The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-05-10
TUESDAY, May 1, 1877.

The Police Jury met this LIST day of
May, 1877, pursuant to adjournment,
Present, as on yesterday.
On motion, Be it ordained, That the
Ordinance relative to Perish Taxes
and the amendment thereto entitled
!" An ordinance to amend paragraph 3
of an ordinance passed by the Police
Jury. lcvying parish tax for the year
1876, approved Nov. 1875 also, "an
ordinance to provide for the expenses
of the Registration and Election in
1876" approved Nov, %. 1876, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
AN ORDINANCE.
Levying a Parish Tax on the valuation
of the year 1876.
SECTION l. On motion, Be it Or
dained, That for the purpose of paying
the public debt now existing, and OF
defraying the current expenditures OF
the parish, an annual ad ralorem tax of
ten mills on the dollar of the valuation
for the year 1876, of all the real and
personal property in this parish subject
to taxation, shall be assessed, levied
and collected, one-half thereof to be
collected liz U. s. currency, and the
other half may be collected in parish
warrants.
SEC. 2. Be It further ordained, That
the funds arising from the five mill tax
levied by the preceding section, and to
be collected in u s currency. shall be
apportioned, disbursed and paid out
by the Parish Treasurer in the follow
ing proportion, to wit;
Twenty per cent thereof to the Sher-
if for his fees in criminal prosecutions,
summoning iuries, feeding prison
ers, etc.
Eighteen and three-fourths per cent
thereof to the jurors in the District
Court.
Seventeen and one-half per cent
thereof to the witnesses in criminal
cases before the District Court.
Two per cent thereof to the Clerk OF
Court for his services in criminal pros
ecutions.
Ten per cent thereof to the Registrar
and his clerks for the registration in
1876.
Ten per cent thereof TO the members
OF the Police Jury.
Seven and one half per cent thereof
to the Clerk of the Police Jury, Parish
Treasurer and paupers.
One and one-fourth per cent thereof
to the parish printer.
Five per cent thereof for conveying
convicts to the peLitentiary.
Six and one-fourth per cent thereof
for keeping Jules Guidry in the parish
prison, New Orleans.
One and three-fourths per cent there
Of for contingencies.
Az ORDINANCE
TO amend IAN ordinance relative to
Parish Licenses for 1877, approved
Nov. %, 1876.
On motion. BE it ordained. That the
ordinance adopted and passed by this
body Nov. %, 1876, ievying parish Ii
ee,lses on trades, professions and occu-
putions. for the year 1877, be and is
hereby amended so as to read rs fol
lows: That all licenses levied by said
ordinance shall be collected, one-half
in u. s. currency, and the other halt
may be collected i'll parish warrants.
On motion, Be it ordained, That the
following claims of ID. FL. Lyons, ex-
Sheriff, and others, be allowed and ap-
proved, viz
To d. III. Lyons, ex-Sheriff, for con-
veying convicts Wash Ber-
ny, Philip Edwards, Rosan-
Ma Wingate, and Tubal 9.
Woodward to the peniten-
tiary in Sept. 1876. ...... 1876 90
70 sane, in case Of State VS..
James Hawkins. ........ 3 40
10 same. in State VS.. Robert
Butler. ...... IL w
To same, in State VS.. VIM.
Canton ct. al. ........... 10 90
To same, in State VS.. VIM.
bfuncf ...... -.... ~
10 same, in State VS.. VIM. G.
Stewart .................. l w
To same, in State VS.. jacob
MandlesOn ............... 80 ~
To same, in State VS.. Adam
norman 10 10
To Same, feeding Ed. hughes
in Jail 800 days to January
IL, 1877. ................ 1913 90
To same, in State VS.. Thomas
Davenport ct. ais. ....,.... 900 10
1854 30
To F. Hay. Justices fees in
case of State VS.. Leo Brous-
sard ct. ais. 1879. A 90
To A. Gauthier, Constable's
fees in same case. .. ID 90
Landry, j same case. ~. 81 90
70 VIM. Pagan, ex-criminal
Sheriff Of Orleans, for keep
ing Jules GuidrY in parish