The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-01-21
PARRISH OF OUACIIIrA,

House pursuant to adjournment
"a Present: w . q. Kennedy, President; |
A.. ID. Russell, w. w. Patrick and w. !
Ct. Dunn.
There being no quorum, the Police
Jury adjourned TO Monday, January
u. 1881.
VIC. KENNEDY, President,
JOHN r. HANNA, Clerk P. J.
PARISH or OuAcIrITA,
MONROE, La, January II, 1881.
The Police Jury met at the Court
House pursuant TO adjournment.
Present: VIC. Kennedy, President,
A. d. Russell, j. w. Scarborough, F.
81. Cam, U. Millsaps, w. w. Patrick
and VIC. Dunn.
Absent-A. Myatt and B. f. Thomas.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The President stated that an election
of officers would now be held for the
year beginning April 4, 1881, and end
ing March 81, 1882. The following
nominations were made:
For President Police Jury-W. Ct.
Kennedy.
For Parish Treasurer-o. d. Still
man.
For Clerk Police Jury-John e.
Hanna.
There being no further nominations
the above named gentlemen were unan-
imously elected.
On motion, the Treasurer elect is re-
quired to execute and present his bond
| to the President of the Police Jury at
the next regular session of this body.
The President reported that in accor-
dance with resolution of the Police
Jury at the December, 1880, session, he
had sold at public auction, on Saturday,
January 1, 1881, the following named
carries, towit: Choudrant ferry, on
| Arkansas road, for term of four years,
beginning January /, 1881, and ending
December 81, 1884, for $40; E. ID. Wal
lace purchaser. Ouachita City ferry for
two years, beginning January 1, 1881,
Steele purchaser.
The following ordinances were pre-
senfed, read the first time, the second
time by their titles, and on motion, the
rules being suspended, were, after a
third reading, adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 42s.
authorizing and sustaining the District
Attorney of the 9Th Judicial District
to institute suit, If necessary, against
the Vicksburg, Shreveport s. Pacific
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due the Parish of Ouachita.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Ouachita Parish, that the District At
| torney of the 9Th Judicial District be,
| and he is hereby authorized and in
structed to Institute suit, if necessary,
against the Vicksburg, Shreveport &
| Pacific Railroad Co. for taxes due and
to be due, the Parish Of Ouachita.
| Adopted, January II, 1881.
! w. q. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN Il. HANNA, Clerk p. j.
ORDINANCE NO. 1923.
Appropriating Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars to j. e. Mcclure, Sheriff OF
Ouachita Parish:
/ Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
Ouachita Parish, that in accordance
] with the provisions of Article II9 OF
the Constitution of the State, two hun
dred and fifty dollars are hereby an.
| propriated to j. T.. Mcclure, Sheriff of
lOuachita Parish, as part of the amount
allowed for criminal expenses annually,
under the provisions of said Article 1I9
of the Constitution of the State, and
the Clerk of the Police Jury is author
lied to issue, warrant for same when
there is money in the treasury.
i Adopted, January II, 1881.
w. ". AENNEDY, PRESIDENT,
JOHN e. HANNA, Clerk p. J.
ORDINANCE NO. 43o.
Appropriating money to pay the claims
against Ouachita Parish as allowed
i by the Committee on Claims at the
January, 1881, session of the Police
/ Jury:
BE 1t ordained by the Police Jury of
Ouachita Parish, that one hundred and
eighty-six dollars and seventy-fiye
cents, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated TO
pay the claims against Ouachita Par
ish as allowed by the Committee on
Claims at the January, 1881, session.
] Adopted, January II, 1881.
w. @. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN e. HANNA, Clerk p. j.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned
to Monday, April 4, 1881.
w. q. KENNEDY, President,
JOHN e. HANNA, Clerk p. j.
/ REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON eI