The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-24


Grant parish, Louisiana, in regular
session convened, That the president
of the police jury be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered to lease
to the highest bidder the convicts in
the parish Jail subject to be leased
under the conditions imposed by Act
2O4 of 1908. All convicts leased
under this resolution shall be leased
on Saturdays only, at the principal
front door of the court house, begin
ming at IL O'Clock II. m.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, second
ed by Mr.. BulIitt, the following or
dinance was introduced and unani-
monsly adopted, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
To carry into effect Act No. 2O7 of
1908 to regulate the shipment OF
game birds from the parish Of Grant
To points within the State.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
police jury of Grant parish, State OF
Louisiana, in regular session con-
vened, That it shall he unlawful for
any person or persons, firm, corpora
ton, or any officer, agent or servant
thereof to take, ship or send out OF
the parish of Grant, in any manner,
more than twenty-five game birds in
any one calendar day.
Sectiou 2. Be it ordained by the
police jury, ETC., That it shall tie I'M
lawful for any person or persons, firm
or corpora ton acting Ms a common
carrier, any officer, agent or servant
thereof, to ship. transport or take,
or to receive or take for shipment or
transportation beyond the confines
of the parish of Grant, for, on ac-
count of, or from any person. firm or
corporation, more than twenty-five
game birds in any one calendar day.
Section B. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That it shall he unla wful to
take, ship or send out OF the parish
of Grant, any game birds in barrels.
boxes, or packed in any other man
'ner, unless to the package or other
receptacle containing the same, there
shall be attached an itemized state
ment showing the species and num-
Der of birds contained therein, and
the names of the cOnsignOr and con-
signee, and such barrel, box or pack
age, or other receptacle shall not
contain more than twenty-five birds.
And any packages otherwise shipped
may be confiscated by any warden
or duly authorized officer.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That any person or firm or col
porHtion. or any common carrier,
any officer, agent or servant thereof,
who shall violate any OF the provi-
sions of this ordinanc nee shall be Deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor, and NJ
on conviction thereof in any court of
competent jurisdiction, shall pay the
costs and be fined not less than five
dollars, nor more than ten dollars,
or be imprisoned in the parish jail
for not less than five days, nor more
than thirty days. or both fine and
imprisonment for each wild game
bird unla wfully shipped or offered for
shipment. carried, transported, or at
tempted to be carried or transport
ed out of the parish.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etc, That all ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc, That this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent, duly Sec
onded, the police jury offered a re-
ward of fifty dollars $500 for each
arrest and conviction of persons
guilty of SEEMING contrary to law aud
dynamiting for fish ia the streams oil
Grant parish. On the above motion
Messrs. Purvis and Futrell voted
nay, but majority being in favor OF
the motion the same was declared
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, second
ed by Mr.. Futrell. the following ordi-
nance was unanimously adopted,
tu-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
To fix the closed season and to reg
ulate the killing Of deer in Grant
parish, State of Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the police jury
of Grant parish, State OF Louisiana
in regular session convened:
Section L. That it shall be unlaw.
ful for any person to kill a doe OF
fawn at any time in Grant parish.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc., That it shall be unlawful foi
any person to hunt or kill deer be-
tween the hours of sun down and
day break, or to kill deer driven t.
highland by overflow, or high water
at any time, in the parish OF Grant.
Se.tiOn 3. Be il further ordained