The Caucasian., 1909-06-29
Ordinance.

Providing for the purchase and
maintenance of farm for the INDECENT
poor and persons convicted Of misde-
meanors and crimes and creating a
Board of Control for the government
thereof, and defining its duties and
powers.
Section /. Be it ordained by the po-
lice jury of the parish of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, that farm be purchased
and used for the purpose of providing
a home for the INDECENT poor of the
parish of Caddo, and where persons con-
vieted of misdemeanors and petty
crimes, who are unable to work on the
public roads of the parish, may be con-
fined and required to do such work as
they are capable of.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the portion of said farm which is
used fer the purpose of furnishing
home for the INDECENT poor, shall be
known and designated as the Caddo Par
lsh Poor Farm, and all paupers and
persons dependent on the parish for
support be placed therein, and that said
persons be required to work, or not, as
may be determined by the Beard of
Control as hereinafter created.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc,
that portion of said farm be set aside
for the purpose of confning persons
who have been convicted of misde-
meanors or petty crimes, and who are
unable to work on the public roads of
the parish; that said portion of the
farm shall be surrounded by a wire
fence and entirely 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 in.
mates Of said Work Farm shall be re-
qulred to work said farm, or perform
any service necessary or proper, unless
phys. eally unable to do so; that all per
sons physically unable to perform
heavy work shall be required to do
light work.
Sec 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.
oers OF the Police Jury, and said mem. |
Der shall be chairman of said hoard. |
5he ;, other two members of said board !,
'nail ~ De elected by the Police Jury at |
me i time ether officers of the jury are
sieeted and for term Of the same du- |
'atlon as the terms of the police iur-
,rs and removable at the pleasure ef |
me Police jury, provided the first
ooard shall be elected as soon afteri
ne adoption of this ordinance as prac-
lcabie. Said two members shall not
'e ponce Jurors, but they shall be ner.
ons OF good moral character, and yot.
rs and taxpayers of Caddo parish. The
members OF said Board of Control shah
ecelve no pay for their work.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained eto
nat said Board of Control shall hold
MEETINGS once in each month (or often.
r It necessary in the Police .Inrv
DOM IN Shreveport, or on the farm.
hey shall have the power to emn1nv
uperlntendent, fix his salary and farm
I office, and dismiss him for eanse. 10
mpioy such helpers as are necessary
Z :. tnelr wages, term of office, or dis,
1lss them for cause; to contract for
nch building or buildings as are neeas.
ary tprovided that mo contract for
ulld1ng to cost more than 1900 sban
OF become binding unless annrovad hn
ne Jury) TO contract for and my
base all animals and implements naoas
aly 70 WORK said farm, and all proyi.
Ions and supplies necessary for the in.
lates snereof, and to keep an accurate Is
cconnt OF all expenditures and re-. j
slpts, as well as all products raised an
e ':a farm and used thereon-proyided ,
lld account shall designate clearly L tha
e cost Of maintaining the Poor Farm l i
'st @ MAJ nfalning the Work Farm and nd Il