The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-06-25
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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
MoNRoE, OuAcHrrA PARISH, La,
80 t''.t -'. '.s"! June Stll, 1850.
The police Jury met pursuant to ad-
journment. ''+
Present-w.G. Kennedy, President;
]. w. Scarborough, F. III. Cam,
Uriah N1illsaps, w. w. Patrick, w.
g: Dunn, Alex. Myatt and b. F.
Thomas. '. ''.'''
Petitions for appropriations for
bridges on bayou Cheniere and Wal
ter's Creek were presented and read;
on, motion, laid over to September.
1880, session. .'. '.''L
on motion of Mr.. Cam the District
Attorney is instructed to collect the H.
ander Newman for the year 1879.
On motion OF Mr.. Patrick the Clerk
Of the Police Jury is authorized to
have printed one hundred commis-
sions for road overseers with Ordinance
No. 404 on the reverse thereof.
The committee appointed to exam
ine tho books aud accounts of John f.
Hanna, Clerk of the Police Jury and
the annual report of O. d. Stillman,
Parish Treasurer, submitted the follow
Ing report
MONROE, La, June s, 1850.
To the Ho,e. President and Members of
" the Police .H0;y, oyachitts Parish:
- Gentlemen-Weh have the honor to
report that we have carefully examined
the books and accounts of John IL.
Hanna, Clerk OF the Police Jury, from
the beginning of his term of Office to
the present date, and find them
correct in every particular. We also
present the following in reference to
the annual report of o. D. Stililnan,
Treasurer: ,,r, ,.f .3.
INorE.-Treasurer's report will appear
next week.-ED. TELL
81. ~ 81 Very respectfully, -s..t
- . .s j. w. SCARBoRoUG1I,
- ~ k n- w. w. PATRICK, ="
..-t .as.. F. H. CANN, -
,.-.s rr.,s."..r .!-. Committee.
q The following ordinances were pre-
sented, read the first time, the second
time by their titles, the rules were sus-
pended, and after being read a third
time, the ordinances were adopted:
4 no ORDINANCE NO. 4os. g.
Fixing the bond Of tho Parish Treas
urer and cancelling all bonds of O.
D. Stillman as Parish Treasurer not
heretofore cancelled. :.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained, by the Police
Jury of Ouachita parish, That the
bond of the Parish Treasurer be and
the same is hereby fixed at five thou
sand dollars ($5OOO), and that O. d.
Stillman, Parish Treasurer elect, is re-
quired to execute his official bond for
said amount as provided by law and
present said bond to the President of
the Police Jury within ten days lafter
the promulgation of this ordinance.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That all bonds heretofore executed by
o. ID. Stillman as Parish Treasurer,
and remaining nncancelled, shall be
cancelled and Of no effect after he shall
have executed bond, &C., for five thou
sand dollars as provided for in section
one of this ordinance.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith are re-
pealed, and that this ordinance take
effect from and after its adoption.
Adopted June 8, 1880.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN +. HANNA, Clerk =. j.
ORDINANCE NO. 400.
AuLnOr1ZlDS Is. -. wilson, CLERK OF the
Supreme Court, to purchase furni-
ture, &C., for the use Of said Court,
the cost Of which not to exceed forty
dollars. 'l..4 -
Be It ordained by the Police Jury of
Ouachita parish, That r. J. Wilson,
Clerk of the Supreme Court, is author
lied to purchase, ut the expense OF
Ouachita parish, furniture, &C., for the
use of said Court, not to exceed forty
dollars, and present invoice of the
same at the September, 1880, session of
this body. al
Adopted June s, 1880. -
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN E. HANNA, Clerk =. j.
ORDINANCE NO.,41O.
Appropriating twelve hundred and
3. sevcnty-one 41-1OO dollars, or 80
much thereof as may be necessary, to
pay the claims against the parish of
Ouachita as allowed by the commit
tee on claims at the June, 1880, ses-
sion of the Police Jury. .'
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury of
Ouachita parish, That twelve hundred
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