The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-12-22
POLICE JURY pRoCEEDINGs.
Providence, La. Dec. u, 1894

The Hon. Police jury of East Carroll
parish met this day in regular session.
Present-Hon +. ID. Quays, Presi-
dent; Yancey Bell, Clerk; Messrs. Robt.
Nicholson, H. X. Barwick, Phil Nc
CURE and C. A. Voelker.
Minutes of Sept. 18th. Oct. 10th and
25th, were read and approved.
The following ordinance offered by
Mr.. Voelker. was adopted:
QBe it ordained by the Police Jury of
East Carroll parish. That from and
after the passage hereof. it shall be un-
lawful in this parish to trap.net or have
III possession any live partridge or
other game bird, under a penalty of
not more than s25 for the first offense.
and in default of payment not more
than sixty days in Jail for the first
offensc, and double the fine and i'm
prisonment for each offense after the
first.
At This stage of the proceedings, the
committee from the Planters Asso-
citation of East Carroll asked permits
sion to address the meeting ON re-
ductlon of assessments and expenses.
which was granted. After its address,
the committee filed the following petit
ton:
To the Police Jury of East Carroll
parish-We the undersigned commit
tee of the Planters Association of East
Carroll parish, respectfully petition
your Honorable Body to make mod
crate reduction III our assessments and
taxation in view of the low price of
farm products and the depressed con-
dition of the country generally. We
further recommend you to make re-
duction in the expenses of the parish
government. if same be possible; and
to this end we suggest that you take
immediate steps to farm out the con-
victs sentenced to Imprisonment IN the
parish Jail, and reduce the price Of
boarding prisoners in the parish Jail
from forty cents per day to twenty-five
cents per day.
In this connection, it is not improper
for this committee to suggest to the
parish through you, that number of
reforms are needed in the management
of both state and parochial affairs
notably, by diminishing the number of
judicial districts at least one half, and
increasing the power of justices of the
peace. thereby lessening costs Of court
expenses, etc.. very materially.
Respectfully submitted,
Jesse Nalle,
Edward w. Constant,
Jos. E. Ransdell,
w. d. O'Kelley, Agt.
After the reading of the petition, up
on motion of Mr.. Barwick, it was or
dered spread on the minutes. and fur
Their action deferred until next regular
m Getting.
BY motion of Mr.. Mcclure, the
President was authorized to lease the
ferry between the town of Providence
and Ben Lomond, extending three
miles above and three miles below the
corporation limits of said town, to Mr..
Edwards, for the term of one year from
December 81, 1894.
Upon motion of Mr.. Nicholson, the
clerk was instructed to notify the Sher-
iiff & Tax Collector that the approved
jury and witness claims for the 1895
terms of court will not be received in
payment of 1894 licenses and taxes.
The Finance Committee made the
following report, which was adopted.
Providence. La, Dec. IL, 1894.
TO the Hon. Police Jury of East
Carroll-We, the Finance Committee
recommend the approval of the follow
ing claims presented at this meeting: