The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-11-01
orTIcrAL.
Proceedings # the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of Grant.

CoIfAx, La., OCTOBER 20, 1879.
The Police Jury met Ia special session
pursuant to call Of the president, m de
upon tue application aaa at TIE reque t If
f0'rt.ea citizens WAC d sirsd the re,eai
vi ,er ala ordinance which req lies nj
paiIsh taxes due aud unI a a prior % Jan,,-
AIRY Isl, lo.y, to be paid in Uui,ed States
curreIcy.
P.cse"r-S.C. Curry president, aud mem.
bees ihUnlas JOniisos, LO...iia keiny, >.
i.,as-. a.. u. bria" and Be- 4 h le.te
The President iessd tie ro.i.ioi uf the
1 u teen cit zcns re,Iues ting him { con-
venc the Holice Jur.,. lie al % rsad Letter
.,d.ir ssc to him by Nj. J VI. Bird, In
w.i;a Mr.. Bird II tel tnat he hal ''vtfer Il
he faA-cOlleetur IN pa mcnt Of Last Year .
FAX s jar, Ger iiic.itos / as q sto.nr. and
.iie Ia o nct.r refused to lee I've zen.
'srOn the ground tina. h was rod on %
10 20 by prii iince a. tiis l.. lice Jury;" NJ
BIRD Ia ther stated Tat h wOu.t ''.tst
m eo.stit TO n.lasy # the or,ii.,s Sc in
the u strics IOu { at is ii It sess O.,.' Ia.
,'rs,~ dent th "a addressed the r ALICE JURY
..,Oa tiic beet Ia. tiic cU.i,.d-.ritiU. ui
wnis h ti,ey ~cie c,..ed to ct er, ar,t IL ( .
cuurss v. his re.,,ar.s ID ilaL AN "a ard
aiiiIi. Ger seve.l. tsie ~.rt N w.iscn Ia, liv 81,
sni whoa ne rrp.es n-.sl in 10 rOl &c Jd-
~. there wa 80 Iie com ,,laiit BIZ at Ia,
iuum.t t..e e ,.npi i.ian u 20. x t..osc aha
sI,ccu ia y r,,n u. CT. So IN
9 pie whS Il do NO. seem to bc dissit
.sfi Il. gu
AR. I. NJ Is. ian sal | that ut the time
wht "a Ia sOr I'm ,..ce ia gust. n Was Id T.
tad ne Was ., -pose.s To AZ an vOt u ag;ii.,s.
Il 10. tho reiA>ssli that he cpii.i sercd it sss
r. p,isl..t.'r., b.'s~vsr, 81. .cc he al p..Un IA
the vit.i,a.. cs he la iesined .uat tLe poo.
pie iu ms ward wee NOT only sat.si Il
vi h the .r.iina.ice Out tn Il t ICY uJ.is al
~ Il it ~ one If the best nie.sll Us L.,.,t
could mse ID. u adopted 10y the rUl.ce Ju
y. II. Is I'm IN we'd that the ordinance
ic u lie 10 tile ca .ec,io,i uf uac t,xes IA
U..i. d St caf,Bcy re Da.n ws 1t now
st..d, ola lac .,.ia.t.s of III Police j .ry
.he mol n wa una iinou>ly c..r. led.
Tns Toll Wing ~ III . din .nce verbatim
ct ate aim ..s adj, ted az .uc meet.n, held
July q, 1915;
81 it dainei by the Police Jury OF the
parish III GRAFT Thai IA paf.s taxes due
AMI anpa.d mir ~ Jan,la., LIST, .57J, shat.
Uc pcy aU . AID coil C able j., uu.te ctiI.s
ca. re..ey or q cen b;lr Ks aud tue tax-e lice
tor Is i.erooy o,d rcd to cOl.ect lue ~ailie
acc ,rdinsls; and no ecrtilcate at iilieul-
cdiiess .. pa isL SCRIP al ANY Aud what o.
over. isii.d peer to Jsntlar. l {, iosy. ex-
ccpt Jury warrl.i.s As ell Ia .ic yea 1919,
sua bs rcc~i cL al payment OF cad tack
Tax =.
MIR. Brian ofie Q tie FIJI wing resolu-
| ton, whicn WAS AL" .,tei:
| Kcsoired, Iha, tae TAX collector, G. e..
Nash. Uc and he is Ia re. v iuatr.. c,ed To
enforce tue c.'nectioa AID payment vi all
parisL taxes.
On motion If Mr.. Kemp:
Resolved, Tlat ". r. uu, mes be requested
to conf VITA the =. rs ,iemt ii the Police
Jury, la regard t" AIS e aim against the
parish of Grant, bel re r-sor,ns To esec..-
tam Ia enforce tue pilym..t of The same
| az Iust the suritlcs ot tue p IRISH; and, 'e-
| sulv. d f..rtn. r. THAT tie P.l &c jury ii e
~, seat . tire claim Of NJ. ,suymes, it JOS
s.bl.. without Allowing theis sur.ties t,
.isffer.
"a mott n it was resolved that the
president of tue r lice J r. he AMI he Is
.erelsy a,tnusized 40 pub Isl, tie estimate
t0f the p.i-h eApsuses fof the yea lSSu
foe thirty days Def no Jains LIST. am,
that he In also au.h,rized To publish the
lease vi public ferries.
A petlti,n s,sn,d by tire citizens Of
ward No. 4, asking tnat the polling place
III the 4th war.t b. changed rom Librrty
Chapel 10 Da, 3 MILL Was read No ac-
tion was taken, for the reason that the
law req Tres sue ai,yes To be niale at
least sixty days before al Il C i"a
A pctiG,,. s.snd oy citizen, Of HE 7lll
ward asking for Tue est ,bl,s .ment If AL
aslL.tio..a. polling place Ia til ,r ward, t
~ located at latt IN ca, WAS sub u..t d.
No ;cti ~ was tn .rn I r. . ~ ne ~ s-pn :
L..aI so Jaw requires s,lcn ching ~ be
m'..ic sixty days bel re Al e.rcs.oa. i4
The rep .rt of the ia isi Treasures wcs
rea AMI adopted:
To the Prcsideat and Members Of the P0iics
Jsry Of the Parish # Graat:
/ Iweud res. eclfulIy rpot to Your hon.
or.bIe ,asly that 1--we received
July IL. 1879, fivm the
Clerk of the o .rt, rs
jnr. dep 81. Cast 49, 81 90
Ju y TO .,cf. l, rom AK
co.lec.or .-..-.. 1913 A.
With has been distributed to the dit
crent fun Is ~ follows:
I. conti.'y-nt iuld- ..-...........S3 23l
2 Jury tumd ...-..... $1,000. 5<i
5. Pile. JURY fund .... 3 z31