The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-03-30

quires. We further state. upon examine
ton Of the load law OF the parish OF
Grant, and upon the advice Of the dis
trict attorney, We find there 10 no law in
Grant parish by which . person may be
indicted and prosecuted before your hon.
orable court for failure to perform road
duty. We call the attention Of the po-
lice jury to this matter, and request them
TO pass an ordinance making IL q penal
offense, subject to prosecution either by
indictment or information, for any per-
son to refuse or neglect to perform his
duty a apportiouer. hand or overseer.
Being ordered to do 90 by your honor's
charge, We have made Q thorough exami-
nation into tho books and vouchers of
the parish and school treasurer Of the
the parish Of Grant, and find the books
kept in q neat and business-like manner,
and, after checking the various items and
transactions therein with the vouchers
and warrants Of the president Of the po-
lice jury and parish superintendent OF
education, we find nothing 10 the credit
OF the parish, owing to the fact that there
has been no settlement made by the
sheriff for taxes collected since the LIST of
January, 1896 We found, after striking
balance, that there should be to the
credit Of the school fund eS243 II. We
then called G. II. Mcknight, treasurer,
before us and demanded an exhibition OF
said amount, which was ct once readily
furnished, and the money counted by W
and found correct
We report that we have . statement
from Y. d. Kemp, sheriff, showing that
that there was due the parish OF Grant
for the year 1894, viz:
On assessment for 1894 49,. $14,672 SO
Pd into treasury 90. e011O 70
Com. and on hand in
scrip and vouchers. 2lO6 10 1918 SO
Bal. uncollected taxes for the -
year 1894. ................ &,453 SO
Which seems to De very large amount
Of taxes due the parish ut this time OF
the year, and suggest collections should
be forced ut once as required by law.
We have to further report that we have
examined the parish Jail, and find same
safe for the confinement OF prisoners,
and find the prisoners confined therein
are cared for, and the sanitary condition
very good Will state that while the Jail
is safe for confinement Of prisoners, for
the safety and convenience Of the jailor
the lock on the basket door should be
repaired. Wefurther report that the wa
ter closet in front of the grand jury room
in its present condition is q nuisance and
very disagreeable TO those who are forced
to remain near il. We call the attention
OF the police jury TO its sanitary condi-
ton, and suggest that they act in the
matter. We have examined the court
house, and compliment the police jury
in taking steps 10 have same repaired
and painted, and also for providing COM
Portable quarters for grand and petit ju-
rors. but suggest that, in AZ much a.
they have made the expenditures in pro-
viding these rooms for the jurors, that
they expend few dollars more and have
the house recovered, weatherboarded, and
painted inside aud outside.
We further report, from the able charge
given US by your honor and your lucid
exposition of the Law, We have been able
after returning thanks to the court and
the worthy and efficient district attorney,
clerk and sheriff. for the facilities afford
respectfully ask to be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
j. ii. WILLIAMS. Foreman.
Colfax, La, March q, 1895.
There were thirty or forty of
the citizens of Montgomery and
vicinity in attendance Tuesday and
Wednesday, the most of them be-
ing summoned in the case of the
negroes, Milligan, johnson and
Clifton, charged with wsylaying
and robbing Geo. w. Day. The
case has been reset for next Tues
day, and they will all have to come
back again.
VIM. Harris, convicted of assault
with q dangerous weapon, was fined
SO and costs, and in default to
work out his sentence.
In addition to the cases reported
last week, we note that Alb. Greed
was tried by jury and convicted OF
carrying concealed weapons.
Ed. buckingham plead guilty
to carrying concealed weapons. and
received the usual sentence OF 10
days, IS and costs, or work it out.
A nolle prosequi was entered in
the case of Frank Hadnot, for vio-
lation of labor contract, upon the
accused paying all costs.
Ancy Pruett, convicted OF carry
ing concealed weapons, sentence
deferred on account of sickness, Is
days, $40 and costs, or to work out
sen tence.
Green Partee, tried by jury and
convicted of violating labor con.
tract, fined SIS and costs, and in
default Of payment to work it out.
w. d. Flanagan, tried by jury