The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Lake PROVIDENCE, Ia, oet. 6, lse2.

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of East Carroll, La, met this day in
regular session pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present.. d, Quays. President !;
Robt. Nicholson, C. A. Voelker, +, x.
Ransdell.
Absent-H. x. Barwick.
The minutes of the previous meeting
was read, adopted and signed.
The report of r. L. Jones, road over
seer road district No. 5, was read. and
upon motion of Mr.. Ransdell, the Sec
rotary was instructed to call the road
overseer's attention to the law relative
to the use by them of all monies
for the Improvement of roads collected
by fines, instead of allowing the money
requested by him in said report.
Upon motion of Mr., Nicholson, the
following road overseers were APP
pointed
j. j. Robinson from Wilson'S Point
to Cottonwood vice VIM. McCulloch.
SIiep Bingham road district No, L.
John Harris road district No. 2.
Frank Wallace. road district No. 8.
Upon motion of Mr. Voelker-B. F.
Cav thorn was appointed road over
seer on road district No. SO vice II, L.
Newcomb.
On motion of Mr. Nicholson-Road
district No. IL IL was re-established
and Mr.. Henry Kronenger was APP
pointed overseer, and the same hands
assigned before are subject to duty on
said road
On motion of Mr. Nicholson-Mess-
Is. JOS L, Ransdell and F X. Ransdell
were appointed committee of
two to examine the accounts of
V. M. Purdy, late Treasurer, relative
to the cancellation of his official bond,
as set forth in the said Purdy's petit
ton, and to report at the next regular
meeting.
A verbal report of Mr.. j. c. Bass,
inspector of bridges built and repaired
by Messrs. Williams and Guier, was
received and adopted
The petition of Messrs. Peck, Bar
bour IL Co., asking to be allowed to
retain such game fish and and perch as
they could catch with their sein of two
inch mesh, in which they obligate
themselves. to destroy all gar fish
caught by them. read, received and
adopted, to-wit:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the parish of East Carroll in regular
session convened. That the contract
with Messrs. Peck, Barbour & Co.. be
amended so as to allow them to retain
game fish as set forth in their petition,
provided that the said Peck. Barbour &
Co., destroy all gar fish caught by
them, and shall remove dead fish not
less than 200 yards from any public
road.
Upon motion of Ransdell--Ch
Manlove, person without means of
support and resident of the parish of
East Carroll. was placed on the pauper
1 list.
Upon motion of Mr.. Voelker-C has.
Green, person without means of sup
port and also resident of the parish,
was placed upon the pauper list.
Upon motion of Mr.. Nicholson
Be it ordained bv the Police Jury in
regular session convened, That it shall
be unlawful for any one to deposit, or
cause to be- deposited. any dead ami
NAL, or fish, within 200 yards of any
public road of this parish, or for any
owner of animals that may have died
within two hundred yards of any pub
lie road to allow them to remain there
more than two days. Whoever shall
be guilty of violating this ordinance
shall suffer fine of fifty dollars, re-
coyerable by suit in the name of the
parish before the district court, or any
justice of the peace of the parish OF
East Carroll. One half the fine to be
paid to the informer.
Upon motion of Mr.. Nicholson-The
sum of twelve dollars, or SO much
thereof, was. appropriated as would
defray the expenses of John Fulton,
an INDECENT colored man to the Charity
Hospitan at New Orleans,
Upon motion of Mr.. Voelker--Mr.
Ransdell was appointed to examine
into and report at the next regular
meeting of this board, the claim Of
Mr.. Owen and others relative to land
appropriated by the Police Jury in
making new road.
The bid of N. Fousse to repair the
parish jail was received, and action
deferred until the next regular meet
ing.
| On motion of Mr.. Voelker, Be it re-
solved by the Police Jury in regular
session convened, That no jury or
witness certificates will be allowed un-
less the poll tax has been paid, and the
certificate shall show whether the poll
tax has been deducted or paid prior to
the issue of the certificate.
Upon motion of MIR. Voelker, Be it
further resolved by this board, That
no bills for stationary or other sup
plies will be paid for unless ordered
by the Police Jury, or in case of emer-
gency by the clerk of the Police Jury,
and the parish officials are hereby re-
quested to make reclamation for sta
tionary and other supplies in due sea-
son.
The Finance Committee made the
following report, which was adopted.
to-wit:
We your Committee on Finance re-
commend the approx al of the following