St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-08-04

The committee to examine th
assessment rolls reported as follows
CovINGTos, La, July 10, 1883.
To the Honorable President and mem
bers of the Police Jury:
Gen tlemen-We, the undersisn
ed committee, beg leave to report
that We have examined the assess
ment list, and find the same cor.
rect Signed, CHAs. AUBRY,
r. A. ORR,
NJ. Burns.
On motion, the report was re.
celved and committee discharged.
The committee to examine the
books and accounts Of tue Parish
Treasurer asked an extension oil
time till next meeting, which was
granted.
Mr.. Rogers asked to lie excused
frcm serving on the committee to
examine the Treasurer books, and
Mr.. III. Eurps was appointed III his
place.
The following resolutions were
! adopted:
Resolved, That Mr.. n. Levy be
instructed to place fiat at the Bon
fouca ferry, within ten days after
service of notice upGu him, end if
he fails to do SO, then his lease to
be cancelled, and he, the SAID n
Levy, held responsible for all costs
of readyertising for new BID. and
the letting OF tue lease of said ferry
to some one else.
Resolved, That W. B. Cook,
Sheriff, be and he is hereby author
lied to collect the costs of feeding
prisoners in the parish Jail, out of
the first money collected for parish
taxes.
Resolved, That there shall be no
free ferry within five miles OF
regular leased ferry; and any per-
son violating the provisions of this
resolution shall be subject to fine
Of ten dollars. and the forfeiture to
the parish of the Hat useG, ut sach
ferry, the tins to be recoverable hv
bill of information OF Indictment
before the District Court; and upon
failure 70 pay such fine, the offender
be imprisoned in tie Parish Jail, !
Tor term of not less than ten days
nor more than twenty days.
Resolved, That the public road |
at Bonfouca be changed from Ar
mand Cousins Ground Mrs. Fred |
erlch's store to \. Levy's ferry; and |
that committee of three be APP
pointed to lay out said road.
The President appointed on the
above committee, Alessrs. A. Cou-
sin, Max. Cousin and John Freder-
ich.
On motion, Sheriff Cook was
authorized to purchase one book
Tor recording mortgages, and one
book for recording titles. etc, for
use in the Recorders office.
The following bonds of ferrymen
we're accepted:
S. Mizell, Of Bogue Chitto ferry,
bond Of 500. signet: by W. T. Par
ser.
DR.. J. F. Chambers. Tchefuncta
.erry, bond Of 500, signed by Z.
Strain.
The following schedule of
FERRY Tolls
vas then adopted, to apply to all
errles Ill the parish: il
Five cents per wheel for all ye-
liclss.
Ten cents for each horseman,
Five cents for each feotman.
Three cents per head for stock
:attle. Il
Two cents per head for horses
md mules. il
Fifty cents for small OK wagon.
Seventy-tive cents for large OK
wagon.
One hundred per cent. over the
Ibove rates during high water.
The following ,
PUBLIC ROAD LAW
vas then adopted:
SECTION l. Be it ordained, by ,
he Police Jury of the Parish of st. /,
Fammnny, That it shall be the duty :
If tue Police Jury annually to ap- .
'oint overseers of tire public roads, (
whose duty it shall be to summon
III mail persons residing within !
heir respective limits. between the ,
'ges of fifteen and Fifty years. ex- I.
.ept ministers of the gospel. and Il