The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-14
troll as hereinafter created.

that 4 portion OF SAD farm DC SET dslue
for the purpose Of combining persons
who have been convicted OF mlsdemean-
ors or petty crimes. and who are unable
to work on the public roads Of the par
lish; that said portion OF the farm shall
be surrounded by a wire fence and en-
| tirely separated from the portion OF the
farm known as the Poor Farm: that
said portion of the farm shall be
known and designated as the Caddo
Parish Work Farm that the inmates
of said Work Farm shall be required to
work said farm. or perform any service
necessary or proper, unless physically
unable to do so: that all persons physl-
callv unable to perform heavy work
shall be required to do light work.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
that a Board of Control be. and the
same is hereby created, which shall con-
sist of three members. one of whom
shall be selected from among the mem
bcrs of the Police Jury, and said mem
Der shall be chairman of SAID board
the two other members of SAID board
shall be elected by the Police jury at
the time other officers OF the jury are
elected and for term of the same drra-
ton as the terms of the police jurors.
Said two members shall not be police
Jurors, but they shall be persons of good
moral character and voters and taNpay-
ers of Caddo Parish The members OF
said Board Of Control shall receive no
pay for their work.
| Sec. 5. Be it further ordained. etc.
that said Board of Control shall hold
meetings once in each month Tor ottener
if necessary in the Police jury room
in Shreveport. or on the farm; they
shall have power to employ super1n-
tcndent, fix his salary and term OF OF
fee. and dismiss him for cause: TO EN-
ploy such helpers as are necessary. f1N
their wages, term of Office. or dismiss
them for cause: to contract tor such
building or buildings as are necessary
Crowded that no contract for building
to cost more than $Ioo shall not be bind
ing unless approved by the jury. to
contract for and purchase all ANIMALS
and implements necessary to work sa't
farm, and all provisions and supplies
necessary for the inmates thereof, ane
to keep an accurate account of all eN-
penditures and receipts, as well as al
products raised on the farm and uset
thereon-provided said account shall
designate clearly the cost of MAINTAIN
ing the work farm and the cost OF mann
tanning the poor farm separately: tt
make such rules and regulations as they
deem necessary for the proper admins
tration of the farm, as well as the char
acter and kind of work to be performed
bv the inmates of the work farm: to de
termine whether or not the inmates o
the poor farm shall perform any worl
at all, and to provide the things neces
sary for such work as may be necessar.
for their health and peace of mind: an'
to do all things necessary and prope1
for the proper administration of sai'
!. poor farm and said work farm. and th'
inmates thereof.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained. etc.
that the chairman of said board shall b'
exofficio secretary thereof. and shall
give verbal or written notice to thu
other members of all meetings. designat
ing the place thereof. In all meetings o
the board, two members thereof shall
i. constitute a quorum for the transac
ton of all business.
Sec. :. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the Board of Control is hereby att
thorized to contract for the purchase o
. the land necessary for the said farms
that the tract shall not be less than on
, hundred acres and not more than tw'
hundred acres. and shall cost not to ex
: coed one thousand dollars; that. ate
approval of the Police Jury, title theret
shall be taken in the name of the par
isl1 according to law.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. etc
that all ordinances and parts Of ordl
nances contrary hereto, be and the sam
are hereby repealed.
Sec. @. Be it further ordained, etc
that this ordinance shall take effect fror
and after its passage and PRONUNCIATION
Mr.. Mahlen moved that a commute
be appointed to confer with the presen
e committee as to any amendments Q
changes that may be deemed necessar,
to report back at next meeting. III
president appointed the finance CON
mittee.
Bv Mr. Miller: That the matter c
road in sections and 7, township q
range ID, from where it now stops dow
to Stumpy bayou ferry be referred
parties interested for dedications.
8 Mr. Douglas moved that the presider
be and is hereby authorized to emplo
an engineer to survey and plat and g
the dedications on road in Ward Eigf