The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-25
Police Jury Proceedings.
FIRST DAYS SESSION.

Sth day of July. 1878, pursuant to ad-
ioarnment. Present: VIM. M. Perkins,
President; J. j. w. Miller, Simeon
Vincent, Isaac s, Meslows, u. ID. An.
drus and Abner Cole.
The minutes of tn last two meetings
were read and approved,
On motion, be it ordained. chat the
ordinance adopted March 18th, 1878,
entitled an sordinance to provide for
closing on Tire Sabbath day, and keep
ing closed, all places OF business, within
the parish of Calcasien," be and the
same is hereby amended. SO as to in
clude the following, in addition to the
exemptions already made by section 2
of said ordinance. viz: 4th. Common
carriers, keepers of warehouses, stores,
etc, for the purpose of receiving and
discharging freight only on said day.
On motion, be it ordained, that all
owners or proprietors of mills, actually
engaged in grinding for the public.
shall be exempt, on mill days, from
working on the public roads.
On motion. be it ordained. that poll
No. 2. in ward No 2, he and is hereby
changed from Isby Foreman's to David
Foreman's.
On motion, be it ordained, that s. FL.
Larier be aud he is hereby appointed
seller OF unbranded stock in ward No. /.
On motion, be it ordained, that the
Parish Treasurer, be and he is hereby
instructed and ordered not to register
and endorse, or pay any claim or claims
against the parish except on the war
rant of the President OF the Police Jury,
duly conntersigued by the clerk; pro
vided this ordinance shall not apply to
certificates issued, according to law, TO
jurors and witnesses in criminal prose
cutions.
On motion, be ii ordained, that the
tax collector be and he is hereby in
structed and ordered not to cacce pit war;
rants issued feI the services cf the cnr-
rent year. In payment of the five mill
tax. levied March 18th, 1878.
Whereas, the Supreme Court of this
State has decided that any tax in excess
of four mills on the doRar. imposed by
any police jury previous to Goth April
1877, was unconstitutional, therefore
Be it ordained, that the tax collector
of this parish be and he is hereby au-
thorized to collect all delinquent taxes
due and made colleetable previous to
the lst January 1877, at the rate of four
mills on the dollar, to be paid in us.
currency.
On motion, be it ordained, that the
following named persons be appointed
oyerseers of the public roads, in their
respective localities, to take effect from
this date:
Robert Havens, from Marsh Bayou
to the middle OF the Fruge bridge, on
Barnes Greek.
Reuben q. Fsrris, from the middle
Of the Fruge bridge. OF Barnes Greek,
20 the middle of the Lies bridge, on
Bundick's Greek.
T. jeff lies. from the middle of the
Singleton bridge, on Whiskeychitto, to
the Vernon parish line,
Henry Parker, from the middle Of the
Hanchey bridge, to the middle of the
Tyler bridge.
q. w. Richardson, from Richardson's
store to the bridge on Six Mile Creek,
on the road leading from sugartown to
FIT. Cole. from Farqnhar's store to
the parish line, on the road leading
rom Sugartown to John Davis mil.
William Bishop, from the marked
rec pens, to the middle OF the lies
ofidge ON Bundick's Greek.
A, Is, Lindsey, from the intersection
If the public road, about one mile north |
If the Fruge bridge, to the residence of
VIM. Hahchey.
j. ID Sigler, from the middle of the |
Tyler bridge to parish line, connecting |
With the Leesyille road.
Joseph Demarais, from east end of |
he Corbeilo bridge tothe middle OF the |
jrand Marais bridge.
Louis Gary. from the middle of the |
irand Marais bridge to the old Lopez
erry.
Demartray Corbello, from s. Lebleu's
o the Gorbeilo bridge. |
similien Lebleu, from Kayosh's cou-
DC to bis place
w. e. Whatley, from north corpora
ion line to Jones' mill, and from east
line 10 Kayosh's coulee.
Charles Corbello, from intersection of
he public road, near Jos, Goodman's,
0 the Janis ferry.
Pierre Cormier, from Janis ferry to
sayou Arsene.
Alexander Miller, from Bayou Arsene
0 old toil-blidge, on Bayou Serpent.
SEVERN Langley from old toll bridge
0 Trieste's point.
Emile Butler, from Tiieste's point to
Ioung's ferry, on Nez Piqae.s
Filleneave Langley, from Trieste's
oiRt TO the gulley nearest prairie Sol,
sau.
John Fuseiier, from gulley nearest
raaFie Soilean to Chanlaont,s ferry.