Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-22

Da'o" Na'ciicH pfldge fIlnd To pay
a'ance due on quarantine fund
and that the President be authorl
zcd to draw check for SAID amount
and the Treasurer instructed to pa,
same. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Weaver: That W. G,
Walker, B. +. Stewart, A. j.
Price, Geo. Smith and j. X. Chest.
nut be appointed as tracers to act
on petition of citizens ward 2 and
be ordered to report at next meet,
ing. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Dowden: That public
road be re-established commencing
at road No. t near Noel Basco's
and running in Il southern dircc-
tlon up right bank of Bayou Pierre
for a distance of 3 miles, and ter
minating ut Amos Bcbees residence,
said road to follow the old tract.
except to run on west side Of said
Noel Basco's farm. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Dowdcn:
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Ju-
ry Of the parish Of Natchltoches,
that the division of ward s into
polling precincts, as divided at the
session of the Police Jury on Sept.
10th, 1896, be amended as follows:
That there be 2 precincts, with
one polling place in each precinct.
The first precinct to embrace all
that part Of ward s lying west of
range line No. T, the polling place
to be at Kisatchie Union Church.
The second precinct to embrace all
that part of ward S lying east of
the range line No. I, the polling
place to be at Mora.
Sec. 9. That all previous ordi-
nances conflicting with this are
hereby repoa.ed.
Sec. 3. That this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its pas
sage. Adopted.
By Mr.. Russell: That Feline
Ezernack be placed on the pauper
list from ward t. Adopted.
By Mr.. Kile: That Valaire
Mermaid be placed on the pauper
list from ward 1. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Kile: That claim of
city Of Natchitoches for S9S. 40 one
half Of the expenses Of painting
the Cane River bridge be allowed.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Raphicl: That Mr.. S. |
l.. Perry Of Campti, La, be refund
ed the sum of s. paid as merchants
license in error for 1898, Adopted.
BY Mr.. Dowden: That Rebecca
Williams be dropped from the
pauper list from ward S.
10 the Hon. Police Jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches:
We the undersigned citizens of
wards with respect petition your
Hon. Body to order an election ac-
to law, to take the sense of
the voters of said ward 8 on a
proposition to sell or not to sell in
:oxicating beverages in said ward.
The ballot to be used at said cleo
ion to be written or printed.
l. Felix Cloutier, o and V Lam
ore, l. Narcisse Prudhom!ne, j
Percy Prudhomme, p Albert Pru-
lhomme, 2 Walter Prudhomme,
; = Cloutier, Emile Cloutier, W
i Jinks, } B Hargove, j Fried
nan, Sam Friedman, L G johnson
\ Johnson, W B Teagle, 2 Lestan
'rndhonme, j. l.. Prudhomme, j
: keator, Breazealc Bros, Au
.nste Rachal, w H Hyde, 7 Pla-
ide prudhomme, 2 Felix Pru-
!homme, e A Cloutier, G s Clou- :
Ter, Fulber Cloutier, Mathew :
ones, Chas, Anders, L E Jones,
Cohen, Mathew Hertzog, Jno H
ienry, j G Gillen, Carroll Jones,
oshua Meziere, Ed G Prudhomme (
Phanor Prulhomme, e G Law
on NJ. D.
BY Mr.. Cloutier:
AN ORDINANCE,
Whereas there has been present
d to the Police Jury Of Natchito-
hes a petition from Ward 8, of
aid parish, that an election be call
d in said ward to test the sense of
he qualified voters as to whether
not licenses shall be granted for
le sale of spirit,lous and intoxica
ng liquors in said ward, therefore
Be it ordained, That an election
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