St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-12-02

So; mileage, II miles, 81 20. To-
tai, $11 40.
To holding inquest on the body
of Christ Meyers, July 90, 1882, So;
summoning and swearing jurors
So; mileage, So miles. So GO. To-
tai, $13 60.
To waving the body of David G.
". Cronstan, June y, 1882. So;
mileage, 20 miles, 81; total, 81
George Callahan, Aug. Shultz,
Hezekiah Strain, Alexander Davis
and Thos. Corcoran, to serving as
Juror, at the inquest on the body of
Griffin Ingram, 3 each. SO.
VIM. Gaines
To burying an unknown man who
died Of apoplexy, July 81, 1882, at
Slidell Station, s..
To burying Mi'ia Howard, hung
By unknown parties near Bonfouca.
S..
Bill of Louis Lacroiz, to serving
as juror at inquest Oh the body of
Christ Meyer, July 20. 1882. 81.
Laid over till next meeting.
The report Of Mr.. I. A. Guyol,
appointed to examine the books of
Mr. J 0. Poole, late Parish Treas
urer, which has already been pub
lished in the FARMER, was received
and referred tc Mr.. JOS. A. Reid,
Parish Attorney, for action.
Nh. f. A. Guyol theu presented
the following:
Cov1NGroN, LA, Oct. 8. 1882.
To the honorable President and men,
bers of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-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-Otficio Tax Collector of the
Parish of St. Tammany, and COM
pairing them with the books of Mr..
J. o. Poole, Ex-Parish Treasurer.
have found the books of Mr.. Cook
all correct.
Your cbenient servant,
francis A. GUYoL.
On motion, the report was re-
ceived and adopted.
NIr. ". C. Warren, Parish Treas
urer, stated that his warrants for
his salary for the first, second and
third quarters, Nos. 253. 254 aud
255, for S25 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 III payment for
parish taxes or licenses, and that
the Secretary furnish the Tax Col
lector with copy OF this resolu-
ton. Adopted.
On motion, Mr.. Ed. r. Doyle was
assigned to work on the lower end
of the Bogue Chitto road.
On motion of Mr.. Burns, the
game law was amended 50 as to
read as follows, in accordance with
the State law adopted Mt the last
session of the General Assembly:
SECTION L. BE ii enacted by The Po-
ice JTg Of 81. Iammaay 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 Il 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 tins
parish to catch, kill. or pursue with
such intent, or have the same in
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 IL further enacted, ETC,
That no person shall catch, kill, or
pursue with such intent, or have
the same in possession after it has
been caught or killed, any quail,
partridge OF 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