The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-22

tuition of 1898, providing ways and
means for same.
! Be it resolved that from and after
January, 1899, the public roads of
this parish are to be let to the lowest
responsible bidder by wards, the par
ty to whom the contract is let, must
give bond in the sum of $500 made
payable to the president of the Police
Jury, whose duty it is to accept same,
signed by at least two good and sol
vent surities, and conditioned that
he shall do good and faithful labor
on said roads to the ward limits, and
at all times keep them in good trav-
cling condition, not less than Is feet
wide, and entirely to the satisfaction
of the Police Jury; and it shall he
the duty of said bidder contracting.
to collect the per capita tax in his
ward on all persons between the ages
Of Is and 55 years of 81 per head,
both years included, and pay same
over to the parish treasurer every 80
days and take his receipt therefor.
Said collection shall be based on a
list furnished said party by the clerk
of the Police Jury as will hereafter
provided. The collector shall execute
his receipt for tax from q stub, that
shall be duplicate of said receipt,
and which stub book shall accompany
his report to the Police Jury at it's
quarterly sessions. Should any par
ty fail or refuse to pay said tax, he is
to be given notice then and .hcre to
report to him manning time and
place. to work theroad, and for such
work he is to be allowed SO cents per
day OF ten hours, feeding himself, and
in default of his reporting for work.
he is to go to the nearest Justice of
the Peace and make affidavit against
him, charging him with misdemeanor
in not answering summons to work,
which case shall be tried sumarily and
by preference, and if found guilty,
condemned to work out time and pay
cost OF prosecution, and if said cost
cannot be made out of him, he is to
work at the rate of so cents per day
to pay same. There shall benothing
in this to prevent said collector from
charging witness fees. This party
contracting shall be paid for services
quarterly upon receipt of his report,
by warrant on the Parish Treasurer,
approved by the President of the Po-
lice Jury upon the request of that body
at it's regular sitting, and that each
party working under the sentence of
the court shall be charged up to said
contractor at rs cents per day, there
by giving him Is cents for his trouble
in forcing said party to work, and as
we deem this system will cost more
than the per capita tax we hereby
appropriate two mills, or as much
thereof as is necessary, from the
general fund to meet such expenses.
Should there be any ward in the parish
whom no one bids forsaid road work,
the roads in said ward will be worked
as before.
The Police Jury reserves the right
to reject any and all bids, and there
is to be three persons appointed in
each ward at this sitting, who shall
meet on the 10th day of each Deem
Der, provided that day is not on Sun
day, and in thatevent on the Monday
following, who shall make a list of all !
persons residing in their respective
wards subject to road tax orper capt.
ia tax or road duty, and make due |
returns of same, stating name of par
ty and as near as possible their resi-
dence, not later than the 18th of De-
cember. Said return to be made to |
the Police Juror of each ward, whose
duty it is to report it to the body at |
it's January sitting.
These persons referred to above to
make list of parties subject to road
tax are to be exempt from road tax
or road work, it being understood the
receipt from the Police Juror to whom
they hand the list shall entitle them
to exemption under this Act.
Should there he any one omitted
or left out OF list furnished from any
cause, he or they are not exempt be-
cause their names were overlooked,
but it is the duty of the contractor
to hunt them up and place them ona
roll, which is to be hand-
I'd in to the Police Jury.
All ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith are here
BY repealed.
0. C. WATSON, Chairman.
Same received and adopted.
The following claims were then al .
owed:
] E Dunn, printing bill s141 so
u Dunn, parish treasurer. =. 81 50
= Dunn, clerk police jury. ~ so
, II Teal, police juror. ...... 600
Z N Duke, police juror .... 10 so
, G Richards, police juror -. 8 40
, G Watson. police juror. ... 60
I N Bradford. police juror. 49,. IL 90
Y L Spikes police juror. $500. 74O