The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-02
Proceedings Of Police Jury.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
81 PARISH OF BOSSIER,
5sisa BELLEVUE, La,
A nril I2 1874


The Police Jury assembled in
regular session in their room,, at
the Court House.
On calling the roll all the men,
bers were present. .,i-
On motion, under the new law,
enacted by the last Legislature,
ia relation to the District Attor- |
pey, pro tenn, it was resolved that
the pay proper OF the same be
fixed at five hundred $500 dol
lars per annrtn. %'..' - 80
,i|zBe it enacted, etc, That an
election, under the new law, rela-
tive to, district attorneys, pro ten.
belnow held, to fill vacancy now
existing in the parish; when, on
motion, B. +. Fort was nominated
and unanimously elected as dis
,trict attorney, pro TEN.
SION motion the board proceeded
TO an election for. parish physIci,
AN by ballot, which, on being
,connted, resulted as follows !: DR..
~. NJ. Swami received three votes,
and DR.. w. j. Mobley received
two votes, when DIR. Swami was
declared elected as parish .physl-
clan, for the year ending. April 8,
1876. g4..
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
stition, after being read, was not
granted.
a petition received from citizens,
asking a change ofroad from Ben.
-Childers' to s.Elm Grove" place,
on Red river, was, after due con
sideration, by motion, rejected.
On, motion it was resolved that
Bruce Terry, overseer of tho Ben
ton and Bellevue road, be author
lied to procure all lumber neces.
saty to put the bridge over Cy-
press bayou slough, on said road.
in good and substantial repair
and the police jury will pay ioi
the lumber; also,
That Ellison Adger, oyerseel
on the Carolina Bluff road. iran
A. z. Buffers residence, Ire san
thorized to procure all necesSar,
lumber to complete the bridge
over Caney Bayou, at the expense
Of the parish. !
Be it eiiayted, etc, That a nels
road be cut out, leading sirom
Rocky Mount.to Giliner. via Col
linsburg, and that w. j. Hughes
Jsa B. Winston, N L. Bush ant
Jalnes A. Heron be appointed re-
viewers, to lay out said road, and
report to this body at their mex
Regular meeting, July Is, 1874.
Tile collector, j. G. Head, re
ported the collection of five hun
led aud seventy-four dollars an'
titayeight cents (S5745S) Oh th'
Ae1inquen, list OF tableau of 1871
;fii.l that certain persons on sal
delinquent list had paid the stat
taxes but not the parish taxes
He further presented the receil
6fAthe treasurer, showing that h
bad paid into the treasury, as co
lections on said delinquent list.th
snln of five hundred and thirt,
seven dollars and seventy mir
. ceifts. He further, showed tha
bis commissions We're fifty seve
dollars and forty-sixs cents, al
thathe had overpaids the sum I
twenty dollars saiids sixty seye
cents. FTherefgre, De it enacted
chat said collector receive sequi
tance for the sum of i've hundre
and seventy five dollars and fit.
eight cents (SJ74.6S) on delinquei
list of 1871, and be required
proceed to the collection of a
other of said delinquent tax
that can be collected.
Be it further enacted, That |
be allowed said balance of S2O.6
and that a warrant issue to hi
therefor.
The sheriff presented q repo
ga follows: 80
RF. Oneal, in account with Il
Parish of Bossier, La :. ~ IS
Report. of fines and forfeit
ures collected, Nov. 1878,
bond of d. NJ. McCullom S /.
with JAS. B. Pickett, as
security; forfeited and ~ !
ac0llected, $500
Bond of VIM. Davis, with
ssJas. B. Pickett as seen
..srity forfeited and collect
ed, 200
Bond of John Marshall,
with JAS. B. Pickett, for
ifeited and collected, 100
Total amt collected, $500
" sheriffs commissions,
10 ner cent. e 80