Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-02-20
ORDINANCES.


pers unless the party making such
claim or claims shall bring said
claim or claims to the notice of the
members of this Board for the
Ward where such pauper or pau
pers shall reside, or be taken care
Of, and shall present such claims to
this Board within three months
after such assistance shall have
begun to be rendered to such pau
per or paupers.
Ordinance No. 26S.
Be It ordained by the Police Jury
Of the Parish Of Madison. That the
sum of Three Thousand Dollars be
and the same is hereby appropri-
ated for the purpose Of building
parish Jail in the town Of Tallulah,
to be paid from the general fund
now in the treasury or as will be in
the treasury when needed, upon
the warrant Of the President, TO be
drawn at such times and for such
amounts as may be agreed upon by
the committee on building the Jail
heretofore appointed by this board,
and as required by said committee.
Be It further ordriRed &c. That
said committee be, and is hereby
authorized and instructed to con-
tract with some responsible party
who shall be the lowest bidder
after due notice and advertisement
flr the erection OF good and sub
stantiaI Jail for said parish to be
built with brick, with iron cages
and in such manner and Of such
dimensions, proportion, and OF
such other materials as shall be
determined upon 10y said commit
tee, said Jail when completed to
cost not more than the sum Of
seven thousand dollars, and the
balance Of such sum of $1,000. dol
lars over and above the sum Of
$4,000 dollars as appropriated above
be paid at such times and in such
! installments as said committeeshall
agree upon.
Be it further ordained, That the
Committee with the President of
this board shall have and are here
by granted full power to contract
for the erection Of said jail, and to
require such bond and security as
they may deem advisable to be &C
cepted by President of this Board
for the completion of said building
in accordance with such specihca,
tons and terms as may be fixed in
said contract.
Ordinance No. 269.
! Be 1t ordaiued By the Police jury
Of the Parish Of Madison, That the
report of the committee appointed
to investigate the books and ac
count of Gen. E. s. Dennis late
Sheriff & Tax-Collector for the yea
/ 1854. having been secured anC
adopted, and whereas the account!
| of said Z. s. Dennis as Sheriff q
Tax-Collector ofthe Paaish of Mad
ison. show that he has settled witt
the Parish for all collections o
taxes. and other monies which have
come into his hands in said capac
ity.
Be it ordained &c, That the sai'
& s. Dennis be and is hereby Civ
en- full and final acQuittance an'
quietus, as to all acts and respon
sibiIities in his said capacity o
Sheriff & Tax-Collector of the Par
ish of Madison as far as the Paris
can give and release. him, and tina
the Clerk and Recorder of the PaI
: ish of Madison Is hereby requisite
! and instructed to cancel any an
all official Bonds Of the said Z.
: Dennis which were given. 70 hav
been recorded in favor of the Paris
of Madison.
Ordinance No. go.
: Be It ordained By the Police Jur
a of the Parish Of Madison, TIL;
William H. Ziegler be and he
t authorized to keep and run publ
e ferry across Harper's Bayou At ii
! crossing Of the State levee, aboO
$ 400 yards above New Carthage, an
:, TO have the exclusive right to ru
e said ferry for the purpose of eros
ing said bayou fora distance of OF