The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10
Official Proceedings of the Police
Jury.

the ringing Oh the court mousse Dell. All
members present and Jno. G. Calhoun in
the chair. The minutes OF the previous
meeting were read and adopted without
change.
On regular business being taken up
the report of M. L. Spikes and ]. 9. Cal
houn, committee on repairing Nantachie
bridge, was received and being adverse
to doing anything at present the report
was adopted and committee discharged.
Q. H. Teal made move to have COM
mittee appointed to advise and report on
the feasibility of repairing and making
the road from Colfax to the Darro bridge
a passable and good road, and report at
the next meeting of this body. Adopted,
and o. G. Watson, G. G. Richards, Q. H.
Teal, w. L. Sbackelford, 8. r. Lee, and
j. T.. Dunn. appointed as committeeman.
On motion of G. H. Teal the sum OF
thirty dollars is appropriated to enable
the overseer TO build and repair cause
ways on the road from Nantachie to
the hills on the Sharp road in ward
seven. Adopted.
On motion of G. HI. Teal the sum of
thirty dollars per annum is hereby APP
propriated to clean out and fumigate the
public privy at the court house and w.
L. Shackelford and G. D. Kemp request
ed to attend to same. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. o. G. Watson the
sheriff is requested to have the benches
OF the court house repaired and any other
matters needing repairs, and this body
agrees to pay for same.
On motion Of o. c.. Watson the presi-
dent was authorized to appoint repre-
sentative to meet with the board OF rail
road assessors to equalize and establish
uniform rate OF assessment on all rail-
roads. o. G. Watson was named to rep
resent Grant.
On motion Of c. H Teal the amount of
S25 used by the committee going to New
Orleans soliciting donations for drought
sufferers, and the sum Of 500 so, freight
bill paid on donations, is hereby donated
to the drought sufferers.
On motion of c. G. Richards the game
law was amended to read as follows: 1T
shall be unlawful for any person 70 hunt,
pursue. or be found in possession of any
deer, fawn buck, or doe, dead or alive.
from the LIST Of April to the
LIST of July.
On motion of M. l.. Spikes Susette
Denegre and Pollmere Dupre were put
on the pauper list and the sum of SO
each appropriated and NJ. L. Spikes ap-
pointed their distributing agent.
On motion of c. H. Teal the child OF
Susette Lemoine and the child of Mollie
johnson were placed on the pauper list
and the sum of $40 appropriated for their
maintenance and G.. H. Teal appointed
their disbursing agent.
On motion of &. H. Teal Dan Alexan-
ders' name was added to the paupers list
and SIS appropriated for his mainte-
nance, and Frank Morris was appointed
his disbursing agent.
On motion OF @. H. Teal Primus Har-
rold was placed on the pauper list and
S15 appropriated for his maintenance
and O. G. Watson appointed his disburs-
ing agent
A petition was handed in to place An
nette McCoy on the pauper list. On mo-
ton Of G. Fl. Teal the same was granted
and her name was placed on the pauper
list and $15 was appropriated for her
maintenance and VIM. Nelson appointed
her disbursipg agent.
On motion the claim of James A. Hyde
for SIS for supplies advanced to Mollie
johnson, pauper, was allowed.
G. w. Straugh was appointed road
overseer on the road from Big Creek
church to Three Notch road, instead of
Marshall Brown removed.
On motion of G.. H. Teal the following
ordinance was adopted:
Be it ordained, That owners of hogs
shall be required to ring them before
turning them on the commons in that
section of ward one that has heretofore
prohibited them from running at large;
and it shall be the duty OF each overseer
to take up every hog that roots on his
section of road, post them, or give their
owner notice, If he knows said owner
All hogs remaining in possession of said
overseer for more than two days must be
posted ten days and sold to the highest
bidder for cash, without appraisement.
Be it further ordained, That, for all
hogs taken up by the oversoer in person,
or by any other person through his or
ders. it shall be legal to charge fifty cents
per head for punches of five or less, and
for more than five twenty five cents per
head, and be allowed reasonable fee in
addition for each day he has to feed and
water them. Should said hogs have to
be sold, and brin4 more than the actual
cost and fees attending such sale, the
balance is to be- paid over by the said
overseer to the parish treasurer, to be
held by him as trust fund for twelve
months, and paid. over to the owner upon
satisfactory prod to the overseer and
treasurer that slid hogs SO sold were
claimants property, but should there be
no claim for said money during said
time, it is to go to the general finds OF
the nariah and distributed accordiugly.
Be it further ordained, That the road
overseer who fails or refuses to obey this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF a