The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-25
Proceedings Of Police Jury.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
~ ~ PARISH OF BOSsIER,
BELLEvUE, La,
April IL. 1874. |

the Court House. |
On calling the roll all the mem:
bers were present. -"
!; = On motion, under the new law,
enacted by the last Legislature,
in relation to the District Attor-
tney, pro .tem., it was resolved that
the pay proper of the same he
liked at five hundred (S5OO) dol
lars per annum. .il a4
Be it enacted, ETC.; That an
detection, under the new law, rela-
istive to district attorneys, pro tenn.
;.ssbe now held, to fill vacancy now
n.existing in the parish; when, on
ismotion, b. f.. Fort was nominated
'aand unanimously elected as dis.
atrict attorney, pro TEN. %a,' $
e. 80. On motion the board proceeded
/. TO an election for parish physici.
tean by ballot, which, on being
'XC1nted, resulted as follows DR..
- ". NJ. Swami received three votes,
and DR., w. j. Mobley, received
two votes, when DR.. Swami was
declared elected as parish physi-
h'cian for the year ending April 8,
1876. y ~.
A petition was received from
citizens residing on Red river,
asking that the road leading from
George Poole's place to Flat river
bridge be changed, etc. which Pc
titi0n, after being read, was not
granted.
A petition received from citizens,
asking a change ofroad from Ben.
.,Ohilders' to "Elm Grove" place,
Ion Red river, was, after due con-
e. sideration, by motion, rejected,
.., On motion it was resolved that
Bruce Terry, overseer Of tho Ben
IitOnand Bellevue road. be author
sa ICED to procure all lumber neces-
?'sart to put the bridge over Cy,
press bayou slough, on said road,
i, in. good and substantial repair,
land. the police jury will pay Tor
,.tfe lumber; also, -' Hi'.''s b"
THAT Ellison 'Adger, oyerseer
,,On the Carolina Bluff road, from
.,,A. P. Buffers residence, be au-
bshorized to procure all necessary
Humber to complete tile bridge
= over Caney Bayou, at the expense
"a of the. parish. 9F..r 4 aa
,,9;i Be it enacted, etc, That a new
a.road be cut out, leading from
Rocky Mount to Gillner, via Col
-'linsburg, and that w. j. Hughes,
~. B. Winston, N Z. Bush and
.-James A. Heron be appointed re-
.s.viewers, to lay out said road, aud
report to this body at their next
regular meeting, July 13, 1874
-1au The collector, J. G. Head, re-
lQported the collection of five hun
1stred and seventy-four dollars. and
fifty eight cents (S574.5S) o1 the
;.deliuquent list of tableau of 1871
aud, that certain persons on said
.'dslinquent list had paid the state
taxes but not the parish taxes
He further presented the receipt
,.pf the treasurer, showing that he
had paid, into the treasury, AS col
s.lections on said delinquent list, the
sum of five hundred aud thirty
:, seven dollars and seventy nine
..Gepts. He further showed thai
his commissions were fifty sever
>odellars and forty.six cents, and
,''that he had overpaid the sum o
twenty dollars and sixty-sevet
,soents. Therefore, be it enacted,
that said collector receive acquit
.iitauce for the SUN of five hundred
nland seventy Ave dollars and fifty
eight cents (S574.6S) on Delinquent
b,1ist of. 1871, and be requiresl t,
proceed to the collection of al
.hother of said delinquent taxe'
that can be collected. -
Be it further enacted, That Ii
be allowed said balance of $2O.69
and that warrant issue to hin
therefor.
The sheriff presented a repor
as follows: .g4f .t.9.. IL
B. F. Oneal, in account with tn
Parish of BessieR, La:l
Report of fines and forfeit
-ralaures' collected, ,Nov.1373,
,'s bond of D. N. McCullom !
ashWith Jas. B. Pickett. as - .
sa. security; forfeited and
collected, $500. O
aiBOnd Of VIM. Davis, with qe
no JAS. b. Pickett as seeu
rity, forfeited and collect &C.,
ls,- ed, 4 .,4. '''.'.' .',' .,..a !. 200 o
.sRond of John. Marshall, u5 i. .
lss,! with Jas. B. Pickett, for 4r
y feited and collected, 1000
dfuo. Total amt collected, $500 Y
.dByi sheriffs colnmislions, y
.a,selO per cent, a.s 1ai7sp . so 0
~oAS sfs&ts s..t.< X t-ss 81. = .3Ff f