The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-06-15
JUNE IL. 1875

JUNE ii, 1878.
The Police Jury met pursuant TO adj
lournmeDt. Present - President Dan
iels, Messrs. Fittz, Swafford, Nugent ant.
TisOn.
The resignation of Judge A. Cazabat,
Parish Attorney and District Attorney
pro TEN, for the parish of Grant, was
presented, read and accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Fittz the following
preamble and resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the Hon. Il. G. Randolph,
agent of the Police Jury of the parish OF
Grant, for the purpose of negotiating
with George w. Lane, of the city Of
New Orleans, and his wife, Mrs. 81. III.
A. Lane, relative to the donation OF
lands III the town of Colfax, for public
purposes, and for the sale OF lots in the
said town, has failedeto report any pro-
reedings; and
Whereas, the public necessities and
interests OF the parish require that this
matter be settled at an early day; there
fore be it
Resoiued BY the Police Jury Of the parish
of Grant, That Messrs. G.. {. Nash, ii. V,
Mccain, Joshua Kemp, A. V. Ragan and
w. l.. Richardson be and they are here
by appointed and deputised, with iull
to represent the parish of
Grant Ill preparing the necessary papers
for the aforesaid purpose aud to COM
plete the negotiations as agfeed upon
between tine said Randolph and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lane and that they he instructed
to proceed at once.
On motion the following ordinance
was adopted:
Be 1t ordained, That the following
polling places or election precincts be
and they are hereby established for the
parish of Grant: Nard1, one precinct
It Colfax; ward 2. one precinct at Mrs.
raylor's, on Claiborne road; ward 3, one
precinct at Robt. Satcher's, near Big
'reek; ward A, one precinct at Liberty
Chapel; ward s., one precinct at Union
Precinct; ward 6, one precinct at Mar
.isse Fredieu's; ward z, one precinct at
A letter from the Secretary of State, |
to j. o. Grayson, relative to |
'oll books, etc, having been received, it
vas resolved that j. y. Grayson, Asses |
or of Taxes for the parish of Grant, be |
nd he Is hereby authorized to procure |
'Oll books for seven election precincts, |
nd that the President of the Police jury /
5 hereby authorized and instructed to !
warrant upon the treasury for an
mount sufficient 10 pay for said books.
The report OF 5. Il. Shackelford, Dep
ty Clerk of the District Court. setting
,rtn that all the records and papers be-
Dnging to his office had been destroyed
y hre, and asking an appropriation 10
1pply the immediate wants OF his Of
CO, being submitted, it was resolved
nat tue Clerk and Sheriff OF the parish
I Grant are hereby authorized to pro-
Ire such blanks as they may need in
Ieir respective offices during the pres
ut year Of 1873, and that tine President
the Police Jury be and he is hereby
Authorized and instructed to warrant
n an amount sufficient TO pay for said
Ianks.
On motion it was resolved that the
herld of the parish of Grant be author
ell and instructed to make all necessa-
: arrangements Tor holding the July
I'm of the District Court in the brick
arehOuse IL the rear OF c. III. Mum
rd 5 store, at present. being fitted up
be occupied as school room.
On motion of MIR. Fittz the following
solution was offered and adopted:
Whereas, ", b. richardson has failed :
comply with the terms of his con-
act to'build bridge across the Bayou
AFRO; therefore be II
Resolred, That Messrs. Albert G. Sasch-
f, Jesse Coleman and l.. III Hadnot,
appointed to let out the
IiidiDg OF said bridge, be instructed TO