Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-08
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
ST.. FRANCIsvlLLE La,
March Ri 1879.


Police Jury met in regular session.
Present, J w Dederick, r J Thoms, P w
Barrow, Wash Hands, E DeLilse, NJ
Rodney, c L Fisher Mat Gilmore, G A
Shultz: A quorum being present, the
Jury proceeded to business.
Tho minutes of the meeting held Feb
uary Sd were read, amended and adopted.
Wash Hands made a verbal report of
the road through the Joor Place.
Report received and Committee dis
charged.
The Finance Committee reported IA
vorably on the following bills, and asked
that they be approved ard paid.
Bill of VIM Hammer. 50; Solomon Law
son Justice of the Peace 1877, $40; Jack
son Grayson, (wood for JaiD S15; Cor
neiius Washington, Justice of the Peace
1875, approved and registered.
The following bills, on motion, referred
to Finance Committee Bill of Cornelius
johnson. Justice of the Peace, 1877, $40;
Solomon Lawson Justice of the Peace
ward, $50; Lymus Price, Constable 9TH,
ward, $40; VIM. Hammer, So; FELlCIANA
SENTINEL S27; Martin Summers Con-
stable 1873, $50; Warrant No. 80, held by
G w Gibbons, $500.
Resolred, I hat the .ule to refer, be sns-
pended, and that the bill of Joseph Va
caro for hanging picture in court room,
amounting to S6 be approved and paid
out of contingent fund of 1873.
Resolved, That the rule to refer, be sus-
pended, and that bill of Z w Vhiteman,
for Telegraphing, be approved and paid
out Of Contingent fund of 1873, amount,
$500.
Resolred, That the bill J. J. Barrow,
Sheriff, for maintainance of prisoners for
months of Jan. and Feb. 1879, amount
500 be approved and bald out of any
money on hand.
Resolved, That the following persons be
and are hereby appointed Commissioners
and Clerks of tie election to be held on
the 18th day of March, 1879, for the pur-
pose of choosing one Senatorial, and one
Parish Delegate, to the approaching Con-
stitutianal Convention.
1st ward, Bayou Sara, La, Firemens
Hall, " II Tenny, J G. Bushnell. " NJ
Towns, Commissioners, L. Loeb, Clerk.
1st ward, st. Frahcisville, Court House,
Henry Tempel, l. d COIN, George Plet-
finger, Commissioners. J l. Golsan, Clerk.
I'd ward, Star Hill Church, H. FIuker,
NJ Summers, A PLANT, CONS; Wilson
Mathews, Clerk.
3D. ward, Baines' Pond, Brick House,
y J Fort, s G Stirling. Thomas Butler
Jr., CONS G NJ Barrow, Clerk.
4th ward. Depot. Il G Stirling, Thomas
Early, Thomas Brown, com; j d Nc
Gehce clerk.
5th ward, Grange Hall, Austen, ST.
| Fl b Borrow, J A Beckham, CONS; c Z
Decker, clerk.
| 9th ward, LeBait's store, John Leonard,
Um Barrow, Il c Clendenin, CONS Hin
| Filleret, clerk.
18th ward, Rows store, J A Row, n p
| Hohgood, G holland, CONS {! VIM,
| clerk.
Sth, ward. School House. r II Ryland,
| S Doherty, S d Barrow, CONS; L J Nc
| Gehee, clerk.
9th ward, Church at Courtlant Smiths,
Jas Denim, Il McNVilson, Aleck Wilson,
| CONS; Hugh Connel, clerk.
10th ward, Brick Church. " b Smith,
James Barrow, Robert Phillips, CONS !;
Robert Towies, clerk.
Resolrcd, That p W Barrow and G l.
Fisher, be appointed q committee to con-
fer with J Freyhan g. Co., in regard to
building bridge near the residence of
Mrs. Dora Ross.
BE it ordained by the Police jury of
Test Fel;ciana: That the tax collector
shall he authorized to receive one half of
the entire amount of taxes, as the option
Of the tax payer, and on either amount
so paid. the sax collector shall issue said
half paid or full paid tax bills, to tax
payers or their subrogees, at five per cent
discount daring the month of February
at four per cent discount during the month
CT March, at three per cent discount dur
ing the month of April, at two per cent dis
count during the month of May, at one per
cent discount during the month of June.
No discount shall be allowed on taxes paid
after the mouth of June, and, on first day
of December, two per cent per month dam.
ages on the face of the tax bill unpaid,
shall be added a penalty for delinquency,
coilectable as pending under existing
state laws for enforcing the payment Of
taxes.
1t is further ordained and enacted, that
this ordinance shall not apply to Parish
Licenses.
On motion the Jury adjourned. sine die.
J. w. DEDERICK,
CALVIN GOODMAN, President.
Clerk.
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