Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-09-13

Court House Tax, "a 10
per Cent. --.......-... s.
By Treasurers Commits
soins on Is 80 Currency,
Court House Tax a q
per Cent. ~
By Warrants paid Mills
e. Boulliotte ......... 300 90
Bypaid Warrants. 49,. 1856 IS
By balance on hand.
Currency, Keary Judg-
ment.... Is 80
$3755 20
Sept .se R Res sSa debts of the Parish to
Sept. /. Amount of Warrants issued from
June 18th 1873 to date by Police Jury.
Sept. l; Amount paid in to Police Jury.
Amount expended in excess of receipts,
$3,653 40.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. j. BARRETT,
Parish Treasurer.
On thu petition of o. X. Hawley, Clerk of
the Court, j. w, Orborn and VIM. Kelso
were appointed committee, to investigate
the grounds of his petition praying for ar
moires and covers Of documents TO rClerk's
Office
On motion, be it
Resolved, That tho action of the PoliCe
Jury at its last session, taken in regard to
the contract for the building of q bridge
r. Al
Commissioners in letting out said bridge,
being the same at or near Robinson's store
be sustained. Yeas-Messrs. Smelling, Kelso
and Clifton. Nays-Messrs. j. w. Osborn.
On motion tho Jury adjourned to meet
tomorrow morning at ii o'clock A. n.
ALEXANDRIA, La, September End, 1872.
The Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-T. g. Compton, President; J. w.
Osborn. j. P. Smelling, jesse Clifton and
VIM. Kelso.
On motion of j. w. Orborn,
Resolved, That the resolution passed
July 3rd, 0s73, appropriating to j. L. Cor
nella the sum of e182 Is, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
On motion j. P. Smelling was called to
the chair.
Ou mOtiOu Oh i. ". compton,
Resolved, That road districts No. 4 and
5, on Red river, in Lamourie Ward, be
changed as follows: No. 4 to extend from
Cut OF Bayou to the point where the road
to Cummings Mill comes into the public
road. No. S, from that point to the mouth
of Bayou Latanier, Dennis Sullivan, syndic
of district No. 4, and Dawson Allen, syndic
of district No. 5. No. 81, to commence ut
mouth of Bayou Latanier and continue to
Beaver Dam Bayou, the President being
authorized to procure syndic or act him
self.
Resolved, That the syndics on road dis
tricts No. 4, and 81 be required to have
the road in their respective districts plow-
ed mp aud levelled to the width of g feet
from base Of the levee where the road runs
along the base of said levee, and full the
same distance In other places, and all ruts
and hog wallows and rootings filed mp,
and the low places in the road in front OF
c. Banks place causewayed with poles, Of
least six inches through and ~ feet long,
firmly pinned or staked down, aud that
overhauging trees or branches where the
road passes through the woods be cut away.
Resolved, That each Police Juror oe ap-
pointed Road inspector Of roads In his ward
and be required to report any failure or
neglect Of duty, of the several syndics to
the Clerk of Police Jury, who shall present
the parties to the Grand Jury.
On motion
Resolved, That the Estray Law passed
at the June session of the Police Jury in
1872, be revised and re enacted as follows,
with the words twenty FIVE, instead of one
hundred dollars, and q Parish Ranger
be appointed with this amendment offered
by Mr., Kelso and adopted.
Resolved, That any person or persons
who shall take up any,horse, mule, COW, OF
or other animal, unless said animal IL an
injury to his crop, or property or known to
be an Estray, shall be fined the sum of Fiji.
ty Dollars, collectable before any court Of
competent jurisdiction, or in defsult of nav.
ment, be imprisoned in Parish Jail for Blk
ty days.
SECTION I. That from and after this date
there shall be annually elected by this Pc.
lice Jury, snitable person to b known N
Parish Ranger" who shall heve charge Of
Of all Estrays taken mp in this Parish, who
shall advertise the same and perform al
the duties in relation to their sale that IN
now vested In the Justices Of the Peace
and he shall have the Same fees snd com.
pensation therefor that Justices of The
Peace receive ct this time,
SEC. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That from
and after this date, il shall not be compe
tent for any person or persons TO take m