The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-04-30
The Earliest B0ssier Records.

The earliest Written COuFC record
is dated September %, 1913, and
perhaps the following record is the
history of the first Parish Court held
in Bossier, as the Parish was organ
lied in the Spring of 1913. The
first Court record reads:
Be it remembered, that on this
o5th day of September, 1843, the
Honorable, the Parish Court in and
for the Parish of Bossier, State of
Louisiana, met at Bellevue, by order
of said Court. Present: the Hon.
VIM. X. Beck, Judge. w. G. Copes
was appointed by the Court Clerk
pro tenn; and took the oath as such.
1t is ordered by the Court that all
causes at issue stand continued un-
til next term Of this Court.
r. J. B. Lowry, Sheriff of the
Parish of Bossier, appeared in open
Court and nominated and appointed
Ia. W. Lowry as his legal deputy;
whereupon, J. A. w. Lowry appear
ed in open Court and took his oath
as such. And thereupon Court ad-
iourned until the third Monday in
January, 1874. This Goth Septem-
Der, 1843."
So, it will be seen that Court ad-
journed on the day Of organization.
There is no record that the Court
met the following January, and it is
very likely that it did not, as the
minutes show further organization i:
"Be it further remembered that
on this; the Sth day of April, 1914,
being the I'd Monday of said month,
the Honorable, the Parish Court in
and for said parish and State, met
at Bellevue, by order of said Court.
Present: Hon. w. K. Beck, Judge.
j. A. w. Lowry being appointed
by the Court Clerk pro tenn, took
the oath as such. Whereupon, Jas.
G. Scott, Clerk of the Parish Court
in and for said Parish and State,
presented Nelson j. Scott in open
Court and declared that be appoint
ed him his lawful deputy to act in
ali the Courts of which he is Clerk.
Whereupon, Nelson j. Scott was
accepted by the Court as Deputy
Clerk of the different Courts of the
Parish of Bossier, as the deputy of
said James G. Scott. And, where
upon, the said Nelson J. Scott took
the oath of Office as required by law.
And thereupon Court adjourned
untii the second Monday of May,
1884, This, the Sth of April, 1s44.'
The above constitutes the first
page of the record, comprising one
gear. The next page reads:
"Be it remembered that on this,
the 10Th day of August, 1914, the
Honorable Parish Court in and fol
the Parish of Bossier, met pursuan,
to adjournment; present, the Hon
n. j. Scoot, Parish Judge. There
upon; W. E. Kellogg took the oath
of office as Clerk of the Parish,
District, and Probate Courts in the
Parish of Bossier."
After the trial of a civil suit Court
adjourned for the day; and on the
following morning convened and
immediately adjourned for the term
Court met on October Is; Sheriff
Lowry appointed Horatio P. Hol
hngsworth as deputy Sheriff; and
after the oath was administered, the
Court adjourned.
court next met Monday, Novem
Der 4, 1874; and continued in session
TOUR weeks, trying So cases.
The next session began January
0th' 1916. "Wm. E. Kellogg, CLERK
OF said Court, presented Nathanie
s. Currier, as Deputy Clerk of the
Parish and Probate Courts.n
at the May session, 1916, Rober,
M. Taylor was sworn in as Coroner
CLERK. Kellogg appointed Eleaze,