St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS

y. III. ALISON, Nj. burn
Alex. Bush, john Tally, P. Welc
Chas. Aubry and Zach. Sharp.
- AbSent-A. Cousin, R. Galata
! The minutes of the last meetin
! were read and approved.
On motion the following ortli
!. nance was adopted. amending til
kevenue Law, aud the Sheriff N,
ex-officio Tax Collector furnishe,
: with copy of the same:
Be it ordained, by the Polio
Jury OF the Parish st. Tammany
La, in regular meeting assembled
That the Tax Collector shall re
celve. IN payment of the five ane
one-half mill tax levied for tn,
: general expenses of the parish
licenses, taxes, or any Indebtedness
OF the parish, the certificates and
warrants Of the Police, Grand aud
Petit Juries: for the year in which
they were issued.
On motion. the parish assess
ment of Mrs. Mary Boyle was re
duced from $1,000 to $1,000.
The following bills we're then
read aud appro sed:
u. II. Cause, Assessor, to max
ing the parish assessment for the
year 1884. $3.50.
}. r. Hosmer. Returning Officer,
to attending and making returns of
State and Parish elections, to date
500.
To Jury Commissioners. for
drawing the jury for the October
term of Court, 1884, 50.
II. 3. Terrell, J. p, to case Of
State vs.. Leon JOHNSON, 81 so.
The following bills were lai,l
over till uext meeting:
Frank Richardson, to buildino q
bridge across the Tchefuncta river
between this parish and Tanripa.
hoa. $50. Messrs. Allison and
Burns were appointed commit
tee to examine INTO the matter.
X d. Terrell, j. p, to-case Of
State vs.. Jessie Willis, 81 SO.
The following resolutions were
offered:
Resolved, That the sum of s25
be allowed Vim. C. Morgan, Clerk
of the District Court of this p,risl, |
for stationery and blanks furnisbej
the Court, up to date; and that the
President of this Board he author.
lzed to approve said bill, and that
the same he receivable for the raxes
Of 1854
u motion, the above resolution
was aid over till next meeting and
Ir- Morgan requested to furnish \
|, tailed bill.
Ii solved. That the Sheriff be al
owed the sum of $500, instead OF
'ioO, per annum, out of the two
nil criminal tax, for his services
$ Sheriff. Adopted
Resolved. That an election be ar
cred, to take the sense of the
itlzens OF the parish in regard 60
'Vy'ng a special tax, for the pur-
ose OF raising funds to build a
ew Courthouse. Adopted.
On motion, Messrs Allison and
urns were appointed committee
examine the books of the Parish "
treasurer, the committee to meet =
Covlngton on Monday. the 2Oth -
st. U
The following road oyerseers .
sre appointed: z;
From Bayou Lacombe to Bavon III
berty, Adolph Cousin, overseer "
From Bayou Liberty, ut TaIIy's
ace. to the Pearl River road, FL ~
Trouble. 70
On motion of Mr.. Tally, a new 81 =,
Iblic road was established. ex- 70
,ding from Bayou Vincent 10 ~
dell, distance of about one 81 -,
lie, John Frederick, overseer al
.ssrs. john Frederick, Thomas oe
'dges and Kirk Snider We're an \"
lnted to lay out said road "'
The following petition was then s.e
d: on
HE OAKS. ~
st. Tammany Parish, La, WI.
October g., 1884
the honorable President and mem uo'
srs of the Police Jury: ed.
ientlemen-We, the uudersign- ]
citizens of Washing ton aud st. of
nnany parishes, and using the siz.
In9ton and Columbia road for hay
wagoning and travelling pur tiers
es, IN going to and from Gov. be
on. in the aforesaid parish of OPS
fammany. respectfully request all
our honorable body that you qui
grant us a change in said Gov {
GU and Columbia road, COM An
cling Mt the forks of the Gov wor
on, Columbia and West Pearl as d
II lo,d, thence to in.ersect the and
y-log road, known as the old seas
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