The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-11-13
BELLEVUE, LOUISIANA,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER rs, 1890.
Police Jury Proceedings.
BELLEVUE, La, Nov. II, 1890.

BELLEVUE, La, Nov. IL, 1890.
The Police Jury met IN called
session. Present-W. NJ. Abney
President, J. w. Jeter, T. NJ. Bar
nett, j. 4. Many, E. S. Dortch, j.
A. SewalI aud Fl. Barnaeastle.
The following resolution was sub
mitted and passed by the following
vote: Ayes-Jeter, Sewall, Many,
and Barnett; Nays-Barnacastle
ara Dortch.
Be it resolved, That the District
Attorney is hereby requested and
instructed TO answer the writ OF
mandamus sued out in the case of
State ex rel j. j. Davis, Mayor of
Haughton, VS.. Police Jury Bossier
Parish. for and in behalf of the
Police Jury and the members com.
posing the same, TO except to said
proceeding on the special ground
that said Jury has long since ascer-
tanned the result of the Court House
elections in the Parish of Bossier
and has declared and proclaimed
that Benton is the Parish Seat of
said Parish, as shown by the min
utes of this body, and that the Court
is without jurisdiction to inquire
into the correctness of the action of
this Jury in the premises, and that
this Jury is fitnctats O6icio as can
wasting board and has no legal
right to meet as such.
The following resolution was then
submitted TO the Police Jury and
accepted:
To the Honorable the Police jury
of the Parish of BOssier:
The undersigned proposes to lease
TO the Parish of Bossier, for tenn
pOrary Court House, the building in
fhe town of Benton known as the
"BentOn HOTEL" at the rental of
twenty-five dollars per month until
a permanent Court House can be
constructed. This house is a two.
story frame binding, new, and fifty
By one hundred feet in dimensions.
Z. NJ. VAUGHAN.
The following resolution was sub,
mitted and passed:
Be it Resolved, That the Clerk
and ex-officiO Recorder, and the
Sheriff aud ex-oficio Tax Collector,
aud the Clerk of the Police jury,
and the Assessor in and for the
Parish of BoSsier, State of IIa., are
hereby ordered to forthwith remove
the records. books; papers and fur
niture of their respective offices
aud of the Court House, TO the
building at the town of Benton,
known as the new Hotel. which has
this day been leased asa temporary
Court House of the Parish of Bos-
sier.
Be it fnrther resolved, That the
Clerk of this Jury have copy of
this resolution served at once on
said Clerk, and Sheriff, and Assessor,
and a copy of the same forwarded
TO the HOD. Z. j. Boone, Judge of
the Second Judicial District Court.
When the Sheriff and Ox-officio
Tax-COllectOr, and the Clerk and
px-officio Recorder, appeared before
the Police Jury in open session and
acknowledged service of the above
resolution aud waived service of the
same.
r. Fl. Allen, G. W. Phelps, w.
A. Stroud, w. NJ. Abney, II. G.
Givens, j. j. Barnes, j. II. Nattin,
J. NJ. Mccall, j. Nee. Hughes, G.
II. Irion, j. q. Ogden, and Leon
Haas, were each allowed 80 as
Commissioners of Election, and j.
N. Mccall 81 for taking the box to
Bellevue.
The following resolution was
passed and enacted:
That all gates across public roads
10 B0ssier Parish be removed, and
that the Sheriff is hereby ordered
and empowered to remove the same
on the complaint of or notification
OF citizens in Wards in which said |
gates are.
The following public road was
established: Commencing at Cicero |
Affords place, four miles from Belle. |
Nvne, La, and running east to the
line between Webster and Bossier |
Parishes, and j. NJ. Brummett's |
place, and j. NJ. Brummettis appoin-
Ted overseer on said road, and the
following hands assigned: The hands
90 Cicero Affords place, Garrison
Brooks and Owen Williams.
Dr. W. j. Mobley was allowed
W 5O for medical attendance TO
prisoner, and j. A. W. Lowry S45
LOT three convictions for larceny in
case of State vs. VIM. Caldwell.
checks were ordered to be issued
g follows: One check in favor of
". &. and G. B. Hodges fos $3.50,
and one in favor of j. A. WATSON
Tor $500.
The following mileage and per
aiem was allowed: E. S. Dortch, $50.
Moved, that the Jury now ad
loarn to meet at Benton, the parish
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