The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-03-28
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Act No. 81, this ordinance is adopted.
the provisions of this ordinance shall
extend over, and apply to all incorpor-
,.sed towns and cities within the limits
of the parish of Calcasieu.
t)n motion, be it ordained, that the
ordinance entitled ian ordinance tore.
district the parish of Calcasieu, % adopt-
ed JnIy Sd, 1877, be amended In so lar
as ii fixes the Willow Marsh as the d.
viding line between wards Nos. and s.
BE itfurther ordained, that the bonn.
DIARIES oil ward No. shall extend on
fine southern line to the Clear Marais
np said Marais 10 the McClellal1d marsh
and IND said marsh to the Bayou Shou.
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An ordinance levying a Special Tax
OF five mills on the dollar, of the valua-
ton of 1877, for the purpose of absorb
ing the outstanding debt of the parish,
Section 1. On motion, be 1t ordained.
,h.st for the purpose of absorbing the
outstanding indebtedness of the parish
Of Culcasieu. under provision and by
authority of Act No. Cd, approved
March 7th, 1873 an annual ad valorem
tax of five mills ON the dollar, of the
valuation for the year 1877, of all the
real and personal property IN TINS par
ISL subject to taxation, shall be levied.
assessed and collected in parish war
rants.
An ordinance lerying Parish Tax
on the valuation of 1877:
Section l. t)n motion, be 1t ordained,
that for the purpose OF defrayipg the
criminal expenses of the parish for 1873,
under provision and by authority of
Act No. 90, approved March 14th, 1873,
an annual ad valorem tax of five mills
on the dollar, OF the valuation for the
wear 1877, of all the real and personal
property situated in the town of Lake
Charles, subject to taxation, shall be
levied, assessed and collected ID United
| States currency.
| Sec. 2 BE 1t further ordained, Tint
for the purpose of defruying the current
expenses of the parish Gor 1873, Grim
ina, and other, IN annual ad salvrem
| tax uf ten mills ON the dollar, of the
valuation for the year 1877, of all the
property, reul ana persan,,l, situated in
the parrish, subject to t,rxuton, shall be
| levied, assessed und collected in United
Suites currency.
| Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, Tint
all the special lakes made payable in
CURRENCY, levied previous to the year
| 1877, except the 4 mill Tux levied Tor
| ID. Ell. Lyons, sheriff, shall he consol-
ld,tted and form purt OF the general
fund for 1878.
/ Sec d. Be 1T further ordained, that
4 the fluids arising from the taxes levied
4 aud provided for by the three preceding
st:ctlolls ot this ,otoinnnut,, together with
t e balance Of Licenses. after paying this
| Haskell Judgment, shall be ,eonsohda-
! ted and known as the general fund,
4 which said genera fund shall he appor-
/ toned, (isbursed and plid cut by the
Parish Treasuler, in the following pro-
portion, tu-wIt:
Twenty five per cent thereof to tie
Sheriff, for Ids fees III criminal matters.
/ Fifteen per cent thereof to witnesses
/ in criminal eases, Distrie, Court.
! Fifteen per cent thereof to Jurors, in
District Court.
/ Four per cent thereof to Clerk Of
| Court, for luis services IN criminal e.ses.
/ Ten per cent thereof to the tax col
lector.
4 -Four per cent thereof to the Assessor.
/ Six per cent thereof to Police Jurors.
Two per cent thereof to the Clerk Of
the Police Jury.
/ Three per cent thereof to Parrish
Treasurer.
percent thereofto Parish Printer
Seven per cent thereof to Registrar
of voters and Returning officer for cleo
lions.
Two per cent thereof to the District
Attorney, for conviction fees.
Five per cent thereof for contingep-
cies.
4 On motion. be it ordained, that's A..
Fairchild be and he is hefeby appointed
read ,overseer from Nibletts Bluff to the
old Turner Ferry on Sabine river.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned
until Tomorrow, at . o'clock A. NJ