The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
Wednesday Morning.
Oct 10Th 1912.

TO adjournment with Pres. Pierson
presiding and all members present.
BY Mr. Parker: ...
That in accordance with a petition
of citizens of Ward that road NO. IL
in Ward be changed so as to turn
off at Mrs S. +, Stanleys place anC
run West across Kisatchie Bayou ana
intersect road No. s near Shady Grove /
Church. and all of said road, NO. II
from Mrs. Stanleys to Santa BARB be
discontinued as considered useless
and obsolete.
By Mr.. Knott: >
That the above petition for road
be tabled. carried.
BY Mr. Parker:
That in accordance with petition OF
citizens of Ward I that public ROAD
be granted to start at the Ward line
of Ward at DESIGNATED place near
7. J. KEYS homestead and running
northeast crossing Kisatchie passing
the Wade Jr place and intersectlng
road No. 5 near Steep Hill creek.
BY Nh. Knott:
That the above petition for road be
tabled. carried.
By Mr.. cockfield: ~,
That Mary GilcreaSe ana Mary
Keen be placed on the pauDer list OF
Ward 8. carried.
BY Mr.. Derbanne: 49,.
That Dan owens be paced on the
pauper list of Ward s. carried
| BY Nh, Parker
That in accordance with petition
of citizens of Ward 7, That road NO.
: Ward be discontinued.
By Mr. Knott: .o.1oa
That said above petition be tabled.
carried.
| Bv Mr.. COckerham'
Whereas the Sheriff of this parish
has been ordered by an injunction
from the court not to collect the spe-
ciaI School tax of Ward 10 from Mrs.
Fanny chopin Guillot. this matter has
been nending in court for over Two
wears and the Police Jury has been
made a party to this suit. be IL re-
solved, That the District Attorney IS
hereby ordered to try this case as
soon as possible. carried.
BY Mr. Russell:
the pauper list of Ward 10 carried.
By Mr.. Williams:
That the resolution Of Mr.. COG er-
ham amended and adopted accepting
the report of American AUDIT co. De
reronsidered Yeas. Mr. Fierson, MI
Williams, Mr. Adams, MIR. Cockerham
Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Derbanne, Mr.. COCK
field. and Mr.. Russell. Nays: MI
Knott, and Mr.. Page carried
BY Mr. Williams:
That this body provide for the puD
, fishing of 5000 copies OF SAID report
and that contract be let at lowest bid
nroyided same is not over $4,000 anc
! cony be sent to each voter OF the
: Parish Yeas MIR. Williams, Mr.
Adams. Mr.. Cockerham, Mr.. Parker
Mr., Derbanne. Mr. Cocktield and Mr.
Rnssell. Nays Mr.. Pierson, Mr.. Knot
+. and Mr.. Page.
By MI Cocktield:
Re it resolved that whereas the Par
ish as appropriated $500 0O) ana TN
neonle donated the sum of $1l2.OO t.
buiid bridge across Bayou Natche
! at its junction with old river be 1t re
. solved that Sl25.00iS still lacking t
: build same, that the further sum
+ SI25OO. is hereby appropriated out o
n the revenue of the parish to complet
+ said bridge, and to be paid when mon
+ ey is to tn credit OF Parish Bridges.
: 7;srs.sa l,s u g..
|. Resolved that tie resolution Of M
Pierson relative to daming cane rive
be reconsidered.
Yeas. MI Pierson, Mr.. Knott, ant
. Mr.. Russell, Nays. MI Williams, Mr
= Adams, Dir. Cockerham. MI Page. Mr.
Parker, MI Derbanne and Mr. cock
field MOTION less
On motion duly seconded the Hon
Polica Jury adjourned until 2 o'cloc!
, p N.
r EVENING SESSION
The Hon. Police Jury met pursuan
5 to adjournment with Pres. PierSOl
. presiding ahp ali members present.
Attorney of Police Jury Decision
} To the President and members
! OF the Police Jury:
, In view of the fact that | was {
r member of the old Police jury
, which passed the ordinances, which
YOU request me to give you al
opinion upon, and not caring tt
} be placed in position of passing
l preferences upon acts of the jury
of which / was a rart. L referred
the matter to Mr.. W. A. Wilkin
son, by phone aud he has answered
: your queries as follows;
1t is his opinion, that as act No
of 1898 states, that no Police
Jury member shall draw from the
: Parish funds, anything more thar
: his mileage and per diem, that In
the light of this provision of law
he thinks the ordinance in ques
ton illegal. He states however
that if the Police Member was not
a part of the Committee which ex-
pended the money, that it would
be lawful to have committee
, composed of citizens only, and in
this event the Treasurer of the
Parish when authorized by reso-
luton could pay the money aris-
ing from said tax to this citizens
committee which could receive
same, deposit it to the credit of
the committee and expend it. He
states that the provision of act No.
| 1898 is broad in it's intention, and
that it so expressly declared that
the Police Juror, can only draw
his mileage and per diem, he thinks
that the ordinance is invalid.
I also referred the ward Nine
ordinance to him, and he states
that tho course pursued by that
ward in having bills approved by