The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-20
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE Po-
LICE JURY.
lake Providence. La, March 10, 1897


The Hon. Police Jury of East Car
roll met this day in called session for
the purpose of adopting measures
looking TO the protection of the levee
front during high water.
Presentation. Robt. Nicholson, Pres |
ident; Yacey Bell, Clerk; II. Ii. Ora
ham. Phil. Mcclure. p. ID. Quays and
G. A. Voelker.
The following resolution offered by
Mr. Voclker, was adopted:
Resolved, That for the protection OF
the levees along the river front the
same be and is hereby divided into
five districts, as follows:
District No. From the Arkansas
line to St. Elmo store.
District No. Prom ST. Elmo store
to Stockner's store.
District No. 3-From Stockner's store
to Holly Brook gate.
District No. Prom Holly Brook
gate to Goodrich store.
District No. 5.-FromGoodrich store
to Madison parish line.
That C. A. Voelker, juror from the
9Th ward, be in charge of District No.
Il; 2. d. Quays, juror from the 9th
ward, be in charge of District No. 2;
Phil Mcclure, juror from the Sd ward,
be in charge of District No. 3; ii. IL.
Graham, Juror from the End ward, be
in charge of District No. a; and that
Robt. Nicholson. juror from the list
ward, be in charge of District No. o.
That each of the Police Jurors is
fully authorized to consult with the
Levee Board, make such rules and
regulations as may be necessary look
ing to a full and complete protection of
the leyees, employ inspectors and
guards, to designate the territory each
guard is to watch; to require all parties
who have fenced in the levees to place
gates so that free access shall be had;
to require all stock pastured upon the
front to be- removed from the levee and
to require all who have endangered the
levee by pasturing. crossing, ETC.. to
repair the same at once, and on their
failure to do so to have same done at
their expense and to institute prosecu-
tions for said failures.
Be it further resolved, That only
men of sober and watchful regulations
will be considered eligable for guard
duty, and that their pay shall be 81 80
per night, which will be forfeited in
case they should be found off duty or
negligent.
Be it further resoled, That the Jurors
. in each district shall be subject to the
direction of Mr.. w. S. Brown, who has
kindly consented to take charge OF th'
entire front in concert with the STATE
engineer from the Levee Board.
Mr, Quays offered the following
which was adoped:
Resoled, That the President be ant
! lis hereby empowered to borrow tn
sum of two~thousand dollars. at pc
cent. interest. and to execute certifi
Gates therefor.
On motion of Mr.. Quays. The Presl
: dent was requested to attend the meet
i ing of the Levee Board to be held O
Monday the 22d inst, and there COME
. with it as to the best way and means t
/, make the high water fight.
The following ordinance offered b
Mr.. Voelker, was adopted:
t Resolved. That during the hig
r water period. it shah be unlawful &c
ia any one to be on the public levees b'
tween shutdown and sunrise, exceI
70 the guards, engineers and authorize
u of the police jury and levee board.
IL Be it further resolved, That any on
d breaking this law. shall be arrested b
any guard OF officer of the police JIM
or levee board. and confined in the pa
II ish Jail, and on convection thereof b
n fore the district court. shall be conflne
: in the parish jail not less than so da.
: nor more than 80 days, at the discr
u ton of the court.
ar The Board then adjourned to me-
ct Friday 26th, inst.
: ROBT. NICHOLSON, Presiden
YANGEY BELL. Clerk.