The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-02-13

shall contain the words: 'For the
five mills special school tax, dis
trict 81, for five years, 1909 to 1913
inclusive" And also the words.
the five mills special
school tax. district 81, for FIVE years,
1909 to>19l3 inclusive"
Section 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc. That should said election
be carried in favor of the said five
mills tax for five years, the police
jury shall levy said tax in accord
ance Herewith and the law, and all
the costs of ordering, holding and
promulgating the said election
shall be paid by school district 81.
On motion of Mr.. Duncan, sec
onded by Mr.. Nugent, MIR. Purvis
being in the chair the police jury
adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas, The expenses from the
smallpox situation have been bur-
densome to the parish, the police
jury hereby gives notice that here
after it will pay only such bills as
are absolutely necessary to pre-
vent the spread of the disease, and
the police jury hereby calls upon
the president of the parish board
of health to use his utmost endeav-
ors to stamp out the disease in this
parish by April next if possible.
BY unanimous consent first OBJ
tanned, Mr.. John Clinton offered
the following ordinance to amend
section six of an ordinance adopted
at the October, 1908, session of the
police jury, which being seconded
by Mr.. Bradford, was duly adopted
without dissent:
An ordinance to amend and re-
ordain section 6 of an ordinance
adopted at the October session 1905
of the police jury entitled IAN or
dinance to carry into effect the pei
capita and vehicle tax or license
provisions of Article 29l of the
Constitution of Louisiana, adopted
in the year 1898, to provide thu
manner of collecting the same an6
providing a punishment for violat
ing this ordnance" in order tina
said section 6 may read as follows
Be it ordained by the police jur,
of Grant parish, La, in legal ses
sion convened:
Sec. l. That section six of al
ordinance adopted at the October
1908, meeting of the police jury 0
Grant parish, entitled "An ordi
nance to carry into effect the pc
capita and vehicle tax" etc., a
stated in the title hereof, be an
the same is hereby amended an
re-ordained so as to read as follows
! Sec. 6. That this ordinance shal
take effect OH January l, 1909; tina
the per capita and vehicle tax here
in levied shall be due at once o
said day, shall become delinquer
on the first day of March of eac
and every year thereafter, and tn
, penalties herein imposed for fai
ure to pay same shall be enforceable
, both civil and criminal, agains
those who fail to comply with thi
ordinance, after delinquency {
said per capita and vehicle tax.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordaiue'
: etc, That this amendment of SCI
, ton six of the said ordinance sha
90 into effect at once, and that a
| ordinances or parts of ordinance
!, in conflict with or contrary to tt
| provisions hereof be and the san
:, are hereby repealed.
On motion of Mr. Purvis, Sc
!, onded by Mr.. Nugent, the peli'
: Jury then took up committee wor
On motion duly made and Sc
!. onded, the police jury appropriate
y the sum of fifty-fve dollars, or
j, much thereof as may be necessa
j. to buy desk fixtures for the asses
or's office, and the sum of thlr
s dollars or so much thereof as mi
t be necessary to buy a desk for t
q registration Office.
:, On motion duly made and sc
'e onded, the police jury placed Lew
d Cunningham aud Lidy Hunter
d the pauper list at $3.50 per quart
g On motion of Mr.. Purvis. Sc
,e onded by MI. Nugent, the poll
" jury offered vote of thanks to n
N r. S. Cameron for his kindne
le aud industry, and refusal to a
TX cept pay therefor for his work
,e apportioning the one mill, the
ic capita aud vehicle tax among t
u several wards, SO as to arrive at