The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-15
Police jury Proceedings.

present-M. l.. Spikes asking to he
excused on account of sickness in his
family at home. Request granted.
Odrinance by o. c. Watson
The sheriff is hereby instructed to
collect parish tax of 9 mills on prop
erty valuation of Grant parish, and
that all ordinances conflicting with
this be altered and repealed SO as
to conform with this, and that the
ordinance passed at the last meeting
of this body bechanged to read 1898
instead of 1899. Adopted.
Ordinance-Be it hereby ordained
that the bond OF the parish superin-
tendant OF public roads and bridges,
be fixed at $500 per year, same to be
approved by the President Of the
police jury. Adopted.
Ordinance-Be it ordained that 1T
shall be the duty of the clerk and
sheriff to place a lock on outside door
OF the public privy at the court house
and to have two keys to same; and
that one key shall be left with the
clerk of the court and the other with
the Sheriff and be 30 kept for the use
of all persons having business with
the court or at the court house, and
it shall be a nisdemeanor and tres
pass for any person other than the
clerk or sheriff to break any lock or
to have possession CT any of the keys
or to have possession of any of the
closets or vaults of said privy, and
that it shall be the duty of said clerk
or sheriff to make affidavits against
s.ny person violating this ordinance,
and that upon conviction they shall
be fined not less than $40, and costs,
imprisonment, or both at the discre-
ton of the court.
The following reviewers of public
roads were appointed for the parish:
Ward One-J. Smith, John RAN
dolph, Matt Dunn.
Ward Two-E. g. Gates, Henry Tul-
los, John Anthony.
Ward Three Richard Newton, Tom
Walker, Gus Chandler.
Ward Four-G. w. Kelley, B. j Nu-
gent, T Lincecum,
Ward Five-W. H. Mathews, Char
ley White, j. H. Maxey,
Ward Six-W. w. Smith, Frank
Williamson, JEFF Calhoun.
Ward Seven-Will Swor, Chas. Cal
houn, j. w. Etheridge.
A committee of two was appointed
to draw up the ordinance, defining
the duties of superintendent and
reviewers to make recommendations.
The president appointed O. c. Wat
son and C. H. Teal.
They reported as follows:
Be it resolved that the superinten-
dent is hereby required to give a
bond payable-tO the president Of the
police jury, with at least two good
| solvent sureities, in the sum of $780,
90, conditioned that he shall do good
and faithful labor as superintedent
and will faithfully account for and
pay over to the parish treasurer all
money that shall come into his pos
session. as collector. 1t shall be his
duty to look after teams and other
perishab!e property Of the parish es-
pecially-That he is not to pay out
q dollar in money to any one, but is
to pay it into the treasury, on the LIST
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