The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-03-19
Police Jury Proceedings.
Bellevue. Feb. 18th. 1870.

the following named members an
Swered to their names, viz: Jas.
Platt, president, ward 4; r. I.
Stinson, ward 2; Isaac ID. Edwards,
ward 5; 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 rhe same, That there be levied
upon the basis of the State tab
leau of assessment for the year
1869, 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 IA 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 c0llectable 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
were read separately, and passed
by unanimous vote of the body.
the President himself voting.
Be it enacted by the Police Jury
of Booster parish, La, i hat a suit
or suits be instituted on behalf of
the parish OF B0ssier by the prop
er authorities against Sanders
Richardson, James S. Herring and
Henry Barnacastie, on the note
given By them in soIido in favor
of James Ford, President of the
Police Jury and his successors in
Office, for the sllm of S3240 90.
dated Jan. 8, 1868, and due on the
LIST of Jan. 1870; credited by $44
20 and $500 90, dated Oct. 18th.
1868.
On motion, thereso!utions pass
ed BY the corporate authorities OF
the city of Shreveport relative to
the Shreveport on the 18th Dec,
1869, was taken up for considera-
ton, when the following acts We're
adopted:
Be it enacted by the Police Jury
of the parish of Bossier, and it is
hereby enacted by authority of the
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 that
the bond OF said Thatcher for the
faithful performance of his duties
as such lessee shall be reduced to
$4,000 90, be accepted by the Pc
lice Jury OF Bossier parish, La,
on condition that said Thatcher
shall furnish and run at said ferry
"a steam ferry boat during the term
of his lease.
Be it further enacted, &C., That
a sale Of the steam ferry boat w.
i. Hamilton he consented to by
the Police jury OF BosSier parish
on condition that the interest OF
the parish of BosSier in said
steamer w. E. Hamilton be sold
tor cash Oh the spot in U. s. cur
Tency after thirty days advertise
ment in the BOSSior Banner and
one Shreveport paper, at public
cutlery in the city of Shreveport.
by some auctioneer to be chosen
by the corporate authorities of the
city Of Shreveport.
Be it further enacted, ETC., That
Jas. n. Platt, president, be and he
is hereby authorized and empow.
cred to confer with the corporate
authorities OF the city OF Shreve.
port and determine on what day
the said steamer w. Z. Hamilton
shall be sold; and further that he
be authorized to receive the
amount of the bid due to the par
ish Of BoSsier from the sale OF said
boat and to confer titles to the
purchaser or purchasers in the
name, OF the parish OF Bossier upon
their complying with the terms OF
sale; and further, that said Platt
be authorized to do any and every
thing necessary to be done in the
sale of said boat, in the same man.
npP and to the same effect AS the