The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-21
coLFAX, GRANT PARISH La SATURDAY, APRIL 2l, 1888

so far as to have settled with his sue
cess0r, j. v. Lesage AZ Treasurer, and
shall have taken his receipt for the
same, and that said Richardson be
furnished with copy Of said ordi-
nance.
Ordinance for final settlement with W. L Rich
ardsOn, Parish Treasurer.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Grant, La: That
whereas the Police Jury of said parish
at its re gular meeting in January 1888,
upon the report of committee ap-
pointed by said jury at the October
meeting in 1887, took charge of and
burned all the warrants and vouchers
of monies paid out by the Parish
Treasurer, w. L. Richardson. And
whereas on the third day of January
1888, said w. L. Richardson as Treas
urer reported as balance on hand and
amounts received from all sources
since his last report then in hand SUBJ
ject to the order or warrants of this
police jury, thd full sum of two thou
sand and seventy dollars, ($207O OO)
which amOnnt aud report was ascer-
tanned to be and accepted IA correct
by this jury, and whereas said Rich
artlson as Treasurer has delivered this
day into the hands Of this jury, war
rants and vouchers for moneys paid
by him ont of the aforesaid sum Of
two Thousand and seventy dollars
amounting to one thousand eight hun
dred and sixteen dollars and one cent,
leaving as balance on his January
report, of one hundred and eighty
four dollars and sixty-nine cents now
in hand. And whereas said Richard
son has also reported to this jury as
the full amount received by him since
his last report on third January 1888
aforesaid, subject to the orders and
warrants of this Jury is two thousand
five hundred and forty seven dollars
and nineteen cents, in cash and bank
checks. And whereas Joseph v. Lee
sage of this parish has been elected
parish treasurer for Grant parish, in
place of said w. L. Richardson, and
having given bond and qualified as
such, and being now recognized by
this jury as the parish treasurer of the
parish of Grant, State of Louisiana.
Therefore be it ordained by the
police jury of the parish of Grant now
III regular session assembled in the
town of Colfax, that when the said w.
l.. Richardson shall or has turned over
TO his successor Joseph v. Lesage as
parish treasurer aforesaid in cash or
bank checks to the satisfaction of said
Lesage the sum of two thousand seven
hundred and thirty zone dollars aud eigh
ty-eight cents, f&273I 66) less the sum
of fOrty-f0ur dollars and ninety cents,
being balance due him on his salary TO
April LIST 1883, that then his bond or
bonds as parish treasurer shall and are
hereby cancelled, and be and his
snreties discharged from any and all
responsibility upon his said bonds rs
aforesaid, and the clerk aud ex-oficio
recorder of mortgages in the parish of
Grant is authorized to cancel the same
on the mortgage books of his Office M
on the exhibition of receipts and
vouchers from the said j. v. Lesage par
ish treasurer, aforesaid, showing full
and final settlement with him to the
aforesaid amount of ($273l 6e) two
thousand seven hundred aud thirty
one dollars and eighty EIGHT cents, less
forty four dollars aud ninety cents af-
ter complying with such other formaIi-
ties as may be required by law.
On motion of M. F. Machen the
warrants turned in by the treasurer,
w. l.. Richardson, numbered from
435 to 488 inclusive, and seventy
dollars District Attorney warrants
were destroyed by FIRE in the pres
ence of the jury and also jury cer-
tificates amounting to 1922 so.
On motion of M. F. Machen the |
application of Ephram Ham to be
placed on the pauper list was re-
jected.
On motion of d. P. Morris w. |
B. Davis was appointed road over
seer on the Colfax and Pineville
pine woods road from Cholera
branch to Chris's creek.
The committe on claims made
The following report which was re-
,eived and adopted:
We your committee on claima beg
cave to report that we find the follow
ng claims to be just, aud recommend
hat they be paid:
}. p. AND c. FUNDS FIFTY PER CENT.
J. M. Lacroix. 2 as
J. w. Bruce. ..-..--..-.... ] IL
COURT FUND.
!. P. Hadnot to balance ON stamps 60
!. b. Shackelford. ............ = COL
,. Goode- -.--........... 10 90
H. p. GRAY,
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