The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-07-18
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting Held
In This Place Last Week.

1912, with the following named members
present at roll call:
J. T. McDade, ward one.
J. G. Logan, ward two.
M. C. Wright, ward three.
N. w. Stewart, ward four.
R. D. Wilmington, ward five.
j. w. Elston, ward six.
The minutes of the meetings of April
and June, 1912, were read and approved
in open session.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the Police Jury proceeded to organize,
when the following named officers were
duly and unanimously elected:
&c. Logan as President,
r. B. Hill as Clerk,
C. B. Prothro as Parish Attorney
each for one year.
w. H. Scanland as Parish Treasurer,
for two years.
w. H. Scanland as Parish Printer, for
the term of four years, at $3.50 per year.
DR.. T. N. Keoun, President of Board
of Health for the term of four years.
The President made the following ap
pointments, to-wit:
Members of Board of Health essrs.
Elston and Wilmington.
Auditing Committee = Messrs. Stew
art, McDade and Elston.
Bridge Committee-Messrs. McDade,
Logan, Wright, Stewart, Wilmington
and Elston.
On motion and second, Ralph Watson
was elected janitor, at s1.25 per meeting.
The following named per capita tax
assessors were duly elected:
Ward III. N. Cornell.
Ward 2-V. V. Wilmington.
Ward 81. F. Nuckolls.
Ward 4-Bill Mcclellan.
Ward 5-B. S. Hoffpauir.
, Ward 6-P. M. Elston.
1 By motion it was agreed that the re-
Enumeration of the per capita tax asses
!. sors shall be cents per name.
President Logan then appointed the
e following named members as Budget
:. Committee: Messrs. Elston, McDade
e and Wilmington.
d On motion and second, duly carried
:. the Red River Valley Bank and Trus
Company was duly designated the fsca
: agent for the Parish of Bossier, thu
r. change of account to be made July 25tl
IT next, the rate of per cent interest to b.
: charged on the overdraft. (Mr. Elsto1
a, did not vote on this motion.)
lie On motion and second, duly carried
Mr.. L. G.. Smith, Assessor, was above
ID $500 on the assessment for 1912.
lie On motion and second, the school
ut were allowed 4 mills of the tax levie
ct for the general fund on the assessmer
~ of 1912.
a The body then adjourned until tn
d, following morning at eight o'clock.
Wednesdays Session.
he The Police Jury met pursuant to ao
Ill iournment with all members present.
e. The following account, presented
re the Treasurer, having been duly exam
", ined, was accepted as settlement in fu
Is. to date: 1.-THE Treasurer's report al
1r. pears elsewhere on this page.-Editor
The following ordinance was unan
he mously adopted:
at AN ORDINANCE
'as Providing for the protection OF WI
ad deer, and to fix the season in Whit
he said animals may be killed.
lth Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of Bossier Parish, in reguler session CO.
~ vened, That, in pursuance to an act nc
'on pending before the General Assembly
nd the State of Louisiana, giving to t
ore police iuries of the several parishes
the State the power to fix the season
which wild deer may be killed IN tht
as respective parishes, it shall be unlaw1
Ter for any person to kill, snare, trap, hu
his with hounds, or in any way annoy
80 destroy any wild deer between the IL
u day of November and the 10Th day
10 August of any year.
in Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ct
his That if the act now pending before
roc General Assembly of the State OF Lo
~ isiana giving to the police juries OF
W several parishes of this State the rig
JUS to regulate the time within which W
all deer may be killed is enacted into
He this ordinance is to be in full force
hat effect, otherwise it shall be null, "
'ish and OF no effect.
He Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, et
tho That all ordinances in conflict herew
WV. wy be and the same are hereby repeal
Vol, and this ordinance shall take effect
oao mediately on the passage OF the act n
ars. pending before the General Assembly
)gs, the State of Louisiana.
ave The following petition was presen
the and its request granted, on the follow