Homer guardian., 1889-12-20
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
(oFFICIAL.)

Members all present.
Board called to order.
On motion, T. T. Lowe, was ex-
cused from further attendance, on
account of sickness in his family.
On motion, J. NJ. Stewart was
appointed overseer to cut out a
new road from Arizona to the east
end of Beaver bridge, on the Ho-
mer and Farmerville road, as per
report of reviewers, that he be au-
thorized to warn and work all
hands subject to road duty within
one and one-half miles on either
side of said road and overseers on
other roads shall give hands thus
worked credit for the number of
days employed in cutting out said
road.
When on motion the board ad-
journed till one O'Clock p. m., at
which time the board convened,
members all present.
On motion the poor house farm
was leased to E. G.. Thomas for the
year 1890, on the following terms:
STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF CLAIBORNE.
Contract oflease between Z. G. Thom-
as and the Police Jury of said parish for
the poor house and farm for the year
1890, is as follows:
Said E. G. Thomas agrees on his part
to receive and take proper care Of all
paupers sent to the poor house, for and
during the year 1890, feed and clothe
them properly, at the price of 81 65 sew
en- and sixty-five One-hundredth dollars
per month for colored paupers, and 50 65
nine and sixty-five one-hundredth dol
lars per month for white paupers, and
furnish them with everything necessa-
ry for their comfort except bedding,
Dr's bills and nurses for the sick. And
the Police Jury on their part agrees
that said Thomas shall have the use of
the land belonging to the poor farm
free of rent for said year 1890, and they
further agree to keep the buildings and
fences on and around said farm in prop
er repair free of expense to said Thom-
as. Done and signed Dec. 4, 1889.
B. r. NEEL, Committee,
Z. G. THOMAS,
Attest: j. r. RAMSEY, Clerk, P.J.
Return of election ward 4, hold.
en- Nov. 26th, 1889, was presented
to the board, which shows that
there was 50 votes polled at said
election, so being against the sale
Of liquor and AZ in favor of it.
Be it enacted by the Police Jury
of the parish of Claiborne that
there be and is hereby ordered an
election to be holden in ward No.
3 of said parish on Tuesday, the
18th day of January 1890 to take
the sense Of the legal voters of said
ward, as to whether spirituous IL
quors shall be sold in said ward
from and after the 1st day of JAN
uary 1890. Said election to be
holden under the General Election
Laws of the State of Louisiana, and
electors voting at said election
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words for license
or against license, and the returns
of said election shall be made to
the President of the Police Jury,
who shall examine the same and
promulgate the result. Be it fur
ther enacted, that the following
named persons be and hereby ap-
pointed Clerks of said election:
New RAM1E,
At Norton's Shop-W. H. Ran.
die Clerk.
At Haynesville-W. C. Flynt.
At Hasty's X Roads-W. w.
King.
And be it further enacted &C.,
that the sheriff withhold license to
any person for the sale of spiritu-
GUS or intoxicating liquors in said
ward 3, till the result of said elec-
ton shall have been promulgated,
provided further that said election
shall be holden without expense to
the parish.
(SignedD Il. A. WATSON,
President P.J.
Attest: J. R. RAMSEY, Clerk p. j.
| On motion DR.. A. H. GLADDEN.
was appointed poor house and Jail
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