The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-09
OFFICIAL
P ROCE E DIN GS
OF THE
POLICE JURY.
JUNE SESSION, 1871.

JUNE SESSION, 1871.
The Police Jury met on Monday, Jun
4tl, at II NJ.
Present r. f Jackson, l.. Chaplin
VIM. Payne, A V. Carter, W. B. Eutler
JOS. Ezrrnark, NJ. B. L7oren-, Carol
Jones.
, Absent Y r. Fl"r:miny
5 a, V. CATER r:oyrl that the polc
Jury of the parish Of Natchitochrs pro
= cecd to organize under Sec. +, Act. ~
ls77 Session of the General Assembly
State of Louisiana. Carried.
Whcrc'pon the Police Jury proceeded
to organize by tho election. rira rocl
of tive following permanent officers:
Ftesidcnt-Wm Payne.
Trcasurer-A. E Lrmee.
Srcrrtary-.JaS. II. Cosg.ovc.
C"nstahlr--C. Pavie Blanchard
Minutes of last meeting REID for the
Information Of the Police Jury.
The pay Of Police Juror members was
fixed at 50 per diem, and 10 cents per
mile. mileage. The salary of the Clerk
was fixed at $3.50, tor the remainder of
the year. ending Dee. 2l,t, 1871.
On Motion A. V. Garter, Be it ordained
hy the Police jury citEc parish of Natrl-
ltochcs, that the salary of the Treasurer
of the parish Of Natrhi1ovhcs, re, and
the Inc is hereby fixed at , (threc> pcr
centum on al monies tisbursed ly him
Oh proper varrauts dr:wE under the au-
thority of this bod.
And be it further orianel, that all
ordinances, or parts of ordinances in con
tlct with this ordinance be and the
same is hereby Repealed.
ON motion, the Hon Police Jury tool,
u recess until t o'clock l.. ". After
which, on noi'n Il +. jackson. the
President appointed the tolIowjnw stand
lny olnliltcrS
On RE. Jackson, Chairman.
A. Y. Carter.
NJ. B. L'loIrnS,
On Claims--W. b. Butler, Chairman,
L. Chopin.
JOS. Elernack.
On motion, petition of -. Dnplr;x eu-
braccd IN communication from G.. &c,
Puckcttc, EN-TaX Collector, relative to
Maps and descriptions OF I:nds, referred
to Committee Oh claims
Petition of { }. {. fick,ttr, ExTax
Collector. relative to compensation for
Assessment and mailing 1abIrau of de-
linqurnts for the parish. Referred to
Committee on Claims.
Claims of
{. E. Comrere, Constable, Ward 10
John Ca,ighliu. g " i
A. p. Rreda, Coroner.
L. K. Russ. Supervisor Rey'tion 1876, |
ID, II Rmllt Sl,4riH
Referred to Commit on claims.
On motion. ordered that witness ccrti- |
ficatc i'll favor VIM. Payne and paid 10y
him for rstrayeti stock be received by late
Clerk, and that the same be DESTROYED.
y. = Bretla, Ex-Parish Treasurer pre-
sentcd his books, vouchers, and final az
connt for action and settlement Refer
rcd to Committee on Finance
On motion, BE it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the parish OF Natchitnches |
in regular session convened. That the !
Bond OF the Parish Treasurer of this
parish be and the same is hereby fixed at |
the stlm Of Five Thousand Dollars, which |
bond shall be signed by snch Securities
us are satisfactory t" this Police Jury.
BE It further Ordained, that 2ll ordi-
nanceS or parts Of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance be. ard tho same are !
hereby repealed
On motion, the salary of the Consta-
bic of this body was fixed at SIS for the
balance Of the year, ending December
USt 1917.
On 1ro'i"r, the salary Of the Parish !
Attorney was fixed at $3.50 for the year.
ending December 3lSt, Isl.
Petition OF ). D. Hendricks, to place
Anthony Weston on Pauper List tabled
subject to call.
On motion, Police jury adjourned un-
til Tuesday, June 9TH, ut 8 o'clock. A NJ.
On Tuesday, juno 9Th. the body met
at O'Clock \. NJ:
Roll Cali Absrrt--.1. r Trimming.
Minutrs of Mondays meeting read and
approved Ayes :, Noes l.
Mr.. Joseph Ezernack voted No, and
objected to the approval Of the minutes,
go far as they rcla I'd to the election OF a.
+. Lemec; as Treasurer of the parish, for
Constitutional REASONS.
BoEd Of Mr.. A. Z. Lcmect Parish Trca
surcr elect presented, anil voted as sat
istactory to this body.
Ayes 8. Noes |
Mr.. JOS. Ezrluack voting No for the
same reasons is expressed above.
Ex-Trcasurcrs final Report "a. r.
Breda,) under consideration to recess un-
til o'clock, after which, by
\. V. Carter, Be it Ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the parish of Natchitochcs in
regular session convened. That so much
Of Resolution of Police Jury at regular
session April I'd, 1877, as relates to re
ceiving "al1 approved warrants and GER
titicatcs Of indebtedness issued for OK
penses incurred to dtfray the el ction of
Nov 7, lS76-in payment of Licenses for
the year of 1877, and the forfeiture of
bonds be, and the same is hereby re-
praIed. Adopted.
W. B. Butler, he 1t Ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the parish Of Natchitochcs in
regular session convened. That all Ii
censrs due the parish of Natc1itoctes for
the year 1877, and al forfeited Bonds,
shall be paid in lawful currency of the
United States, and that the Tax Collector
and Treasurer be, and are hereby notified
to receive for said Licenses of 1874 and
forfeited Bonds, only such lawful curren-
cy of the United States.
Be it Ordained, &c. :, That all or1inai,iccs
or parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance be, and the same is here
by repealed. Adopted.
W. B. Butler, BE it Ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the parish Of Nstchitoches
in regular session convened. That the
Treasurer OF the parish Of Natchitochcs
be required in future to furnish t te ; tbs tbs
him upon the Books of the said Treasu-
FER under heading of License Ac-
count with the same, Licenses for this
parish for all trades. professions and oc-
equations which are taxed for license,
under existing laws.
Said Licenses shall stipuIato in figures
and writing, within the bod of the same
the amount of License for which they
are collectable, with the trade, profession