St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-03-31

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adopted:
Grand and Petit Jurors. $500
Police Jury. 80. 200
Printer and Secretary...... $50
Parish Treasurer. ........... 200
Coroner and Coroner's Jury. $50
Assessors fees. $50
Commissions of Tax Collector 40
Contingent fund. ........ 800
Sheriff, in criminal matters. i. 500
Witnesses -. -. ......... 800
Total. ........... ..s3OS0
The following Ordinance was
then adopted:
Be it ordained, by the Police Jury
of ST. 1ammany Parish, That there
shall be levied. fof the year 1853, a
tax of two mills on the dollar for
the Public Schoo! fund; a further
tax of two mills on the dollar for
expenses in Criminal matters; a tax
of one-half mill on the dollar for
repairs TO the Courthouse; and tax
of five apd one-half mills on the
dollar for the general expenses Of
the parish.
Be 1t further ordained, That the
Sheriff and Ex-officio Tax Collector
be and he is hereby instructed to
collect, on all the taxable property
of the parish, the corporations of
Covington, Vaudeville and Madi-
sonville included, the two mill tax
levied for the School Fund, the two
mill tax LEVIED for expenses in Grim
inal matters, and ths ale-half mill
tax levied for repairing the Court
house; and that said taxes he col
lected in currency and paid into
the hands of the Parish Treasurer.
Be 1. further ordained, That the
Tax Collector shall receive, in pay
ment of the FIVE and one-half mill
tax levied for the general expenses
of the parish, and for the parish
licenses, the certificates OF Grand
and Petit Jurors, the certi6-
Gates Of Witnesses, and all approved
bills of the Police Jury, Of the cur
reLt year 1883.
On motion, the Tax Collector
was instructed to proceed at once
with the collection of the Parish
taxes and LICENSES, in accordance
with the above ordinance.
The following proposal for re-
pairing the Courthouse was read:
CoEington, La, March Is. 1888
To the honorable President and mem
beers of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-I propose to furnish
all the material, and do the work of
repairs on the Courthouse, as per
advertisement, aud do the sane in
o good and workman-like manner.
all for the sum of two hundred and
twenty-five dollars. Respectfully,
w. w. FISHER.
On motion. the following resolu-
ton was then adopted:
Resolved, That the bid of Mr..
Fisher be accepted, and that he be
required to give bond in the sum
of $3.50, for the faithful performance
of the work. subject to the approval
of the committee on repairs to the
Courthouse.
The President appointed the fol-
lowing committee to examine the
warrants and accounts of the Par
ish Treasurer, keep record of the
dates and amounts, and to whom
payable, give the Treasurer a re-
ceipt for the same and destroy them.
and furnish the Secretary with a
copy OF their report for publication:
Messrs. Parker, Rogers and Aubry.
Mr.. N. Levy offered the sum OF
ten dollars for the right to run a
public ferry at Bonfouca. for FIVE
years from date, March 26, 1883, }
which was accepted.
On motion. the salary Of the Par
ish Treasurer was increased to 5000
per year.
The following Road Overseers
we're appointed:
Fred Rhodes. in the place of A.
Dupre, on the Lewisburg road,
from Tete Loose to LewisburR.