St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-12-23

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To viewing the body of David G.
". Cronstan, June %. 1882, So;
mileage, 20 miles. 81; total, ST
George Callahan, Aug. Shultz,
Hezekiah Strain. Alexander Davis
and Thos. Corcoran, to serving as
jurors at the inquest on the body of
Griffin Ingram, 50 each, $40.
VIM. Gaines
To burying an unknown man who
died of apoplexy, July 81, 1882, at
Slidell Station, So.
TO burying Milia Howard, hung
by unknown parties near Bonfouca,
Bill of Louis Lacroix, to serving
as juror at inquest OF. the body of
Christ Meyer, July 20, 1882, 81.
Laid over till next meeting.
The report Of Mr.. F. A. Guyol,
appointed to examine the books of
Mr.. J. o. Poole, late Parish Treas
urer, which has already been pub
iished in the FARMER, was received
and referred tc Mr.. JOS. A. Reid,
Parish Attorney, for action.
Nh. F. A. Guyol then presented
the following:
CoyINGTor, La, Oct. 9, 1882.
To the honorable President and mem
bers of the Police Jury:
GenHemen-In accordance with
resolution passed at your last meet
ing, | have the honor to report that
after careful examination of the
books of ". b. Cook, Sheriff and
Ex-Officlo Tax Collector of the
Parish of st. Tammany, and COM
pairing them with the books OF Mr..
). 0. Poole, Ex-Parish Treasurer.
I have found the books of Mr.. Cook
all correct.
Your cbeaient servant,
FRANCIS 4. GCYoL.
On motion, the report was re-
ceivei and adopted.
Mr.. ~. C. Warren, Parish Treas
urer, stated that his warrants for
his salary for the first. second aud
third quarters, Nos. 253, 254 and
255, for $25 each, had become mis-
laid, and asked that duplicate war
rants be issued to him. Granted.
Mr.. Galatas offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That the Tax Collector
be forbidden from receiving wit
nesses' warrants In payment for
parish taxes or licenses, and that
the Secretary furnish the Tax Col
lector with a copy OF this resolu-
ton. Adopted. 4
On motion, Mr.. Ed. r. Boyle was
assigned to work on the lower end
of the Rogue Chitto road.
On motion of Mr.. Burns, the
game law was amended so as to
read as follows. in accordance with
the State law adopted ut the last
session of the General Assembly:
SECTION l. Be ii enacted By the Po-
lice jury Of 81. Iammany Parish,
That it shall be unlawful in this par
ish to catch, kill, or pursue with such
intent, any wild duck, deer or fawn,
or to have the same in possession
after it has been caught or killed,
between the first day of March and
the first day of October of each
year, under a penalty of not less
than twenty-five nor more than fifty
dollars for each offense.
SEC. 2. BE ii further enacted, ETC.,
That it shall be unlawful in this
parish to catch, kill, or pursue with
such intent, or have the same i'll
possession after it has been caught
or killed. any wild turkey, between
the fifteenth day of April and the
first day of October, in each year.
under penalty of not less than
ten nor more than twenty dollars
for each offense.
SEC. 3. BE at further enacted, etc,
That no person shall catch, ELL, or
pursue with such intent, or have
the same in possession after it has
been caught or killed, any quail,
partridge or pheasant. between the
first day of April and the first day
of October, il each year, under a
penalty of not less than ten nor
more than twenty-five dollars for
each ofense.
On motion, the resolution fining
members FIVE dollars for non-at-
tendance at the meetings of the
Police Jury, was abolished.
A petition signed by citizens of
the Second Ward, for public road
leading from the Lee Ferry road,