The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-18


read apd adopted. like, - MI
The following ordinances were In
troduced, read the. first time, the
second time by their titles. the rules
suspended, the ordinances read a third
time, and finally adopted -,
ORDINANCE NO. 316. -, =;
An ordinance directing the Parish
Treasurer to make a monthly report
to the Clerk of the Police Jury OF all
moneys in the Treasury. ~ '.!"'e
BE it ordained by the Police Jury of
tho parish of Ouachita, That the Par
ish Treasurer be and he is hereby d.
rected to make on or before the 9Th of
each month q report to the Clerk of the
Police jury of all moneys In the Treas
ury. -
Adopted 10th January, 1878. 49, u
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
Il. II. leILIIs, Clerk. p. J. "-'.'',-
ORDINANCE NO. BIZ. Is. :.
To amend and re-enact section eleven
Of Ordinance No. PA, adopted. nth
January, 1871. :! O., ..s':t
BE it ordained by the Police Jury of
the parish Of Ouachita, That section
eleven OF Ordidnnce No. PA, adopted
18th January, 1871, which is in the
following words unliquidated
claims against the parish of Ouaci1ita,
VI whatever nature they may be, shall
he regularly presented to the Police
Jury for action thereon and shall be re-
ferrel to the committee on claims, to
be duly reported to the Police Jury.
Ii such claims be allowed, they shall
be considered AS Iiquidated". -be
amended and re-enacted to read as fol-
lows: All unliquidated claims against
the parish OF Ouachita, Of whatever
nature they may be, shall be regularly
presented to the Police Jury for action
thereon and shall he referred to the
committee on claims, to be duly re-
ported to the Police Jury. Each claim
allowed by the Police Jury ON the re-
port of said committee shall be consid-
cred as liquidated for the amount SO
allowed and the President of the
Police Jury shall endorse on said claim
the amount allowed and date of allow
ance, attested by the Clerk Of the
Police Jury, who shall return said
iiQuidated claim to the owner thereof
on demand. -.-H---.-
Adopted 10th January, 1873. - 80 d.
w. g: KENNEDY, President.
f. II. RILIs, Clerk +. J.
-- ORDIN ANCE NO. 3ls. -
An ordinance authorizing w. G. Ken
nedy and J. w. Scarborough. to con-
tract for feeding prisoners in the
parish Jail. 81
BE it ordained by the Police Jury of
the parish Of Ouachitu, at its January
session, 1873, That w. G. Kennedy
and J. w. Scarborough be and they are
hereby authorized to contract with re.
sponsible parties to feed prisoners in
the parish Jail, the parties contracting
to furnish good and sufficient food.
Adopted 10th January, 1873. .-.s-..
w. q. KENNEDY, President.
+. II. RILLs, Clerk p. j. ..-
--s. ORDINANCE NO. 319. '-'1'
An ordinance levying u tax to provide
revenue for the parish of Ouachita
for the year 1873. e..
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the parish of Ouachita,
at its January session, 1873, That to
| meet the expenses Of the parish of
Ouachita for the current year, as esti-
mated on the 4th of December last and
published according to law, and such
| other expenses as may arise during the
fiscal year, a tax Of u mills on each
dollar of the assessed value Of property
as shown by the tableau OF property
assessed for the year 1877, on file in the
|
collector, be and the same is hereby
levied to be collected in the year 1873
and that the tax collector he and he il
hereby ordered and directed to proceed
to such collection under the provisions
of existing laws and the ordinances OF
the Police Jury now in force and not
in conflict herewith.
Section =. Be it further ordained
ETC., That this ordinance shall take
effect from its passage, and all ordi.
nances in conflict be repealed.
Adopted 10th January, 1873.
| w. q. KENNEDY, President.
Il. II. RILIs, Clerk p. J.
The following report of the commit
tee on claims was read and adopted:
To the President and members Of the
Police Jury: We respectfully report as
your committee appointed to examine
claims against the parish, that nine
teen claims have been presented at this
session for allowance, amounting t.
eleven hundred and twenty-one 24-1Ol
dollars. We have carefully examined
each of these claims, aud were com
PEELED to reduce some Of them to proper
legal sums, and to defer others for in.
vestigation and want of oath. The
claims we have allowed amount to the