The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-05
p RO & f E D | N GS
OF THE
Police jury,
PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES.

REGULAR MEETING, Oct. lst. 1878.
The Police Jury of the Parish of Match
itoches, met at u NJ, Tuesday, October
lst, 1878.
Preseut-Wm. Payne, President
NJ. b. L'lorens,
A. V. Carter,
w. c. r ss,
W.B Butler,
F. Jennings.
Absent-R. E Jackson.
l. Chopin,
Carroll Jones,
Joe Ezernack
Report Of Road Tracers from Ward 2,
received, and o" motion, approved and
orlere. spread on minntes.
To the Honorable Police Of the Parish of
NatchitOches:
The undersigned having been appoint
ed by your Honorable Bod "a Jury to
lay ont new road, heg leave to report
that after having subscribed the accom-
pauing Oath W. proceeded to lay out
said road ~ follows. to wit:
Beginning at Lake Village, running
between the farms Of L. W. Stephens
and w G. Ross, taking q south east di.
rection t" tho Antonio Bayou, CROSSING
saiA bayou ut tha upper end of the glade
known IA thu big 1icR, thence to Patrick
Coffee's, thence to the Stirring place on
the Campte and Sparta road.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed Patrick Coffee,
l.. W. Stephens,
A. Harrington,
| John Nash,
w. C. Ross,
Said Road numbered and !. W
Rushing appointed Road Oversecr.
Petition J. A. Re,ling and others, Ward
S, for continuation road to No. Al, and
for Road traces, granted, and ). B
Howell, J. w. Walker, c. Columbus
Alex. Jones, Sam Jones and VIM. Young
appointed Road rracers.
Harrison Afford, Ward S, placed on
pauper list and allowed 50 per month
By F. Jennings.
Road No. 81 is hereby abolished
Adopted
By w. c. Ross.
Be- it Ordained by the Police Jury, that
VIM. Payne, President, 10, and is hereby
authorized to check on tho Election Ex.
penso Fund for such expenses as may
be incurred by the proper officials, du.
ring the election now pending. Adopted
Petition of Michaelson & Raphael and
Others asking for Sunday law for town OF
Camte received and it was
Ordained by the Police Jury of the par.
isb of Natchitoches, That all keepers OF
stores shops, groceries drinking.houses e.
qrog shops, doing business in tho town Of
Campte, parish Of Natchitoches, are here
by prohibited from opening their respect.
I've places of business either to give away
buy, sell or exchange any goods, ware or
merchandise, liquors or produce, on each
and every Sabbath day, to he computed
from 12 O'clock Saturday night until "
o'clock Sunday night prorided, that in
case of death any merchant shall be al
lowed to sell such articles as are neces
sary for the burial of deceased persons.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
following persons, and none others shall
be exempted from the operation of thit
ordinance Keepers Of drug stores in sc
much "a to allow them to fill prescrip
tions of licensed physicians and to sci
drugs and medicines on that day and fol
that purpose.
Be it further ordained, That any anG
every person violating this ordinance
shali be fiusd, for each aud every sncf
violation in the sum Of not less than fifty
dollars nor moro than one hundred o,
suffer Imprisonment for not less thar
thirty DAYS, nor more than fifty days, o.
both. in the discretion of the Court; ont
! half of the fine to 20 to tho informer ant
the other half to 60 to the Parish Trea
surv: said fine or imprisonment shall
he enforced by indictment or information
before any Court Of competent jurisdic
ton.
Be it further Ordained, That this Or
dinauce take effect from aud after it
publication. Adopted.
Commute on Claims reported $685.
claims.
Sundry parties as per extended Repor
on file. Allowed.
President was authorized to have thre
Jail Cells repaired, and to pay for sam
from general Funds Of the parish.
! Minutes approved and Hon. Body ad
iourned till Monday, 2lst October. :
|iOficisl.l WIN. PAYNE,
H. COsGROyE. President.
Clerk.