The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-03-12
Police Jury Proceedings.
Bellevue, Feb. 2Sth, 1870.

pursuant to adjournment, when
the following named members an-
swered to their names, viz: JAS.
Platt, president, ward 4; II. I.
Stiuson, ward 9; Isaac d. Edwards,
ward ); w. Wesley Hortman, ward
6. A quorum being present, the
President called the body togeth-
er and proceeded to pass the fol-
lowing acts aad ordinances, viz:
Be it enacted by the Police Jury
of the parish of Bossier, La, and
it is hereby enacted by authority
Of the same, That there be levied
upon the basis of the State tab
lean OF assessment for the year
1869. a tax of one hundred per
cent. of the State Tax proper upon
all objects of taxation in said par
ish Of Bossier, and same per cent.
upon license tax on said tableau
cOllectable in 1870, to defray the
expenses OF the parish.
Be it further enacted, &C., That
there be levied upon the basis of
the State tableau of assessment
for the year 1869 a Special tax of
fifty per cent. of the State tax
proper upon all objects of taxation
in said parish of Bossier, and same
per cent. upon license tax on same
tableau collectable in 1870, for the
purpose of paying the indebted
ness of the parish heretofore con-
tracted.
The two preceding acts levy
ing the parish taxes for the year
1869 aud the parish taxes on Ii
censes collectable for the year 1870
We're read separately, and passed
by unanimous vote of the body,
the President himself voting.
Be it enacted by the Police Jury
of BoSsier parish, La, That suit
or suits be instituted on behalf of
the parish of Bossier by the prop.
eif authorities against Sanders
Richardson, James S. Herring and
Henry Barnacastle, on the note
given 10y them in solido in favor
of James Ford, President of the
Police Jury and his successors in
Office, for the sum of S3240 90,
dated Jan. 6, 1868, and due on the
1st of Jan. 1870; credited by 81
20 and 1890 90, dated Oct. 10Th
1868. ,a s#
80 On motion, theresolutions pass
ed by the corporate authorities Of
the city of Shreveport relative tt
tue Shreveport on the 18th Dec.
1869, was taken up for considera
ton, when the following acts Were
adopted:
Be itenacted by the Police Jur,
of the parish of BoSSier, and it il
hereby enacted by authority of til,
same, That the proposition of w
Thatcher, lessee of the ferry across
, Red River, at Shreveport, to re
lease the steamer w. Il. Hamilton
to the city of Shreveport and par
ish of Bossier, upon condition tina
the bond of said Thatcher for tn,
faithful performance OF his duties
as such lessee shall be reduced t,
$1,000 90, be accepted by the Pc
lice Jury of BosSier parish, In.
on condition that said Thatche
shall furnish and run at said ferr,
a steam ferry boat during the tern
of his lease.
Be it further enacted, &C., Tha
a sale OF the steam ferry boat W
a +. Hamilton be consented to b,
the Police Jury of Bossier paris
= on condition that the interest @
the parish of Bossier in SAT-
steamer w. Il. Hamilton be sole
tor cash on the spot in U. s. cul
reney after thirty days advertise
ment in the Bossior Banner ant
one Shreveport paper, at publ
cutlery in the city of Shreveport
by some auctioneer to be chose
by the corporate authorities of til
city OF Shreveport.
Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
Jas. n. Platt, president, be and h
is hereby authorized and empov
cred to confer with the corporal
authorities of the city of Shrev,
port and determine on what da
the said steamer w. E. Halnilto
shall be sold; and further that h
be authorized to receive tn
amount of the bid due to the pal
ish of Bossier from the sale of sal
boat and to confer titles to til
purchaser or purchasers in th
name of the parish of Bossier upo
their complying with the terms {
sale; and further, that said Plat
be authorized to do any and ever
thing necessary to be done in th
sale of said boat, in the same. MAJ