St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-03-25
PROCEEDINGs
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Poll oE J o R Y
St. Tanamany Parish.

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The Police Jury met at the Court
house on the above date.
Present.. AZ Allison, Presi-
dent; ". B. Rogers, Milton Burns,
H. Galatas. G. AuLry and A. Cousin.
Absent-James W. Smith. NJ. H.
Crazy, w. E. Parker and P. Welch.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read
MI. Rogers moved to strike out
the resolution adopted at tue last
meeting, appointing COMMITTEES to
examine all warrants issued pricr
to January l. 1881. and indorse all
good warrants as "valid" and de-
stgoy I'll others, as said committee
was unnecessary. Adopted, aud
committee discharged.
Mr.. Galatas moved that the reso-
luton adopted at the last meeting,
appointing committee to examine
the books OF Mr.. Poole, Parish
Treasurer, be rescinded, aud that
new committee be appointed, to
examine the books Of the Tax Col
lector and the. Parish Treasurer,
and report at the next meeting.
Adopted.
Tue President appointed on said
committee Messrs. Cousin, Aubry
and BarEs.
Mr.. Burns moved that the APP
pointment of James Fitzgerald.
overseer ON the Lee Ferry road,
FROM Covington to the ward line,
be stricken out. Adopted.
Appointments of road overseers
at last meeting were amended SO as
to read as follows:
James Page, from the foot of The
big bridge, on the west side Of the
Bogue Falia, on the Columbia and
Pearl River road, TO the forks of
the Military Road.
Herman Shoultz. from the forks
OF the Military road, on the Colum-
bia road, to the ward line
]. Z. Phillips, on the Bayou La
combe road. from the corporation
line of Vaudeville, on Girod street,
to the Covington road
Willy Connaughton, on the road
from Lewisburg to the Covlngton
road, 1t Tate Loose.
The minutes, as amended, we're
then approved.
Or motion of Mr.. Galatas, Mr..
Reid was elected Parish Attorney,
ct salary of 500 per year.
On motion of MIR. Burns, the
lower room in the Courthouse for
merly occupied by the Police Jury
was rented to Mr.. Reid, for the
sum Of SIS per year.
On motion of Mr.. Burns, MIR.
W. C. Warren was unanimously in
dorsed by the Police Jury as Par
ish Treasurer.
BILLS PRESENTED.
G.. Fl. Cause, to balance due for
making the assessment rolls OF
1854, 500, and to amount expend-
ed for poll books, stationery, ETC.,
$11 80.
Approved and made receivable
for taxes and licenses of 1881.
g. II. Cause, to balance due for
making the assessment rolls OF
1880, $50. Approved and made
receivable for the taxes aud licenses
Of 1880.
w. B. Cook. to feeding and
guarding prisoner. Chas. Sharp,
from January / TO February l.
1882, $50 so; to feeding George
Bldhd nine days, 81 so; to feeding
A. Alex nine days, 81 so; to feed.
ing Benjamin Williams fifteen days
81 so; to feeding Frank Archer
seven:y-tuo days, $50. Total, $l05
Approved.
s. D. Ellis, District Attorney, t.
convicting Joe Smith to the Peni.
tertiary, at October term, 1851
of .he District Court, SIS; to con
victing Joe Silva to the Parish Jail
ct the May erm, 1881, Of the Dis
triet Court, $40. Total $25. Ap
proved.
j. o. Poole. to two years services
- Parish Treasurer, to January %
1852, $500. Laid over till mex
III CovmGroH. LA, March l3. 1882
I 70 the hononble President and mem
II beEs Of the Police jury:
Geaaesaen-We the undersigned
citizens Of the Second Ward. par
ish OF st. Tammany, respectful.
petition your honorable body t
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