The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-13

tsame is hereby created which Shall con-
hsist of three members, one of whom
shall be selected from among the mem
bers of the Police Jury, and said mem
Der shall be chairman of said board;
the other two 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 du-
ration as the terms of the police jur-
ors and removable at the pleasure Of
the Police Jury, provided the first
board shall be elected as soon after
the adoption Of this ordinance as prac
tieable. Said two members shall not
be police jurors, but they shall be per-
sons of good moral character, and vot-
ers and taxpayers of Caddo parish. The
members of said Board of Control shall
receive no pay for their work.
See. 5. Be it further ordained, etc,
that said Board of Control shall hold
meetings once in each month Cor often
er if necessary in the Police Jury
room in Shreveport, or on the farm;
they shall have the power to employ a
superintendent, fix his salary and term
of office, and dismiss him for cause; to
employ such helpers as are necessary,
fix their wages, term of office, or dis
miss them for cause; to contract for
such building or buildings as are neces
sary (provided that mo contract for
building to cost more than 800 shall
not become binding unless approved by
the Jury.) To contract for and pur
chase all animals and implements neces-
sary to work said farm, and all provi-
tsions and supplies necessary for the in
mates thereof, and to keep an accurate
account of all expenditures and re-
.ceipts, as well as all products raised on
the farm and used thereon-provided
said account shall designate clearly the
the cost of maintaining the Poor Farm
cost of maintaining the Work Farm and
separately; to make such rules and reg
uIations, as they deem necessary, for
the proper administration of the farm,
as well as the character and kind of
work to be performed by the inmates
'of the Work Farm; to determine wheth-
er or not the inmates of the Poor Farm
shall perform any work at all, and to
: tprovide the things necessary for such
work as may be necessary for their
health and peace of mind; and to do
all things necessary and proper for the
proper administration of said Poor
! Farm and said Work Farm, and the in
mates thereof
i Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the chairman of said Board shall
be ex-offcio secretary thereof, and he
ishall give verbal or written notice to
the other members of all meetings, des-
ignating the place thereof In all meet
lings Of the Board, two members there
of shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction Of all business.
I Sec. z. That portion Of said farm
be set aside separate from the poor
farm and work farm, for the purpose
j of caring for and providing work for
j Juveniles who have BEEN adjudged de-
pendent, neglected or delinquent.
i Sec. s. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that all ordinances and parts Of ordi-
nanees contrary hereto, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Sec 9. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage ana promul
CATION.
s, MIR. Crawford on committee reported
that the finance committee had agreed
to make an appropriation for three
month to assist the Civic League in
/ their band concerts on Court House
square, said appropriation not to ex
coed $500 per month
On motion their action in the prem
Uses ratified.
The president appointed Nagle, Sc
bastian ard Scott to tabluate return Of
election held in school district No. 6
at Belcher, June s, 1909, who made the
following report.
| 4baS al 4ov ra{o mi
,$47, $4,000.
Against-None, none
Signed-Nagle, Sebastian, Scott
i Whereupon Mr.. Douglas presented
the following ordinance, which was
unanimously adopted:
An Ordinance.
Whereas, ON June 8, 1909, an election
was held in School District No. in
/ Ward 1, of the Parish of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, pursuant to authority of
Act 174 Of the Acts of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana of the
/ year 1902, and duly authorized by the
action of this body based upon petit
tion in accordance with law, to take
the sense of the property taxpayers Of
School District No. 6 of the Parish of
Gaddo, State of Louisiana, on the ques
tion of voting special tax Of 3 mills
for a period Of IS years, commencing
with the year 1910 and ending with the
year 1924 for the purpose Of building
and furnishing a public school build
ing in said School District No. 8; and
| Whereas, at said election SO held and
! from the returns legally made it ap-
bpears that large majority in number
and amount of property taxpayers Of
said School District No. 6 at said cleo
| tion did vote in favor of the levy of
said special tax;
| Now, therefore, pursuant to the au-
thority of said Act 174 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana of the year 1902, and ma
jority of the votes in number. and
amount of the property taxpayers in
said School District No. 6 voting at
said election,
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in regular ses-
sion convened majority being present
| and voting for this nrdinance that a