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

that the treasurer mas no isee os
deI;nouent or non resident tax
payers. We suppose the delinquent
tayes vet to be collected will amount
to the sum of $4,000.
[Signed.l JOSHUA KEMP,
Chairman.
The Police Jury then proceeded to
elect a Parish Treasurer. Messrs.
A. l.. Grow and S. B. Shackelford
were nut in nomination. S. b. Shack
elford was unanimously elected at
an annual salary of S75.
On motion the Police Jury ad-
iourned until Tuesday l4th inst, at
y o'clock n. IN. Wt
JANUARY IA, 1879.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment. Presents. Z. curry:
president; Joshua Kemp, j. B. Lewis,
II. Nugent. jr., l. NJ. Brian and BENZ.
Chelette. -..
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Kemp the
Treasurer's bond was fixed At 81 500.
On motion A. Cazabat was elected
Parish Attorney, at an annual salary
of xl5O, and Robt. S. Cameron was
elected clerk, at an annual salary OF
+ SIS.
On motion of Mr.. Brian the thanks
of the Police Jury were unanimous
| ly rendered Mr.. w. L. Richardson
for his kindness in serving as clerk
aud advisory counsel in this organi-
cation.
On motion the following ordinance
was adopted
That the parish taxes for all pur-
poses for the year 1879 and cOllecta-
ble in 1879 shall be at the rate of ten
mills or one per cent, and that the
same as we'll as the license taxes
upon trades, occupations and pro-
LESSONS be and are hereby made
payable solely and exclusively in
United States currency or jurors
certificates issued for 1879.
| Mr.. Nugent presented q petition
signed by H. V. Mccain and many
others, asking for the establishment
of q road to lead from K. B. vii
liam's to the Winn parish line. Thu
petition was laid on the table.
On motion the following overseer
of roads were appointed 80
Road No. /, S. NJ. LacrOix; 2. j. b
Lacour; 3, Kirby Smith; A, John X
Gray; 5, Thomas Dean; g.. Stark
, Milstead; 2, no appointment; 8. Tai
mon Chandler; 9, 6. w. KEGS; i
no appointment; IL, j. Arlington; IL
EG. w. Martin; Is, Coleman Norris
Ia Ben Cockerham; Is, VIM. Nose
lev; Is, John Pruett; IL, VIM. j. III
) son; 10, Jno Satcller; ~, Ben Lacroi,
20, Hansome Brisco; 81, no appoint
ment; %, VIM. o. Harrison; %, Val
cour Vallery; "a, Ben Chelette; 2;
Thomas Christie; 26, Joseph Grew
f 81, /. N. Hicks; %. no appointment
!, %, no appointment; 80, Hamilto
q Spikes; 81, Lafayette Dewitt; 3
!. Jesse Fletcher; SO, Thomas Phillip
. "a, no appointment; IS, no appoint
q ment Sc, no appointment; "a, a
!, appointment; 30, John blackwell
J. 30, James A. Daniels; 40, Pose
: Lotion.
On motion the following roat
:. were established and overseers al
e pointment
:, No. Al, leading from opposite
d NJ. Brian's place to Mrs. Wac
It Wright's, j. N. Lawrence, oversee
Is No. AZ. Leading from COckerham
ferry to intersect the HarrisOnbul
p, and Natchitoches road at OF ne
I. Mrs. Wright's; A. Cockerham, J.
l. Bryan and C. K. NugeDt, reviewer
10 C. II. Nugent, Overseer.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the fo
l. lowing resolution was adopted:
v, Resolved That the appOrtioners
h public roads be appointed and q
E. iected BY wards and thatthe apo
tionment by districts as heretOfo
made be and the same is hereby di
81 continued and abolished.
te The following apportioners We
id appointed: For ward l-Chas.
or Teal, A. L. Grow and Thomas Hic
man; for ward 2-Wm. Tison, Lu
"a Hadnot and Wiley Head; for wa
3-Aaron Hodnett, Jackson Arrin
ton and Washington Wainwrigl
for ward At. j. Hutchinson, j.
Nugent and Thomas West; for wa
5-A. Cockerham. j. N. Lawrer
and James Hand; for ward 6-F.
Craig, Jesse /Hardee and Fra
AZ Walker; for ward 7-Monroe Plnnl
Alfred Bell and Thomas Phillips
Ga On motion it was resolved that
"a. apportioners of the first ward be
=. structed to meet ut COlfax, the
hs petitioners of the second ward at
he ID. Andrews mill, those of the. tn
IA ward at Robt. Satcher's place On
an ClaibOrn road, those of the fou
-. ward at Days mill, those OF the b