of .Bussier, and it is hereb
5. enacted by the same, That G.. w
va 0akly, j. NJ. 0'Daniel. John Martin
j. B. Baker, A. a. Reeves, and Jane
= O'Daniel, be appointed reviewers, t
review and mark out road from MAJ
tins ferry, on Bodceau Bayou. to th
ne road near Sykes ferry on Dorchei
Bayou, intersecting the Sykes ferr
road near the residence Of james O
Daniel.
ell And be itfurther enacted, That sal
IN reviewers make due return aceordin
to law. at the next meeting of this bod,
ON Be it enacted by the Police Jdr,
and it is hereby enacted by the sam
That s. NJ. Cade, be appointed owe
'ou seer on the road from burdens ferr.
his on Bodeeau Bayou, to. Rocky Noun
in and work all hands in legal bounds.
Be it enacted by the Police Jury
= the Parish of tBossier, and 1t is heret
ate enacted by the same, That w. r. Co
the nett, be appointed overseer on the ROT
sh- from the Pool old place, to E. G., A
kins' place, on Red. River, and VOL
all hands in legal bounds. Oar,
lis On motion, the Police Jury then a
rax journed until tomorrow morning at
!. O'clock ijag .l8.la
n NJ. P. LONG, Clerk.
the January IS, 1867,