St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-26
MEETING Of
POLICE Jury
Report for October
Collections $1099.87.
New Dog License Enactment
Read and Laid Over.
The Parish Fair Association
Again Discussed.
The Nine Members of Jury
to be on the Board.
List of Bills Approved and
Ordered Paid.
The Nine Members of Jury
to be on the Board.
List of Bills Approved and
Ordered Paid.

COvingtOn, La, Noy. Il, 1910.
The Police Jury met in regular ses-
sion on the above date and remained
in session one day.
Present-Geo. Koepp, Jr., presi-
dent; M. Fitzgerald, Geo. Bierhorst,
Crawford Williams, A. D. Crawford,
J. J. Cusachs, B. A. Schneider and
J. w. Decker.
Absent-Herman Schultz.
The following act was read:
ACT NO. 1913.
House Bill No. 322.
AN ACT
To authorize the Police Juries
throughout the State of Louisiana
to impose a license upon dogs, to
enforce the same by penalties, and
to devote the proceeds of said
licenses to education.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, That the Police Juries
throughout the State be and they are
hereby authorized and empowered
and shall impose an annual license
tax upon all dogs in their respective
parishes and make regulations and
to impose such penalties as they may
deem fit to enforce the collection OF
said tax.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
etc., That no license shall be imposed
for a greater sum than two dollars.
Section 8. Be 1t further enacted.
ETC., That the payment of the license
herein provided for shall constitute
as property the dog upon which i
is paid.
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
| ETC., That all licenses and penalties
| collected under the power herein
granted, less necessary costs of col
lection, shall be turned over by the
different Police Juries to the respec-
tive School Boards of the parish in
which the license and penalties are
collected.
On motion, duly seconded, the
above Act was laid over till next
regular meeting.
1t was moved and duly seconded
that the Police Jury make dona
ton of $4,000 to the Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat Hospital.
| Carried.
1t is moved and seconded that the
l$2,500.OO which the Police Jury ha!
agreed to donate to the St. Tamman!
Fair and Experiment Farm Associa
ltion will be paid and delivered t.
the said association on the following
Igrounds:
First, That the land of said asso
citation and all improvements there
on, shall become the property Of tn
Parish of St. Tammany, as full
ownership, whereas the said associa
lfion ceases to use the land and i'm
provements thereon for the purpos
for which the said association is or
ganized.
Second, Said money is to be pai
and delivered said company as 500
as 100000 of the capitol stock Q
said company is subscribed and pal
in.
Third, That the business and col
porate powers of said company sha
be transacted by a board of director
composed of 18 persons, 8 of who1
shall be members of the Police Jur
of the Parish of St. Tammany.
The Sheriffs report was then rea
as follows:
l
Statement of T. E. Brewster, Sheri
!, and ex-officio tax collector.
> Month of October, A. D. 1910.
Parish tax $552.99.
:, Criminal fund 221.19 less 5
!, per cent commission. $21O.1
i Road fund 11O.60 less
per cent commission. 1860
= School fund 165.90 less
per cent commission. -. 1915
General fund $3.50 less
), per cent commission. -. 52.e
Total. 49,. $685.;
= Corporation tax $113.86.
: Criminal fund 5000 less
J. per cent commission. -. $48.t
= Road fund $3.50 less
per cent commission. -. 24.t
School fund 1896 less
e per cent commission -. 36.t
s Total. ......... s1O8.,
Parish licenses 500 less
Is per cent commission. =. $4.'
) Poll tax 44.00 less
per cent commission. -. AL
Per capita tax $500 less
e per cent commission Il. 36.
) Fines 206.5O less 10 per
IS cent commission. ...... 1885,
Railway 1890 less 5 per
e cent commission. 1875.
p. Court cost $500 less 5 per
Is cent commission. $500. 33.:
School tax, I'd Ward. ..... 20.
8, School tax, 5th Ward. ;. g..
q Warrants, general fund, 400
a less per cent com. g..
Grand total. s1,Oss.