The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-22

ada, White and Wilson.
! The minutes OF Yesterday we're rsa an
appro ed.
The President appointed Mai. u. SER
Gov. James Jefiries and Dr.. s. +. Meeke
as delegates to the meeting OF the Louis
lana State Agricultural Society, to be hel,
at LAFAYETTE on the 4sh Wednesday /,
January, 1895.
On motion the jury adjourned unit
o'clock tomorrow norning to enabl
the Finance Committee to examine claims
Attest: l.. G, SANFORD.
Clerk Police Jury.
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Ian 9TH 1909
The Police Jnrv mat nnrsuant m ad
1ournment. Rrssent-W. p. Flower. Pres
ident: and Messrs. COMMON. Hardtner
johnson. Randolph. SoRelle. White. VII
son and Texada.
The minutes OF Yesterday were read an,
approved.
T.. Hqn00lnh
On motion of Mr.. F,ower.
BE it Resolved. by the Police Jury O
the Parish of Rapt6es. that whereas. Act
No, 81 of the Lsqtalsture of 1894. nro
yides for tho snpointment of additional
Police .Inrv tn renrasent uards In nar,ahe,
fsxcent the Parish of or,eans, NJ 5oN
inhsbi,ant or more. and whereas tn,
Alexandria ward has more than 51n0 in.
habitants and have only one member tt
represent the said ward, and the censu,
of the said ward has not been taken since
1890, and in order that there NAV be Al
official count of the number Of iuhabi.
tants of the said ward: therefore. be It
Resolved. That so,ns com petent man bt
appointed by this BODY To TAXA the ssid
census OF the Alexandria ward. and n
report same To the President of the P,,,cs
Jury, who is hereby authorized tn make
due ani proper PRONUNCIATION OF the re-.
turns of the census o, the said ward.
The Presid. mt resuminx the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Hardtner:
Resolved, That the sum Of 500 ba 40.
propriated ont OF the general fund OF 1895
for the purpose OF takiap the census OF
the Alexandria ward, and that John p,
Geogan be and is hereby appointed to
take said census.
Ga motion ut Dr.. SoRelIe:
Resolyed. That the sum OF s,5. or al
much thereof as may bs necessary, bs and
the SO one in hereby appropriated out OF
the bridge fund of 1895, to build a bridge
over Brandon Slough, in Calcasieu swamp
on the road leading from suysrtown to
and from Forest Hill to
Leesville, and that J. i. sanderson, Adam
Ray and joe Sanderson be and they
are hereby appointed commissioners to
let out and receiye the same accor ling to
law.
On motion OF Mr.. Hardtner:
Resolved. That tho parish licenses for
the year 1895, shall be upon the same
trades, occupations and professions, and
for tho same amounts as the State liceu-
SOS, with the exception that upon ipsur.
suce companies or agencies, the parish
licenses shalt be 8 for each company they
re present, aud that no licenses shall be
granted for ths sale Of alcoholic or spiri.
tious liquors, except in the incorporated
towns of Alexandria, Pineville, Boyce
and West Altxandria.
Be it further Resolved, That D. T.
Stafford, sheriff and ex.ofticio tax.col.
lector be aud be ia hereby authorized and
empowered to enforce collection Of all
licenses by suit and before any competent
court, and this Jury will ratify and ap-
prove any action taken by said tax.col.
lectnr and authorize him to institute suit
10 the name OF the Parish OF Rapides
through the President of this Police Jury
in the enforcement Of the collection of
all licenses due the Perish of Rapidee.
with 10 per cent penalty for attorney fees.
On motion Of MIR. Hardtner:
Resolved, That the sum of S25 be ap.
out OF the pauper fund Of 1898,
'or the relief of Mrs. Cherina, an INDECENT
person, aud that Andrew David be ap-
pointed her discussing agent.
On motion Of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That w, p, Flower. President
Police Jury be and Is hereby empowered
md instructed by this Jury to bring suit
against J. 3. Ball ana his bondsmen, for
expenses and work performed repairing
New York Lumber Co. bridge, Race track
bridge and two bridges In Rigoletts