The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

IDaC the TAX COIleCCOr SNAIL correct Cne
two mills school tax in currency only,
any ordinances to the contrary not
withstanding, it being the intent hereof
to provide the necessary means in cash
to foster the system of public education.
Sec. 4. Be it enacted, &C., That this
ordinance shall take effect from it's
adoption, and that all ordinances in
conflict herewith be repealed.
Adopted June 5, 1877.
w. q. KENNEDY, President.
f. H. RILI4s, Clerk p. J.
ORDINANCE NO. 275.
An ordinance providing for notifying
road overseers of their appointment
and warning hands.
Sec. 1. BE it ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish of Ouachita, at its
June session, 1877, That hereafter no
special commission for road overseers
shall be issued or served, but that the
publication of the list of appointments
in the official journal shall be taken
and construed as notification to all who
may be concerned. a.t
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That the proprietor ofthe paper in which
the road overseers' appointments are
published, be requested to furnish to the
Clerk of the Police Jury, IA copy Of the
paper containing the appointments for
each of said overseers provided, the
same be furnished at u cost of not ex-
ceeding five cents for each paper.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That hereafter it shall be the duty of
each road overseer in the parish w hen
ever he deems it necessary to work the
road of which he is overseer, to warn
the hands subject to road duty under
him, verbally or in writing, at least 4s
hours before the day which he fixes to
commence the working, notifying the
hands in person Or by leaving informal
ton with some person living on the
same place with the hands, if he be
absent at the time, of the day, hour and
place of meeting Of the hands, and the
kind of tools they and each OF them
shall bring to work with, and that no
other summons shall be necessary to
enforce the service Of road hands.
Sec. 4. BE it ordained, &C., That all
ordinances in conflict herewith be re-
pealed, and that this ordinance take
effect from it's passage.
Adopted 5th June, 1877.
W. G. KENNEDY, President.
f. H. RILLs, Clerk p. J. "
The Police Jury then adjourned to
meet on Wednesday, the 9th inst.
w. G.. KENNEDY, President.
f.. III. RILIS, Clerk p. j.
1 certify the above to be true copy
from the book of minutes.
E. H. RILI.s, Clerk +. J.
MONROE, PARISH OF OuAcH1rA,
9Th June, 1877.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
journment.
Present-W. G. Kennedy, President;
J. w. Scarborough, j. b. Filhiol and
a. J. Wood. Absent-A. F.. Flour
noy.
On motion the reading OF the min
utes of the last meeting was dispensed
with. .......
On motion, DIR. II. p. Richardson was
unanimously declared elected Parish
Physician, and his salary fixed at one
hundred dollars per annum, payable
quarterly. D..
The following ordinances were intro
duced, read the first time, the second
time by their titles, the rules suspen-
ded, the ordinances read the third time
and finally adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. PIG.
An ordinance appropriating eight dol
lars in favor OF B. f.. Shuster. :,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the parish of Ouachita, That the Clerk
VI lue' OliCe Jury ot diu ne IS ncfeDY
authorized to issue warrant for eight
dollars in favor Of b. y. Shuster, for
| sundries furnished Ed. X night, paupcr.
Adopted 9th June, 1877.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
Il. IL. RILLs, Clerk p. J.
ORDINANCE NO. 277.
An ordinance appointing Road Over
SeerS.
Be it ordained by the Police jury OF
| the parish of Ouachita, That the par
| ish of Ouachita he divided into road
| districts and that the persons named in
! road ordinance be appointed overseers
! Tor the year ending lst day June, 1877.
Adopted 9th June, 1877.
W.. q. KENNEDY, President.
r. II. KiLIS, Clerk p. J.
ORDINANCE NO. 27S.
Appropriating the sum of fifteen dol
lars for the purchase OF lumber for
building bridge, from road and
bridge fund.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury,
| parish Of Ouachita, That the sum OF
fifteen dollars be and the same is here
| by appropriated for buying lumber for
| repairing bridge across the Bayou
Lapine on Pine Bluff road, and that