The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-05-17
of the Police Jury,
APRIL Sc. SION, 1877.


The Police Jury of the parish of CAL
caseu met at the Courthouse at Lake
Charles, La, on this Both day of April.
1877, pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Messrs. VIM. NJ. Perkins,
President IS Vincent, A. Cole, and D.
d. Andrus.
The proceedings of the previous ses-
sion having been read, were. on motion.
approved.
On motion, Be it ordained. That the
new road. leaving the present public
road leading to- Chaumont's ferry, near
the residence of Valcourt Reed, CROSS
ing Beaver Greek, thence to Laheur's
bridge on the Nezpique. be declared a
public road. and that Dondiegne La
fenr be appointed overseer from the
gully nearest to prairie Soileau to Ba-
you Nezpique, on said road.
On motion. Be it ordained, That the
following persons lie appointed over
seers of the public roads in their re-
spective localities, viz:
Marcelan Hache, from Fields marsh
to Fairchilds' ferry on the Sabine, Ill
stead of VIM. M Dunn.
John McFatter, from Barnes Creek
to the old David bridge on Bunch's
Creek.
james Stanfeld, from the forks OF
the lublic road near Sand gully to
Moss gully.
Arsene Sa'lier, from Moss gully to
the northern line of Cameron parish.
TUESDAY, May /, 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 Parish Taxes ="
and the amendment thereto entitled
"An ordinance to amend paragraph 8
of an ordinance passed by the Police
Jury. levyipg parish tax for the year
1876, approved Nov. 1875" also. San
ordinance to provide for the expenses
of the Registration and Election III
1876" approved Nov. 22. 1876, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
AN ORDINANCE.
Levying Parish Tax on the valuation
of the year 1876.
/ H..
dained, That for the purpose OF paying
| he public debt now existing, and OF
defraying the current expenditures Of
| the parish, an annual da rdiorem tax OF
ten mills on the dollar OF the valuation
1 for the year 1876. of all the real and
personal property in this parish subject
TO taxation. shall be asses ed, levied
and collected, one-half thereof To be
| collected in U. s. currency, and tho
other half may be collected in parish
| warrants. 8H
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, Thai
| the funds arising from the five mill ia&
levied by the preceding section, aud t.
be collected in y. s currency. shall De
apportioned, disbursed and paid Out
by the Parish Treasurer in the follow
ing proportion, to wit
| Twenty per cent thereof 70 the Shef-
| iff for his fees in criminal prosecutions.
summoning iuries, feeding prison
| ers, etc.
Eighteen and three-fourths per cent
hereof to the Jurors in the District
| Cont.
Seventeen and one-half per cent
| thereof to the witnesses In criminal
cases before the District Court.
Iwo per cent thereof to the Clerk o.
| 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 palpers.
One and one-fourth per cent Thereof
to the parish printer.
| Five per cent thereof for conveying
convicts to the per.itentiary.
| Six and one-fourth per cent thereo
for keeping jules Guidry in the parish