Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-06-01
ppOCEEDINGS POLICE JURY
PARISH OF GRANT.
CoIFax.LA., May 18th 1872.

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z 7 Cruikshank. President; Messrs.
j. Kemp, Tom. johnson. II
ON motion OF j. Kemp. 81
Resolved, That ID. w Shaw DE APP
ro;nted ofricer pro TEN, for this session
Of the jury. ,,.n.a 70 meet
NJ o'clock, P. M.
Tho ;urv met according to adjourn.
.,snt present w. J. Craikshank, presi-
dent: Messrs. j. Kemp, Tom Johnson,
I'm motion Of Mf. Kemp,
v"sojved That Election Precincts
pa,i;ny places, be and the same are !
S.r.hr established at the following |
,,iace., aud designated as follows to-
~, One in the town of Montgomery,
Known as the Montgomery polling
One at NJ. Fridien,s Store, known as
the Fridier's polling place. -
One in the town of Colfax, known rs
the Colfax polling place.
One at G. w. Hickman's Store,
known as the Hickman polling place.
One at the old Govees precinct,
known as the Govee polling place.
One at the old Simms precinct, near
J. Kemp's, known as the Simms polling
place.
Dean polling place.
One at j. Nugents on Little Greek,
known as the Buckskin polling place.
On motion of j. Kemp,
Resolved, That the act passed Jan.
3rd, 1872, entitled an act, repeating OF
mart of ordinance No. 60, passed Aug.
9th, 1871, be aud the same is hereby
repealed.
I'd. Resolved, That ordinance No.
Go, parsed Aug. 9th, 1871, and the
amendment thereto passed Aug. 10th,
1871, requiring tax upon Gates across
the Public Roads, on the River fronts
or other thor0ughfares remain in full
force the same ms though no part there
Of had been repealed.
3rd. Resolved, That ordinance go nor
the amendment thereto or that part
thereof relating to the privilege of es-
tablishing gates shall ever he repealed
unless the repeating act shall require
eix months notice to be given to the
uerson or persons, controlling said
Gates. and no repeating act shalt take
eject prior to the 3lst day OF Decem-
her. Of the year said repeating act
shall be passed OF may be passed, pro-
yided, said repeating act shall relate
10 the removal Of said gates.
The president, w. j. Cruiks!ank,
called Mr.. JOIN son to take tie chair,
8nd offered the following preamble and
resolutions which were adopted TO
Wit:
AK Acr or APPROPRIATION OF LAM
FOR PARISH SEAT.
Whereas, The, Ae; 10. 50, Of The
Legislature Of The State Of Louisiana
approved March 4sh, 1859, creating
Tie parish Of Grant, provides, that tie
parish seat. of said parish shall bt
located and established, at or near thu
Mouth OF Cane River, OH Red River
= and the Police Jury OF Grant are an
fhorized to cause suitable public build
ing, TO be erected on said locations
and,
whereas, The land thus locates
and designated, as the parish seat o
the parish of Grant, is private proper
ty. belonging to the heirs OF Mary
Calhoun aud Meredith Calhoun, decd
and,
Whereas. The Police Jury, has nc
the power to remove the parish sea
when il is established by law, and,
Whereas, the Police Jury is boun
according to law, to provide o goo
and sufficient Court House, Jail, Jur
Rooms and other public buildings, 9
the place designated, and establishe
nv law as the seat ofjustice, and,
Whereas, 1t becomes necessary ft
the purposes aforesaid, to cause th
EYpropriation of sufficient quantit
of land as may be necessary for th
parish seat, therefore
Be it Resolved, by the Police Jur
of the parish of Grant. that the paris
Attorney, of said parish, be and
hereby authorized, instructed and o
dered to take legal steps and institul
proceedings to have and obtain I'll
Expropristion of twenty-one acres I
land, at the point and place designate
and established by taw. az the paris
seat Of the parish Of Grant, the SAN
to become the property Of the parish
Grant, and to be used for the erectio
and establishment of all public buil'
ings necessary for the parish seat
Ito the above preamble and resol
ton is appended the written conseI
Of the Heirs Of Mary y. and Meredit
Calhoun.) r,
On motion Of Mr.. Kemp,
Resolved, That the President Polio
Jury, be and ia hereby authorized Z,
employ Surveyor to run off the twel
ty-one acres Of land, to be Expropri
ted and furnished the parish Attorns
with Plat to enable him tocommen,
thu prOceeflinrs forth With.