The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-20
coLFAx, GRANT PARISH, La SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 1898

quired to work four days instead OF
two. He will also be condemned to
pay cost, and should he have no pro-
perty and the cost can't be made, he
is to work it out at so cents per day
on said roads and bridges under the
supervision of the superintendent,
and that the superintendent hereby
allowed witness fees at legal rates for
attending such prosecution. Should
any person fail or refuse to pay We
hicle license upon demand of the sup
erintendent he shall wait ten days
and in the meantime, without further
notice, Che telling the owner of the
vehicle SO at the time) he will appear
before the nearest Justice of the peace
and get writ of seizure and sale of
the vehicle, claiming lein and privilege
of same over all other claims for the
license due, and the justice shall place
same in the hands OF his constable,
and if he is absent, a special constable
shall be sworn in who shall take pos
session of same; and after posting
notices giving notice of sale OF same
for ten clear days in three conspicu-
GUS places in the ward where it is to
besold, stating place andho of sale,
shall sell same without benefit OF APP
praisement to pay and satisfy this
license tax and cost of the execution,
and in this case the constable is to
have 25 cents as a fee for posting each
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shall make due returns to the court
and superintendent.
Thatit shall be the duty of the sup
erintendent to receipt for work done
the same as for the tax, only must
say work to pay tax.
This license is only operative against
vehicles that can be used. The person
summoned is to work on the nearest
public road to him, being worked at
that time by the superintendent.
| That there shall be three reviewers
appointed to each ward, whose duty
it shall be to assist in making list
of parties subject to tax, look after
the condition of roads and report
same to the police jury at it's quarter
ly meeting. For such service they
shall beexempt from road tax or road
duty. These appointments shall be
made at the October meeting in each
year, to take effect on the LIST day Of
January following.
4. Colfax, La, Aug. 8, 1898.
The police jury met with all mem
bers present.
The following proposition was re
ceived from the clerk OF the court:
, TO MAKE ABSTRACT OF LAND TITLES
To the Hon. Prest. aud Members of tn
Police jury of Grant Parish, La
Having enjoyed an official position
: for the past several years, which has
: given me ample opportunity to in
form myself upon the absolute neces
sity of furnishing the clerk and re
corder's Office with reliable officia
abstract showing the status of all tn,
lands In the parish of Grant, the diff
ferent chains of titles thereto, ant
the present owners thereof, according
: to the official records now in existence
to be supplied from the U. s. land OF
fees at Washington, New Orleans ant
Natchitoches, and from o. s. Survey
or Generals office at New Orleans, La.
l and the State land office at BatOl
Rouge, La, and from the official re
! cords OF the parish of Grant; therefor
! / offer the following proposition t,
your honorable body: / win make al
abstract of all the lands of the parisl
of Grant, La, showing the variou
l chains of titles thereto, from it's trans
fer from the U. s. Government up t.
the present owners thereof, the dat
r of such transfer, the book, page AM
4 date of such recordation, noting tn
: form and legality of the deeds, calm.
attention to errors (if any }, shown.
, conflict of titles, and names of ven
s doris and vendees; and in those town
: ships in which are located Spanisl
e grants, or description of lands by de
} grees, minutes, chains, artificial o
Y natural boundaries, etc. l will fun
, nish u. s. surveys showing field notes
e entries, boundaries, photography, etc
r of those townships. All of the abov
| work will be taken from the officia
: records referred to, and will show onl,
K such information as found in said Of
1 fetal records which can be depende,
: upon without doubt or hesitation.
The abstract will be in book forr
n leather bound, best quality paper
material and workmanship, and vii
: consist of about six volumes, includ
ing special volume for the discrir
+ ton of miscellaneous deeds, transfers
n Spanish grants, etc. 1t will be SO al
: ranged that any person of ordinar.
}. intelligence who can read writing an
q figures can make his own examination