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

Touct Jury Oh UranC parish; anu III
doing SO we must express our deep
regret at being compelled to take
this step, and we hope the relief we
have been unable to afford for the
complaints OF many individuals may
be hereafter obtained by proper leg
islati0n. Signed,
C w FITTz, ward 2,
NJ NUGENT, Jr, 4" 4,
r l. CRAIG, b,
X REEVES, +" 5,
WI TIsoN, 2.
The President refused to accept
the foregoing resignation, and ON
motion it was resolved that the
above and foregoing resignation be
spread upon the minutes OF this Po-
lice Jury.
The Police Jury adjourned until
"Wednesday morninga ut 8 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6, 1873.
Police Jury met pursuant to ad-
Present JAS A DAN
iels, President, Messrs Fittz, Craig,
Nugent, Tison and Reeves.
Mr.. Charles X. Nugent, Sheriff,
proposed to contract with the Police
Jury for his fees in criminal cases
during the year 1873. He offered to
take the sum of $500 in full payment
of all his fees in criminal cases ex-
cept for feeding prisoners, for con-
veying prisoners to the State Peni-
Tertiary, for summoning juries and
for attending court.
MIR. Tison moved that the Police
Jury should ontract with the Sheriff.
No second. Notion lost.
Mr. Craig moved that the Sheriff
be paid his fees in accordance with
the law, and that no contract be
made with him for any stipulated
sum. Notion carried.
By Mr.. Nugent:
Whereas, it appears that a liberal
proposition has been recently made
to our Representative, Hon. E. G.
Randolph, by Marie n. Ada CAL
hoan, wife of George w. Lane, Esq,
to donate to the parish of Grant, for
public purposes, ten acres of land, in
the town of Colfax; and
Whereas, it is the expressed in
tention of the said MIS-. aud Mr.. Lane
to cooperate with the Police Jury of
Grant parish in order to secure the
permanent location of the town of
COltax as the parish seat of Grant
parish, aud as they propose to sell
lots of ground at public auction at
ter due notice to private citizens,
and to recognize the rights of those.
who have already acquired lots ut
tax sale; therefore he it
Resolved by the Police Jury, That
the Hon. E. G. Randolph be and he
is hereby empowered and authorized
To take some final action with MI.
and Mrs. Lane, aud to make all nee
essaiy arrangements to obtain the
donation of the premises aforesaid.
On motion of MI. Reeves it was
resolved that Judge A. Cazabat,
parish attorney for the parish of
Grant. he instructed aud authorized
to cooperate with Hon. Z. G. Ran
dolph in negotiating with Mt. and
MRS. Lane.
Messrs. w. G. Deal, H. Mcknight
and @. Ii. Mumford, the committee
appointed for the examination Of the
Treasurer's books, brought in the
following report:
To the Honorable the Police Jury of the
Parish of Grant:
We, the committee appointed to
examine the Treasurer's books, have
the honor to submit the following
report:
Amount of certificates Of in
debtedness issued during
the year 1877. .---.-. 1896 81
Amount paid on said certifi-
Gates .......-... II67 II
Present Indebtedness of ~ $2639 l6
Amount of certificates issued
in payment OF. indebted
ness Of 1876. ----------.- 79S As
Actual amount outstanding
for 1876 ..--...---..---.$ lS4O II
Amount of cash on hand. .$249 81
We find the Treasurer's books cor
rectly kept. Signed,
w. G. DEAL,
@. HI. MUMFoRD,
III. MCKNIGHT,
Committee.
On motion the above and forego-
ing report was adopted and the COM
mittee discharged.
BY MT. Fittz: Resolved, That this
Police Jury hereby tender their
to Messrs. w. G.. Deal, @. H.
and H. Mcknight for their
as a committee for the ex-
of the Parish Treasurer's
books.
On motion it was resolved that MI.
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