The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-09

VI 1000. SlSucu, + IL CRAIG,
X REEVES,
CIV FITTz,
Chairman.
The committee for the examination
OF the Treasurer's books made no re-
port. On motion it was resolved
that Messrs w g Deal, III Mcknight
and e IL MumfOrd be requested to
act as committee to examine the
Treasurer's books and report there
on.
The Police Jury then adjourned
till Tuesday morning at 9 O'Clock.
TUESDAY, Feb. 5, 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment. All members present
except Mr.. Swafford.
A petition asking for the estab-
hshment of u public ferry at the
mouth Of the Due DeMoines, ON Lit
tie river, was presented, and ON mo-
ton the following ordinance was
adopted:
BE it ordained by the Police Jury
of Grant parish, That public ferry
be and the same is hereby establish
ed, on Little river, at the mouth of
the Due DeMoines, to be known as
Capp's Ferry.
On motion of Mr.. Fittz it was re-
solved that the sum of five hundred
dollars he expressly reserved out of
the thousand dollar bridge fund and
appropriated to the necessary repairs
Of bridges.
On motion of Mr.. TisOn it was re
solved that DIR. Albert Satcher. Luke
Hadnot and Jesse Coleman be aud
they are hereby appointed commits
sioners, with full power to let out
the building of a bridge across the
Bayou Darro to the lowest bidder,
the contractor to give bond accord
ing to the specifications Of the said
commissioners.
On uiotion of Mr.. Craig the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That c L Damn, John c
Calhoun an.l William Harrison he
and they are hereby appointed COM
missiODers, with full power to let
out the building Of u bridge across
the Sugar House Bayou, to the low
est bidder, the contractor to give
bond according to specifications of
the said commissioners.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent, road No.
;3o; leading from Liberty chapel to
the Darro bridge, was changed SO as
to lead from Liberty chapel to Bethel
church.
On motion the following ordinance
was adopted:
BE it ordained by the Police jury
of Grant Parish, That all persons
subject to road duty, who shall, upon
summons of the road Overseers, re-
fuse or neglect to perform road duty,
shall pay to the Overseer the sum OF
one dollar per day, and on default
thereof shall be imprisoned in the
parish Jail, not less than five nor
more than ten days.
Mr.. Fittz introduced the following
ordinance:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of Grant, That the
parish license or tax upon all trades,
occupations and professions in the
parish of Grant, for the year 177s, be
the same as the State license, and
that said parish license be paid. One-
half in currency and the other half
in certificates issued for the expenses
of the years 1877 and 1873. And be
it further ordained, That so much Of
ordinance No. 800 as may conflict
herewith he and the same is hereby
repealed. Adopted.
The President being called upon
by the counsel of II e Walker in the
cause OF H e Walker vs.. Parish of
Grant and requested to issue a war
rant in accordance with a writ of
mandamns issued in said suit, and
the subject of vexatiOus and unnec-
essary litigation coming under con-
sideratiOn, the following document
was submitted:
To the President of the Police Jury Of
Grant Parish:
We, the undersigned members of
the Police Jury, fully aware of the
existing in the
minds of some people as to the ac-
lions of this jury in regard to the in
debtedness of this parish, which
originated previous to our election,
and whereas, our fixed determine
ton to act in accordance with the
State law of 1877, forbidding the is
sue by police juries of any evidence
of Indebtedness, is daily misrepre-
sented by interested par ties because
it is impossible to pay all claims
and debts incurred by previous po-
lice juries: and whereas, vexatious
and unnecessary suits have been in
enjoining the funds in the
hands of the Parish Treasurer, there
by injuring and obstructing the ad-
of our parochial affairs, |
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