The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1894-03-23

committee of five, composed of R. R. Red.
dit, s. n. Gilbert, Jack J. Meredith, WIS.
Howell and J. Q. Graves be and are hereby
constituted and appointed building com.
mittee, authorized and empowered to adopt
plans an, specifications. to advertise for
bids and to contract tor the erection Of the
building herein above provided for.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That said
committee shall exact bond with good and
solvent sureties of the building contractor
or contractors, for the faithful performance
Of his, or their controct; and the said com.
mitee is hereby further authorized and
empowered to bind the Parish Of Caldwell
for the payment of said building within the
powers, and under the conditions herein
expressed, and to receive said building, on
the part of the parish, after its completion
under the contract to be entered into be-
tween said committee and the building
contractors.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, Tha'. for
the p yment of said building, Three mills
of the parish taxes for the years 1894, 1895,
1896, 1897 and 1893, be. and are hereby set
aside as special courthouse fund, to be by
the Tax Collector of the Parish Of Caldwell
collected annually in current money OF the
United States, and by him turned over to
the Parish Treasurer, who shall designate
the same, anu set it apart as a courthouse
fund.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, That the
revenue arising from the Three mills TAI
LEVIED in Section Four, Of this ordinance,
be, and the same is hereby appropriated,
for the years 1894, 1895, 1885, 1897, and
1898 to the Equations Of the annual Pc :
ments of the principal and interest due on
the courthouse building herein provided
for.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, That the
funds arising from the collection Of the one
mill tax designated as courthouse fund for
the wear 1888, now in the hands of the Par.
ish Treasurer, be and the same is hereby
appropriated and set apart, together with
any and all unexpended balances in the
hands of the Parish Treasurer, not other.
wise appropriated, for the years 1894, 1896,
1896, 1897. and 1898, or 80 much thereof as
may be necessary, for the payment or liqui-
dation Of the annual payments due on the
erection Of the building herein provided for.
SEC. z. Be it further ordained, That on
| tho maturity of the annual installments
due under the contract, for the erection Of
the building herein provided for the chair.
man Of the building committee, shall draw
his warrant, or order, countersigned by
the secretary Of said board, on the Parish
Treasurer, in favor of the contractor, fol
the amount then due upon the contract, Ia
be paid out of the funds herein above sp'
propriated, and upon presentation Of said
order, the Parish Treasurer is hereby di.
rected to pay the same ont Of the special
fund herein provided for.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That The
building committee he.ein appointed. shall
meet, at their earliest convenience, and OF
Ranize, by eleoting from their number Z
chairman and secretary, and shall keep
true record of their meetings, and report tn
| the same to this body when called upon Il
Ios0.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That Thu
ordinance take effect from and after ii
adoption.
Adopted February 9Th 1894.
B. r. REDDrrr, President Police Jury.
A, B. HuNDLEY, Clerk Police Jury.