The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1904-08-27
Official p Proceedings Of the Police
Jury.


Il COIfax, La, Aug. q, 1904.
Police jury Of Grant parish met 4
special session pursuant to call Of tn
president, with the following mem
Ien present: John Randolph, prcsi
dent, w. i. johnson, b. F. Lewis. w
n. FULLY, +. H. West, Sam johnson
and J. +. Drewett, and the f0llowin,
business was transacted. to-wit:
Mr.. Lewis offered the following OF
dluance:
1 Be 1t ordained by the police Jury O
Grant parish, That the law relafiy,
to working the public roads Of tn
parish In vogue at present, be an(
the same n hereby repealed.
Be It further ordained. That nj
public roads throughout the parish
Of Grant shall he worked under tn
old system. which u a. follows: ..Al
MAKE persons between. the ages Of Il
and 80 years, residing In the parish O
| Grant for ten days or more prior ia
working the road, shall he subject ia
road duty, on a summons Of the over.
seer, except pOstmasters, ministers OF
the gospel, regularly ordained a. such,
public school teachers, when actually
engaged In teaching school. and no
other male person shall be exempt
from road duty, except he be physi-
caily unable to perform. common la
Dor.
BE itfurther ordained, etc., That
appOrtlOners shall be appointed by
the police Jury, who shall be commits
stoned by the clerk Of the police Jury,
whose duty It shall be to meet on the
day set forth In their commissions.
and appOrtiOn the hands.
BE It further ordained, That all
road Overseers shall be appointed by
the police Jury at the same time that
road appOrtiOners are appointed.
who shall also be commissioned by
the clerk Of the police Jury.
BE IL further ordained, etc.. That
the Overseers 90 appointed shall, Inn
medfately upon receiving a list of the
hands apportioned to their road,
summon them out to work the same.
BE 1t further ordained, That the
Overseere shall summon the hands
apportioned to their roads by q writ
ten notice allowing them ten days
notice before the day Of working; un-
less 1t be Tor the purpose Of working
roads where wash outs have occurred,
or trees fallen across the same, or to
repair a bridge which might be In a.
dangerous condition. It shall be the
duty OF the Overseer to prepare a
written list OF all persons subject to
road duty who have been legally
by him, and present to
the grand jury. or district attorney
all persons who have been legally
to work on the public
road and failed to do 80, who shall
he prosecuted before the district
court; and any persons found guilty |
Of failure to work the road shall on
be fined % per day for
Zach day he may have failed to work |
the road, and cost Of the prosecution.
and in default of payment Of such |
line and cost, shall be Imprisoned In |
the parish jail for not less than i've
lays nor more than % days, at the |
vi the court.
Be 1t further ordained, ETC.. That
Ill persons subject to road duty shall |
be relieved from said duty by paying
20 the 6verseer 81 per day for each |
lay he may be summoned to work
The public roads; that the money 30
paid shall be used by the overseefs
he road, and should he not use all
u the money 30 collected, the same
hail be turned over to the parish
treasurer, and at the January meet
ng the Overseer shall render a state
nent to the police jury. showing the
AMOUNT OF money collected, frOml
vhOm 1t was collected, and what
he made Of the same,
BE 1t further ordained, That
hOuld any piece OF road be found In L
he parish Of Grant that has not been |
included In the roads assigned the
cveral Overseers, II shall be the duty
4 the road apportiOners to take same
nto notice and appoint an Overseer
herefOr." i,
Which resolution and ordinancei
vas adopted in full on thls ed day
( August, A. ID. 1904.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
w. b. CLARKE, Prest
Clerk.
The petition asking for public
Dad. running from Beauty HIN down
he river. via Phillips station. and
the COlfax and Mont
Omery road where the railroad
r0sses the same. was granted, and | 1
he following reviewer were appoint ,
d: G. III. Teal, II. A. Dunn, /. Nc
ills, Sam Johnson, w. 4. Richard
On. and E. A. Ethr1dgo.
The following road apportiOners !
nd road Ovcrueers were appointed:
Appostieasss G. b. I'll, n. B. r..eie. n. n
nth. 70 met It C0liax, La, On IL Asut ueo- {
Y Of Septsmbee, loOl.
0vsssssn-fron no.lh a psrro 70 tie Cath
te chcsoh, % The !ivsr road, J. g. 6aitks fsoa
. Catholic church 10 Ravsa Camp line, r. a. | Z
ftc9 FairTcsnt e Ds!o 6ridss, ,
E 1sknisSs: 10. coiis9 e Ww sssS II Sc a Ina
3. Teal; fFUm Collar % Cholsra bran2h, Pol.
Ok rod. 9. ii. Aoknight, lower Colfhx and
neville ~, froa Doaslas beidp 2 vhsss e =
'. 0'1 S s1d RibSy FM 90, A. C. An''f. I
Apportiones-B. A. Maxvell. r. J. walker, | +
. c: fuIloe, 70 meet et Pollock On the Asse | !
onday of eeptsmbee. 1904.
Oyerscsn-Frum Clear Greek TO ponahue Fer
CAFE. s:IS s. IN s S,. F Ct e !, eI's
=. Bad Beiyes; from Hsrrisenbarg r1sd to
slloek. on Three Notch rod, Bsek Howard: 3
Dm Pollock to H0pper's NH. Ass Burnanan. y
ClaibSrne rod, parish line e Hoppes's Mil. 2
. n;ss SIsss $500 Hn s0:S Hs2Sss .iii e
'Gdad road. psrro bridge 20 Douglas bridge.
a. eatIin; Pollock, On Colfax and Pollock
ID, to II. 2. Stephens. Oscar Nuesnt: H.P.i
ephens to CriesyS Creek, Sam Jordan; Cris-
!: C!ssk e Cholsss Bssnse. floyd Estr.!!;
q, y. A. Psrish Ada 70 Claiborne rcd, on :
'lfax and Pinsville rod. ". p. Eyre; CUifsx
d Pineyillo road, Douglas bridgs t. porieh n
q = yspesi 4. Y. Asphy's to Big Cssek .
WARD THREE.
lpperticners..Richard Newton, r. C. Cols- ! O
N, Jas ChrndIer, to meet e Poalssk On the +
q Monday Of September 1904.
1verssssaBis Creek eridss 70 Thompeoas