The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-09-08
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PR &C e e DIN G. S
OF THE
POLICE JURY.
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POLICE JURY.
SEPTEMBER SESSION, 1s77.
Police JnIy met in regular Session at
- o'clock NJ, Monday, September 81,
1877.
prrScnt-Wm. Payne, President
JOS Ezcrnack.
Carroll Jones.
Il. f. Jackson,
AsV Carter,
NJ B. Llorcns,
W. {. Ross.
Abscnt-J. Is. Flemming,
l.. Chopin.
Proper excuses being received III read
from MrSsrs. J. b. Flemming and l.. Cho-
pin, and they We're, on motion, excused.
On motion. ordered that Road NO.
IS be rr-rstahi,llrd, and Henry Weaver
appointed as OvrrSrer OF Section one ~
of said road, and John Evans of Section
two (2).
On motion, ordered that Road No. log,
K. w. Flrmning ovcrSrrr, he opened SO
as to pass in the rear of Mrs. y. =. Perot 5
plantation as prayed for in petition.
On motion, ordered that, Section No. =,
from Jumha Point, on Black Lake to
Campte, of road %, be opened to the
bank ofRrd River in front ofB, Raphacls
store at Camptc.
b. +. Hendricks, appointed Road Over
seer of Road No. 7t;, Section 3.
W. @. Breaze"le was appointed Road
Oversrrr on Section 3, Road IS. vice F
Drziacre. Stephen Quarles appointed
Road Ovcrsrcr See. 3, Road No. Is. Said
Section to begin at Big Furlofh", a'd
terminate at Pine Log crossing on Saline.
Mrs. Antonia Cruzc was placed upon
the Pauper list.
Adjourned until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION,
A. Y. Carter
BE- it Resolved. That the District A.
torney pro tenn. be and he is hereby or
dcrrd and required to proceed at once t"
the collection of all forfeited bonds ''"
this parish, in accordance with Rrs"h"
ton of June Session, 1877, of this H"ty'
BY VIM Payne.
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of NatchitocheS, That from
aud after this date, the Parish Treasurer
shall apportion the amounts of Taxes and
Licenses collected in each year, to the
various funds, in accordance with the
amounts appropriated.
BY W. B. Butler.
Amended so as to inclnle all forfeited
Bonds; wheleupon the Resolution was
adopted.
BY VIM. Payne.
Be it Ordained, That the period for
Registering Warrants and othrrevidcncc
of Indebtedness, he extended to the lSt
Of October, in order to arrive at a full
knowledge of the Indebtedness of the
Parish. Adonted.
BY r. Z. Jackson.
That G. w. Thompson, Charley Wheel
err, Carroll Jones, Tranqurlin Metoyer,
J. C. Metoyer, and W. A. Curry, be APP
pointed as Commissioners to trace ont Il
public road according to law, from lly-
polite Hertzog'S, on Cane River, to inter
sect Road District No. l23 at or near the
mouth of Bayou DeGazr, and that Char
ley Wheeler be appointed Ovcrscer on
said Road. Adopted.
BY R. f. jackson.
BE it Ordained, That the Bond Of c. j..
c. Puckctte, ex-Tax Collector, Parish Of
NatchtochcS. SO far as it relates to the
collection of Parish Taxes be. and the
same is hereby ordered Cancelled by the
Recorder. Adopted.
By A. V. Carter.
Be it Ordained, &C., That the sum OF
5000 I've withdrawn by the Parish Trras-
urer from the Contingent Fund aud ap-
port!oned as follows:
$50 to the pay of Members Of the
| Police jury and officers.
$500 to the Jail Fund.
$50 to the Criminal Fund.- Adopted.
Be it Ordained. That the members and
officers of the Police Jury be paid their
salariespc deim and mileage by Warrant
upon the Treasurer, to be issued by the
Clerk upon the vouchers of said mem
bers and officers, which 1u"llers shall he
reported to this h",. the first meeting
after the same S!l2' '.tNr been paid.
Adopted.
Report of Road Tracers to mark, trace
and survey Public Road No. l2G, report
ed through w. y. Butler, which report
was adopted, and J. w. Jewell appoint.
ed Road Overseer.
On motion, the Hon. Body adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
q. m.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The Hon. Body met pursuant to ad
journnrnt.
Pesent-Wm. Payne, President.
A. V. Carter,
NJ. B. L'lorens,
Carroll Jones,
w. G. Ross,
Jos. Ezernack,
w. B. Bntler,
r. F.. Jackson.
Abescnt-J. B. Flemming,
L. Chopin
Sam. NJ. Hyams was appointed Roat
Apportioncr for Ward 1, vice J. H. Hill
A. F. Trichel appointed Road Oversee
road 10, Sec. l vice G. L. Trichel.
The following appointments were
made as Road Apportonrrs of Ward 9.
A. A. Hathorn vice A. J. Sanders.
J. H. Weaver vice J. NJ. Weaver.
Petition from Campte relative to thu
10Th Sections of School Lands, signed by
F. A. Mezzicr AMI othcrs.-Referrcd t.
the Parish School Board for their action
The COMMITTEE on Finance, through
their Chairman, made the following r.
port, which, Oh motion of W. i. Butler
was adopted.
REPORT.
By R. E. Jackson,
TO the Hon. President and Members O
the Polio Jury.
Your Committee of Finance, having
examined the Parish Treasurer's Repor
this day filed, find tho same correct an
satisfactory, and recommend that it b
received and spread upon the Minutes
f Your Committee feel it due to the credi
of the Treasurer that his statement an
account of finances Of the parish, ap
pear in a concise and comprehensive
, form. and reflect great credit to his con-