The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-06
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|" P.RISH OF NATCHITOCHES.
REGULAR SESSION.
> Monday, September LIST, 1879.
f Police Jury mct pursuant to adjourn
= ment.
J. Members all present except p. E Pru
3 dh"Mme.
On motion and seconded, the Bod
adjourned until half past 2O'clock p. NJ
this day.
EVENING SESSION.
Body met at q p. m.
Members al present.
On motion the petition Of Willy How.
ard and Others, to establish . publ,
road from r. B. HollingswOrth, and ter
minating at Allen Church, was granted
and }. W. Kaott, E. E. Jordan, John c
Knott, c. E Jordan and William Prothru
appointed road tracers.
The petition of D. X. Page and other,
from ward Z, to change the Kaisatchie
road so az to turn off at Dick Gilchrist
and run near Trammells Mill. intersect
ing the old route, abont 2 miles west OF
Julia Morris. Granted.
On motion, Road No. one in Ward 3,
was changed 80 as to follow the old
route.
On motion, the petition Of JOSEPH,
Ezernack to change the road leading
from NatchitOches to J0hnsOn's Chute.
Granted.
Petition of F. N. Tauzin and others.
to change the course of road No. S, in
Ward Que. Granted.
The petition Of L. Caspari and others
received, and on motion laid on the
table subject to call.
Elizabeth Williams and her four chill
dren placed on the Pauper List. and al.
lowed 81 so per month, and Francisco
DeSoto allowed g. so per month.
BY II. H. Hathoru,
b. 1t ordained by the Police Jury, that
j. Il. Weaver have permission to build
. Toll Bridge across Black Lake Bayou,
about miles above Sheen and Dimery
Ferry, and have . lease on said Toll
Bridge for term Of ten years, aud that
he be allowed to charge and collect the
following rates of toll and no more:
For single man or beast, scents,
man and horse, 10
wagon and one yoke cattle, 80 i"
wagon and two yoke cattle, 40
wagon T. three yoke cattle, so
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Freeman,
Be it Ordained, that Overseers are re-
quired to put their respective roads in
good travelling condition before the Spring
term Of the District Court of each year,
they shall also be required to give their
respective roads tho second working be.
tween the time for tho meeting of the
Spring term Of the District Court and
the LIST Of September Of each year, these
workings not 70 include more than twelve
days, nor less than four, and the notice
to Road hands not to bo loss than three
days
Be it further Ordained, that Overseers
are required to keep all bridges over
their respective roads (when not other.
wise provided fOr,) in good repair, and
when better material can not cOnven.
iently be had, said bridges are to be
aoored with split puucheons.
BE it further Ordained, that oil bridges
over said roads over seventy five feet in
length. shall have their aoors spiked
down, said spikes to be furnished by the
parish.
Be it further Ordained, that these Or.
.dinsnces shall 20 into effect after tho
year 1879, and that all laws or parts of
laws in conflict with the above Ortl,-
nances be and tho Same arS hereby re.
psaled. Adopted.
T" the Honorable PRECEDENT and Mem.
bers Of the Police Jury of the Parish
Of Natchitoches:
YOur Committee on Finance, to which |
was referred tho Report Of A. E. Lemss,
Parish Treasurer, beg leave to report
that after critical and careful examine
ton Of said officers Report, 70 find the
same correct, and recommend that the
accompanying vouchers, - mentioned in
said Report bs destroyed by being burn
ed.
A. v. CARTER,
Chairman
The Honorable Body adjourned till TO- !
morrow morning, 3 o'clock.
TUESDAY. Sept, ID, 1879.
The Honorable Police Jury of tho par.
ish Of Natchitoches, met pursuant to I'd.
jOurnment.
VIM. Payne, President, presiding.
Members al president.
On motion r. w. Freeman,
Be it Resolved, That tho Resolution
recently passed BY this Body, Offering .
reward for tho scalp Of each Wolf killed
in tho parish be, and 10 hereby repealed
Provided. that oil rewards for scalps t.
ken up to this date be pxij, and that the
President be, aud is hereby authorized
to draw on the contingent fund to pay
the same. Adopted.
On motion H. H. Hathorn,
Be it Ordained BY tho Police Jury of
the parish Of Natchitoches, That al Laws
contained In the Road Laws pertaining
to road Apportioners be, and tho same
are hereby repealed and abolished. That
from and after this date, tho Overseers
shall snmmon all hands liable to road
duty, whose domicil 10 nearest their res
pective roads, for work thereon. Adopted.
On motion, action % petition Of eiti-
sens Ward !, In regard to construction Of
Bridges, was deferred until evening Sea-
sion, and = Committee of one ffUm tho
Police Jury and Citizens Committee, %.
pointed to consult Attorneys in regard 70
legality Of such action.
The President appointed on such Com.
mittee w. O. Breaxeale on mart Of Police
Jury.
The Committee on Claims through
their Chat, man, presented tho following
Report, which was, on motion adopted,
and ordered spread upon tho minutes.
We, the undersigned Committee on
Claims, beg leave to make tho following
Report:
Claim. Allowed.
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