St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-07-21

The committee to examine til
assessment rolls reported as follows
Coy1NGTos, La, July 10, 1888.
To the Honorable President AID men
bers of the Police Jury:
Gen tlemen-We, the undersisn
ed committee, beg leave TO repoy
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
celred and committee discharged
! The committee to examine the
books and accounts of tue Parish
Treasurer asked an extension Of
time TIL next meeting, which was
granted.
Hir. Rogers asked to lie excused
from serving on the committee to
examine The Treasurers books, and
Mr.. n. Burns was appointed in his
place.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That Mr.. n. Levy be
Instructed to place fiat at the Bon
Ouca ferry, within ten days after
service Of notice upon him; and if
he fails to do SO, then his lease to
be CANCELLED. and he, the said n
Levy, held responsible fer all costs
Of readyertising for new bid. and
the letting of the 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 O:
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 fiat use6 at such |
ferry, the fine to be recoyerable by |
bill OF information or Indictment |
before the District Court; and upon |
failure to pay such fine, the offender
be imprisoned in tie Parish Jail, |
Tor Il term of not less than ten DAYS
nor more than twenty days.
Resolved. That the public road
ut Bonfouca be changed from Ar
mand Cousins around Mrs. Fred
erich's store to n. Levy's ferry; and
that committee of three be ap-
pointed to lay out said road.
The President appointed on the
above committee, Messrs. A. Cou-
sin, Max. Cousin and John Freder-
ch.
On motion, Sheriff Cook was
to purchase one book
or recording mortgages, and one
,cok for recording titles. etc, for
lse in the Recorders office.
The following bonds of ferrymen
we're accepted:
s. Iizsll, of Bogne Chitto ferry,
'ond Of 500. signed by W. L. Par
Ter. /
DR.. j. F. Chambers, Tchefuncta
erry. bond Of 500, signad by z.
strain.
The following schedule of |,
FERRY Tolls.
Vas then adopted, to apply to all
erries In the parish:
Five cents per wheel for all We
icles.
Ten cents for each horsenan.
Five cents for each footman.
Three cents per head for stock
attic.
Two cents per head fer horses
nd mules.
Fifty cents for small OK wagon.
Seventy-fve cents for large OK
'agon.
One hundred per cent. over the
bove rates during high water.
The following
PUBLIC ROAD LAW
'as then adopted; 4
StcrroN l. Be it ordained, by | {
he Police Jury of the Parish of St. 4
,ammany, That it shall be the duty S
t the Police Jury annually to ap- {
'oint oyerseers of the public roads, (
'hose dpty it shall be to summon t
IL mail persons residing within l
heir respective limits. between the a
ges of fifteen and fifty years. ex- a
ept ministers of the gospel, and t
hose exempt by the Police Jury. II
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