The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-04-18

necessary amount of Licms.s
ed by the President Of ~ =,
Jury and countersigned i. }. ]
taking the Tar Colls..!. Il
receipt and charging him v;ss
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Be it further enacted. n.
taxes levied On Assessment y ~
a discount of 5 per cent. Shan = - Z
lowed to persons paying i, \
month Of February; 1 Der -. :
March; 3 per cent. in Ami :
centum in May, and / per -, |:
June; after which time no d.
shall be allowed. And sfter n n
November, a penalty . Der -.
per month shall accrue uutl
provided no discount shall - .s
ed on Licenses.
B. F. Oneal moved to amepd (,
substituting 8 mills ON the A..
ment Of 1877, and all Licenses q !
the same as fixed by the STAT. y
vote was taken on the amend.
which was lost. When the oris;..
act was Submitted and carried \
ayes and nays being called a 8
suited as follows: Ayes Sfms|
Brownlee, Phillips, Lyles, Buah ~,
the President, Prather-6. M,
Kilgore, Oneal, Miller, MINI n,
ThOmas-5; and the act ~ 4
clared passed.
A resolution was then odered.
That after paying the indehIa
ness contracted for Bridaea n,
Committees in 1877 shall hsye ~
paid out of the fund Of that Yea 4,
surplus, if any, shall be approp.;s'
ed to pay back indebtedness, wa
was lost. The ayes aud nays M,
called, resulted as follows: ~
Oneal, Kilgore, Thomas. Miac n,
Miller-5. Nays-Phillips BsS
Stroud, Brownlee, Lyles and prsS
er, Presiedent-6; aud the re1uE
ton declared not carried.
j. w. Only then presented : II
in ia vor of Only Il Turner for buIl'
ing a bridge over Cross bayou; Mn
the President appointed n. d
Brownlee, Spencer Minis and q
Williams, a committee TO exams
said bridge and report to thia Ill,
Thomas Lyles in the Chair.
w. r. Prather submitted ths d
lowing act:
Be it enacted, 60, That III D.
sons holding unapproved clsin
against the parish shall press
them to the Clerk Of this body i
registration.
Be it further enacted, That I
said claims 50 registered stall 1
examined and passed upon 81 4
body; quarterly, and when found j
be genuine, those Of the int a.
ter shall be paid 6rst; those u i
I'd, Sd and 4th quarters, suoceodl
~ aud in the preceding order. Ri
vided the order in which said claI1
are registered shall not cream
preference, except in regard b =
ceeding quarters.
Be it further enacted, That Il,
final settlement of any year tie
should not be sufficient funds 10 1
Treasury to settle all valid claiI
then due, the holders Of said olaIl
shall be paid pro rata ont Of I
funds.
Be it further enacted, That I
Clerks of the Police Jury shall i
lister all approved accounts e.
ing name, date, amount and qll1ll
in which such claims are due.
Be it further enacted, That IN
there be a surplus on hand u !
Treasury to the credit Of any T.
at the end of current year after +
ing the Indebtedness Of sid y
the said surplus shall be appng
ated and paid out only in such =
ner as the Police Jury may Din
Be it further enacted, Tbat
Tax Collector be and Is herebg
quired to keep separate any ~,
monies on delinquent list q n
and such money is hereby ~
lpriated, first, to pay de1ei1ey
1877. II
Be it further enacted, Ihat
ordinances or parts Of ordinaso0
conflict herewith, be and ae -
repealed, and this ordinanc =
take effect from and aftsf its T
sage. On being submitted =
vote by sections the ordinanoe :
noaeod