St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-23

Constables in this Parish are fixed as
follows, for the year 1898:
First Ward-Justice Of the Peace
t15 90.
Constable $40 90.
Second Ward-Justice of the
Peace SIS 90.
Constable $40 90.
Third Ward-Justice Of the Peace
SIS 90.
Constable $40 90.
Fourth Ward Justice of the
Peace SIS 90.
Constable $40 90.
Fifth Ward-Justice Of the Peace
SIS 90.
Constable $40 90.
Sixth Ward-Justice Of the Peace
s15 90.
Constable $40 %
Seventh War6-Justice Of the
Peace SIS 90.
Constable $40 90.
Eighth Ward. - Justice Of the
Peace SIS 90.
Constable $40 90.
Ninth Ward Justice of the Peace
3l5 90.
Constable $40 90.
Adopted July Is. 1898.
The following
ORDINANCE.
was then read and adopted:
Be it ordained, bv the Police jury
Of st. Tammany Parish, La. That
oil bulls over three years old, run
ming out upon the public range,
shall have three inches sawed off
of their horns. Any person violat
ing this ordinance shall be fined
not less than IS or more than $40.
This Ordinance to take effect from
and after its adoption.
Adopted July Is, 1898.
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
We the Grand Jury, sworn and
impannelled for the June term Of
this Honorable Court, under the
constitution OF 1898, beg leave to
submit the following report:
We have been in session for sly
days. and have examined into ell
the infractions of the laws of the
State OF Lonisiaha since the las
sitting OF the Grand Jury in this
Parish. We have returned into ccur
. large number Of bills, and have in
vestigated four cases where we have
instructed the District Attorney
to file bills Of information. VIZ
would state that tho majority OF the
bills are for violation of the Sun
day law, and would especially
recommend to the Court to con
slider the nature of the offenses
and for q long while these partie
have as a custom kept open on Sun
DAYS. We ksk that the court i'm
pose the least possible penalty
Most of the parties SO charged de
sire to plead guilty.
We have examined all the publ
buildings, and find the COURTEOUS
we'll kept aud in good condition
We find fourteen prisoners now con
fined in the Parish Jail, who sta;
, that they are well cared for an,
humanely treated. We End the ia
entirely too small for the numbe
OF prisoners therein confined, an
would recommend 10 the Polio
Jury to look into the matter and pre-
, vide larger aud more coMfortabl
: Jail The water closet ia At pres
ent in good condition, but We al
$ informed that as q general rule it
IN bad condition, and ask the COul
to condemn it as nuisance.
We desire to thank the COur
District Attorney. Clerk, Sheri
e and his Deputies, for courtesie
: shown our body while in session
Il Respectfully submitted,
i w. G. HUTCHINSON,
81 Foreman OF the Grand JURY
! A true Copy. III. r. Warren
. Clerk OF COur
n July 5. 1893.
n The subject OF the purchase OF
}, road machine was then taken ny.
II Mr.. Koeppe moved, seconded b
n Mr.. Murphy, that the Police Jul
= purchase one Austin Reversal
Road Machine, for the sum
:, 1920 90, delivered in CovingtOl
x The yeas and nays being caile'
'e resulted as follows:
= Yeas -Koeppe, Rogers, Toe
,e and Murphy
Nays-Smith. w. E. Parker. I
/ @. Parker ana j. Keyser !.
=, There being . Tie, the Preside
r cast the deciding vote, yes, aud Il
~ motion was carried.
,y Mr.. Koeppe moved. seconded
~ ~ Mr.. Murphy, That the Secretary