The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11

Iotn Higgins. constable ....-.-... %
Rarney Conn, constab ie.. ..-.. 70
Nv HHuuter. con stable ...-.s 70 w
w ABlount. E. constable ~. ~
Jordan Foreman, Constable 20
Ia W soaIo "a
On motion of L w. Jay. warrants
were ordered issued to pay above
claims. =,
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. Hope:
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy parish license tax for the
calendar year 1902 OF any part there
of. upon all persons, association OF
persons, business firms and CORPORA
lions pursuring, in the parish OF East
Carroll. any trade. profession, voca-
ton. calling, or business, except upon
those who are exempted. by Article 229
III the Constitution. from the payment
of a license tax, and to collect and en-
force payment of said license tax.
SeciIon l. Be il ordained by the
Police Jury ofthe parish of East Car
roll. That. there be aud is hereby
for any part Of same, parish license
upon all persons, associations of per-
sous. business firms aud corporations
pursuing, 10 the parish of East Car
roll, any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business, except those who
are exempted by Article 229 of the
Constitution, from the paymeut OF q
license tax,
Section 2. Be il further ordained,
etc, That the amouet of said license
tax to be collected from the persons.
associations of persons, business firms
and corporations pursuing the several
trades, professions, vocations, calliugs
or businesses, subject TO license tax
| alton, be and the same is hereby grad
ed and classified as set out in Act No.
| III of 1898 las amended by Act No
l31 of 1900, In Act No 1877 of 1898 (as
amended by Act No. 10 Of 1900 and
in Act No. S3 of 1900, of the Acts OF
the General Assembly of Louisiana.
and the same amount of license fixed
in said Acts for State purposes be aud
is hereby and imposed for parish pur-
poses for the calendar year 1902 or
any part thereof-provided that, or
dealers in distilled, alcoholic, or malt
liquors. there be and is hereby levied
aud imposed parish license tax for
said calendar year, or any part oil
same. one and one-balf times the
amount imposed on such dealers for
State purposes.
| Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc, That the licenses herein levied
shall become delinquent at the SAINT
time, shall bear the same rate Of inter
est, be subject to the same penalties, be-
secured in the same manner, and bt
enforced by the same proceedings a.
provided by law in reference to Stat,
licenses.
Mr.. Hope moved the adoption o
the above ordinance, which motion
was seconded by Mr.. Nelson, aud be
ing put was unanimously adopted.
MIR. Hope offered the following or
diuance
Be il ordained by the Police Jury o
, the Parish of East Carroll, That there
be and is hereby appropriated the sun
oftwenty-one hundred aud fifty-thre'
dollars with six per cent. per. annun
, interest thereon from date hereof
payable in five equal installmehts year
" out of the revenues Of the year
1902, 1908, 1904. 1905 and 1906. re
spectively, 10 NJ. S. Haste. Jr., or as
signed, for the purpose of paying th'
second contract on Tensas bridge, aut
that said appropriation be made pay
able out OF the license taxes for sal,
wears: and that the President of tn
} Police Jury be authorized to execut
} the instruments evideDciDg the con
t tract with said Haste.
) The motion TO adopt said ordinanc
, having been seconded by Mr. Jay, am
) being put, was unanimously adopted
MIR. Jaw offered the following OF
diDsDce:
Be il ordained by the Police Jury q
the parish of East Carroll, That Their
be and is hereby appropriated the SUI
of eighteen hundred aud twenty-fv
dollars for the purpose of erecting
) coal aud sanitary building on the cour
house square, payable out oftbe fund
5 In the parish treasury, six hundre
v dollars thereof GU the compilations c
: said building, six hundred dollars 81
I months from date of completion of sal
D building, aud the balance of elk hund
+ red aud tw enty- five dollars payable o
! the first day of December, 1902, the d,
! ferred payments bearing sixlper cen
\ per apnun interest from completion
: said building, same TO be erected Al
cording to tbespecfications aud plan
furnished by VIM. Stanton, architec
as modified by the change endorsed o
said plans, and that the President OF tt
Police Jury be authorized 10 contra'
with the Enochs- Havis Lumber Co, fo
II the construction of said building on Il
o above terms.
The motion to adopt said ordinan'
8 having been seconded by Mr.. Nelso
}. and being put was unanimously adop
d ed en-
70 Thereupon thePoliceJury adjournt
to meet on January 10, 1902.
l, ROBT NICHOLSON, Presider
C.S. WYLY, Clerk.
MOST INTERESTING.