The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-01-25

ing for tile appointment OF 6ene-
ficiary cadet to the State Military /
Institute at Baton Rouge was read,
and, on motion, postponed for FUR
Their consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Brain it was re-
solved that C. C. Nash, the Tax Col
lector, be allowed until the first
Monday in March, 1879, to render
his account and make his final set
Element with the Police Jury or the
President thereof, as required by
law. 81
On motion of Mr.. Brian is was re.
solved that no money shall be PAID
out of the treasury by the treasurer
except upon the warrant OF the
President OF the Police Jury, except
ing the salaries Of the Parish Attor-
ney and Assessor, which, under the
law, are payable quarterly upon
their own warrants, respectively.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis 4 com
mittee of three members was ap-
pointed by she president to effect
some arrangement with Mr.. Nc
Knight with regard to the Jail house.
The president appointed upon
this committee Messrs. Lewis, Brian
and Chelette.
The committee, after an interview
with Mr.. Mcknight, reported that
no satisfactory arrangement could
be made with regard to the Jail.
On motion of Mr.. Brian it was re-
solved that the president be author
lied to lease, after thirty days notice,
at public auction, all the public fer
ries within the limits of the parish
for the term of one year, the said
leases to be payable in United States
currency, and it was further re-
solved that the clerk of the Police
Jury be required to furnish q list OF
said public ferries.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the fol.
lowing ordinance was adopted.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Grant that the par
ish treasurer shall appropriate to the
following pro rata funds, all amounts
received by him, and each and every
payment made into the treasury by
the tax collector. and keep the same
each separate and apart, in the man
ner following, tO-wit:
For the contingent fund amount
ing to 800 he shall appropriate
. 2S-I2O of all amounts received q
. payments made as aforesaid; for TN
grand and petit jurors fund amount
, ing to 500, he shall appropriate
' o. 100 of said amounts as aforesaid
, tor the police jurors fund amountin!
; to $500, he shall appropriate 20 III
: for the salary Of the clerk of cour
+. amounting to 5000. he shall appro
!; priate $40; for the salary of IN
: parish attorney amounting to $l5
: he shall appropriate 6-laO; for tn
}; salary of the assessor amounting &
:, to 800, he shall appropriate 4-la
!; for the salary of the parish treasure
? amounting to $75, he shall appro
;, pirate 1920; for the salary of th
= clerk of the police jury amouhtin
! to SIS, he shall appropriate 3-12t
o and for the salary of the sheri
!; amounting to $500, he shall appre
y pirate 2O-l2O; and be it further ri
dained that whatever surplus man
Is remain over and above the salari'
y and expenses for which the aforesai
funds and appropriations have bee
!. made shall 60 t. the contingent fun'
le shall be appropriated to the. pa,
r. ment of the contingent expenses I
q the parish, as the police jury Oh q
g president thereof may direct.
ar Mr.. Gayson's' claim coming up f
:. consideration Mr.. Nugent offered
$; motion to defer any action until
revival of judgment. His mott,
T. was lost.
On motion of Mr. Brian it was r
Of solved that the claim of j. o. era.
q son for the sum of 800 for servic
T. rendered as tax assessor for the We
re 1877, be. recognized and allowed al
B. made payable out of the funds Of q
year 1873. t
re Mr.. Brian then offered resol
II. ton to defer for further consider
K ton the claim of H. c. Walker {
ke the sum Of $ll6, for services re
re dered as clerk during the year ls7
e which resolution was carried.
II; Mr.. T. Lowell offered to build
+; desk for the police jury in accor
I'd snce with plan submitted for 81
ce On motion of Mr.. Nugent Mr.. l.
Il. Wells offer was accepted.
ok Thomas johnson desired to abse
Jet himself from the further proceedin
, Of the police jury on account OF
he wound, and on motion he was {
III cused.
p The bond of S. B. Shackelford
NJ. tho ann of 90 500. with e., r. y