Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-10-10
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POLICE JURY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensas.

ST. Joseph.
There were present: Hon. John |
Murdoch, President; and Messrs. |
d. ID. Miller, f. H. Curry, J. G. |
O'Kelley, II. S. Nichols, r. D. |
Shelley, and DIR. X. B. Mcmillan,
members.
The Committee appointed to
have bridge at Buck Ridge Ramp
repaired, reported that the same
had been repaired in a good, sub
stantial manner.
On motion committee COM
posed of Jno Murdoch, j. G.O'Kel-
ley and X. B. Mcmillan was APP
pointed to investigate the advisa-
bility of building a bridge across
Bayou Vidal at Alton, in conjunc-
tion with the Police Jury of Mad
ison parish. The committee here
in appointed to have full power
to act in the premises.
On motion, the open season for
the killing of deer in this parish
was fixed to begin October 1st, of
each year, and to end on the 1st
February of each year.
On motion, the sum of Fifteen
Hundred Dollars was appropriated
for the benefit aud use of the
Planters Association.
On motion Mr.. B. F. Young
was elected Commissioner of I'm
migration of this parish.
On motion the following reso-
luton was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the President of
this Board is hereby directed to
enter into q contract Of lease with
Mrs. N. G. Newell for the Parish
lands attached to and lying in
front of the 10th Section, in front
of the Town of St. Joseph, in ac-
cordance with the terms, stipula-
tons and conditions contained in
the original act of lease from the
Parish to the late J. d. S. Newell,
dated October 18th, 1897, and of
record in Deed Book an" page
SIS, of the records of this parish.
On motion of DR.. Mcmillan the
following resolution was adopted:
Be itOrdained by the Police Ju-
ry of Tensas parish:-
SECTION l.. That one mill of
the ten-mill parish tax heretofore
levied for the year 1902, be and
the same is, hereby set aside for
the purpose of constructing, main-
tanning and repairing the public
roads of this parish.
SECTION II. That per capita
tax of One Dollar, for the year
1902, be and the same is hereby
Imposed upon each able-bodied
male inhabitant of the Parish OF
Tensas, between the ages of
eighteen and fifty-five years, the
said per capita tax to be payable
on or before January 1st, 1908,
and to beused for the construc-
| ton, maintenance and. repairing
Iof the public roads throughout
this parish.
! SECTION III. That the Assessor
of the Parish of Tensas shall pre-
pare and file with the Tax Collec.
Itor of this parish on or before
| November 1st, 1902, and of each
year thereafter roll containing
a list, in alphabetical order, of al
table-bodied male Inhabitants oil
this parish, between the ages-ol
eighteen and fifty-five years, to
gether with the Post Office address
iof said persons.
SECTION w. That upon receipt
of said rod the said Tax Collector
Eshall Immediately mail to eacf
person, whose name appears OF
said roll, a written or printed
notice to the effect that said pc
Ecapita tax for road tax is due an'
payable aud that the failure t.
pay same before the first day o
tJanuary, next ensuing, wilLsub
Iiect such tax-payer<to the penal
ties provided i'll Section V OF TIL
| ordinance.
SECTION V. That any persol
Illegally liable for the payment o
said per capita tax herein impose
! who shall fail to pay the same al
: ter same becomes due aud befor
. the 1st day of January, 1903, shal
be guilty of a misdemeanor an
upon conviction thereof before tn
: District Court. of this parish, sha
: he fined not more than Ten Do
HAIRS, and in default of paymen
ettof said fine shall be imprisone
in the parish jail not more tina
Q thirty days.
e SECTION VI. That the proceed
Z of said one-miii parish tax herel
9 Eset aside aud the proceeds of sal
= per capita tax shall be paid ov'
y by the Tax Collectorto the Paris
:, Treasurer and shall be credited :
the latter to an account to
known as the "Road Fund.-, whIc
II said road fund shall be dedicate
ri solely to the maintenance, col
= Estruction and repair of publ
: roads and shall be used for th'
y purpose only.