The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-15
I.eIaee 80 ProeeeaallAga.
FEBRUARY SESSION, issa,

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airy, A. D. 1882, at the Courthouse in
said parish, pursuant TO adjournment.
Members present. ]. j. w. Miller,
president D. y. Andr6s, Abner Cole,
Isaac Nichols, William Holland, Wm.
| q. Reeves and l,astie Vincent. Absent !:
] Simeon Vincent.
Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved
I On motion, the. following road over
seers were appointed to serve for the
term of two years from this date;
Jefferson r. Cryer, on the Lake
/ Charles road from Hickory Branch TO
Pine Grove Church, vice Levy Cryer,
removed to another part Of the parish.
George Fringe. from James Coles
old store to the intersection of the
Lake Charles road at or near Aiphonsc
Marcantels.
Amos Perkins, on the road from
south end of Big Dry Bayou bridge to
the military road, vice Thompson
Ashworth, excused.
James Harper, from the middle Of
the Wooley bridge on Whiskeychitto
TO the intersection of the Sugartown
and Lake Charles road near Bundick's
Greek at Vim. Hanehey's.
VIM. Howell, from II. G. Farquhaf's
store 70 the middle Of the Whiskey-
chitto bridge, vice n. @. seyilIey or
Swilley, who was appointed At the last
meeting OF this body as oyerseer on.
this road, but does not live upon, nor
is subject TO road duty on said road,
and Il hereby removed for the above
reasons.
j. G. Stoddafd, from Carts ferry
to middle Of Big Marsh Bayop bridge
G. NJ. Gosseit, from the middle Of
the bridge on Big Marsh Bayou 10
Barnes Creek on The now road to
lessee Lyle's.
license Ordinance.
On motion, be it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the parish of Calcasieu,
that the same amount Of License shall
be imposed as a Parish License upon
all trades, professions, aud occupations
for the present and ensuing years as
is imposed by the State Of Louisiana,
upon all like trades, professions and
occupations, except in cases where the
parish is specially prohibited from
leyying such licenses.
AN ORDINANCE
Leyying Parish Tax on the valuation
of 1882.
Sec !. On motion, be it ordained,
that, for the purpose of defraying the
criminal expenses of the parish of Cal
casieu for the year 1889, under pro
vision and by authority of Act No. %,
approved March Ii, 1873, an annual |
ad yalorem tax of two 4and Cne-half |
l25 mills on the dollar of the Yalua-
lion of the gear 1889, Of all the real
and personal property situated in the
town Of Lake Charles, subject TO tax
alton, shall be levied, assessed and col
leeted in United States currency,
See. 2. BE it further ordained, that
for the purpose Of defraying the cur
rent expenses Of the parish for the year
1882, an annual al yaloreln tax Of ten
GGl mills on the dollar of the yalua-
tion of the year 1889, Of all the prop
hrty real and personal, situated in the
parish, subject to taxation, shall be
assessed, levied and collected in United
States currency.
See, 3. Be it further ordained, that
the funds arising from the taxes levied
ard provided for by the two proceed
ing sections of this ordinance, to-
getller with the licenses of 1882, shall
be consolidated aud known as a gen
eral fund, which shall be aRportioned,
disbursed aud paid out by tile parish
treasurer IL the following proportions,
to wit; Fifteen per cent. thereof to
the Sheriff for his fees in conveying
prisoners 10 the penitentiary, feeding
attendance on Court. fees in
criminal cases, etc, etc. Twelve per
cent TO jurors. Fifteen per cent. to
witnesses IN criminal cases. Two per
tent. 10 The District Attorney for cons
fiction fees. Seven per cent. to the
AK collector. One and one-half per
,cnt. fer medical attendance On pris-
,pers. Three per cent. 10 justices Of |
ne peace. \ i've per cent. to constables.
)ne and pne-haIf per cent for publish
Rg proceedings OF the Police Jury.
@ne and one-half per cent for Judicial
.arcFtisiog. Five and one-half per
ent. to members of the Police Jury.
seven per cent. to the Assessor and I
Registrar Two and onc-half per cent. I
0 the parish Treasurer, Two per cent,
o the Clerk Of the Police Jury. One Z
ier cent. for CoFoner's fees. Three /
ad one-haif per cent, for paupers, and I
fteen per cent. for contingencies. b
On motion, the following claims i
'eFe approved, viz:
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