St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-21

The Public Roads shall he worked
immediately after the Tax Collector
makes his final returns fur the sain
year, 1898.
AIR. Koepp moved. seconded Q,
Mr.. Smith, that Sheriff Strobe be
authorized and instructed 70 pay
over to the Parish, Treasurer al
morey on hand. Carried.
Mr.. K,,epn moved. seconded o.
Mr.. ". f. Parker. that The Shc'ln
be instructed I, deposit IN the Cow
inu,on Bank all monies hel.'nglng 90
tn. Parish proper, in the haine q
]. NJ. Ab ey. Parish Treasurer.
AMI that the receipt from the '.ank
10 received Is evidence AMI cash IN
! settlement. Carried.
The following ordinance was then
resG snd adopted.
AN ORDINANCE
relative to Public Roads.
Be it ordained, bS the Police Jury
Of the Parish VI st. fammanA, La.
hat in accordance with Articles
POI, 292, 1913 aud 294 IT tue CON.
s;itution Ut the State Ut LDuisisna,
the Parish OF st. ra.nmany is hereby
created intD road district, and I"
order 10 work the public roads ~
SAID parish, the Police jury meme
Der from each ward shall hire .
road uveseer Or overseers IN their
respective wards, whose duty shall
be to summons each and every per-
8 d. b, e.. days written n0'Ice. sub
| j Ct to road duty. To work the pub
lie roads.
Provided he show to tue road
nv-rseer his per capita aad vehicle
tax receipts for the wears 1898 and
1899, he shall be excused from rOa.i
duty, otherwise lie shall work 81,
.he pubic road for period not u
exceed 10 DAYS, and IN default Of
pay ,nent Ut per capita tax and We
hicle licenses, or in default or hav
ing worked on the public roads fDr
the required time, he shall be fined
| in sum Of not less than IS 81
more than SIS, and in default ol
pay ment Of fine. be sentenced t.
the parish Jail for period mt y
exceed 20 days. Said prosecution
&, be conducted before the nistric
Court.
Be it further ordained, That tht
, vehicle tax for the year 1899 shal
be = follows:
One-horse vehicles aud bicycles
% cents,
Two-horse vehicles so cents.
Il Big wagons 81 90.
J, The following
, LICENSE ORDNANCE.
was then read and adopted.
II l. BE it ordained, by the Police Jur
Of the Parish of st. Tammany, Louisi
ana, that a License be and is hereb
! levied for the year 1899, upon each pei
r son, corporation, firm or association
pursuing any occupation, business Q
calling in this parish. which is subjec
TO state License.
i. 2. De it further 0rda ned, That til
: amount Of License due this Parish f0
!. each trade, occupation, business q
calling carried on or conducted in thi
parish subject to License, is hereh
8 liked at the same as is now levied an
I collected by the State for such trade
occupation, business or calling In thi
! Parish.
=. 8. Be it further ordained, That til
Licenses due this parish shall be and ~
:, hereby due aud collectible ut the sam
time and in the same manner as L
licenses due the Sta e, aud in The ever
the same are not paid when due, 1t
!, ordered that the Tax Collector repol
!. the same to the District Attorney, VIII
r Is hereby authorized and instructed
!, forthwith institute legal proceedings
: enforce the payment of the same.
II sHE.;IFr REPORT.
10 tie honor .bI. President .sni aen
Il bers nf the P aice Jnr,.
Statement OF Taxes Of 1895. m
al Licences, Fines and Road TAKE
lcollected by John J. Strobe, for qua
;. ter commencing Oct. !, and endir
!, Dec. 81, 1895:
y Parish tax, 1898, S3s7S II. !.
e Criminal fund, $3.50 81, less )
VI Der cent com. S96 81 ...$lS42
General Fund. s4S4 81, less )
per cent com. S24 81 49,. AGO
school fund, 1868 81, less
~a~ ranf rnsn kl2 IL gyI
J. R0ad fund, s4S4 81, less 5 per
cent com. 32i p 46O
D. Corporation Tax, '9s, S7l3 81.
Criminal fund, S475 81, less
per cent com. 1913 IS 4ol
School fund, S237 "a, less )
per cent com. IL 80 20
Poll tax. e7e6 90, less 8
per cent com. $50 80. 146
Licenses for 1895, 1852 SO, less )
per cent com. $ll IS y. go
License tags for 1898 Sl43 80
less per cent com. 81 Is =. lS6
:r Per capita tax s277 90, less per
'. | cent com. 3l3 IS -. $50. 263
i. Fines, S25 90. less 10 and 90
per cent com. 81 90 49,. Is
= Hire of prisoners, S24 90, less
le per cent com. 81 20 ..... %
iii Total =. -. 1910
- Amount available to each fund:
Criminal Fund :. -. .S2294
School Fund g.. ......l9ll
=: General Fund -. 704
le Road fund -. 1890 49,. $50