The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-08
An Act

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lice ]uries of the several parish
cs in this State, the parish of Or
leans excepted, to elect, parish
printer for their respective par
ishes empowering them to de-
signatc tho official journal for
their respective parishes /; re-
curing them to cause to be pub
lishcd in the official journal all
their official proceedings; fixing
the compensation to be paid the
parish printer, and repeating all
laws contrary to or inconsistent
with this act.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, That at their first meet
on or after the first day of July,
1894, and annually thereafter at
their first meeting in July, the po-
lice juries throughout this State
are authorized and it shall be their
duty to elect parish printer for
their respective parishes who shall
be the owner or representative of
some established newspaper, pub
lished in the parish, which has been
in existence for period of one
year next preceding the election.
The person 50 selected shall de-
signate a newspaper published in
the parish, which paper shall be
known as the official journal of the
parish and he shall publish in such
newspaper all the official proceed :
ings of the police jury and all such
notices as may be required by law
to be published by the police jury !;
provided that this act shall not at
feet any contract now in existence,
and provided further that upon the
expiration of any contract for par
ish printing now in existence the
police jury shall elect a parish
printer as provided for in this act,
and provided further that this act
shall not apply to any parish in
which no newspaper is published.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
etc., that the parish printer shall
be entitled to demand and the po-
lice jury of each parish shall pay
him quarterly, for publishing all
matter required to be published in
the official journal of the parish
fifty cents per square of one hum
dred words for the first insertion
and twenty-five (25) cents per
square for each subsequent inser-
ton and for all job work executed
by him for the use of the police
jury he shall charge and receive
the lowest current rates.
Sec. 3. BE 1t further enacted,
etc. That all laws Or parts of laws
contrary to or inconsistent with
the provisions of this be and the
same are hereby repealed.
G.. w. BoLTON,
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatiues.-
ii. II. LOTT,
President pro Tempore of the SEN
ate.
Approved July II, 1896.
MURPHY j. FOSTER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy.
GEO. SPENCER,
Assistant Secretary of State.
The above is the law and this is
the way Police Jury appointed
by Foster interpreted it:
"Resolved, by Mr.. Presley:
That as the contract for the pub
lie printing expired in january
last, that we now go into an cleo
ton of public printer.
Adopted, by all members voting
for it except Mr.. Dowden and Mr..
Lemee.
The name of Mrs. c., L. Brea-
zeale being put IN nomination and
duly seconded, and on calling the
roll she was declared elected pub
lie printer for the parish of Match
itoches, to serve until July LIST,
1897.
All members voting except A.
K. Dowden, who was excused from
voting.
Taken from proceedings of Po-
lice Jury, May 9Th, 1867
When every member of this Po-
lice Jury, except Messrs. Presley
and Dowdcn, will soon retire 10
private life it must certainly APP
pear to any fair-minded person
that this is high handed proceed
ure. In July a Police Jury elect
ed by the People will assemble,