The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20
Official Proceedings Of the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of Grant.

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Z. The police jury as board of
reviewers met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and the following members
answered to, their names: G. G.
Nash, president, w. ID. Irwin, B.
F. Moore, W. II. Mathews, III. M.
Hutson, Seneca Bloxom and H. v.
Mccain.
The matter of examining the
assessment rolls was taken up, the
list of taxpayers of each ward be-
ing turned over to the member
from the ward for inspection and
correction.
On motion the body took recess
until 2:30 p. m, and the hour hav-
ing arrived was called to order by
the president, all the members be-
ing present.
On motion the wards were called
in regular order, and as each was
called the assessment for the ward
was received and adopted, on the
recommendation of the member
from the ward.
The committee appointed to ex-
anime the list of lands of unknown
owners, non-residents and lands
sold at tax sale, reported that the
same were recorded and correct,
and the report was received, adopt
ed and committee discharged.
The board of reviewers then re-
sumed the regular order of parish
business as police jury.
81. V. Mccain introduced the
following, which was adopted:
To the President and Members of the Police
Jury Of Grant Parish:
Your finance committee, having &C.
cepted the total assessment of the parish,
herewith report an ordinance levying a
tax for 1899 for the purpose Of meeting
the probable expenses of the parish for
said year:
Be 1T ordained by the Police Jury of
Grant Parish, la
1st-That tax of ten mills be and the
same is hereby levied on the taxable
property OF the parish of Grant for the
fiscal year ending April LIST, 1890.
2d-That the tax collector is hereby
prohibited from receiving anything in
payment for parish taxes, or licenses, for
the year 1889 except United States cur
rency, gold, silver, or jury certificates,
the jury certificates to be those issued
for the same year for which said taxes or
licenses are due.
Respectfully submitted,
h. V. MCCAIN, Chairman.
The following ordinance, offered
by III. Y. Mccain, was then adopted:
Be it ordained, etc
1st-That the apportioners of each
ward are requested to examine the several
road districts OF their respective wards,
for the purpose Of ascertaining whether
or not the overseers have worked their
respective roads as required by law; also
to ascertain whether they have complied
with section 2 of article Of the road
law relative to putting up guide boards at
the forks of public roads, and mile boards
or posts at the end of each mile, aid if
not, report such overseer to the grand
jury as required of you in section 5 Of
article of the road law.
2d-That in case any apportloner should
wilfully neglect to comply with the above
request, it is made the special duty OF the
member of the police jury from the ward
in which such apportioner resides to see
that the fine is imposed as provided for
in section of article 5 Of the road law
for such neglect of duty.
By III. v. Mccain
Notice is hereby given that at the Oc-
tober, 1889, meeting of the police jury
the overseer on the Colfax and Mont
gomery river road, on the north side Of
Nantachie bayou, will be authorized to
change said road to connect with the road
on the south side OF said bayou.
The following, offered by Seneca
Bloxom, was adopted:
Whereas at our October meeting this
body appointed reviewer to review q
public road from Summer6eld church to
point at or near the mouth OF bayou