The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-02-05
Proceedings of Police Jury.
(Continued from last Issue. J

CONTINUED from last issue.)
Parish officers salary .sS25 90
Mileage and per diem of Police
Jury aud salary Of officers T J..S25 90
Jury and winess claims. .........1lOO OO
Pauper claims. ..4lz %
Dist. Atty, p and Constables e. .412 50
Amt for claims prior Jan /. 1888. 100 OO
Incidental claims. .........s2o w
Total. l................... $ooO0 uO
We recommend that ten mill tax be
levied upon the assessment rolls Of the
parish of Winn for the year 1856, to be
sppovtioaed in the following manner:
Salaries Of parish oinsers, one ana ose-'
half mills.
Mileage and per diem Of Police Jury
and salary of officers, one and one-half
mills.
Incidental expenses, one and ope-had
mills.
Indebtedness Of parish prior to Janua-
ry LIST 1883, two mills.
Pauper expenses, three-fourth mills.
Dist. Attorney, Justice and constable's
claims, three-fourtlis mills.
We further recommend that the license
on business and professions in the parish
OF Winn, be the same as those levied by
the State laws, except in wards where
spiriruons and intoxicating liquors are
permitted to be sold under existing laws
and ordinances, the lieense on the sale Of
spirituous aud intoxicating liquors be
fixed at twenty five dollars, where not
| leses2,n pint is cold, aud where less
fquantity than pint is sold, the license
| be Quo hundred dollars.
WILL A.STRON0.
JNO. NJ. JNNEs.
w. III. NORRIS, Com.
The above report was presented By Mr..
Strong, and on motion adopted.
The following supplemental report Of
the claims committee, was presented. and
on motion adopted.
| We your committee on claims respect-
fully beg leave 10 report that we have had
under consideration the claim Of ] n
Abel, Justice Peace lst ward, acting a
Conner holding nm inquest on the body
Of Fred Crvnshaw, for. the sum Of thirty
dollars, which we consider an excessive
charge, therefore, We recommend that
the cum Of fifteen dollars be allowed him
for said service.
Also two claims, ono for DR.. J r Kelly
aud one for DIR. r N Brian, each for the
sum Of twenty five dollars, for holding
m autopsy, which We ind was not or
dered by the Coroner. therefore, We
recommend that they be not allowed.
Also, the claims for jurors, amounting
| to forty dollars, and mileage for two o.
the jurors, which were summoned on ths
spot, amounting to one dollar, which wa
made by the Justice Of TIE Peace. VIZ
recommend that each juror be requircd
to make bis own claim, :and that thu
mileage be not allowed.
5. II. SMITH.
J. l. HOLMES.
J. r. BIRD. Com.s
On motion of Mr. Jones, the following
resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That all persons holding
claims against the parish Of winn, da'
ted prior to Jan. Let 1883, are hereby re-
CURED to present the same to the Financ'
Committee of the Police Jury. By the Is
Monday In April 1855, for the purpose q
having them funded, at the rate q 1T!
cents on the dollar, = per ordinance
| adopted October 1856, after which tim
there will b none funded.
| Be 1t further resolved, That the ars
| pro. rata. distribution Of the surplus fund
10 the payment OF indebtedness prior &
Jan. lat lSSS., be made on that day.
/ On motion Of Mr. Morris,
| Resolved, That tho thanks IL the PO
lie jury ~ exseudsd to Mrs. r. E. Nil
ling, for coursesies extended We. espe
clally for the splendid repast prepared 70
| N, and for the graceful and. diguife,
manner in which she presided:
On moti0n Of 4lr Jones,
| Resolved, That physicians called b.
the Sheriff to give medical attendance (
prisoners confped In lhs parish jail ar
Irsquired to make ont bills; have same up
proved BY the sheriff, and then prcseu
lh<u to the committee on claims of h
Police Jury.
on motion Of Mr. Strong, the fCllowin
ordinance wso adopted.
II Bc IL ordained, Thut the ordinane
adop,ed by the Police Jury At the Octc
Iber session relative TO ferries on the Dag
demonla, Be amended 90 a 10 read, n
uniform rate of fcrriage shall be liked /
the price to be charged for ferriage ut Ii
lvariotss crossings Gu the Dagdcnoni'
vix: For foot,neii 10 ceuts, for rIan m