St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-15

AFTERNOON SESSION.

ready. q, make ssillSmcHt viii yOur
honorable SOLy sOr taxes collcc:od
iur ID. quarter e".lesi Sept 30.
1892.
s H Decker. Ci,airaan;
w G Davis.
Ben r Eogers
On motion. the al,0vo report was
resolved and committee discharged
TAX coLL.ECrOR's REPORT.
CovIxorox, Oct. I, 1895.
Statement Of all taxes and licenses
collected for the quarter ending Sep
tember 50, 1891.
General fund 81 80, less 5 per
cent commission, 81 - ..... so 81
| Criminal fund $50 s., less :
per cent commission. e6 o.. 9ll4 81
s.o7 ~
Liccns~s for 1889 s3ss, less S
per cent commission, SO Is. 1886 IS
aS7S 10
hereby certify the above Is . true
and correct statement Of all taxes and
licenses collected for the quarter end.
w. b COOK,
sheriff and Tax Collector.
On motion, the above report was
accepted.
The following
ORDINANCE
Levying . tax for the year 1892
was then adopted:
Be il ordained, BY the Police Jury
Of st. Tam,nany parish. La. That
there shall be levied. for The year
1892. . tax Of two mills on the
dollar for the Public School fund; =
further tax Of two mills on Tie dol.
lar for expenses in Criminal Mattrrs;
and a tax of three mills on the dol.
lar for the general expenses Of the
parish.
Be il further ordained, etc, That
the Sheriff aud ex.ofice Tax COllcc.
tor bs and he is hereby instructed
to collect. on all the taxable proper
~ of the parish. the incorporated
towns 1T C0vington aud Manieville
included, the two mill tax lSvisl
for the School FanJ. snd the two
mill lax levied for expenses in Grim.
inal Matters; and that said tax be
collected in currency aud paid iut0
the hands Of tho Parish Treas
urer.
Do il further ordained. etc., That
tho Tax Collector shall receive. in
payment Of the three mill tax levied
Tor the general expenses Of the
parish. and licenses. tho warrants
OF the Grand and Petit Juries.
Coroneris Jury. certificates of Wit
usssea in criminal cases. and Ger.
tifcates issned to The members Of
the Police Jury. for the year in
which they were Issued.
On motion, the Tax Collector was
instructed 70 proceed with the col
lection Of Parish taxes in accord.
ance with the above ordinance.
The following
CLERKS OF ELECTION
were appointed
First ward-Ed Brewater.
Second ward-Aleck Rogers
Third ward-Jnles Alaille.
Fourth ward-Wm. Sharp
Fifth ward-W. A. FauntlerOy.
Sixth ward-Ge0. ]. Wilson.
Seventh vsrd.Chaa. Hartman.
Eighth ward-J. w. Decker.
Ninth w.rd-Robk Taylor.
The following public road over.
seer was then appointed:
From tie corporation line Of
Jacksonville 10 The Tchefuncta
ferry. John HOLIDAY. in place Of
Joseph Lancaster.
Il was novel and seconded that
the per diem anil milssge Of the
Police Jury Le pail out Ct the first
monies in the treasury.
1t was moved and seconded, that
bills that have been approved by
the Finance Committee be laid
over tall the next regular meeting,
in January, to be acted on by the
Police Jury. Carried.
On motion, the Secretary was
to purchase . warrant
aad present his bill at the
next meeting.
The following bills were then
read and %approved:
II. Il. Warren, to one months
- Parish Treasurer, and re.
cording three inquests, e32 so.
w. G. Kentzel. to salary as Sec
and Parish Printer for the
months Of July and August, $25;
10 printing 500 notices to tax pay
ers, q 50. Total, 81 80.
Warren Thomas, ]. p, 70 swear
ing officers at April election, g rs.
J. H. Dowery, 8: H. Decker and
Z. ]. Taylor, commissioners ut
April election, 81 each.
The following warrants were then
ssued to members for mileage and
Der diem: /
George Koeppe, Jr. edays, 81 90
+. Rogers, s days.. II 90
J. n. Abney, 6 days...... IL 90 I
". G. Davis, 6 days. -. p COL
Warren Thomas, 6 days.. y 40 :
Peter Parker, 6 iays...... p so
John A. Tod, 5 days...... 10 90 ,
Provost. ) days...... IL 90 !.